Hyderabad:Content with the way he has been performing for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the tournament's newest trailblazer Avesh Khan's "ultimate dream" remains to play for the country which he describes as the "best feeling" one can get while sharing the dressing room with the Indian players.
A staggering 22 wickets in 14 matches so far for DC this season, Avesh is only behind tournament's another find -- Royal Challengers Bangalore's Harshal Patel, who is topping the charts with 30 wickets in as many matches.
While the 21-year old right-arm pacer from Madhya Pradesh never had any idol growing up, he has loved the attitude and intent with which Ishant Sharma bowls in Test cricket.
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Confident of his team clinching the elusive trophy, Delhi's up and coming sensation, in an exclusive conversation with Etv Bharat, shares his journey and his learnings from one of the best in the business -- Ricky Ponting.
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Q1. Everyone is talking about your yorkers which you seemed to be landing at will. What's the secret?
A. I have practiced bowling the yorker quite a lot. The yorker is priceless, especially in pressure situations, because it's difficult to put away yorkers for runs. I practice bowling yorkers by placing a shoe or a cone. I bowl 10-12 yorkers in every practice session. When I bowl the yorker properly during practice then I gain a lot of confidence.
Q2. What have you learned from each of the DC's bowlers -- Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje?
A. I have had the opportunity to learn a lot from Rabada and Nortje. We discuss a lot about what kind of deliveries to bowl during matches. After whoever between the two bowls the first over, I go and ask them about how the wicket is playing and what kind of deliveries would work on that particular wicket. Whenever something is going right for me, I share my thoughts with Rabada and Nortje as well.