Uttar Pradesh pacer ImtiazAhmed, who bagged his maiden first-class fifer Friday against a star-studdedDelhi, credited his success to team mate and India bowler Praveen Kumar.
Imtiaz (5-52) and the seasoned Praveen(3-56) made the best use of the overcast conditions to skittle out Delhi forfor 235 in their first innings.
Imtiaz, who was playing his seventhfirst-class match, said tips from the street-smart Praveen helped him to makethe best of the morning conditions that was conducive for pace bowling.
"Praveen was telling me what to do allthe time. He was very helpful. He planned every dismissal. I followed what hesaid and the result is right in front of me," said the 26-year-old Imtiaz.
"Praveen told me to play to mystrengths and that is what I did. I swung the ball in the morning and thewicket supported me. It is a good deck to ball on. The ball carried well to thekeeper and I enjoyed that," he said.
Imtiaz said having a coach in former Indiapacer Venkatesh Prasad, also a former bowling coach with the national team, hashelped him.
"Skipper Suresh Raina was also very helpful. He just asked me tomaintain my line and length and that is exactly what I did. It is good when youhave senior players around you. Having Venkatesh Prasad as a coach is veryhelpful. He helped me with his vast experience," said Imtiaz.