Venkatesh Prasad will be long remembered in Ejaz Ahmed's household. He is solely responsible for resurrecting Ejaz's career. Ejaz hit some of the biggest sixers in Sharjah when Venky was bowling.
What would Venky do ? He would button up his shirt until the collar bone and go back to his runnup.
Now, guess what ... the same Venky has suddenly become priceless and selected as the bowling coach. Wait till you see all our bowlers start buttoning up their shirts upto the collar !!!
RE:Button up boys ... button up ...
by ROHIT Ahluwalia on Dec 30, 2007 07:52 AM
well forgot about amir sohail just look at the 20-20 world cup and recent pakistan series of india u will get ur answer
RE:Button up boys ... button up ...
by ramprasad mantravadi on Dec 29, 2007 07:11 AM
So you Pakis still remember the thrashing he gave to Aamir Sohail in World Cup quarters. Good for us.
RE:Button up boys ... button up ...
by Shake Abdullah on Dec 29, 2007 08:25 AM
Brother RamPrasad Mantravadi ... are you from Hyderabad ? I have a very good friend of mine who shares your family name. His name is Akhil Mantravadi (Infosys). Are you related to him ?
It would be a great choice,he bowled with a short run up but he generated enough pace to trouble the best of batsmen.His pace was easily in mid-80s.He can be a very good coach to the likes of Munaf,Irfan,Ishant and Pankaj Singh.. I wonder if our bunch of BCCI morons understand that if we do well,we'll definately generate more revenue rather then stupid endorsements,television rights,etc
RE:Wasim Akram as India's bowling coach??
by SAMRAT ROYCHOWDHURY on Dec 29, 2007 01:17 AM
Well said Vandana! I hope the BCCI remove their ear-muffs or wake up soon. Wasim Akram would be THE choice if we are to do well in 'bowling'! He has been (indirectly) expressing his desire to do so for a while now. BCCI...........are you listening? Best wishes, SRC
RE:RE:Wasim Akram as India's bowling coach??
by Vijay on Dec 29, 2007 08:18 AM
Vandhana,
Akram was a tearaway pace bowler in the 80's -fastest ever from Pakistan. After his knee and shoulder injury and diabetic problems he curbed his run up but still with his massive shoulders he can generate great pace.
Read this stat in cricinfo fastest speeds recorded for Pakistani bowlers 1) Akram 2) Younus 3) Nawaz
I've watched Akram and Younis play in counties. Younus was known as toe crusher as he had fractured many Englishmen toes with his yorkers. Akrams bouncers were more lethal.
Akram lost his pace around 92 but he was sill terrific but unfortunately after Younus suffered from surgery he was never the same bowler again
This was what was happening consistently during last tour of Aus thus breaking the opening partnership soon. But this time there is no Agarkar and no late swing to trouble the opening left hander called Jacques who plays a bit like Langer.
RE:Langer lbw Agarkar
by Talisman on Dec 29, 2007 08:42 AM
Agarkar has one 5 wicket haul in a 10 years career. You want india to give him a chance again? Not enought perforamcne. Get real.
Valuble words of wisdom from a great bowler - Wasim Akram. Even Waqar gave some tips during the CNN-IBN chat during the tour and Allan Donald some time back wondered why our bowlers aint sticking to the basics.
From the info we are getting from these doyens its getting crystal clear the bowlers aint getting proper inputs.
Whats the role of Venkatesh Prasad then?
We all know he used to be a rubbish bowler bowling offbreaks and legbreaks in the pretxt of medium pace.
Really from where do BCCI recruit these imbeciles? Do they throw a drift net in all rotaries of the Cricket Associations and pick out a random idiot out of the pack?
RE:Venkatesh Prasad
by shakir hussain on Dec 28, 2007 11:58 PM
I agree cent percent with you dude...We always seem to get these tom, dick and harrys...
RE:Venkatesh Prasad
by ram on Dec 28, 2007 08:12 PM
BCCI picks up ONLY those crikters who toe its line...otherwise how wuld gr8 criketers like Prasad,Rajput,Chandu Borde etc etc. b working on Indian assignments??
...those who dilly dally like Vengy rake controversies at times and others like Kapil who r definetly not goin to cow down to BCCI will give a damn for them!!
