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Javagal Srinath profile on CricInfo
Previous interview with Javagal Srinath, 23 December 1996
Official 1997 Hong Kong Sixes site
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Indian paceman Javagal Srinath granted an interview during the Hong Kong Sixes
Tournament on 27 September 1997. This was his first appearance after a
shoulder injury sent him home while India was touring the West Indies. He was assisted at
the keyboard by Rohan Chandran, and the channel was moderated by Ravi Sista.
bipin: Is the real Srinath in commetary box ???
Srinath: Yes, Javagal Srinath here
gana: Hi Srinath! Great to have you here
Mynn: Srinath: how's the shoulder now?
bipin: Srinath: Do You think Your shoulder injury is over now??
Srinath: yeah, my shoulders getting better, much better than what it was
before
Srinath: at least I've been able to bowl now
Srinath: but at least 70 to 80 per cent
shariq: Srinath, do you think you are faster than Waqar Younis?
bakait: now now shariq, don't be naughty
Srinath: shariq: I wish I could be faster than him, but he can bowl
faster than anyone in this world
India: Hello Javagal!! Do u remember me!! I am Dr. Khalid Razvi from New
Zealand
Srinath: Dr Khalid, I do remember you, very good afternoon to you wherever
you are, probably you are in Hamilton right now
picki: Will you be playing in India against Sri Lanka....
Srinath: Hopefully I will be playing against Sri Lanka in India
bakait: When are you leaving for Aus?
bipin: srinath: When are you going to Aus for fitness training
Srinath: I'm leaving for Australia on the first of October
gana: Srinath, comment on India's performace in Sahara Cup
Srinath: gana: Indians have done well in the Sahara Cup, 4-1 is quite a
convincing victory, hope they can continue this in Pakistan as well
LiveComm: Who is the batsman Srinath hates/fears bowling to the most, and why
?
Srinath: When somebody's not really bowling well, probably any batsman is
dangerous.. There are a lot of good batsmen; I dont fear anyone, but I do respect
several.. Among the best are Daryll Cullinan, Saeed Anwar, Brian Lara, Steve and Mark
Waugh, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Aravinda de Silva is one of my favourite players
Shabba: Srinath: do you think that India has found that 3rd seamer in
Kuru?
Srinath: Shaba: Kuruvilla has done well, has done really well, hope he
continues the good work for some more time
southie: What are your thoughts about Bangladesh's performance against
Australia
Srinath: I wasn't here to watch that game, just came in now, I wish I could
have seen that game...
shariq: how long will you be in Australia?
Srinath: shariq: For a couple of weeks
Mynn: Srinath: your injury was obviously caused by too much cricket.
What steps are being taken so that this does not happen again
Srinath: Mynn: a lot of rehabilitation, a lot of strengthening
exercises and enough rest in between
bipin: Srinath What do you think about india's new bowling sensation Mohanti
and Harvinder?
Srinath: Important thing is for the rookies who have got good wickets to
bowl on so far, to learn to adapt and bowl on different tracks in the future. But in
general Mohanty and Harvinder have bowled well so far
bipin: Srinath: Do you think playing Wills Cup-Pakistan rather than
sixes will be what you would have liked?
Srinath: bipin: well, I dn't think I am yet fully fit to the
International standard, it will take some time to me, this Sixes is not where a fast
bowler goes all out, it's more of batting and a little bit of bowling, so I prefer playing
Sixes on the way to Australia
southie: What are your thoughts about the work load required from international
cricketers these days?
Srinath: southie: It's quite a lot, and one should be ready for that..
Fitness is the key aspect of cricket, if you're not fit better not to play cricket..
Unless you're fit, don't touch the ball, that's the line preferred these days
Srinath: Fitness level.. there is no level as such, you need to be much fitter than
anybody else basically
LiveComm: Mr Srinath: what do you think needs to be done by the BCCI to
facilitate India becoming the world cricketing power that it should, given the mass
popularity, and the wealth of talent ? (do you think BCCI is taking the measures
neccessary to develop youth cricket ? : ))
Srinath: I think our board has done quite a good job in lifting up the
cricket in India, they have brought in the right infrastructure and cricket is being
promoted in every nook and corner of the country, and hopefully the youngsters would take
it up in the right spirit and try to make it big in the cricketing world
bakait: We heard that Lillee said that your injury was a throwing injury, not
a bowling injury .. are you going to correct your throwing action?
Srinath: The injury was not only because of the throwing problem, I had a fall in
Toronoto last year and that could be the reason.. Also, I have been bowling for a long
time, so I think it all together has had an effect on my injury
Gavaskar: Srinath: Indian spinners are not doing well for quite a long
time. Why we don't get world class spinners from India nowadays?
Srinath: Gavaskar: we have good spinners in India, Kumble probably had
too much of cricket, he's being rested and that's a good thing, he will come back with a
big bang.. We have Nilesh Kulkarni who has shown a lot of promise, Raju is still one of
the best left arm spinners in the country... One spinner form Punjab, who is playing
league cricket in Madras is one of the best spinners I have seen in recent times
Srinath: There are such bowlers coming up in India, it's a question of them
playing at the right time and getting the right breaks, with a little bit of patience they
willl get their chance
bipin: I wish you best but is it the same Srinath that we will see back in
form or do you think you will always bowl below your limit to keep you in the game?
Srinath: bipin: there's no question of bowling below anybody's
limit.. when anybody plays international cricket you have to be more than 100%, it's
beyond anybody's limit, that's the way a cricketer has to think in the international
arena.. I dont think any player would like to play below their limit at any level of sport
sagoo: What was your feelings after the exhibition match at Madras against
Aussie cricket academy?
Srinath: sagoo: The Madras game I bowled 5 overs, it was the first
match after my injury, I felt okay, though I could not bowl flat out, I just bowled well
within myself
Ravi: Srinath : We heard about the Aussies trying separate teams for
tests/odis..you think India would also benefit from such thing? having different
bowling/batting attacks for odis/tests
Srinath: Ravi: that's probably a novel idea, I really dont know how
it works, probably any cricketer now would like to play both versions of the game..
probably after the first year of this sort of ideas we'll come to know exactly where we
stand.. you never know it might click in the end
Srinath: OK, that'll do us here
Srinath: Thanks guys, bye
Ravi: Thanks a lot, Srinath
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