Kolkata Knight Riders looking for special talents in trial
It’s not just plain cricketing talents that Kolkata Knight Riders are hunting for, but John Buchanan and Co are interested in players with some extra special quality.
If the ambidextrous cricketers who can bowl with both hands impress their coach Buchanan, wicket-keeping coach Wade Seccombe on Tuesday said they were looking for boys who had some rare skills.
Impressed with the bunch of 45 talents, handpicked from all over the country for the trials at the Eden Gardens, Seccombe said, “They are all good cricketers, there is not an iota of doubt about that. But we want to know how good they are at T20 format.”
“We are looking for something special. We are looking how they can adapt to T20 game, how they can hit in almost unconventional ways, how they can bowl, what variations they can bring to their bowling. All good bowlers, good batters, have good cricketing skills but we are looking for something special,” he added.
The day two of Knight Riders trails saw practice matches being conducted among the 45 players who were divided into four teams.
“It’s really good to see them in a match situation. How they adapt themselves. There’s some really high quality but there are of course some areas we have to work,” the former Queensland wicketkeeper said.
“We have to improve their on-field intensity, intensity in running between the wickets. We have to tune up some of the little things of the game. We are trying to see how competitive they are on the field. These are the areas the guys have chance to impress us,” added Seccombe.
On the last day of the camp on Wednesday, the young aspiring cricketers will be given match-like pressure cooker situation to assess their temperament.
“It’s not going to be matches like today. It will more be game scenarios. We are going to put the boys under pressure and see how they perform. Like we will give them a target of 80 runs from five overs and will see how they go about it,” revealed Seccombe.
The Knight Riders, who failed to qualify for the semifinals in the inaugural Indian Premier League edition after finishing sixth in the eight-team competition, in the long run are aiming to prepare players for future.
From the 45 probables, players will be selected at three levels – main Knight Riders side, fringe players and budding youngsters – so that in the long run the supply will come from domestic circuit.
To unearth future cricketers, the Knight Riders have already formed a Talent Research Development Wing (TRDW), very much on the lines of the now scrapped Indian Cricket Board set up.
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hi sir
i am right hand batsman for playing very good drives and right handed fast bowler
plz see me. my life starts from cricket plz get my trails ………
Heloo Again
I will keep on writing till i get a chance for IPL. My name is Tarun and i am a Hard hitting batsman and a medium pace bowler. One chance please .
Thanks
Tarun Sharma
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sir mai right arm fast bolwer speed 145-150kwh hai. plzzzzzzz sir give one chance. NITESH KUMAR 08081371195
sir,
i am a RIGHTHAND BATSMAN with allrounder qualities from Uttar Pradesh currently training in DAV CRICKET ACADEMY CHANDIGARH SECTOR 8 under my coach YOGRAJ SINGH father of YUVRAJ SINGH. i want to be a part of KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS. Please if possible give me a chance to participate inthe trials for team selection. THANKYOU
RAGHVENDRA SINGH CHAUHAN
HELLO SIR,
I m a big fan of kolkata knight riders team. and my favorite captain is saurav ganguly. dear sir, i m right hand pacer and right hand batsman and i m also a good feilder. Right now i m playing for domestic club in faridabad. i have also played for domestic team of faridabad. sir, i m really looking for to give trials for your team. plz give me response soon on my yahoo email i.d.
Kind Regards
ANKUR
hi sir
i am a RIGHT HAND BATSMAN with all rounder qualities from Uttar Pradesh currently training in green park from kanpur. my coach p k gupta coach of suresh raina & r p singh. Right now i m playing for domestic club in kanpur .plz sir give me a one chance to participate in the trial .
thank u
abhishek mishra
green park kanpur
dear sir
i am a right handed bats man sir i just want to know what is your selection date and criteria i stay in andaman and nicobar island sir please let me know.
sir,
I m Dilip kumar choudhary age :-20, right handed pace bowler, and right hand batsman. I have unique feture in bowling, before i bowl, i know what wil happen with my bowl, so i prepare myself to misguide the batsman with diffrent varity of bowling, i have four to five diffrent pace attack which helps me to read the batsman mind according to the situation.
i had try all my pace attacks and i was success in my all attacks,
mainly i want to say that i m able to missguide the batsman while he is in charge, and all the bowlers.
try me once, and you find me best.
I request u to see my bowling and decide, whether i m true or not.
so give me one chance , i truly want to prove my self as a pace bowler.
I hope i will match according to your requirement.
name :- dilip kumar choudhary
age:- 20 (24.1.1990)
DELHI.
