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Ishant Sharma: "I want to bowl at 100MPH"

Romali_rotti said:
From reading this thread I am seeing lots of sour grapes who are getting moody cause an Indian has an ambition of bowling at 100 MPH. Just let it go people, it really isnt the end of the world. Take a deep breath count to 10 and just let it go, dont take it personally.
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Thats how it works an Indian cannot get inspiration from Viv(how dare he even thin about that) or dream about getting 100mph(how dare!) :D
 
Oxy said:
He just bowled a 110 KPH ball!!!!
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That was so phassht that Kandambi went to the dressing room, asked Sanath where to hit the ball of that length and then came back and smacked him for four.

Unbelieveable pace, mind blowing really.
 
Forget his ambitions, how did he touch 95mph in the first place? and we all know that he did touch 95.
 
I want to:
1.Throw a shoe at zardari
2.Bowl 75 mph
3. Open with Imran nazir

But I can't so I guess me and ishant are on the same track..:(
 
:))) , I have got nothing against Ishant babu here but some comments here are cracking me up .

Why I will applause him for his dream to bowl a 100 mph ball , surely that is my dream as well :) . I saw determination in him today but sadly it all gets ruined when I look at the speeds :( . Who knows this statement might fire up some youth to eventually become a great fast bowler :D .

One can dream whatever he wants .

For now , Only Atul is the man that I believe could bowl a 100 mph ball .
 
How do they measure the speed of a bowler? When the ball is in the air or when it lands and then skids on? I mean the pithes are very slow in SL and no bowler crossed 143 kmph today, and I'm sure the same bowlers will bowl much faster in South Africa when the ball skids on quickly.
Pls correct me.
 
siddharth said:
Thats how it works an Indian cannot get inspiration from Viv(how dare he even thin about that) or dream about getting 100mph(how dare!) :D
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I didn't know gods needed inspiration!
 
Two ways to look at it really.

The likes of Shoaib and Lee peaked in their bowling speeds in the mid 20's and thus you can say Ishant may be quickest in around 3/4 years time, if he improves his pace beyond his peak he could go close to 100 mph.

Otherside of the coin being that Irfan Pathan was quickest at around 20/21 and never got that pace back and now is randomly hovering in the 80mph region.
 
Wassixpakistani said:
:))) , I have got nothing against Ishant babu here but some comments here are cracking me up .

Why I will applause him for his dream to bowl a 100 mph ball , surely that is my dream as well :) . I saw determination in him today but sadly it all gets ruined when I look at the speeds :( . Who knows this statement might fire up some youth to eventually become a great fast bowler :D .

One can dream whatever he wants .

For now , Only Atul is the man that I believe could bowl a 100 mph ball .
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I did not authorize Ishant yet. So far I gave only Atul the permission to dream whatever. ;-)
 
Shoaib akhter wasnt fast in his early stages but he always tried to ball fast and furious.
 
Rizwan25 said:
I want to:
1.Throw a shoe at zardari
2.Bowl 75 mph
3. Open with Imran nazir

But I can't so I guess me and ishant are on the same track..:(
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You have better odds of making your #1 and #2 wishes than Ishant bowling 100mph in his lifetime.
 
siddharth said:
I thought Imran inspired these ''Gods'' :younis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb5AQ7IZCEk
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Thats a fail post if I ever saw one. We don't build shrines or temples of our cricketers and we don't bow down in front of them (indian batsmen excepted) and touch their feet. Some exaggerated title for an homage movie (which is quite a common practice) does not make a level playing field.
:younis
 
Good to see that he wants to break the 100 MPH barrier. Unfortunately, I don't think it's possible for him to ever hit those speeds again in his life. He is starting to show signs of becoming burned out and thus his pace is getting reduced.

If he wants to ever meet that goal (which I think is not going to happen) then he will have to start sitting out some games for resting purposes. Obviously, this is not something he will want to do thus I don't see him even getting close to the mark.

His bowling today was in the mid 130's and that's just poor for someone who has set his goals so high. Shuan Tait is probably the only guy right now who can break the 100 MPH barrier and he never plays.
 
McBoom said:
Thats a fail post if I ever saw one. We don't build shrines or temples of our cricketers and we don't bow down in front of them (indian batsmen excepted) and touch their feet. Some exaggerated title for an homage movie (which is quite a common practice) does not make a level playing field.
:younis
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I didn't know that there is temple for Tendulkar.I shall ask my Indian friends.Guys where is that temple?
 
