Who is Geoff Arnold

Geoff Arnold is a former English cricketer who played for the England cricket team in the 1970s. He was born on October 10, 1944, in Northfleet, Kent, England. Arnold was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 34 Test matches and 14 One Day Internationals for England between 1972 and 1981.

 Arnold made his debut for England in 1972 against Pakistan and played his last Test match against Australia in 1981. He took a total of 83 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 34.61. In ODIs, Arnold took 21 wickets at an average of 25.47. He was known for his accuracy and his ability to swing the ball both ways.

 After retiring from playing cricket, Arnold worked as a coach for various teams, including Middlesex and Sussex. He was also a part of the England coaching staff during their successful Ashes campaign in 2005.

"Geoff Arnold, in his own way, was a genius. He was a bowler who did not rely on pace alone. He could swing the ball both ways, and his control was uncanny. He was an artist, and I always felt privileged to stand at slip and watch him bowl." - Tony Greig

Top 10 Epic Bowler who has most beautiful bowling action

Bowling action plays an important role for the bowler. Bowling action helps the bowler to deliver the perfect line and length with effective inswing and outswing as well.

I won't cover spinners in this answer because the maximum best action comes in bowler fever only.

• Dennis Lille - Old Scholl Bowling Action

• Kapil Dev - Indian Legend

• Waqar Younis - King of Reverse Swing

• Wasim Akram -King Swing

• Allan Donald - Ideal Fast Bowler

• Darren Gough - Classic English Bowler

• Brett Lee - Lightning

• Javagal Srinath - Mysore Express

• Malcolm Marshall - The Speed Machine

• Michael Holding - The Whispering Death

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Ravindra Singh

Captains whoes decision changed the cricketers career

Three different captains, but one common decision, and every time the result brought extraordinary success for India.

A bit reluctant in the beginning but when Mohd. Azharuddin took a leap of faith and brought Sachin to the opening slot vs New Zealand in Auckland. Sachin was batting in the middle and was shining in bits and pieces. In 61 innings in that phase, Sachin scored runs with an average of 30.84 with 13 half-centuries and 0 century. Just imagine, Sachin 

Tendulkar, highest centurian in the history of One Day game had no century to his credit for the first 5 odd years.

 On 27th March 1994, Sachin scored 82 off 49 balls and there was no looking back. He recorded scores of 82, 63, 40, 63 and 73 in his first five innings as an opening batsman and cemented his position as an opener. In 344 matches as an opener, he made 15,310 runs at 48.29 and scored 45 of his 49 ODI hundreds.

Over to next era, Virender Sehwag made his international debut for India in April 1999 in an ODI against Pakistan under Ajay Jadeja's captaincy. However, he blossomed as a swashbuckling opener under Sourav Ganguly, who had a huge role to play in shaping the former batsman's international career.

Sehwag initially started a middle-order batsman who came into the side on the back of his all-round skills went on to become one of the greatest Test openers that the world has ever seen.

It all changed during India’s 2002 tour of England when Sourav Ganguly decided to push the Delhi batsman to the top of the order. And, the rest as they are history. Sehwag amassed 7518 runs in ODIs and 8586 runs in Tests respectively as an opener.

In the last decade, we witnessed that Rohit Sharma's career took off as his game reached another level after he started opening for India in the limited-overs formats.

The turn of events took place at the 2013 Champions Trophy when MS Dhoni came to him on the night before the first game and asked him to open the innings. The right-handed batsman ended up accepting the offer instantly.

Rohit sharma’s stature and stars changed overnight since then:

70th Birthday Anniversary Gundappa Vishwanath

Gundappa Viswanath  stressed planning instead of intensity and his exquisite square cuts and wristy shots converted into verse at the wrinkle.

Making his presentation in 1969 against Australia, he proceeded to play 91 Test matches, scoring 6080 keeps running for India. On the off chance that anybody could approach his aestheticism, it was the Hyderabadi couple of Mohd. Azharuddin and VVS Laxman.

Despite the fact that for nearly his whole vocation, he was shadowed by Sunil Gavaskar, 'Vishy' as he is lovingly called stays a standout amongest the most respected Indian cricketers all things considered.Here are ten facts you need to know about Vishwanath.

1. Double century on Ranji debut

The right-handed batsman made his Ranji Trophy debut for Karnataka in 1967 memorable by scoring a double century.

2. Test debut with 0 and 100.

Vishy became the first cricketer to score a duck and a century on Test match. Andrew Hudson and Mohammad Wasim has repeated the feat since then. The Karnataka batsman began his career with a duck however closed his faultfinders in the exceptionally next innings with a thump of 137, which included 25 limits against Australia at Kanpur in 1969.

3. Unbeatable India when Vishy scored a 100

His first match was draw and then after whenever he scored 100 India won every single match.

4. Skipper Talent

The little expert from Karnataka moreover had a brief heave with captaincy as he captained India in two tests in the midst of the season of 1979– 80. The fundamental Test was drawn while, in the second Test, which was the Golden festival Test against England, India lost.