SIR,
My self Jitender Kautish from Sonipat (Haryana). I a, a good allrounder & good filder also. Please take my trial & give one chance to prove myself. My E-MAIL ID is jitenderkautish@yahoo.in
Thank you
SIR I AM RIGHTHANDED BATSMAN AND MEDIUM PACE BOWLER.I THINK I AM A GOOD CRICKETER AND I WANT TO SHOW MY TALENT.SO SIR PLEASE GIVE ME A CHANCE.
I AM WAITING FOR YOUR
ANSHUMAN SHUKLA
GORAKHPUR
UTTERPRADESH
Hi
i m GAURAV SHARMA
i am a all rounder. I m RIGHT ARM MEDIUM PACER & LOVER ORDER BATSMAN. try me out and i am sure i will be in the team. thats my confidence. i am the “BEST”. i am 19 years old. i m playing for RAJASTHAN. i was in standby for the INADIA UNDER-19 WORLD CUP team in 2010.I have played or rajasthan under-19 2008 & 2009 & under-17 2007 & ranji throphy standby in 2009 .i am atand NATIONAL CRICKET ACADEMY(NCA) 2009 & ZONAL CRICKET ACADEMY(ZCA)2009.
WARM REGARDS,
GAURAV SHARMA
sir i am right hand batsman i also righ arm off break spin. sir plz give me a one chance i can proof overself and my dream is i contribute in KKR’s win.so plz give me one chance
sir i want to play for my delhi taem in ipl iam a good all rounder please give me a one chance me to proof my self
Sir,
I am Sanju Bagchi.I am a left handed batsman perfect for 20-20 cricket.I can also bowl right arm off break.I have played lots of cricket in different clubs and also represented my district.This is bad luck for me that i didn’t get a single chance to play for my state,but i am sure if you kindly provide me a chance for a trial i can prove myself.Sir believe me i am a good cricketer can be useful.I am a big fan of Kolkata Knight Riders.
So Sir I shall be highly obliged if you kindly provide me that chance.Sir please just give one chance believe me i will not make you depressed.
kind regards,
Sanju Bagchi
respected sir,
i have only to say that i wanna b a cricketer n play for Indian Cricket Team.
I m from Haldwani ,Uttarakhand….since there is no affiliation here so i want to prove myself in trials..
Can u please help me by giving me the trials date n venue..
thanks.
hello sir,i don’t know who will read this but i want to say you that i want to play for India , and for this indeed a platform like IPL,,,… i never play for any team in past,,and not have any experience of playing with hard ball, i don’t even have the cricket kit……. … but i know that i have the talent , which you want,,give me only 5 minutes to show my skill..and after that if you reject me i will leave cricket…………………….$
i am in Delhi ..and if you able to give your 5 minutes to me.
PARVESH MALIK
HI SIR,
MY NAME IS PARVESH MALIK .I BELONGS TO INDIA BECAUSE FIRSTLY I AM INDIAN AND SECONDELY I BELONGS TO SONIPAT(HARYANA).IAM 18YRS OLD.I WANT TO SHOW MY TALENT TO YOU.I LOVE KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDER BECAUSE I AM BIG FAN OF SHAHRUKH KHAN.IN SONIPAT, COACHES OF DIFFERENT ACCADEMIES DOES DISCRIMINATE IN SIMPLE CRICKETERS AND THE SON OF THEIR OWN AND THOSE WHO ARE THEIR IN RELATION.THEY PUT THEIR CHILDREN FIRST IN THE FIELD OF CRICKET.EVERYBODY SAYS THAT NO ONE CAN GOES IN CRICKET FROM SONIPAT.I WANT TO CHANGE THIS.I AM BEST ALL ROUNDER CRICKETER.I AM RIGHT HAND BLASTER BATSMAN AND RIGHT ARM FASTER BOWLER.MY BOWLING SPEED IS ABOVE 140KM/H.I WAS PARTICIPATED IN ZONEL,DISTRICT LEVEL AND ALSO IN STATE LEVEL.AT THE AGE OF 16YRS,I WANT TO AGRA TO PLAY 18TH SENIOUR NATIONAL CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.AND ALWAYS BEST IN BOWLING ALMOST 3-7 RUNS,5 WICKETS IN 3 OVERS.MY BEST BATTING SCORE’S IN ZONEL IS 46 RUNS IN 17 BALLS AND 39 RUNS IN 15 BALLS.PLEASE GIVE ME A CHANCE TO PLAY AT HIGHER LEVEL.I WANT TO PROVE MY SELF IN IPL T20 WITH YOUR BLESSING.IF I GET A CHANCE I WILL BE VERY THANKFULL TO YOU.
WITH WARM REGARDS
SONIPAT(HARYANA)