McBoom :)))

And I believe Younis Khan is more likely to hit 90mph than Sharma is to hit 100mph :yk
 
siddharth said:
Thats how it works an Indian cannot get inspiration from Viv(how dare he even thin about that) or dream about getting 100mph(how dare!) :D
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I understand what you're talking about, but you have to admit some of the posts on this are quite hilarious.
Afridi_Fan said:
That was so phassht that Kandambi went to the dressing room, asked Sanath where to hit the ball of that length and then came back and smacked him for four.

Unbelieveable pace, mind blowing really.
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^^This one here is classic. :))):))):))):)))

And regarding Ishant's dream, the way he's bowling now cannot inspire someone to even wish he'd bowl 100mph, let alone inspire a "god". ;-)
 
shoib_superstar said:
if he hits a 100 mph
i will run around naked
thats how sure i am he wont hit it
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then get owned by andrew symonds..:P.
 
If he thinks he can achieve that feat, good for him. Sharma like any other quick bowler in the world has a chance to achieve 100mph if he work hard in the nets. Why some people here are so negative in your comments. Is it just because he is from India or there are other reasons???
 
^^"Veggies" and "Non Ghosht eaters" can't bowl Phaasst mate ;-). So much for the stereo types and still some guys blame others when subjected to the same tactics
 
saqlain said:
If he thinks he can achieve that feat, good for him. Sharma like any other quick bowler in the world has a chance to achieve 100mph if he work hard in the nets. Why some people here are so negative in your comments. Is it just because he is from India or there are other reasons???
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Because he barely bowls 85mph. And there is no way with that action and delivery stride he is going to gain 15mph out of nowhere. He is wasting his time even trying to get there in the nets or at any time.

It is comparable to Ben Hilfenhaus coming out and saying he wants to bowl 100mph. If the Hilf said that he would be rightly roasted by all and sundry because, just like Ishant, it ain't never going to happen.

Shaun Tait has never hit 100mph. Neither Brett Lee. They are yards faster than Ishant.
 
he was teammates with Akhtar in KKR, right? dunno what's wrong with Ishant then, he muist have touched 100MPH quite a few times in IPL matches :P
 
100 Mph? Hes having a laugh aint he!

90mph would be a struggle for him!
 
dani2k said:
^^"Veggies" and "Non Ghosht eaters" can't bowl Phaasst mate ;-). So much for the stereo types and still some guys blame others when subjected to the same tactics
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snow_leopard_pk said:
If he does hit 100mph, then it's a good advert for eating your daal.
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Now now, if some people find it offensive, let's not take it there.
 
Random Aussie said:
Because he barely bowls 85mph. And there is no way with that action and delivery stride he is going to gain 15mph out of nowhere. He is wasting his time even trying to get there in the nets or at any time.

It is comparable to Ben Hilfenhaus coming out and saying he wants to bowl 100mph. If the Hilf said that he would be rightly roasted by all and sundry because, just like Ishant, it ain't never going to happen.

Shaun Tait has never hit 100mph. Neither Brett Lee. They are yards faster than Ishant.
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But you have to admit, Hilfenhaus wouldn't get as much stick as Ishant, for some mysteriously unknown reason. :P
 
and lose the excess gold chains and stuff...that alone must be dragging his speed down by a few miles
 
lol, kasam se, looks like he's carrying a gift shop around his neck
 
Bouncer said:
What was his fastest today?
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I think the third boundary off Ishant that Dilshan smashed over the point fielder...that ball must have left Dily's bat at 200 MPH
 
No way is Sharma ever going to be able to operate in the 150 km/hr region. Sharma in my view has already reached his fastest possible speed i.e in Australia in 2008. India plays a lot of cricket, especially the IPL and Sharma has already over bowled himself beyond redemption. Plus his action is not really suited for express bowling, with that action he is mostly aiming to put the ball in the right spot.

Either he reduces his workload by sitting out of inconsequential games, be used in short, sharp bursts or he should just focus on line and length. I dont think he has reached a really fascinating speed in flat conditions, lets not forget that the 152 km/hr he generated was in Australia.
 
Ishant Sharma: I want to Bowl 100MPH
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Ishant himself wants to bowl 100 mph but his former bowling coach Prasad thinks people are expecting too much from him. How about Prasad telling Ishant --- not to expect too much from himself? :))

--- or this could be Prasad's way of saying: "You are expecting too much from me." :))

'We're expecting too much from Ishant' - Prasad

Venkatesh Prasad, India's bowling coach, has said it is unfair to expect too much from fast bowler Ishant Sharma while he remains relatively new to the international scene.

Ishant burst into prominence with a memorable Test series in Australia in 2007-08 but has struggled to find his lengths in one-day cricket in the last year. He averaged 31.48 and picked up 27 wickets in his first 20 ODIs. In 13 games in 2009, he has picked up 19 wickets at 31.42. The economy rate, though, has shot up from 5.34 to 6.19.

