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Vijay Zol - Future Legend in the making

premature selection on hype and fans pressure can be bad for his career.

this is not a premature selection. even :sachin was selected at 16. vijay zol is the next :sachin and he will debut for india within a year

vijay zol has already shown that he belongs to a level higher than u-19s
 
Currently Zol is playing some extreme high quality cricket

Aus-Nz Tri-series - Highest scorer in the tournament with scores 48, 46, 128, 64, 46*, 9
Sri Test Series - Highest scorer in the tournament with scores 173, 128
Sri ODI series - Again Highest scorer in the tournament with scores 76, 67, 23
WOW watta player!!!!
 
Currently Zol is playing some extreme high quality cricket

Aus-Nz Tri-series - Highest scorer in the tournament with scores 48, 46, 128, 64, 46*, 9
Sri Test Series - Highest scorer in the tournament with scores 173, 128
Sri ODI series - Again Highest scorer in the tournament with scores 76, 67, 23
WOW watta player!!!!
Mate get off it... He's a guy that's already played with the big boys playing against boys :facepalm:
 
Nope. He was in the team but never got selected in the playing XI
Still to be in the same team as AB,:kohli and Gayle... He's probably had the luxury of facing Zaheer and some other international bowlers in the nets as well..
 
Need Zol and Unmukt in senior team as soon as possible. Let us destroy bowling line-ups. :viv
 
Still to be in the same team as AB,and Gayle... He's probably had the luxury of facing Zaheer and some other international bowlers in the nets as well..

If practicing in the nets is going to make Man of the Tournaments, the entire India C team would be champions now.
 
If practicing in the nets is going to make Man of the Tournaments, the entire India C team would be champions now.
It's better than those poor saps from SL who don't know what just hit them. At the end of the day experience makes all the difference especially at this age.
 
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Too much hype,.. Lets hope the youngster goes on to make a good name for himself
 
let them come through the system.I dont think they are ready for international cricket yet.Anyway we have enough batsmen waiting in the wings
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System. ? A word still yet unknown to the PCB
 
Too much hype,.. Lets hope the youngster goes on to make a good name for himself

no one is hyping vijay zol over here. what i am saying that if someone is good enough, then he should be selected in the indian team (ignoring his age, whether the player is 15 or 45). vijay zol is 18 and he is going to be the next :sachin so its good that he has been selected in india a

let them come through the system.I dont think they are ready for international cricket yet.Anyway we have enough batsmen waiting in the wings

vijay zol is a special talent. he shouldnt be destroyed. we have seen that with rayudu & dhawan - both had to wait 9 years to get a chance. the same shouldnt be done with vijay zol and he should make his international debut next year
 
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Zol is a must in Test team. He is not a blistering batsman. He is more of an accumulator. India should introduce him to Test cricket after SA series. IMO, he is ready for big cricket.

Unmukt is another guy that should get in a look by the end of 2014. He was overwhelmed when he played in IPL and failed miserably. But he has shown enough flashes where he could hit the ball and looked very elegant.

Indian batting will be dominating the cricketing world for another decade with the likes of Kohli, Zol, Unmukt, Shikhar, Samson in the Playing 11.
 
vijay zol is a special talent. he shouldnt be destroyed. we have seen that with rayudu & dhawan - both had to wait 9 years to get a chance. the same shouldnt be done with vijay zol and he should make his international debut next year

yes but shouldnt blood him too early either,it can destroy careers.let him play 2-3 seasons
 
Zol is a must in Test team. He is not a blistering batsman. He is more of an accumulator. India should introduce him to Test cricket after SA series. IMO, he is ready for big cricket.

Unmukt is another guy that should get in a look by the end of 2014. He was overwhelmed when he played in IPL and failed miserably. But he has shown enough flashes where he could hit the ball and looked very elegant.

Indian batting will be dominating the cricketing world for another decade with the likes of Kohli, Zol, Unmukt, Shikhar, Samson in the Playing 11.
Test cricket is a bowlers game outside the SC :steyn
 
yes but shouldnt blood him too early either,it can destroy careers.let him play 2-3 seasons

:sachin was blooded too early at 16 & he ended up being 1 of the greatest batsmen of all time. nothing wrong in blooding vijay zol at 18. and he shouldnt be wasted in ranji & u-19. he is a special talent and should be fast-tracked into the indian team as soon as possible
 
India will win more test matches if they can find a genuine world class bowler. All these batting prospects are not going to help achieve that.
 
:sachin was blooded too early at 16 & he ended up being 1 of the greatest batsmen of all time. nothing wrong in blooding vijay zol at 18. and he shouldnt be wasted in ranji & u-19. he is a special talent and should be fast-tracked into the indian team as soon as possible
You guys are making him out to be the next :don, you're just setting yourselves up for disappointment..
 
