Aaqib Javed shows Bangladesh the path of developing pacers
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|| Desk Report ||
Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed showed Bangladesh how to develop pace bowlers in such a condition in Indian sub-continent.
Javed suggested Bangladeshi pace bowlers to use tape balls for the betterment of pace bowling.
Aaqib Javed has been one of the finest pace bowlers during his time (1989-1998). Apart from his cricketing career, he has also served as the bowling coach of Pakistan national team. Currently he is working as Director Cricket Operations and bowling consultant for Lahore Qalandars, a franchise cricket team in Pakistan Super League (PSL).
He also had a short visit in Bangladesh during 2016 where he had a training camp with the national team pacers and BCB-High Performance (HP), an exclusive training unit of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
“It depends on what qualities a cricketer has to be a fast bowler. Being a good fast bowler depends on the combination of talent and physical constitution given by the nature of a player. Fast bowlers cannot be made with any program. However, it’s very important to find such talents and create an inherent environment for them to fast bowling,” Aaqib Javed said.
“You see, Pakistan has a lot more fast bowlers than any other country in the region. A big reason for this is that many young players in Pakistan play tap tennis cricket more. A tape ball can turn the hand very fast. But when you start bowling with a cricket ball of five and a half ounces, you will not be able to move your hands too fast naturally. Bowling with the tennis bowl since childhood is a big reason why more fast bowlers are being made in Pakistan,” Javed said in an interview to a leading Bengali daily.
The former right-hand pacer pointed out some aspects which might go well for making fast bowlers.
For the development of efficient and effective fast bowlers, Bangladesh should create an inherent environment, he said, adding that the use of tape wrapped tennis bowls, which gave Pakistan a huge advantage to create and develop faster bowlers in the South-Asian region.
The 1992 World Cup-winning pacer also said about scouting more and fined pacer from the ground level as well as having to maintain the food habit.
“Another thing is, you have to find the fast bowler. You have to go to different parts of the country to find out who is bowling fast. You have to keep an eye on tape tennis cricket of the boys in different fields,” he added.
“Food habits are also a big issue. After finding a physically strong fast bowler, the cricket ball cannot be handed over to him in the first place. He has to increase the strength of his arm by playing with a tape tennis ball. Then he has to develop the food habits. Needless to say about training,” Javed concluded.
