India’s rising left-arm pacer Naman Tiwari is having fun with a formidable run on the ongoing ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 and taking big strides in direction of fulfilling his dream of emulating childhood heroes.
The 18-year-old pacer has many fast-bowling heroes and he needs to construct on his energy by taking a leaf out of their e-book.
“I try to learn something from every bowler I like. I try to understand and learn by watching Bumrah’s videos. I like Shoaib Akhtar’s speed, Dale Steyn‘s swing and Mitchell Starc’s aggression very much,” Tiwari informed PTI Bhasha.
He additionally narrated his conferences with Jasprit Bumrah and how these have helped him in his younger profession.
“Bumrah is a supply of inspiration for us. I watch his bowling movies so much. I’ve met him a number of instances on the NCA and talked to him so much in regards to the mentality and abilities of a bowler.
“He explained a lot (of things to me), which have been useful. He told me how to bowl accurate yorkers, and I have worked a lot (on that aspect) following his advice. I have to work hard to bring more aggression in my bowling,” Tiwari added.
Having grabbed 10 wickets on the ongoing ICC event, Tiwari has had loads of success already however appears to be like hungry for extra.Â
“One day I want to bowl the fastest ball in the world. I also want to play the World Cup with the senior team. But, for now, I have to focus on performance. I want to continuously improve my game because the challenges will be even bigger in the future and I will have to prepare my base to face them,” Tiwari talked about.
Notably, India are set to lock horns with three-time U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup champions Australia in a bid to clinch their sixth title.
