{"id":158625,"date":"2026-04-23T19:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=158625"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:13:10","slug":"cummins-funda-family-support-red-ball-lessons-into-praful-hinges-rise-as-srhs-pace-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=158625","title":{"rendered":"Cummins\u2019 funda, family support, red-ball lessons: Into Praful Hinge\u2019s rise as SRH\u2019s pace ace"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Every pacer dreams of scooping up a wicket in the first over they bowl. Few actually get to do it. Fewer still get to do it thrice, and that too on the biggest stage in the format – the Indian Premier League. Vidarbha quick Praful Hinge had a debut to savour with Sunrisers Hyderabad recently, removing the Rajasthan Royals top order in his opening over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played a Under-23 game against Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,\u201d Praful said during a Jiostar<\/i> Press Room interaction on Thursday. \u201cI got him out on the same bouncer. I thought that if I bowl the same ball, he would hit it, because he was hitting everyone on the first ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 15-year-old, we now know, took the bait.<\/p>\n

Praful has an envious battalion of big hitters to train with in the nets, so Sooryavanshi was not entirely out of syllabus.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir style of playing is like that. They hit every ball. Their approach in the nets is like that (too). When we bowl to them, we think of it as a match.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funnily, the 24-year-old relies on a tried and tested red-ball approach to succeed in the fast-paced life in T20s.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ | From MRF Pace Foundation to IPL spotlight\u2014Charting Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain\u2019s meteoric rise<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWith the new ball, we should test the batters as much as possible. We play red ball cricket with patience. We should follow that. And we did that with success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Praful\u2019s ambitions were born from the hard work of his father, Prakash, who was employed by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board in Nagpur. He also credits his elder sister as his inspiration.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father used to leave the house at 8am, and my sister would study well into the night. I would wake up at 4am, and she was still up. I, too, wanted to achieve something and make my family feel good. They are huge sources of motivation for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI trained as a 13-year-old with my father. He would get tired, but I\u2019d still want to keep going. I was stubborn. At that time, all I knew was I wanted to play for India. I didn\u2019t know what domestic or club cricket was.\u201d<\/p>\n

He eventually climbed the ladder of age-group cricket, played the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and got SRH\u2019s attention. That helped him link up with his idol Pat Cummins, who is currently making his way back to the XI after a long injury layoff. Praful was admiringly starstruck, he remembered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I met him for the first time, I told him I am his biggest fan and that I\u2019ve been watching all his bowling videos and following everything he does. He was warm and said he\u2019d be there to help me out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cummins had a simple funda<\/i> for Praful.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring training sessions, he would say, \u2018Do whatever you\u2019re doing with your heart. Everyone knows T20 is a batter\u2019s game. Enjoy the game, smile and win.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Published on Apr 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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