India U19 WC final hero Raj Bawa banned from bowling speed for five years

He relished the accolades from all corners with his superb five-pointer helping India win the ICC U-19 World Cup final and, unbelievably, pacer Raj Bawa, who was swept up by his father for five years For a long time not even allowed to touch the ball. Coach Sukhvind Bawa.

Sukhwinder revealed an interesting anecdote about his son who was in the spotlight for his great feat against England in Antigua on Saturday (5th February) an interview with Indian Express.

Sukhwinder had always dreamed of teenage Bawa becoming an all-rounder of prestige and status like his childhood hero Kapil Dev, who noticed his son’s spark of fast bowling early on. But make sure he’s so focused on batting that he won’t allow him to bowl five years in a row.

“Fast bowling needs DNA mey hai (fast bowling is in his DNA). He got five wickets in the U-12s in Gurgaon. At that moment I told him you should focus more on yours hit the ball,” Sukhwinder told his son Raj Bawa in an interview.

Be wary that if his son is single-mindedly focused on bowling, he could end up being a tailgator, which is the main reason for Sukhwinder’s strict but visionary decision.

“I want him to be a good batsman, not a fast bowler who can’t even hit 10 balls. I study his batting and have never had him bowling in almost five years,” He said.

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But the love for fast bowling soon rekindled at Raj Bawa

how? This happened with his Vijay Merchant U-16 trophy in Punjab. On the sidelines of the game, despite Sukhwinder’s strict guidance, Raj Bawa would pitch long on the net and develop his fast bowling skills. Young people demand that everyone around them keep their secrets. But Sukhwind knew what his son was doing.

“I knew it from the first day he started bowling again. Baap hun uska (I am his father). I didn’t say anything because he was scoring,” Said the man who once guided Yuvraj Singh to U-19 glory.

When Yuvraj won ‘Championship Player’ in 2000, Sukhwinder was every cricket reporter’s toast. Twenty years later, when his son gave him a proud deja vu, a congratulatory message rang on his phone.

“I’ve seen it before. At that time, the adrenaline was rushing. Abhi aisa lag raha ki yaar ye sab dekh chuka hun (now I feel like I’ve seen all these things before). Yeah, I’m a little emotional because Raj is mine son,” He said.

In addition to his nine wickets, Raj Bawa made 252 runs in the match, including a blistering 162 against Uganda. His all-round exploits convinced Sukhwinder that his son was on the right track in both skills, which was exactly what he wanted.

“Raj was with me 24×7. He used to be with me everywhere. We were always talking about cricket and I used to tell him stories about Kapil paaji. I think he sensed what I was looking for at a very young age. what.

“When I saw his bowling, I knew he was a natural walker. So I focused all of my energy on his batting. I’m glad it worked. He’s a complete all-rounder, even Not 60-40,” he concluded.