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Robin Morris: The
Man with the Golden Arm |
- Venkat
Over the years, Mumbai cricket has been known to
produce about-to-be stars, but somehow the
player-administrator relationship does not work
as well as it should, and the star-to-be parts
himself from the Mumbai scene. The story is
similar for a 28 year old product of Mumbai's
maidan cricket culture - Robin Morris, who, in
search of greener pastures ended up in Orissa
and made his Ranji Trophy debut against Bengal
in 1997-98. It was as though Mumbai lost a
promising youngster at a time when their cricket
was hitting the downs. But, he's back for the
team he originally wanted to play and has since
emerged to be a crucial member of the Mumbai and
West Zone setup.
Over the last decade, Mumbai cricket can take
full responsibility to produce some dependable
all rounders like Sairaj Bahutule and Ramesh
Powar and of course one can't discount Robin
Morris. The hard hitting batsman and a natural
swinger of the ball is a rare combination to
have as an all rounder, and indeed does this
talented guy possess it. Robin Morris represents BPCL in the Times Shield along with his Mumbai
colleagues Vinayak Mane and skipper Sairaj
Bahutule. He also plays for the Victory
CC in the Mumbai club circuit.
It
is learnt that Robin also plays in English Club
Cricket in North Yorkshire during the off-season
in India! He made his debut in the
Deodhar and Duleep Trophy for the East Zone. The time spent by Robin in Orissa has
made him a complete cricketer viz-a-viz the
Domestic Cricket in India and has since then
improved tremendously. Robin is a man who can be
depended upon to do the job with both the bat
and ball at any given situation. His action may
be whippy and skiddy, but the results are there
for all to see. He was the wrecker-in-chief for
Mumbai against the Rest of India in this year's
Irani Trophy at Mohali with a 6-for in the first
innings. There is one thing that always works in
his favour and that is the complacency of the
batsmen, who treat him as just another medium
pacer. If you thought that he has finished his
job as a bowler, you might be mistaken. This man
can sure wield the willow, as said before he is
a hard hitter of the ball and some of his
blitzkreig knocks are enough to change the
direction of the game. If the national selectors
gave it a serious thought, we might just have a
solution for the hunt for All Rounders in the
form of Robin Morris. As of now, one can safely
and clearly say that he's an important member of
the famous Mumbai All Rounder's Union.
Robin Morris has become better since time has
progressed. He has transformed into a player
Mumbai cricket cannot do without, and hence an
indispensable member of the team. His qualities
with both ball and bat, and of course who can
forget his classy boundary riding and those hard
flat throws into the gloves of Vinayak Samant?
This season could be an important one for him,
especially to emerge as one of Indian domestic
cricket's finest all rounders and hence knock
the doors of the selection committee as
convincingly as never before. His presence and
performance is important for the side as they
face some tough challenges in this year's
competition.
We at Cricketfundas.com would like to wish Robin
Morris the best for this season and hope his
hard hitting and wobbly bowling can guide Mumbai
through and Robin if you read this article
here's one for you - Just give it your best shot
mate !
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