Talent aplenty, says Chaminda Vaas
“I am very impressed with the boys here”, said legendary ex-Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas, who is city for the 10-day coaching camp for boys in u-14 u16 and 17-23 age groups under Jwala Sports Foundation’s "Centre Of Excellence For Cricket" Scheme at Khar Gymkhana here today. The coaching scheme is in association with Brain4–Sports-MCC organisation.
. It was the second year that Vaas has come to hold the coaching camp in the city. He has a word of praise for the Jwala Sports Foundation. “It was tremendous effort undertaken by JSF for the grooming these youngsters,” said Vaas during the opening day here at Khar Gymkhana ground.
Wasim Jaffer, ex-Indian Test opener who is assisting Vaas alongwith other exRanji trophy players Sanotsh Shinde, wicket-keeper Vinayak Samant and Omkar Gurav, was of the opinion that coaching has undergone tremendous change with cricket now being played in different formats – Test/Ranji trophy, 50-over one dayers and t20 instant cricket.
“These boys have to develop all round skill in order to adept their game to play in all the formats,” said Jaffer during the break. He further stated that the present day players need quick reflexes and have to be very fit to cope up with the trend.
The salient features of this full day camp is that Vaas will train the bowlers in the fast/swing bowling, while Wasim will show them the skill in batting , fielding, temperament and fitness aspects.
Giving details about the coaching , Jwala Singh, the director of the Scheme said that they have selected 40 youngsters in different age groups. There are batches for the batting, fast bowling and spinners and younger lot are taught the silent feature in all these aspects of the game by the coaches.