Robin Morris : The Man with the Golden Arm

Over the years, Mumbai cricket has been known to produce about-to-be stars, but somehow the player-administrator relationship does not workas well as it should, and the star-to-be parts himself from the Mumbai scene. The story is similar for a 28 year old product of Mumbai's maidan cricket culture - Robin Morris, who, in search of greener pastures ended up in Orissa and made his Ranji Trophy debut against Bengal in 1997-98. It was as though Mumbai lost a promising youngster at a time when their cricket was hitting the downs. But, he's back for the team he originally wanted to play and has since emerged to be a crucial member of the Mumbai and West Zone setup.

Over the last decade, Mumbai cricket can take full responsibility to produce some dependable all rounders like Sairaj Bahutule and Ramesh Powar and of course one cant discount Robin Morris. The hard hitting batsman and a natural swinger of the ball is a rare combination to have as an all rounder, and indeed does this talented guy possess it. Robin Morris represents BPCL in the Times Shield along with his Mumbai colleagues Vinayak Mane and skipper Sairaj Bahutule. The time spent by Robin in Orissa has made him a complete cricketer vis-a-vis the Domestic Cricket in India and has since then improved tremendously. Robin is a man who can be depended upon to do the job with both the bat and ball at any given situation. His action may be whippy and skiddy, but the results are there for all to see. He was the wrecker-in-chief for Mumbai against the Rest of India in this year's Irani Trophy at Mohali with a 6-for in the first innings. There is one thing that always works in his favour and that is the complacency of the batsmen, who treat him as just another medium pacer. If you thought that he has finished his job as a bowler, you might be mistaken. This man can sure wield the willow, as said before he is a hard hitter of the ball and some of his blitzkreig knocks are enough to change the direction of the game. If the national selectors gave it a serious thought, we might just have a solution for the hunt for All Rounders in the form of Robin Morris. As of now, one can safely and clearly say that he's an important member of the famous Mumbai All Rounder's Union.

Robin Morris has become better since time has progressed. He has transformed into a player Mumbai cricket cannot do without, and hence an indispensible member of the team. His qualities with both ball andbat, and of course who can forget his classy boundary riding and those hard flat throws into the gloves of Vinayak Samant ? This season could be an important one for him, especially to emerge as one of Indian domestic cricket's finest all rounders and hence knock the doors of the selection committee as convincingly as never before. His presence and performance is important for the side as they face some tough challenges in this year's competition.