You guys are making him out to be the next :don, you're just setting yourselves up for disappointment..

You'd be jumping with joy if this was a Pakistan cricketer. Nothing wrong with 'expectations'. The kid is visibly very talented. But too much hype is not good too
 
:sachin was blooded too early at 16 & he ended up being 1 of the greatest batsmen of all time. nothing wrong in blooding vijay zol at 18. and he shouldnt be wasted in ranji & u-19. he is a special talent and should be fast-tracked into the indian team as soon as possible

Sachin was an exception rather than the rule.That shouldnt be considered.

There are guys like Hasan Raza,Ashraful who have been destroyed because of debuting early

if Zol is so special,then let him play and succeed in FC.Even Sachin did that before his debut.smashing U-19 bowlers doesnt make him that great
 
You'd be jumping with joy if this was a Pakistan cricketer. Nothing wrong with 'expectations'. The kid is visibly very talented. But too much hype is not good too
I've seen a bit of him on youtube and he isn't as great as you make him out to be... I couldn't care less which nationality he is and I've even said Umar is over rated by fans before :facepalm:
 
Sachin was an exception rather than the rule.That shouldnt be considered.

There are guys like Hasan Raza,Ashraful who have been destroyed because of debuting early

if Zol is so special,then let him play and succeed in FC.Even Sachin did that before his debut.smashing U-19 bowlers doesnt make him that great
Well said :14:
 
Zol has to play domestic matches. If he is handed over the indian cap early, he would not understand the real value of it. He gotta play domestic matches and earn it.
 
vijay zol already at no.8 in the list of most viewed indian players on cricinfo :D

already more viewed indian player than dhoni, zaheer, gambhir, yuvraj, sehwag. vijay zol showing why he is the next :sachin

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So finally Zol makes a first class debut against NZ-A and eyeing another century.
Seems like Zol is looking for a bigger goal and putting his case in front of selectors.

Won't be suprised if this young lad gets selected for SA tour.
 
Sarcastic?????

If it was against them recent Aussie/African A side in South Africa this thought would be come into some peoples mind.
The fact that Ronchi made a century as well is the only thing that takes away from his innings.
 
Haha, we are no better than Pakistanis when it comes to hyping our players so much. u gotta calm down. He is good, got rock solid technique, but to hype him to the level of Sachin is a bit too much.

Right u r. If a young kid's talented n is doin well at his age group why not just give him some credit for it. Forget about comparing him to one of the best ever, why at all compare him to any of the senior players except for some similarities in playing style. Doesnt that kinda comparison build up too much expectation n also then create unnecessary pressure on the player in the long run. coz before u know it everyone will be calling him Sehwag part 2 or Ganguly 2 or Rahul 2. Not very productive to get into such comparisons, I think.
 
Meh. Too much hype never turns out to be good. Umar Akmal got all of this hype but then came crashing down, Kohli wasn't revered as much and look at him now.
 
These two Kiwi fast bowlers playing in the A side, anuone know what kinda pace they bowl at ? Heard that they've played intl's before, have they ?
 
The fact that Ronchi made a century as well is the only thing that takes away from his innings.

Must've been flat but you can't take it away from him; Finch's innings yesterday was on a flat pitch but was still beast
 
Yep. They're Gillespie and Bracewell. Their presence in Kiwi attack makes his ton all the more special more so because its his first FC game.
 
Hopefully no more U19 games for Zol. Only FC cricket from here

I agree. He should not be playing against kids and looking good at that level. Time to play at a higher level and show what he can do. That will help selectors make up their minds on where he stands vis-a-vis international cricket.
 
I think Zol is ready for international cricket. Saw him play a couple of times a year ago and already this guy looked like a man among boys. He was too good for the Under 19 level. Guy got rock solid defence and can accelerate according to the situation. I particularly loved his drives. He was pure class.

I would be tempted to give him a chance against a minnow team soon. I cannot believe he missed out the Zimbabwe tour. A couple of 50's there would have strengthened his confidence even further.

While everyone was hyping Unmukt Chand, Zol was flying under the radar and quietly making 100's like it is the easiest job in the world.

I expect to see Zol in 2014 Indian squad. What a talent. Its not easy to get into Indian batting unit unless the batsman is very good. Zol has everything in his game to succeed.
 
great talent but still I will say he needs a couple of FC seasons before playing international cricket,plus A tours in countries like SA,Aus,NZ etc.We have other options so there is no need for desperation
 
I think Zol is ready for international cricket. Saw him play a couple of times a year ago and already this guy looked like a man among boys. He was too good for the Under 19 level. Guy got rock solid defence and can accelerate according to the situation. I particularly loved his drives. He was pure class.

