India 'A' tour: Of Fletcher's tips to Unadkat, CD of Dhawan's 248 and biryani
Updated On: 22 August, 2013 01:11 AM IST | | Agencies
Zaheer Khan is running the last leg of his illustrious career of 13 years and chief coach Duncan Fletcher knows what a potent left-arm seamer like Jaydev Unadkat can bring to the table once 'Zak' is ready to call it quits.
May be that is the reason the veteran Zimbabwean has been spending quality time with young Saurashtra left-arm seamer. "Fletcher was very impressed with Unadkat's bowling in Zimbabwe and is devoting a lot of time on him. Even after customary net session, Fletcher is spending one-on-one time with the young lad. He is showing him the proper wrist position to get more swing, how to use crease, etc. Unadkat's disciplined approach has also caught Fletcher's attention," a member of the support staff told PTI today. With Ashish Nehra no longer in scheme of things and Rudra Pratap Singh's career graph showing steep decline, Unadkat could be India's best bet as far as left-arm swing bowling is concerned.
A Collector's Item called 'SD-248'
Shikhar Dhawan's epic 248 in a List A match is still talk of the town and India A's team manager Subir Ganguly is a "proud owner" of a CD which has that innings. "Since the match wasn't shown live on any South African channel, the only option was to get a CD from our video analyst as this is a collector's item. What the few of us were witness to that day was special and unforgettable. I can proudly say that a CD of Shikhar's 248 is in my possession. And I am certainly not sharing it with anyone," says Ganguly.


