ICC U-19 WC: Ishan Porel played with injury, should skip Vijay Hazare, says coach
Kolkata, Feb 3 (CRICKETNMORE) - Indian medium-pacer Ishan Porel played the final three knockout matches of the ICC U19 World Cup despite not having fully recovered from a foot injury, his coach Bibhash Das said on Saturday. "It's was not
"He can consistently bowl at 135kph. He has shown that in the Ranji Trophy. His forte has been speed and bounce... He's not a swing bowler per say, but he has a natural ability to to generate off the seam movement and more bounce," the coach said.
Das signed off by saying that Porel's next target should be the senior World Cup in 2019.
"In fact, he's struggling with his height, finding it difficult to cope up the sudden growth in a few years. When I first saw him seven-eight years back he was 5 feet 10 inches, now he has a lanky frame of six feet three inches," he said.
"The biggest challenge for him, and me, is to keep him physically fit so that he could bowl with full strength. We will do our best. Porel should target the 2019 World Cup now."
