导出博客文章AMES, Iowa -- Things have gotten so bleak for Iowa State that a three-touchdown
defeat is seen as progress.Still, there were signs in a 41-20 road loss at TCU
that the winless Cyclones (0-3) are indeed improving.Quarterback Joel Lanning
helped jump-start the rushing game, running back Mike Warren ran for nearly 100
yards and Iowa States special teams looked as strong as they have all season.It
was clear from the opener, a 25-20 loss to Northern Iowa of the FCS, that 2016
would be a rebuilding year. So as lopsided as the final score was in Fort Worth
last weekend, the Cyclones found some positives to build on for Saturdays
nonconference finale against San Jose State (1-2).Were continuing to grow and
get better and I think you saw that last week, first-year Iowa State coach Matt
Campbell said.Lanning retained his starting spot despite a terrible performance
two weeks ago, throwing for just 86 yards as the Cyclones were throttled by Iowa
42-3.That doesnt mean Lanning is set to take all the snaps this season.Sophomore
Jacob Park, the more accomplished passer of the two, played extensively against
the Horned Frogs and threw for 90 yards on 15 attempts.Lanning is much more of a
dual threat though, and the Cyclones were able to use that to their advantage.
Lanning rushed for two TDs, including an 8-yarder in which he broke tackles from
nearly half of TCUs defense to score.Campbell said the quarterback rotation
moving forward will be based on practice performances, game-day situations and
even feel on occasion.I still think thats an open-ended question, Campbell said
of this weekends plans for Lanning and Park. Well continue to compete at that
position. But I really trust those guys to play.Warrens inability to get
untracked, an issue caused largely by a leaky offensive line, had been Iowa
States biggest problem. But the Cyclones finally committed to getting Warren
more involved against the Horned Frogs, and it paid off.Warren ran for 95 yards
on 23 carries after gaining just 58 yards in the first two weeks combined.Youre
not going to get where you want in a day, and we all realize that its going to
take a little more each time to get where we want to go, he said.Iowa States
special teams had their moments last week as well after some early stumbles
against Northern Iowa and Iowa.Cole Netten hit two short field goals, true
freshman Kene Nwangwu had 99 yards on just three kickoff returns and Colin
Downing averaged 44 yards on eight punts.Of course, none of them led to a win --
or even a relatively close game.But for a program just three games into a
rebuild that could easily take three years or more, signs of progress are
encouraging.I think we kind of put things together a little bit more than we
have in the first two games. We were going quick and we had success running the
ball, and thats what we need to do to be successful, Lanning said. We made some
baby steps, and it was good for us.---Online:
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team-mates and selectors have come to recognise him as a batting talisman who
will save the side each time it finds itself in trouble.In March this year, on
the last day of the Irani Cup, against Mumbai, Rest of India needed 380 runs.
Given the pitch was still good for batting, Mumbai resorted to bowling down leg.
Faiz Fazal and Sudip Chatterjee were solid for the Rest in the morning session,
but the run rate did not ever go above three. When Chatterjee was dismissed,
Nair came on and changed the tempo almost immediately, unleashing the reverse-
and paddle sweeps to counter Mumbais negative bowling.By the time he was out,
having made 92, RoI were joint favourites: 144 runs adrift with 31 overs
remaining. Fiery cameos by Stuart Binny and Sheldon Jackson ensured the efforts
of Nair and Fazal, who scored a century, did not go in vain. Mumbai were denied
the Irani Cup.Nair, who had also made 94 in the first innings, took the
Man-of-the-Match award. Both his batting efforts in the game were match-turning.
