Indian cricket, famed for its spin magicians, can now boast of having the fastest bowler in the world, albeit in the women's version of the game.
Jhulan Goswami, who bowled India to its maiden Test series victory in England recently, can work up pace up to a maximum 120 km per hour.
Not content at becoming the first Indian woman ever to claim 10 wickets in a Test - a feat she achieved in the second and final Test at Taunton where the visitors coasted to a five-wicket win - Goswami now wants to complement her speed by fine tuning her line and length.
"Glenn McGrath is my idol. I idolise him for his consistent ability to maintain an impeccable line and length. He can bowl such long spells, and is always dot on. He is like a bowling machine. I only hope that one day I'll be able to bowl like him," says the 23-year-old pacer, rated by many as the new star of Indian cricket.
The 5-foot-11-inch tall girl, who hails from a family of modest means based in Chakdah (80 kms from Kolkata), dreams of the day when she will meet McGrath.
"But I don't know what I'll tell him then or whether I'll ask for some tips," Goswami told PTI in an interview.
Simple and straightforward in her words and thoughts, Goswami's cricketing philosophy is also uncluttered, as was apparent when she analysed her success at Taunton.
"I only kept in mind that we have to take 20 wickets to win. I bowled wicket to wicket consistently. I got the breakthroughs whenever my captain (Mithali Raj) handed the ball to me."
Hows that ppl !!!!!!!!!!!! Indians congrats .... atleas somewhere we rule ..... women keep it up ....
wel at least sum indian in cricket are flourishing...120 kmph is a gud speed even in mens cricket if the line and lentgh is maintained...if it si so..it is damn lethal
Wow...man this is just 1 ex.i guess their will be acleast a million like this ppl in india...India is fillllllllled wid talent MAN seen the programme-"shabaaz india" good median for showing talent...
yea chintan but the thing is that there is no1 to develop them .... i mean staging a talent takes money ......n in the modern time no money no fun ......... evn if ur best at a thing u got money ur workin or els ppl wont evn look at u ....
