BENGALURU: A few seasons ago, V Koushik was dropped from the Ranji Trophy probables. The KSCA selection think-tank deemed him too old — he was approaching 30 then. Another argument with reasonable justification was his lack of pace — his fastest hovered around 130kmph. But a crucial factor the selectors often missed was that the mechanical engineer used precision and discipline to make up for his lack of pace.
Koushik forced his way back into the team with a happy combination of solid performances in the state league and the unavailability of other pacers. Over the past two seasons, he has become the third cog in Karnataka’s pace attack with Vidwath Kaverappa and Vyshak Vijaykumar taking the top two slots.
