'I am a little bit like Ashwin': Ambidextrous Aussie Nivethan Radhakrishnan hopes to emulate Nathan Lyon
The 22-year-old spinner with Chennai roots is also an Ashwin fan
CHENNAI:
Nivethan Radhakrishnan
, a Chennai-born youngster whose family shifted to Sydney in 2013, possesses the rare skill of bowling with both arms.
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An ambidextrous finger spinner who also bats at top of the order for Tasmania, Nivethan is hoping to shine in Australia's domestic cricket, after setting the age-group stage alight.
The 22-year-old is back 'home' with a purpose — he is one of 12 players in the Cricket Australia (CA) developmental squad that has made the trip to Chennai for a stint at the MRF Academy.
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Should cricket academies focus more on developing ambidextrous players?
Yes, it's a unique skill
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Taking inspiration from
Ravichandran Ashwin
and
Nathan Lyon
, two of the greatest in their craft, Nivethan is eager to add 'consistency' and variety to an already difficult art. 'Having honed my skills as a professional cricketer over the last few years, I have understood that I am nowhere near the finished product.
There are so many things that I need to improve on,' said Nivethan, a member of Australia's 2022 U-19 World Cup squad.
'I feel that I am a little bit like Ashwin. I change my action a lot depending on what I find suitable at that time — tactically and technically. Bowling at different paces and with different trajectories, and bowling with consistency like Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja, that is how I want to be. It is easier said than done, but a trip like this will surely help me,' he added.
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Nivethan referred to Lyon as a 'prototype' for an Australian offspinner. Despite not getting much help from pace-friendly pitches Down Under, the 37-year-old Lyon has managed to bag 268 wickets in 133 innings on Australian soil. 'When I am bowling right-arm, there are similarities in action with Lyon. He still takes wickets everywhere, but if you want to take wickets as a finger spinner in Australia, Lyon is the guy to look up to.
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Showing the ambition to raise his level, Nivethan is eager to master right-arm leg-spin as well. 'I try to explore those skills and I do bowl the odd leggie with my right arm, especially in white-ball cricket. I am just trying to understand when to bowl it. It is easy to bowl as a variation but there is a lot of pressure involved when you execute it in particular situations. It is definitely a work in progress,' he said.
As part of his learning process, Nivethan analyses how fellow ambidextrous spinners Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) and Akshay Karnewar (Vidarbha) go about their business.
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