Combine his wiry frame and the fiery attitude, little wonder that Saumy Pandey is likened to Ravindra Jadeja, his idol. Like Jadeja in the 2008 U19 World Cup, he is enjoying a breakout campaign-his 17 wickets have come at an average of 8.47; the economy rate is a thrifty 2.44.
The comparison is unfair, says his father Krishna Kumar Pandey, a Hindi teacher in a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district."I teach Hindi literature, so I am a bit strict on giving good grades. If people are comparing him with Ravindra Jadeja, it is not fair. Jadeja has played fifteen years of cricket, he has earned 100 marks in his career. He has done the hard yards, worked hard to reach at this level and has won so many games for India," he explains to this paper.
His son, on the other hand, "has yet to earn that first mark in his career". "Mujhe lagta hai Saumy abhi shunya pe hai (At present Saumy is on a zero)," he says.But his coach Aril Anthony, while endorsing Saumy's father's views, says Jadeja's body language and intent on the field fascinated him.So he tried every single day to emulate him."He is from the IPL generation. He has grown up watching Jadeja, so one can't blame him for trying to copy his idol. I also feel he will have to grind to reach Jadeja's level," says Anthony.
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