....there r d REAL smart uns' like Shastri N gavaskar, who "play" the game well with BCCI!!
RE:Venkatesh Prasad
by Vijay on Dec 28, 2007 09:16 PM
Fair point Ram!
There was also news that Prasad has got some coaching badges from ICC and so he was deemed to be qualified coach.
Also great players do not always make great coaches although like Akram their intellectual analysis would prove invaluable tips that can transform an average bowler to a good bowler. Never in million years a junkee like Prasad can either grasp the concept or give such an advice.
There is also TA Shekar not a great bowler but the assistant coach to Dennis Lille in the MRF Pace foundation (nearly 18 years). TA Shekar has coached all pace bowlers starting from Srinath, to Ishant and all to have ever played for the National team after 90%u2019s. And also internationals (Vaas, Bond and many more). Whenever any of our bowlers lose their confidence (it happens often) they seek asylum at the MRF pace foundations looking upon at Lille and Shekar.
But Lille (not even Shekar) wouldn%u2019t come cheap. May be the cronies running the BCCI are looking for a contemptible option and a redundant thicko like Prasad should fit their bill fine.
Great advice from a great man. India should recognize that Akram can do good for India. If he can be assigned Prasad's post, it will be a huge bonus to the team.
Prasad himself was never a good bowler, wonder what he is teaching the team :)
RE:great advice
by krishnakanth on Dec 28, 2007 07:48 PM
India is lagging in batting think about batting..India bowled well in first innnings.If the batsmen made about 400 runs aussies were under pressure. India need batting coach..
RE:great advice
by ram on Dec 28, 2007 08:16 PM
@krishnakanth..agreed wit u on d point BUT off d 17 wkts dat feel in Aussie innings 10 were taken by spinners - WE ARE IN AUSTALIA, and not in India to have such performances frm our pacers.
RE:great advice
by rahul semwal on Dec 28, 2007 09:05 PM
You guys dont understand. He is a bowling coach for both Pacers as well as the spinners. There cant be a better choice. His speed was that of a spinner (even kumble was quicker) but he was a called fast bowler......sorry medium fast.... :-)
RE:RE:great advice
by YoBro on Dec 28, 2007 09:51 PM
Akram offered to coach India long ago in the bowling dept., but these idiots didn't take his offer.
RE:great advice
by Sundeep Nayak on Dec 28, 2007 11:55 PM
You guys Rock with your comments picking on Prasad, I always thought of him as the tall version of madan lal(spinner with a long runup)
RE:great advice
by Shake Abdullah on Dec 29, 2007 06:40 AM
Venkatesh Prasad will be long remembered in Ejaz Ahmed's household. He is solely responsible for resurrecting Ejaz's career. Ejaz hit some of the biggest sixers in Sharjah when Venky was bowling.
What would Venky do ? He would button up his shirt until the collar bone and go back to his runnup.
Now, guess what ... the same Venky has suddenly become priceless and selected as the bowling coach. Wait till you see all our bowlers start buttoning up their shirts upto the collar !!!
RE:Bowling coach
by Nameless on Dec 28, 2007 05:51 PM
Whether he accepts to become India's coach is another question. We should remove Venkatesh Prasad as India's bowling coach. He is making big time pace bowlers as pedestrian as he was.
RE:Bowling coach
by manjunath salian on Dec 28, 2007 06:43 PM
Akram is the best for the bowling coach, He had helped Irfan Pathan in past to become a stiker bowler.Same he is guiding to Zaheer and R.P. Singh. This signifies about interest towards job of Bowling coach. No doubt is a best swing bowler along with Waqar Younis. Time has come to take over from Prasad to Wasim.
RE:Bowling coach
by Nadeem Ahmed on Dec 28, 2007 08:46 PM
Bingo! It makes sense, since we have several young left arm fast bowlers. I hope BCCI can get their mind beyond the politics and appoint Akram ASAP. He should be given a short term contract.
RE:Bowling coach
by srinivas ravichandran on Dec 29, 2007 11:32 PM
What makes all you guys think that Akram will accept the offer to coach Indian bowlers , won;t the Pakis oppose it?
