The Hindu : Kapil's tips to fast bowlers

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Wednesday, Sep 03, 2003

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Kapil's tips to fast bowlers

BANGALORE Sept. 2. Kapil Dev played guide to fast bowlers at the preparatory camp for probables at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. The former India skipper had earlier missed out on his session with the seamers on Monday as rain played spoilsport. "They know (fast bowlers) everything. I am here to guide them on the finer points of the game,'' Kapil Dev said.

The stress was on the basics as well as on commonsense. "I told them things like bowling within themselves, handling the shine of the ball, using the crease, bowling in a straight line, the importance of not bowling no-balls... all these are important. It is like a game of chess, a dismissal has to be planned.

"But nowadays I see a lot of young bowlers running in and just bowling. They need to know what they are doing. I found the bowlers here (in the camp) working hard. I will get back on September 5 and 6 and assess their progress,'' Kapil Dev said.

Meanwhile the camp's second day had a warm start with the sun out in all its glory. The net sessions were watched closely by coach John Wright accompanied by Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev. — Our Sports Reporter

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