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

What would he even do with pace like that?

The ball would just travel faster to the ropes. He bowls too much rubbish to be good at the international level consistently.
 
As long as itremains a wish only and he doesno try to actuallydo it with his physique, which is more suited to anything other than a fast bowler, he has myblessings.
 
ali2220 said:
I wonder how will Indians will respond if Ishant actually ever bowls a delivery close to 100 MPH?
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They will faint with shock and then claim that Ishant Sharma is the best fast bowler ever to play the game
 
ajithrocks said:
well.. please don't get me wrong here..

I feel it has to do with the basic attitude of people.. Pakistanis in general are aggressive, instinctive and spontaneous.. and indians in general are patient, methodical and calculative...

it refelects in their game as well. A fast bowler should have all the traits, all the fast bowling greats of Pak had those attributes (there might be a couple of exception).

Whereas to be successful in batting one need to be methodical and calculative, even sehwag has a method to his approach, he is very calculative and methodical. Pak batsman lacked this ability (there are exceptions like hanif mohammad, miandad, yusuf and abbas, but in general pak batsman lack these attributes)

Even the good bowlers that india produced like srinath and kapil, and spinners like dedi, prasanna, kumble and venkat are all methodical, they work slowly, set a batsman up and earn their wicket.

They waited for the pitches to wear out, and use the pitch to aid them.. where as even spinners in pak are not methodical, despite being highly talented they have the attitude of a fast bowler..

It is just my opinion, please don't take any offence.. some might say it has to do with gene and stuff.. I don't buy that argument..
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well said man, you have a logical point. We do have more naturally aggressive cricketers, thats why we see the unbelievable performances from time to time. I think we also do have the logical planning type cricketers, its just that we have more talented and aggressive cricketers then that, and the ones that are planners don't get their chances.

Nice post, your point was well noted!
 
ajithrocks said:
well.. please don't get me wrong here..

I feel it has to do with the basic attitude of people.. Pakistanis in general are aggressive, instinctive and spontaneous.. and indians in general are patient, methodical and calculative...

it refelects in their game as well. A fast bowler should have all the traits, all the fast bowling greats of Pak had those attributes (there might be a couple of exception).

Whereas to be successful in batting one need to be methodical and calculative, even sehwag has a method to his approach, he is very calculative and methodical. Pak batsman lacked this ability (there are exceptions like hanif mohammad, miandad, yusuf and abbas, but in general pak batsman lack these attributes)
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Very good points and post in general. I agree with what you wrote here, especially in regards to attitude differences.
 
I don't know what happened to him but he lost a lot of his pace, he clocked 153kph in Australia and now he can't even bowl at 130 kph.
 
Everytime this thread get bumped it just makes me a little warm and tingly inside.
 
ajithrocks said:
well.. please don't get me wrong here..

I feel it has to do with the basic attitude of people.. Pakistanis in general are aggressive, instinctive and spontaneous.. and indians in general are patient, methodical and calculative...

it refelects in their game as well. A fast bowler should have all the traits, all the fast bowling greats of Pak had those attributes (there might be a couple of exception).

Whereas to be successful in batting one need to be methodical and calculative, even sehwag has a method to his approach, he is very calculative and methodical. Pak batsman lacked this ability (there are exceptions like hanif mohammad, miandad, yusuf and abbas, but in general pak batsman lack these attributes)

Even the good bowlers that india produced like srinath and kapil, and spinners like dedi, prasanna, kumble and venkat are all methodical, they work slowly, set a batsman up and earn their wicket.

They waited for the pitches to wear out, and use the pitch to aid them.. where as even spinners in pak are not methodical, despite being highly talented they have the attitude of a fast bowler..

It is just my opinion, please don't take any offence.. some might say it has to do with gene and stuff.. I don't buy that argument..
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Good post.

Not to offend anyone but I find Indian Punjabis in general having the characteristics you are highlighting about Pakistanis in your post. If it has everything to with basic characteristics of community, there's no reason why Indian Punjab cannot produce a huffing puffing naturally aggressive bowler.
 
