OR past the sell by date OR perfectly matured.
A discussion on another thread (about Rashid and the right time to chuck him into the deep end) prompted this one. Thought it would be interesting to discuss the following:
1) The best time to blood youngsters (the Pakistanis do it soonest, while the English and the Australians do it latest)
2) The best way to do it -- a little bit of experience and a lot of talent or enough talent and a lot of annealing in the domestic set up
3) The difference for batsmen v. bowlers in terms of being baptized by fire, as it were.
4) Exceptional cases either way i.e. those who have done well and those who have clearly been traumatized
5) Teams that lost out on a generation of players as a result of national team strength and waiting too long (the Windies and Australia and the Indian middle order, for example)
6) Etc.
Personal anecdotes encouraged!
A discussion on another thread (about Rashid and the right time to chuck him into the deep end) prompted this one. Thought it would be interesting to discuss the following:
1) The best time to blood youngsters (the Pakistanis do it soonest, while the English and the Australians do it latest)
2) The best way to do it -- a little bit of experience and a lot of talent or enough talent and a lot of annealing in the domestic set up
3) The difference for batsmen v. bowlers in terms of being baptized by fire, as it were.
4) Exceptional cases either way i.e. those who have done well and those who have clearly been traumatized
5) Teams that lost out on a generation of players as a result of national team strength and waiting too long (the Windies and Australia and the Indian middle order, for example)
6) Etc.
Personal anecdotes encouraged!