‘COREY IS BIG MONEY PLAYER’
New Delhi, April 12: They have the same skill sets and both are integral part of the New Zealand team but allrounder Jimmy Neesham knows that his “friend” Corey Anderson is already in the big league even as he tries to carve his own niche in international cricket.
Asked about a rivalry with his contemporary, Neesham sets the record straight. “Corey is a ‘Big Money’ player for Mumbai Indians while I am a ‘ Part Player’ here in Delhi. We will certainly have a healthy banter as to who performs well for our respective teams in this edition of IPL,” Neesham said during an interaction after Delhi Daredevils’ practice session.
Talking about Anderson, who now holds the world record for the fastest century in ODIs, Neesham said, “We have spent a lot of time together — me and Corey coming through the agegroup system.” “We have now played a World Cup together. Definitely there is healthy competition with him. We are only 23 and we have a long way to go in our careers as we fight for the same spot or play alongside.”
Neesham fancies himself as more of a bowling all-rounder although his role changes with conditions. “My role changes with conditions but I reckon myself more as a bowling all-rounder. Considering the conditions over here, I have a lot of change-ups to offer in terms of change of pace. I hope that my batting also comes along we l l s o that I c an make a good contribution with the bat as well,” the Ot a g o - b a s e d cricketer said.
“As a T20 bowler, if you are bowling at the start when the ball is hard, the idea is to hit the right areas. Once you have to come at the death, the batsmen will also start improvising and one needs to be smarter. “The change of pace and subtle variations come into effect at that point of time. In terms of batting, I am still trying to develop a technique of my own which will help me progress as an international cricketer.”
The 23-year-old had a memorable Test debut when he scored a hundred against India in Wellington which was a match-saving effort alongside skipper Brendon McCullum’s triple ton. “The India series went very well as we were able to beat one of the world’s best teams 4-0 in our own backyard,” he said.
“I have a fair idea about how the wicket behaves in this part of the world as I have played a lot of games in the last one and half years for New Zealand A and Otago Volts. Also I have played for the Black Caps in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.” he added. — PTI tor Sandeep Patil as the head of its selection panel after the former India batsman quit the post last April as he could not watch local cricket games due to his heavy schedule with the Indian squad. MCA is all set to appoint coaches for various age groups for the next season, including for the senior cricket team, on Monday, Savant informed.
“The coaches will be finalised this Monday for each team and they will be appointed after they are interviewed properly by the managing committee.
Mumbai had a poor season overall this year and Savant
said the probables would have to play at least five local club matches to make it to the side.
“We are also taking a policy decision that all our probables, who will be selected to play for Mumbai, will have to play a minimum of five local matches in the elite group (of local league) before they are eligible for selection,” he said.
“It applies to everybody. There is no exception, unless there is a national duty, then there will be the exception could be accepted,” Savant added. — PTI In keeping with their new-look team and colours, the Delhi Daredevils on Saturday unveiled a new jersey for the Indian Premier League’s seventh edition following a tie-up with the online portal Quikr.
The new colours were presented with skipper Kevin Pietersen, vice-captain Dinesh Karthik and coach Gary Kirsten looking on.
Quikr founder and chief executive Pranay Chulet, said it (Kings XI) The left-arm quick from Cape Town possesses a bag of tricks that could baffle any batting line-up. The South African has the knack of producing wicket-taking deliveries. He also has subtle variations up his sleeve. Age: 23 Performance in WT20: 4 wickets in 3 matches.