IPL 2023: Ravi Bishnoi can become someone like Rashid Khan, says former India cricketer Suresh Raina

Raina
picked
Bishnoi
as
the
bowler
who
deserves
recognition
during
the
‘Next-Gen
Superstars,’ a
new
episode
of
‘Legends
Lounge’
available
on
JioCinema
as
the
experts
build
up
to
IPL
2023.

The
former
India
and
Chennai
Super
Kings
legend
was
joined
by
Aakash
Chopra,
RP
Singh,
Robin
Uthappa,
Pragyan
Ojha,
and
Parthiv
Patel
as
they
discussed
which
future
stars
look
primed
to
begin
their
dominance
in
the
Indian
Premier
League
(IPL).

IPL
has
seen
a
battery
of
cricketers
from
across
the
world
leave
an
indelible
imprint
on
the
shortest
format
of
cricket.
But,
as
is
the
case
with
every
sportsperson,
even
the
best
must
cede
ground
to
the
younger
lot
with
the
passage
of
time.

Former
opener
Chopra
recognized
this
aptly,
saying,
“As
the
sun
of
a
superstar
sets,
another
one
must
rise.”

Raina,
who
named
Punjab
Kings’ Arshdeep
Singh
as
his
choice
first,
explained
why
he
thinks
Lucknow
Super
Giants
spinner
Bishnoi
deserves
recognition
among
bowlers.

“If
you
see
all
the
big
bowlers
who
have
earned
their
stripes
in
Test
cricket,
I
think
Bishnoi
with
his
character
and
way
of
delivering
the
ball,
will
become
someone
like
Rashid
Khan,”
Raina
said.

Ojha
named
Sunrisers
Hyderabad’s
Abhishek
Sharma
as
a
star
to
watch
out
for,
citing
his
all-rounder
ability
before
explaining
what
makes
Mumbai
Indians’
Tilak
Varma
special.

“He’s
from
Hyderabad.
I
have
seen
his
development
since
he
was
a
kid.
I
am
talking
about
him
in
U-15
and
U-16
cricket
and
how
hard
he
works.
His
schedule
involves
going
to
the
ground
at
6
AM
and
come
home
at
6
PM.
He
only
takes
a
30-45-minute
lunch
break.
He
is
thoroughly
dedicated,” Ojha
said.

Uthappa
also
cited
Varma’s
potential
while
recognizing
his
standout
performances
for
the
Mumbai
Indians
last
season.
He
named
LSG’s

Mohsin
Khan
as
his
choice
of
bowler
for
his
impressive
fast
bowling
abilities
despite
his
short
run-up.

RP
Singh,
meanwhile,
praised
left-arm
pacer
Arshdeep
and
picked
Rajasthan
Royals
opener
Yashasvi
Jaiswal
as
a
potential
gen-next
batsman.

“If
you
look
at
his
batting
in
the
domestic
circuit,
you
can
tell
there
is
something
different
about
him.
His
game-reading
sense,
his
batting
technique,
or
his
know-how
of
how
to
end
a
match.
The
good
thing
about
him
is
that
even
if
he
makes
50,
he
is
looking
ahead
at
his
100,” Singh
said.

Patel
wanted
to
name
Varma
for
his
choice
of
batter
as
well
considering
he
has
seen
him
bloom
in
the
IPL,
but
decided
to
talk
about
Delhi
Capitals’
batter
Prithvi
Shaw
and
Gujarat
Titans’
bowler
Yash
Dayal.

“The
way
(Shaw)
has
been
batting
in
domestic
games,
we
can
see
he
plays
well.
Questions
have
been
raised
about
his
fitness
and
if
he
overcomes
all
these
doubts,
I
think
he
has
an
incredible
future
ahead
of
him,”
Patel
said.

“My
choice
for
bowler
is
Yash
Dayal.
Good
bowler.
If
there
was
a
standout
bowler
last
year,
I
think
everyone
could
see
it
was
Yash
Dayal.”

Former
India
opener
Chopra,
on
the
other
hand,
recognized
Yashasvi
and
Washington
Sundar
to
close
out
the
spirited
discussion.