A comeback for Hirwani

The talented Leggie had burst into the test scene with a record breaking performance against the west Indies in chennai in 1987.He picked up 16 wicktes as a bespectacled 19 year old and kept up his good form for the next few games.But yet his career failed to pick up pace and hirwanu played only 17 tests for India.picking up 66 wicktes.He last layed for India in November 1996 against South Africa.Many say the talented but moody leg spinner was not nurtured properply by the Indian cricketing establishment,Thus cutting his International careershort.But hirwani went on plying his trade tirelessly inthe domestic circuit till 2006.Accommodated asa national selector only 2 years after his retirement.Hirwani's experience and hard work in the domestic circuit will give hope to the fringe players.He is expected to be sympathetic to players who have toiled hard in the domestic circuit.