"People are expecting too much too early," Prasad told the Daily News & Analysis. "To become one of the best, you need about 8000 to 10,000 hours of practice in your career. That amount of practice will mean eight to 10 years. In tennis someone who is good at 21 would have started playing at 11.

"Usually we spot talent in cricket at 19 and by then that cricketer would have played for only three to four years. Ishant is an exciting talent but he is just 21. I started playing for India when I was 24. When you have played five years of domestic cricket you are more mature. We shouldn't judge Ishant too early. We need to give him a lot of time. We expect too much from somebody with too little international experience. We are expecting too much from those who are just 20-21."
Apparently Prasad has not heard of Mohammad Amer yet! :))

Prasad said Ishant's drop in form could be because of a lack in confidence. "We go gaga and when someone is doing well and then when he has a bad patch we say he has lost this and lost that. We also need to open our eyes to the fact that everything favours the batsmen these days. There has been too much pressure on him and expectations from every quarter." Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath also said the criticisms could hurt Ishant's confidence but dismissed the idea that he had to cut down his one-day load to improve.

Zaheer Khan's absence due to injury has weakened India's pace attack but Prasad said this was an opportunity for the other bowlers to step up. "Ashish Nehra has been impressive in his comeback. What has helped him is his domestic experience. The others like RP Singh, Ishant and Munaf. I think they have all got what it takes to win matches."

Some experts have commented on the drop in pace of young Indian fast bowlers after a season but Prasad said he had not advised his charges to do so. "There was never a single moment in my two-and-a-half years with the Indian team when I told them to drop pace. I tell them to be consistent. If there is some sort of a technical flaw in their performance that is where I come in and I handle the technical part."

http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/429351.html
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McBoom said:
Thats a fail post if I ever saw one. We don't build shrines or temples of our cricketers and we don't bow down in front of them (indian batsmen excepted) and touch their feet. Some exaggerated title for an homage movie (which is quite a common practice) does not make a level playing field.


:younis
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Bowing and touching the feet is a common Indian tradition of giving respect to your elders/or respected people. Just because you are ignorant of the custom doesnt mean you use it out of context. and what temples are you talking about?

As for popularity of Indian cricketers, I am sure your cricketers like Afridi are equally popular in your country
 
Going by prasad, you have to be close to your thirties when you start performing well on the international stage?

I dont agree with that. We have Aamer to prove it. Sure practice is important but talent can make up for it in buckets.
 
Stewie said:
Going by prasad, you have to be close to your thirties when you start performing well on the international stage?

I dont agree with that. We have Aamer to prove it. Sure practice is important but talent can make up for it in buckets.
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Aamer has played only 3 tests till now. Ishant looked pretty good in his first few series too and bowled very well in ODIs
 
Indiafan said:
Aamer has played only 3 tests till now. Ishant looked pretty good in his first few series too and bowled very well in ODIs
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Mate there is a huge difference b/w the intelligence level of Muhammad Aamer and Ishant Sharma and let me be honest there is not a single bowler in Indian lineup who can match his intelligence level (Infact there is a serious scarcity of intelligent cricketesr(especially bowlers) in the world atm)
 
muhammad saad said:
Mate there is a huge difference b/w the intelligence level of Muhammad Aamer and Ishant Sharma and let me be honest there is not a single bowler in Indian lineup who can match his intelligence level
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intelligent , my left buttock.Made a good debut as have plenty of others but could just as well stroll down Sami lane.Talk about being naive.
 
RexRex said:
intelligent , my left buttock.Made a good debut as have plenty of others but could just as well stroll down Sami lane.Talk about being naive.
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:)) :))

don't wanna talk about the right side?
 
muhammad saad said:
Mate there is a huge difference b/w the intelligence level of Muhammad Aamer and Ishant Sharma and let me be honest there is not a single bowler in Indian lineup who can match his intelligence level (Infact there is a serious scarcity of intelligent cricketesr(especially bowlers) in the world atm)
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Well at least our bowlers are intelligent enough to keep off drugs and trouble. BTW how did you concluse this (about intellignet level of Aamer being higher?)
 
Indiafan said:
Well at least our bowlers are intelligent enough to keep off drugs and trouble. BTW how did you concluse this (about intellignet level of Aamer being higher?)
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Seems that you got offended by the word intelligence. Indians are not better than Pakistan at everything.
Either Aamer is more intelligent or more talented than your Indian bowlers.