I would be tempted to give him a chance against a minnow team soon. I cannot believe he missed out the Zimbabwe tour. A couple of 50's there would have strengthened his confidence even further.

While everyone was hyping Unmukt Chand, Zol was flying under the radar and quietly making 100's like it is the easiest job in the world.

I expect to see Zol in 2014 Indian squad. What a talent. Its not easy to get into Indian batting unit unless the batsman is very good. Zol has everything in his game to succeed.
You are sounding like he is next SRT???? Is he really that good.?
 
I really think we should give him a go in the upcoming odi series against aus instead of useless dinesh kartick!
 
You are sounding like he is next SRT???? Is he really that good.?

He may not be SRT. But who else is close to him? SRT is a once in a generation kind of player. Hard to come by.

I have seen Zol bat and the guy is too good for the Junior level. Hard to believe he is still only 18 yrs and he already plays like a seasoned Veteran Test player. That is something you cannot teach young players. They have to have the inbuilt patience to play long innings and score 100's. Zol has plenty of it to go along with talent and a wide array of shots.

If Zol ever achieves 50% of what SRT achieved, India got a great prospect on their hands.

IMO, he should be played against a Minnow team soon. Don't know when we play a team like Zimbos or Bangladesh etc.
 
And if Africans tear him apart, karthik will be back... karthik hasnt yet failed enough number of times to be dropped.

Trust me karthik is no good at all!it's been almost 10 years since this guy arrived on the scene and has done nothing at all to inspire any confidence!
Why not try a youngster who could potentially be the mainstay of our batting for years to come?
 
This knock is a good sign. There is a WI A team coming to India, with three or four tests. Those games + one full season of Ranji Trophy will give us a good idea where he stands.
 
He may not be SRT. But who else is close to him? SRT is a once in a generation kind of player. Hard to come by.

I have seen Zol bat and the guy is too good for the Junior level. Hard to believe he is still only 18 yrs and he already plays like a seasoned Veteran Test player. That is something you cannot teach young players. They have to have the inbuilt patience to play long innings and score 100's. Zol has plenty of it to go along with talent and a wide array of shots.

If Zol ever achieves 50% of what SRT achieved, India got a great prospect on their hands.

IMO, he should be played against a Minnow team soon. Don't know when we play a team like Zimbos or Bangladesh etc.

Mithun, I was just trying to reconfirm your opinion about him as you seem to have actually seen him play.
 
Trust me karthik is no good at all!it's been almost 10 years since this guy arrived on the scene and has done nothing at all to inspire any confidence!
Why not try a youngster who could potentially be the mainstay of our batting for years to come?

great talent but still I will say he needs a couple of FC seasons before playing international cricket,plus A tours in countries like SA,Aus,NZ etc.We have other options so there is no need for desperation

I agree with Saurav here.. We can give him a FC season and quality A team overseas tour. It will build his confidence and help him grow. Even if he comes to Indian team at 21 and if he performs, he will be their for a long inning.

PS: Karthik is a wicket keeper batsman. I wont pick him to our side as a batsman.
 
Yadav, Ishant, Aron, Praveen Kumar are all very young.

They might be pathetic most of the times, but they do bowl fast.

These guys will be there at least for the next 5 years unless some new talent comes out of no where.

praveen kumar bowls fast

he bowls even faster than ashwin:lee
 
vijay zol showing why people are calling him the next sachin tendulkar :sachin

makes his fc debut against new zealand a having a strong bowling line-up and smashes 110 off 150 balls. if i were the selector, i would even select him for the south africa tests later this year and make him debut at 18 and smash 100s against steyn & co
 
Don't put unnecessary pressure on the kid.He is undoubtedly good but give him 1-2 years of FC cricket he will come in as a better batsman.
 
He is in some kind of form at the domestic level. Hope he can transfer it over when he plays for us.
 
and vijay zol hits 200* on his ranji debut and proves again why he is the next :sachin :D
 
Amazing performances, looking forward to see him doind so in international games.
 
Sanju Samson hit a double century yesterday too. India definitely have some good batting talent coming in the next few years.
 
playing for Maharashtra in Ranji Quarter final against Mumbai ....

currently on 37 of 101 balls .

Maharashtra require another 141 runs to win.

Match live on Star Sports 2 & 3
 
Lets go Zol !!!!!


I am a Mumbai fan but wont mind seeing them losing if this guy scores a ton.
 
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Jadhav Look,s real Deal

Checked his Cricinfo Profile

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