Heart 2 Heart - Tamil Times correspondent gets candid while speaking with Binwade

Tamil Times: 08/26/09

Correspondent Bala from Tamil Times speaking with Rajiv Binwade.. representing BellevueBoyz

Bellevue: The one-man domination in BellevueBoyz cricket has ended with Mahesh’s decline, feels veteran batsman Rajiv Binwade, who foresees the No. 1 spot changing hands every few week amongst Hitesh, Saurin and Pravin.

“I don’t think you’ll see one man dominating like Mahesh did, at least not in the immediate future,” Binwade said.

“There are three or four people that are evenly matched and you could see the No. 1 spot change hands a few times in the next couple of weeks,” the 34-year-old added.
Onus on BellevueBoyz pacers

Asked whether BB would also face the transitional crisis that other teams are battling once the likes of Bala Annamalai retire, Binwade said it would boil down to how well the BB pace bowling attack shapes up.

“We’ve got a great blend of experienced cricketers, and promising talent coming through. We’ve done really well over the past couple of years and if we can keep a core group of fast bowlers fit enough to support the slow bowlers then we have as good a chance as anyone,” he told Tamil Times. “When BB dominated, it was the bowling of Bala and Dinesh that was the key and I believe that BB won (the) Championship because they had a more balanced bowling attack. We certainly have that balance, and so do Slammers, Turbo and some of the other teams in A division. I think the bowling strength will determine which team gets to top,” he added.

Binwade said the championship never looked one-sided and could have gone any way.

“I always expected it to be close, and it was. But BB won the moments that mattered, and over the course of 11 games, I’d say that they just about edged it.”