Out of the Indian bowlers i would say Zaheer Khan has some intelligence, but that took him a good 5 years to develop. The rest the less said the better.
 
hahahaha lol dream on sharma!!! i almost split the tea over my laptop reading the thread great stuff keep it coming keep me entertained ;)


ps. why are some indian posters acting like lil bitches calm down lads n face the facts :)))
 
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90MPH said:
Seems that you got offended by the word intelligence. Indians are not better than Pakistan at everything.
Either Aamer is more intelligent or more talented than your Indian bowlers.
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Even though, I did bring up Aamer in the Prasad article but it is way to early to say anything about him. He will be better than decent bowler in ODIs and T20s but in test matches, it is yet to been seen how he performs when he has to outwit the batsman in most cases.
 
JeeraBlade said:
Even though, I did bring up Aamer in the Prasad article but it is way to early to say anything about him. He will be better than decent bowler in ODIs and T20s but in test matches, it is yet to been seen how he performs when he has to outwit the batsman in most cases.
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I agree it is early and im not predicting he will become a Pak Great, but from what i have seen so far this Kid only get better.
Tests will take him a bit more time. As long as he doesn't drop his pace, keeps fit and has the right attitude he will become a good reliable bowler for Pakistan.
 
Like someone in the India-OZ Champions Trophy match thread said (I think it was Momo) he actually touched 100mph a few times, assisted by Twatson bat, to the midwicket boundaries. :D
 
Prasad said Ishant's drop in form could be because of a lack in confidence. "We go gaga and when someone is doing well and then when he has a bad patch we say he has lost this and lost that. We also need to open our eyes to the fact that everything favours the batsmen these days. There has been too much pressure on him and expectations from every quarter." Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath also said the criticisms could hurt Ishant's confidence but dismissed the idea that he had to cut down his one-day load to improve.
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Wasn't Prasad the one who said that his Indian pace attack was the best in the world halfway through the India OZ series in OZ in 2007? So much for putting pressure on blokes eh.

Wasn't this the article?

India has the best pool of pace bowlers

March 5th, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by admin -


By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The last five years have seen India produce pace bowlers with amazing regularity. And of late, each series has thrown up one or two newcomers, who have made their mark and have handled the new ball with quiet assurance. If the lanky Ishant Sharma was the find of the just-concluded series Down Under with his gutsy performance, it was Praveen Kumar who delivered the killer blow to the Aussies in the Commonwealth Bank Series finals.

The sheer strength of Indian pace attack can be gauged by the fact that despite the absence of Zaheer Khan and R P Singh from the ODI series, the others joined forces and rose to the occasion to stifle the opponents. Zaheer has been the spearhead of India’s attack for over two years since his dream comeback, but today the bench strength is such that he was not missed at all.

It may not be farfetched to say that India now has world’s best fast bowling attack, more importantly the pool has variety, youth and experience. They are ready to step in on a given day.

The competition is fierce and the rivalry healthy. Zaheer, R.P. Singh, Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Ishant, Praveen, and Pankaj Singh make for a great pool and with Pradeep Sangwan, Ajitesh Argal also around and vying for a place in the India team, it can’t get any better for India.

“It is the most successful attack in the last five years. The number of fast bowlers who have come up in these years is exciting. The bench strength is very good and more are waiting in the wings,” says T A Sekar, MRF Pace Foundation head coach.

“We always compared our pacers with Brett Lee, Shaun Tait and Shoaib Akhtar. But we have produced bowlers who can swing the ball at a decent pace and that is more important,” says Sekar.

The latest duo Ishant and Praveen have emerged as the new poster boys of Indian pace battery in Australia. The way Praveen handled the new-ball taking three crucial wickets makes Sekar feel, that the Uttar Pradesh boy should open the attack more often.

“He has the knack of picking wickets. Nobody expected him to take those wickets. He is a good swing bowler and troubled the batsmen with the movement. He has handled the new ball very well and showed that he has good cricketing brains,” he said.

“He is basically skiddy and does not give the batsmen much time. Dhoni was right to point out that because a wicket-keeper knows best about the pace of a delivery,” he said.

Ishant has grown leaps and bounds in Australia, making somebody like Ricky Ponting bite the dust with his pace and bounce. The spell in the historic Perth Test in which he got rid of Ponting after beating him any number of times is, perhaps, one of the best performances by an Indian fast bowler for a long time.

“Ishant has certainly bowled fast. He has touched above 150ks. He will have to work on his body and add some muscle. That will give him the strength long spells because he is going to play more now. He has to be careful about his physical strength,” says Sekar.

A decade back playing without a Javagal Srinath or current bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad was inconceivable just as it was unthinkable of an India side without Kapil Dev who showed the world that the country famous for its tweakers could produce pacers. Then came a period when Balaji and Ashish Nehra held sway, but they could not force their way back into the side like Zaheer after recovering from injuries.

