<p>Vinay grabbed five wickets, underlining his status as the leader of the pack, while powering Karnataka to a commanding position against Maharashtra.<br /><br />The five-wicket haul at the Pune Club has swelled Vinay’s tally to 24 wickets from seven innings, and the Davanagere paceman said bowling according to conditions fashioned his success so far.<br /><br /> “Today, the wicket offered a bit of spongy bounce, and the key to success here was bowling a rather fullish length to force the batsmen into driving.”<br />“That’s why I got wickets mainly through caught behind and at slips,” Vinay said after the first day’s play against Maharashtra at the Pune Club grounds.<br /><br /> ‘Good wickets’ <br />“As a bowler, it is important to understand the prevailing situation, and that is the mantra of success for him. All these four matches I have good wickets to bowl on and it also helped me,” he said. <br />The pacer also said bowling in tandem with Mithun and left-arm paceman S Arvind has helped him. “They are good bowlers.”<br /><br />“Today Mithun did not get much from wicket but still he kept things tight at his end, and Arvind also bowled a tight spell. That helped me a lot in getting wickets,” Vinay said.<br />“It is good to see a lot of young bowlers coming up and doing well for the State,” added Vinay.<br /></p>
<p>Vinay grabbed five wickets, underlining his status as the leader of the pack, while powering Karnataka to a commanding position against Maharashtra.<br /><br />The five-wicket haul at the Pune Club has swelled Vinay’s tally to 24 wickets from seven innings, and the Davanagere paceman said bowling according to conditions fashioned his success so far.<br /><br /> “Today, the wicket offered a bit of spongy bounce, and the key to success here was bowling a rather fullish length to force the batsmen into driving.”<br />“That’s why I got wickets mainly through caught behind and at slips,” Vinay said after the first day’s play against Maharashtra at the Pune Club grounds.<br /><br /> ‘Good wickets’ <br />“As a bowler, it is important to understand the prevailing situation, and that is the mantra of success for him. All these four matches I have good wickets to bowl on and it also helped me,” he said. <br />The pacer also said bowling in tandem with Mithun and left-arm paceman S Arvind has helped him. “They are good bowlers.”<br /><br />“Today Mithun did not get much from wicket but still he kept things tight at his end, and Arvind also bowled a tight spell. That helped me a lot in getting wickets,” Vinay said.<br />“It is good to see a lot of young bowlers coming up and doing well for the State,” added Vinay.<br /></p>
