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 Budding Proteas spinners learning tricks in India
7th Jun 2008 19:05 IST
Agencies
A group of promising South African spinners are presently busy learning the tricks of the trade at a camp in Mohali under the guidance of Harbhajan Singh's former coach.
Seven spinners from South Africa are currently training hard at the PCA stadium here under the watchful eyes of Devender Arora, who coached Harbhajan in the initial phase of his career.
"Two left-arm, two leg spinners and three off spinners, have been chosen by United Cricket Board of South Africa for a 10-day long stint, which has already started from June 5. They are here to learn the art of spin bowling," Arora told a news agency today.
Jalandhar-based Arora, who represented Punjab and Railways in Ranji Trophy in 1980s, added that all of them are "keen learners" and want to utilise their stay here by grasping as much as they can.
"It is good to see their hunger for learning. I had worked on the actions of some of them as their action resembles that of a fast bowler," he said.
Arora had earlier conducted similar camps here with the English U-17 and Kiwi U-15 cricketers.
Meanwhile, all the seven budding Protea spinners have expressed satisfaction with the camp and feel the camp has provided them an opportunity to hone their skills.
Twenty-two-year-old Bloemfontein-based off-spinner Thandi Tshabalala, a member of the group, said that Arora has passed on many new inputs to them which the South African coaches generally don't know. |
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