NEW DELHI: “Mujhe Bihar ka Jaddu kehte hain [They call me Bihar’s Ravindra Jadeja],” the 18-year-old Suman Kumar stated with a giant smile whereas chatting with TimesofIndia.com. The left-arm spinner from Samastipur, Bihar, created historical past by claiming 10 wickets in an innings in the course of the Beneath-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match towards Rajasthan. This marked the primary time a bowler has taken all 10 wickets in an innings within the match’s historical past.
That is the second occasion within the ongoing Indian home season the place a bowler has achieved this uncommon feat. Earlier, Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj took 10 wickets in a Ranji Trophy match towards Kerala.
After Bihar piled up an enormous 467 all out of their first innings, because of Dipesh Gupta (183 not out) and Prithvi Raj (128), on a batting-friendly monitor, Suman stole the highlight together with his astonishing efficiency.
“It was a batting pitch and a flat wicket. Bowlers have been anticipated to wrestle on this monitor. After we have been put in to bat, we put 467 on the board. Rajasthan is a powerful crew, however their batters struggled from the beginning,” Suman instructed TimesofIndia.com in an unique interview.
“Forward of the match, gamers have been saying Rajasthan batters would ship me to the cleaners. I took that problem severely (laughs). After I bagged 5 wickets, my teammates and captain got here to me and stated, ‘Immediately is your day, so go forward.’ I bowled 33 overs within the innings and managed to take one other 5 wickets too. I used to be so comfortable. My teammates ran in the direction of me and hugged me,” an elated Suman shared.
“After I tried to spin, I failed. However I instantly switched to arm balls, and that gave me a wicket. That was a dream supply. When my plans began working, I caught to them and continued with the identical method. Rajasthan gamers have been scared, went into defensive mode and gave their wickets away. The truth is, the match referee additionally praised me and stated it was a troublesome wicket to bowl on,” he added.
When Rajasthan got here to bat, Suman, who takes inspiration from India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, initially aimed for a five-for however went on to assert all 10 wickets within the innings.
Suman, a left-arm spinner and right-handed batter, has not but met his idol Jadeja however has a set of movies of Jadeja’s match-winning spells, from which he learns.
‘MEETING JADEJA IS MY DREAM’
“Methods to bowl on flat wickets is one thing I’ve discovered from Ravindra Jadeja. I’ve by no means met him, however it’s my dream to satisfy my childhood hero. I comply with him lots and study the methods by watching his bowlingn movies. I additionally comply with a strict health regime. I like to hit the ball the best way Jadeja does. Anukul Roy has additionally performed a giant function in my profession. He’s a left-arm spinner too, and he has taught me lots, particularly bowl on tracks that do not supply flip, use completely different variations and bowl wicket to wicket,” Suman defined.
“I’ve many inquiries to ask Jadeja. The highest most could be how he bowls on flat tracks, how he judges a batter and the way he bamboozles them. My final intention is to play for India, turn out to be an all-rounder and be an asset like Jadeja. I need to make my very own id,” he added.
Suman’s state-mate, the 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, just lately bagged an IPL contract with the Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore.
Nevertheless, Suman has his sights set on an even bigger purpose: taking part in for India.
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