But now things have changed. Truly, pace bowling has come of age in India.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/india-has-the-best-pool-of-pace-bowlers_10024403.html
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i want to hit six sixes against brett lee
climb mount everest
play for pakistan cricket team
and also want to make 17000 runs in next ten years

But I can't so I guess me and ishant are on the same track :inti
 
JeeraBlade said:
Even though, I did bring up Aamer in the Prasad article but it is way to early to say anything about him. He will be better than decent bowler in ODIs and T20s but in test matches, it is yet to been seen how he performs when he has to outwit the batsman in most cases.
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I think this is what I wanted to say. You put it much better
 
RexRex said:
not a single prasad quote in there , ozgod . u feeling alright today ?
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Actually it was this one:

ndian bowlers best in the world: Venkatesh Prasad


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Basking in the glory of the historic win in the third cricket Test against Australia here, a jubilant Indian bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad declared that the visiting side had the best attack in the world.

"I've always been saying that our bowlers are the best in the business," said Prasad.

"When you've got a good wrist and seam position, obviously the ball swings with the breeze here in Perth." "Second, they have got the pace as well bowling around 135kmh, sometimes 140kmh, so they can trouble any batsman, any batsman in world cricket today," he told reporters.

On yesterday's 72-run win which has brought the series alive, Prasad said the Indians succeeded as they stuck to the principle of KISS (Keep It Super Simple).

Prasad said India won because they banked on their strengths instead of trying to match Australian bowlers' speed.

"Anil (Kumble) has been stressing all along that we should follow the Indian strength which is to rely on seam and swing. There is no point in trying to be a Brett Lee or Shaun Tait," Prasad told reports.

"The best thing about Indian bowlers is that their seam and wrist position is always outstanding. It makes my task easier," he added.

http://www.samaylive.com/news/indian-bowlers-best-in-the-world-venkatesh-prasad/93196.html
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He should focus on bowling 50MPH consistently first.. :))).
 
Here are some tips for Ishant to get 100mph,

1) Go to a Hakeem and get some medicine if you get caught by ICC for doping just play innocent saying I do not know wht the medicine was as I am uneducated

2) Just go and throw the ball and if they caught on camera go on and say that u have ultra flexibility in your arm by birth and thats why u are able flex the arm like that ....

3) use some drugs and if u get caught play innnocent and say I will never do it again and ask to give one more chance ......

Hope the above tips works for Ishant .... :))
 
wiseguy said:
ps. why are some indian posters acting like lil bitches calm down lads n face the facts :)))
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You must be very new to PP otherwise you would not have to ask this question.
 
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wiseguy said:
hahahaha lol dream on sharma!!! i almost split the tea over my laptop reading the thread great stuff keep it coming keep me entertained ;)


ps. why are some indian posters acting like lil bitches calm down lads n face the facts :)))
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Lets keep the derogatory comments to ourselves now. This is a site for all ages.
 
Indiafan said:
Bowing and touching the feet is a common Indian tradition of giving respect to your elders/or respected people. Just because you are ignorant of the custom doesnt mean you use it out of context. and what temples are you talking about?

As for popularity of Indian cricketers, I am sure your cricketers like Afridi are equally popular in your country
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We do not worship cricketers as deities (nauzobillah).

:afridi
 
wiseguy said:
hahahaha lol dream on sharma!!! i almost split the tea over my laptop reading the thread great stuff keep it coming keep me entertained ;)


ps. why are some indian posters acting like lil bitches calm down lads n face the facts :)))
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It's all good fun, like sledging between friends. :D
 
Everyone here has understood wrongly what Ishant said.................

"I want to bowl 100 mph" .....................................which he has achieved already

MPH = Metres per hour.................
 
This is preposterous! How can he even dream about this?!

No one, and I mean NO ONE, can take that mantle away from my boy ATUL SHARMA!
 
RexRex said:
intelligent , my left buttock.Made a good debut as have plenty of others but could just as well stroll down Sami lane.Talk about being naive.
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When you challenge Sachin the world most amazing batsman and eventually ended up getting him on a unhelpful surface it just reflect your intelligence level and keep your left butt with you otherwise it will ended up being chopped like your right butt :)
 
muhammad saad said:
When you challenge Sachin the world most amazing batsman and eventually ended up getting him on a unhelpful surface it just reflect your intelligence level and keep your left butt with you otherwise it will ended up being chopped like your right butt :)
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Many rookies including Hengry Olanga has got Sachin out the first time he faced them
 
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