Jansen Breaks RCB Mentally

Jansen breaks RCB Mentally: Marco Jansen was a net bowler at the Wanderers stadium in January 2018. He had the opportunity to pitch at none other than India’s batting great Virat Kohli for a few deliveries, and the 6’8″ tall bowler passed the litmus test with flying colors.

Jansen ended up hitting a fullish length three times, and the ball zipped past the outside edge of Kohli’s bat on all three occasions. The 17-year-old has shown tremendous promise, but his bowling might still be a rough diamond in need of polishing.

When Sunrisers Hyderabad faced Royal Challengers Bangalore in the crucible of the Brabourne stadium a little more than four years later, the pace bowler wasn’t just ready to face Kohli; it felt as if Jansen innately understood the line and length he needed to explore in order to produce the edge.

As the dangling outswinger slid away just enough to snag the edge of Kohli’s willow and send it flying towards the slip cordon, he made the ball obey his commands.

The pace bowler not only displaced Kohli but also opened the door for SRH, taking three wickets in his first over.

Faf du Plessis, who had been in fine form, was the first to fall victim to Jansen’s match-changing spell.

Jansen began his spell with an inswinger that was effectively saved by Du Plessis to mid-on. The seasoned South African hitter was anticipating another inswinger as he maintained a slightly the leg-side of the ball.

Du Plessis’ instincts were spot on as Jansen attempted an inswinger. The ball hit the seam and straightened out enough to open up a puzzled Du Plessis on defense and break the wood since the track was covered in grass.

Kohli may have been watching the inswinger from over the wicket as well. Jansen, on the other hand, used the away-swinger with a flick of his wrist to fool the No. 3 batter.

In the same over, he put the RCB camp on the verge of collapse by snuffing out left-handed Anuj Rawat with a pitch that slid away a fraction of a length to produce the edge.

As RCB never recovered from the precipice they had initially found themselves in and were snuffed out for a meager 68, the other pace bowlers also made consistent incisions.

Jansen’s ability to generate swing and, more critically, pitch it up fuller was the key to his bowling success.

The angle of the left arm over the wicket was a plus. After RCB’s innings, SRH bowling coach Dale Steyn told Star Sports: “He’s terrific; he’s tall, he provides the bounce, and he genuinely swings the ball for such a tall bowler. He has a side-on action that allows him to shape the ball.”

Jansen breaks RCB Mentally-Jansen is a quick learner who understands his game well even at an early age. He can land the yorkers from that enormous height, in addition to swinging and bouncing. Furthermore, he does not appear to lose his cool under duress.

To illustrate the point, Jansen kept none other than AB de Villiers quiet in his first IPL game last year, bowling a few yorkers in the final over and nearly winning the match for his team Mumbai Indians.

The teenager appears to have the X-factor capacity to turn games around by snatching key opponents.

He has shown enough evidence of bowling game-changing spells in his brief time for South Africa and in the IPL. On a sultry night, he accomplished this by returning Du Plessis and Kohli to the hut in three deliveries.

Published BY: Simran Mulani

Edit By: Khushi Thakur