5. Fair play

In the Golden Jubilee Test coordinate against England, Vishy being the captain reviewed English batsman Bob Taylor to the wrinkle when he felt that the umpire had given a wrong choice. This may have cost India the match as Taylor went on to scoring some essential runs, yet to Vishy the soul of the amusement, and the feeling of reasonable play could easily compare to winning the match.

6. Melbourne to Madras

Vishy two memorable performances of his career was in India’s 1978 tour of Australia, he delivered a gem of a performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, hitting a knock of 114 against the likes of Dennis Lillee. On the familiar turf back home, during England’s tour of India in 1981-82, he amassed a career-best knock of 222 runs in Madras.

7. Gavaskar relations with Vishy

Sunil named his son Rohan Jaivishwa after 3 of his favourite players – West Indian captain Rohan Kanhai, M.L Jaisimha and Vishwanath.

During the decade of the 1970s, the entire cricket fan base of India was polarised in two factions – Team Sunil Gavaskar and Team Gundappa Vishwanath. Even though the debate on who the better batsman is has never ceased, both of them managed to remain the best of friends throughout their careers. He even married Sunil’s sister Kavita.

8. CK Nayudu award to Vishy

 The right-handed batting maestro was awarded the CK Nayudu Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2009, which is the highest honour in Indian cricket.

9. Top 100 in the Wisden

Gundappa Vishwanath is most remembered for his heroic 97 against WI at Chepauk in 1974-75, when the entire batting order was collapse in 190 against a fearsome bowling attack of  Andy Robert. His match-winning innings was listed as the 38th best innings of all times by Wisden in their top 100, and the 2nd best non-century.

10. Post Retirement

Post retirement, Vishy kept on being related with the diversion post-retirement, wearing a few caps – being an ICC arbitrator, executive of the national choice advisory group, director of the Indian cricket group and notwithstanding training at the National Cricket Academy.

Legendary Bowler miss leave impact on World Cricket - Amit Mishra

  India were always a land of specialized spinners. Even a batsman can bowl enough to contribute as much as can 5th bowler contributed. May be this is the major reason for Amit Mishra and few other fine spinners wont able to get 100% chance to impact world of cricket. Here we talk about the fine wrist spinner who has art of spin the bowl magic delivery which still world missed to watch.  

 Amit Mishra always be Unlucky for some reason of long duration of service by the regular front line bowlers and the quality of batsman who can bowl too. Indian have always be using strategies of 4 bowler and 7 batsman combination. there will be always 1 or 2 batsman who can bowl enough to sfill place of 5th bowler for adding benefit of extra batsman. Player like Sachin, Sehwag, Youvraj, Ganguly were bowling 10 to 12 over together. 

 

   

 You can see all about Amit Mishra on WiKi to know more about his Journey. Here we summaries and drag it out all the major point to keep him out of Team time by time.

  Debut to 2009 - Mishra did his Test Debut against Australia in the Second Test at Mohali (PCA stadium) due to leg spinner Anil Kumble was injured. Mishra took 5 for 71 runs in first innings and India won the match. after that Kumble took retire and Mishra become 2nd option for spin department. Mishra was in out in team during 2008 to 2011.

  

 From 2009 to 2011 - Dhoni took captaincy from Anil Kumble. Dhoni always has best choice of orthodox left hand spinners which benefited team many of the occasion. As Harbhajan Singh was the experience and front line spinner  Pragyan Ojha become the next best choice as orthodox left hander spinner for team. even during 2009 India dint play much of the cricket in Indian soil where Mishra could get chance. 

From 2011 to 2013 - After debut of Ravichandran Ashwin and bad patch of Harbhajan Singh next best choice for India was Ashwin and Ojha for test and Slowly Jadeja become the most suitable for One Dayer. During this period Dhoni used both right and left-hander very well and give many victory to team. But in this time Mishra miss to impress much for make suitable position in team combination.

2014 to 2017 - During this period Ashwin and Jaeja made maximum impact in one day. Even this period Ravindra Jadeja become full member. Jadeja carry the benefit of batting in Tale ender which make even Pragym Ojha to keep seat on bench. Due to impact of growing age and demand of young player Mishra slowly missed the probably 11 many of the occasion.

   

2017 to present -Now in present due to numbers of choice now the competition is on pick. Player like Chahal, Kuldeep, Sunder and duo Ashwin & Jadeja, Amit Mishra have tough to impress as having challenge of growing age and Deeping fitness.

     Amit Mishra is now 35 and have couple of years to comeback in Indian team. If he were playing for other country, then now might be the legend now days. 

So overall below are the could be main reason for not getting noticed by Indian team -

 - Impact of Orthodox Bowler in Indian Cricket which demand righ hand and left hand combination.

- Log tenure on front line bowler like Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin.

- Lots of Choice in Parttime Bowlers for One Day like Sachin, Sehwag, Youvraj, Gangully, Raina etc.

- Bowling combination for Oversea. 3 medium pacers and 1 front line spinner or Bowling all rounder like Jadeja.

- Bunch of Bench Strength of Young Spinner in team.

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Ravindra Singh