<p>Vinay’s inclusion in the Indian squad for the World Twenty20 to be held in the West Indies has pushed him to a never-trodden territory — tackling countless interview requests, constant focus of cameras and autograph hunters. <br /><br />“Yeah, I can feel that. Now, there is a lot more focus on me than a few days back. There is constant calls to my cell phone, a lot of requests and a lot of people want to take photographs with me, and all this is new to me. But I am happy about all this,” Vinay said. <br /><br />However, the newly-arrived stardom has not transformed the man himself. There was the unmistakable touch of disarming humbleness of a country boy when he said, “I am not even familiar speaking to media like this.”<br /><br />“When my friends call me up I say, ‘I am fine and nothing has happened to me.’ I might get a chance to play in Windies or not, but I am confident that my day will come and I will be able to perform. <br /><br />“I am mature enough to handle the situation,” he said. <br /><br />Perhaps, it was that belief that is Vinay’s biggest weapon while bowling against seemingly superior batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Matthew Hayden. In fact, Vinay has dismissed Tendulkar twice in the Indian Premier League over two editions. <br /><br />Sachin’s wicket<br />“It’s a dream for any bowler to take Sachin’s wicket. I always wanted to take Sachin’s wicket, and I fullfiled my dream in the second edition of the IPL in South Africa when I got to bowl with the new ball. <br /><br />“This time I managed to clean bowl him during our match against the Mumbai Indians a few days ago and hopefully, I will be on the right side of the result next time as well. But there is not much margin for error against Tendulkar,” he added. <br /><br />The Davangere boy has proved that he can hit the right areas more often than not during the just-concluded domestic season and in the on-going IPL III. <br /><br />“You don’t need to adjust too much in T20, but you need a lot of variations. But yes, the IPL has been a good platform for me and bowling to big-hitting batsmen like Hayden, Gilchrist and Jayasuriya has made me mentally stronger.” <br /></p>
<p>Vinay’s inclusion in the Indian squad for the World Twenty20 to be held in the West Indies has pushed him to a never-trodden territory — tackling countless interview requests, constant focus of cameras and autograph hunters. <br /><br />“Yeah, I can feel that. Now, there is a lot more focus on me than a few days back. There is constant calls to my cell phone, a lot of requests and a lot of people want to take photographs with me, and all this is new to me. But I am happy about all this,” Vinay said. <br /><br />However, the newly-arrived stardom has not transformed the man himself. There was the unmistakable touch of disarming humbleness of a country boy when he said, “I am not even familiar speaking to media like this.”<br /><br />“When my friends call me up I say, ‘I am fine and nothing has happened to me.’ I might get a chance to play in Windies or not, but I am confident that my day will come and I will be able to perform. <br /><br />“I am mature enough to handle the situation,” he said. <br /><br />Perhaps, it was that belief that is Vinay’s biggest weapon while bowling against seemingly superior batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Matthew Hayden. In fact, Vinay has dismissed Tendulkar twice in the Indian Premier League over two editions. <br /><br />Sachin’s wicket<br />“It’s a dream for any bowler to take Sachin’s wicket. I always wanted to take Sachin’s wicket, and I fullfiled my dream in the second edition of the IPL in South Africa when I got to bowl with the new ball. <br /><br />“This time I managed to clean bowl him during our match against the Mumbai Indians a few days ago and hopefully, I will be on the right side of the result next time as well. But there is not much margin for error against Tendulkar,” he added. <br /><br />The Davangere boy has proved that he can hit the right areas more often than not during the just-concluded domestic season and in the on-going IPL III. <br /><br />“You don’t need to adjust too much in T20, but you need a lot of variations. But yes, the IPL has been a good platform for me and bowling to big-hitting batsmen like Hayden, Gilchrist and Jayasuriya has made me mentally stronger.” <br /></p>
