'Ganguly should coach Team India'

Hi folks,
I am particularly impressed with some Indian talent which has come up during both the ICL and IPL. TP Singh from ICL really looks good. However, coming back to IPL Indian many players have showcased their talent on the big stage. None better than Ashoke Bhimchandra Dinda.

This lad is nippy and has an economy of 6 RPO in a tournament where bowlers have struggled to keep a stranglehold on the batsmen. In this form of the game, having an run rate of 6 RPO shows this lad has some talent in him.
After 7 matches and bowling 138 runs for 5 wickets and an average of 27.6 this guy surely can bowl. Looking halfway through the tournament, only Yuvraj Singh (Kings XI Punjab), Sourav Ganguly(Kolkatta Knight Riders), Sohail Tanvir(Rajasthan Royals) and David VijayKumar(Deccan Chargers) are having better economies than Dinda. However, all the bowlers in the list have bowled significantly lesser amount of overs than Dinda. The next best economy rate is Glenn McGrath who in 7 matches for the Delhi Daredevils has bowled 28 overs (goes to show he has bowled his full quota every time), bowled 2 maiden overs (one of them was a wicket maiden) conceding 171 runs and bagging 6 wickets. McGrath’s economy rate is 6.10 at an average of 24.42.
Nonetheless if a bowler is ahead of Glenn McGrath in economy after playing equal number of matches he certainly has something.

What makes it difficult to play Dinda is his high “kangaroo” jump action. It is his action itself which gives him the nip in his bowling, taking into account his height. It takes a while for a batsman to get used to him, quite similar to Sohail Tanvir. These two bowlers in fact have lot of similarity between them.
Both are nippy, both have an awkward action and both bowlers need time to get used to. Which in turn works at their advantage as T20 just doesn’t have the time. Moreover, both of them open the bowling and with the field restrictions on, batsman are looking to capitalize. However, what makes Dinda stand out is his more than nippy bouncer. He can really get the bowl to rise on the batsman and if it’s well directed can get the batsman in trouble.

Dinda now needs to learn a few more tricks of trade. Aged 24, it’s only his temperament that can militate against his success. He should learn to keep himself calm under pressure and maintain his composure. If we are looking for a guy to bowl first change for India I think he {though Ranadeb Bose might be a good contender well} might be a very good option. Dinda must also learn that it’s good to be tacit sometimes. One more thing that concerns me about Dinda, is his wicket taking abilities. He has got 5 wickets and I want him to add more to the tally. Bowlers, however, economical they are must be able to take wickets. He would probably learn that in time that wicket taking is an art rather than a science as Wasim Akram says.

Finally, it’s clear Ganguly’s backing has bought this little man here or rather another little man here. According to few of my friends from Bengal{who are close family friends of Dinda}, Dinda has been completely supported by Ganguly financially. Ganguly bore his expenses for a training camp in Australia where Dinda must have learnt quite a few things and developed into the bowler he is today. He comes from a small family from Midnapur district and his family isn’t a well off. He was a last minute addition to the Kolkatta Knight Riders side {needless to say due to Ganguly} and has certainly proved worth every penny spend on him. Another example of Dada’s generosity.

I would just go to add that Ganguly certainly can’t be the captain any longer but he can be the future coach for Team India, considering the interest he has shown to coach as well. On a lighter note, I think he now knows where the power lies.