The curious case of Varun Aaron

The only time the 21-year old Aaron has stepped onto an English ground to play a game of cricket on this tour was during the practice game against Leicestershire. But so ordinary was his launch that, like most others on the ground that day, Dhoni was not impressed by what he saw. In the three overs that he bowled, Aaron was smashed for 34 runs. Although he did seem to have the pace that everyone back home was talking about, lack of movement in the air or off the wicket meant that the county batsmen faced no problems in putting him away. Besides, the youngster’s action was so classical for a tearaway that there wasn’t even an element of surprise before the ball was bowled.