In the first innings, responding to Mumbais gigantic 603, RoI were reeling at
128 for 5. Nair restored respect, stitching together a 91-run partnership with
tailender Jaydev Unadkat for the eighth wicket. RoI finished with 306 and Nair
was last man out.That match was Nairs first big game of the new season. After
Karnatakas Ranji campaign had fallen apart in the league phase in January, he
decided to switch off from cricket for the better part of the next two months.No
rust accumulated, he found. I was myself surprised the way I was batting, Nair
said in April, while on the road with Delhi Daredevils during the IPL. There was
no pressure on me [in the Irani game]. I wasnt thinking about the score. I just
wanted to go out there and play as much I can and as long as possible. We lost
wickets at regular intervals. I was telling myself I should just stay there and
we should get a partnership.It was not the first time Nair had transformed a
match with his presence of mind and strokeplay. After a miserable start in his
debut Ranji season, in 2013-14, he picked himself up swiftly to score centuries
in the quarter-final and semi-final, which played a role in Karnataka winning
the title eventually. In the Vijay Hazare final that season, Karnataka were 47
for 5 against Railways in a chase of 158. Nair, batting at No. 7, returned
undefeated on 53 with the match and title in the bag.The following year he wiped
out a bad start to the season once again with a triple-century in the Ranji
final, having come in at 31 for 4 against Tamil Nadu. It remains the highest
score in a final in the tournaments history.Going into the match he had just one
fifty for the season, but that did no damage to his confidence. That was
completely different to the Irani Cup. Tamil Nadu were all out for 134 on the
first day and we were 45 for 4 at the end of the first day. So I knew I had four
days left to do whatever I wanted, Nair recalls.Once Karnataka were in the lead,
he focused on building on that advantage and taking [Tamil Nadu] out of the
game. During the course of that innings Nair batted a full day - a first in his
career. He would do it again the next day, finishing with his first
triple-century.During each day of the match, Nair received a message from Rahul
Dravid. Make it a big one, one said. It motivated Nair to keep going. His 328 is
the second highest score by a Karnataka batsman. On the way to the record, he
went past Gundappa Viswanaths 247. The former India batsman and captain rang
Nair. I was surprised, such a legend calling you up and congratulating you for
having crossed his record. It was a nice feeling.That innings told Nair he was
ready for international cricket. The realisation came to the national selectors
too, a few months after the bravura performance in the Ranji final, courtesy a
114 that Nair compiled against South Africa A at the picturesque ground in
Wayanad in August. Nair had failed in the first innings. When I went in the next
time, it was the last day of the match. The pitch was turning. What I told
myself was, I would not allow them to dictate terms. I played positive right
from word go. Whenever I felt a particular bowler settled, I put him off guard
by stepping out. I just did not block.The next day the selectors announced Nair
as a replacement for Murali Vijay in the squad for the third Test in Sri
Lanka.dddddddddddd. Saba Karim, part of that selection panel, says Nairs CV was
becoming too compelling to ignore. We felt that he is extremely compact, very
organised in his approach to the game. His work ethics are from the same school
as Rahul Dravid. And these are quite impressive characteristics from the
selectors perspective. It is always good to see a cricketer evolve.Evolve, Nair
has done. His technique is solid; he can play all the shots and they are easy on
the eye. The fluency of his strokeplay, his decision-making, and his ability to
read length quickly help make him an attractive batsman.At the IPL auction this
year, Delhi Daredevils bought Nair for Rs 4 crore (approximately US$600,000),
after he had been listed at a base price of Rs 10 lakhs (about $15,000). Other
than Delhi, Rising Pune Super Giants, Gujarat Lions, and this years winners,
Sunrisers Hyderabad, contested to secure Nairs services. From being paid Rs 75
lakhs at Rajasthan Royals, Nair ended up as the third most expensive buy in the
uncapped category. The money was no doubt exciting, but more so was the prospect
of being in the company of Dravid, Delhis mentor and coach.Nair says he has
blindly followed Dravids advice from his days with Royals. Trust your own
ability is one such that Nair holds close. Dravid has said that it is his
temperament and qualities like the ability to pick length early that make Nair a
good prospect. Robin Uthappa, a senior Karnataka team-mate, says another of
Nairs strengths is that he sizes up field placements quickly, which helps him
find the gaps once he is settled. He is very shrewd and clever. He is very
driven to be successful, Uthappa says. Even in warm-up soccer matches he is
competitive and wants to win. He works very hard, very quietly. Very
disciplined. He is clear about what he wants to achieve and he is working
towards that.Nairs mettle is likely to be tested over the next month and a half.
He made his international debut in Zimbabwe earlier this year in the ODI series,
and he is now part of the Test squad for the first two Test matches of Englands
tour. He is favoured to take the spot of the sixth batsman, which has fallen
vacant after Rohit Sharma was ruled out due to a leg injury. KL Rahul and Shikar
Dhawan are recovering from injuries as well, which means the selectors will
probably retain Nair for the whole series. At some point he is likely to make
his debut.Nair is no stranger to adversity, and it has contributed to his focus
and steel as a batsman. As a ten-year-old I was facing 20-plus-year-olds, he
says. I did not know how to wear a thigh pad, so I did not wear one. Every day I
would get hit. That strengthened my mind and resolve. It moulded my inner mental
strength. Being a youngster, you are free, and I was playing with freedom.A
coach called Shiva was responsible for getting Nair to face men more than twice
his age. GK Anil Kumar, who has coached junior teams in Karanataka and has been
a batting coach for Karnataka A, credits Shiva with playing an important role in
Nairs career. Shiva might not have been big on technique, but he instilled the
mental steel in Karun even as a nine-year-old.Anil Kumar, who has coached Nair
since he was 13, says his biggest strength is the hunger for runs, a
characteristic he has seen from the days of age-group cricket. Nair has made a
habit of standing up and delivering in difficult circumstances. On vicious
turners he has bailed the teams out many times, Anil Kumar says. His specialty
is, if it is a fourth-day pitch which favours bowlers, he approaches the
challenge with an aggressive mindset. If it is a spinning pitch, he will sweep
on length, rotate strike.It is about adapting to the situation and that is where
Karun has done well.Does Nair have any insights into why he seems to find
himself in his element in these difficult situations where he is the last man
standing and largely manages to come home safe? I just see it as an opportunity
for myself to use that situation to my advantage, he says. Because the bowlers
are attacking at that point and if I am calm and I stay positive, I can get runs
and try and make a difference to the team. I can try and pull the team out of a
difficult situation.
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