Bengal pacer Porel credits Dinda for his five-wicket haul

Young Ishan Porel on Sunday credited out-of-favour Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda for his five-wicket haul against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy semifinal here on Sunday.

Dinda, who is Bengal's second leading wicket taker behind Utpal Chatterjee, was suspended on disciplinary grounds on the eve of their match against Andhra and has remained out-of-favour since then.

The Porel-led young Bengal pace attack bundled out Karnataka for 122 despite the visitors boasting of a strong batting line up, including the likes of India opener K L Rahul, Manish Pandey and Karun Nair.

Porel, who returned with the figures for 5/39 in the first innings, said Dinda had advised him to focus on bowling in the right areas.

"I spoke to him last night and he asked us to bowl in a disciplined way. He told us, 'don't try too much, and just bowl in right areas and you will get wickets'," Porel said at end of day two.

"It definitely worked. I remembered what he said while bowling. He has so many wickets for Bengal on this wicket and has got a lot more experience," he added.

The 21-year-old, who is leading the Bengal pace department, said it's not an added pressure on him.

"We have been bowling well. If you see the Indian attack they back and applaud each other's performances. The same thing we are doing here. The hard work we have put in is paying off."
"He (Rahul) is a lot more calm and composed. He has got all the time to play the ball. He faces 140kmph bowling all the time. It was easy for him here."