This story is from June 17, 2015

Unadkat seeks Trivedi's help to fine tune his bowling

Saurashtra's left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat was seen bowling at the Gujarat Cricket Institute nets under the watchful eyes of coach Tarak Trivedi.
Unadkat seeks Trivedi's help to fine tune his bowling
Saurashtra's left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat was seen bowling at the Gujarat Cricket Institute nets under the watchful eyes of coach Tarak Trivedi.
AHMEDABAD: On Tuesday morning, Saurashtra's left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat was seen bowling at the Gujarat Cricket Institute nets under the watchful eyes of coach Tarak Trivedi. Back from the mini break following the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Test-discard Unadkat bowled and batted for close to two hours with the various age-group cricketers at Trivedi's coaching centre. Interestingly, 17 cricketers from the centre represented Ahmedabad district in various age groups this year and 32 have represented Gujarat since the academy started in 2006.

During a chat with TOI after the training session, Unadkat said he was trying to work on some technical aspects of his game which he felt were not up to the mark. He also talked about the future of Saurashtra cricket, his comeback from injury, the competition in the Indian pace bowling department and his stint with coach Trivedi. Excerpts from the interview:
What are you doing here?
I always come here during the off-season. I spent some days here before the IPL 8 too and that helped me. I had to work on some basic techniques, which I thought needed some fine tuning, so I decided to come to Trivedi Sir and get it right.
Can you please elaborate on the techniques you are working on?
While going for the jump during my delivery stride, I was leaning too much backward and as a result my body was falling slightly behind. I also injured myself in the process. I am trying to get into front loading position so that I fall forward during my delivery stride. Hopefully I will be able to get it right before the season starts. I was also not getting my pitching right while bowling to left-handers and right-handers in tandem. My batting too needed improvement.

How helpful has been your stint here?
Tarak Sir is a great coach when it comes to the basics of the game, and as a youngster, that is all you need — getting your basics right. Even at our level, we need to fine tune our basics from time to time. He is also a very flexible coach who gives you lot of liberty to work on and is open to ideas. He also has a good bunch of boys here who have played cricket at district and state level, of course it is not Ranji Trophy standard but when you are working on the basics you don't need guys with very high level techniques. Besides, there are some Ranji players here, like Smit Patel and Rush Kalaria, so when I need to bowl at a good batsman or bat against a good bowler I can get that.
How is your injury that kept you out for almost the whole season last year?
I am completely fit now. I have spent lot of time talking to Zaheer Khan and how he dealt with his injuries. I have also watched a lot of videos of both Zaheer and Irfan Pathan on what they did and how they did before and after their injuries and I have learnt a lot from them. So now I am taking this off-season as a period to work more on my game and fitness so that I don't miss any game in the coming season.
Saurashtra missed your service a lot last year….
I know that. The team also missed the services of senior players like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja who were out on India duty. This was also Shitanshu Kotak's first season as a coach. Moreover, we had a very young team. There are quite a few exciting players like Sheldon Jackson and Arpit Vasavada but the others will need some time to blossom. I think the worst is behind us now and we are looking forward to the start of the new season.
Are you also looking for a India call in the near future?
I am not thinking too much about that at the moment. I will concentrate on my fitness and performance, the rest can take care of itself.
There is too much competition in the Indian pace department at the moment, your thoughts on that?
The fact that Mohammad Shami is not playing and someone like Bhuvaneswar Kumar had to sit out even when India is playing three seamers shows the bench strength India have at the moment. Another good sign is that there are different set of bowlers for all forms of cricket.
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When someone like Unadkat comes and practices, it is a huge motivation for the kids here. They can bowl and bat against an international cricketer and also learn how international cricketers train and conduct themselves. It is a huge learning experience for the youngsters.
-- Tarak Trivedi, Coach.
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