The Indian U19 team is currently taking part in the final of the U19 World Cup in the West Indies. Fielding first against England, the men in blue have gotten off to a good start with two quick wickets. Left-arm pacer Ravi Kumar has been in fine form at the event and in the final, as well, he collected a wicket in each of his first two overs. In this article, we take a look at an interesting insight provided by a Twitter user about Ravi Kumar’s opening overs in the 2022 U19 WC.
Ravi Kumar has been brilliant in the opening overs of the 2022 U19 WC
The Indian teenager has helped the team in getting early breakthroughs. In the final, while Ravi had Jacob Bethell out LBW in his first over, in his second over, he took the wicket of captain Tom Prest. It is not only in the final that Ravi Kumar has done this.
As pointed out by a Twitter user, the player has done the same in the other knockout games, as well. In the semis, he took the wicket of Teague Wyllie in his first ball. Against Bangladesh in the quarter-final, he took the wicket of Mahfijul Islam in his third delivery.
Ravi Kumar took a wicket on the 3rd ball in the Quarter-final.
Ravi Kumar took a wicket on the 1st ball in the Semi-final.
Ravi Kumar took a wicket in the 5th ball in the final.New ball & Ravi Kumar – True love story.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 5, 2022
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The pacer could fulfil India’s long-pending requirement
After the retirement of the likes of Zaheer Khan, India is struggling to find a good left-arm seamer. In the current era of matchups, every team needs a reliable option. Although the likes of K Khaleel Ahmed and T Natarajan were tried, India is yet to find a suitable player.
However, the emergence of Ravi Kumar could solve this problem for India. Considering Ravi Kumar has also been displaying a knack for collecting wickets in the initial overs, India’s bowling attack could get stronger with the youngster’s arrival.