Good post ajithrocks

I am googling what makes people aggressive . Maybe researches can help us understand this . Guess what i found .......... and where ! :akhtar

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/warrior-gene-makes-people-aggressive_100146770.html

Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): People with the ”warrior gene” display higher levels of aggression in response to provocation, according to new research.

The study, co-authored by Rose McDermott, professor of political science at Brown University, is the first to examine a behavioral measure of aggression in response to provocation.

The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports the Science Daily.

Monoamine oxidase A is an enzyme that breaks down important neurotransmitters in the brain, including dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. The enzyme is regulated by monoamine oxidase A gene (MAOA). Humans have various forms of the gene, resulting in different levels of enzymatic activity.

People with the low-activity form (MAOA-L) produce less of the enzyme, while the high-activity form (MAOA-H) produces more of the enzyme.
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I must say Ishant Sharma has been my biggest disappointment after Umar Akmal.

When Ishant was new, I was so excited to finally see a genuine fast bowler from India.

Unfortunately, fast bowlers are not machines. Their bodies need rest. Too much international and Crappy cricket (IPL) is affecting the indian bowlers like Sharma, RP Singh, and Irfan.
 
All this regional and aggression talk is BS. Imran Khan was a shitty bowler before he went to England an played his cricket there. Imran's wits and England's playing conditions made him a fast bowler. Pakistani youngsters were able to have an iconic fast bowler in shape of imran. Every youngster wanted to be Imran. Hence the crop of Pakistani fast bowlers.

India has not been lucky in the fast bowling department. Their cricket icons were batsmen. That is exactly the reason why the have always had a great batting lineup. Every Indian kid wanted to be Gavaskar.

It should be noted that before Imran the Pakistan's pace attack was pretty shitty. They had swing but no pace. We had ridiculous times when Asif Iqbal and MAjid Khan used to open our fast bowling. People in that era were from the same regions of Pakistan as they are now.

India needs one Iconic fast bowler. Things will change for them.
 
MC said:
Good post.

Not to offend anyone but I find Indian Punjabis in general having the characteristics you are highlighting about Pakistanis in your post. If it has everything to with basic characteristics of community, there's no reason why Indian Punjab cannot produce a huffing puffing naturally aggressive bowler.
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Classifying indian punjabi's as such with these attributes is not right.. however.. it is true with Jaats.. out of the 39 arjuna awardees till date 22 are Jats (they constitute 2% of India's population). Be it Sehwag, saina nehwal are top sports person are from that zone. To me giving an attribute to a particular community is wrong, however this cannot be just a coincidence. Now coming to fast bowlers.. while the points that I mentioned matters a lot, the other thing is idols.. since the days of jaisimha people had batting idols.. but as far as bowling is concerned the best fast bowler is kapil who at best bowled at 130kmph.. that is not the case with pak.. from the early days pak had fast bowling idols to follow..
 
SA 1st inning

75.5Sharma to Kallis, no run, 96.2 mph, Nice crunchy cover drive but straight to the fielder.. He leaned forward to drive it to the off

75.6
Sharma to Kallis, no run, 81.9 mph, in the channel outside off, left alone without much fuss

:sami:13:
 
tahir_dj said:
SA 1st inning

75.5Sharma to Kallis, no run, 96.2 mph, Nice crunchy cover drive but straight to the fielder.. He leaned forward to drive it to the off

75.6
Sharma to Kallis, no run, 81.9 mph, in the channel outside off, left alone without much fuss

:sami:13:
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Hmm, could be, but then CricIndia would write a 2 paragraphs about it under the commentary
 
Not sure about 96, I saw Dhoni collecting his 80mph thunderbolts at shin high.
 
I have heard from well placed sources that Ishant has seen reality. He has now changed his target to bowl consistently at 100KPH instead. :nehra
 
was bowling pretty quick today, line and length was also good shame he got no wickets
 
Bowled one delivery that clocked 147 kph, was good to see, too bad he bowled one bad over, was electrifying in the first 3 overs
 
Ashraful_Rox said:
Bowled one delivery that clocked 147 kph, was good to see, too bad he bowled one bad over, was electrifying in the first 3 overs
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Was it in an IPL match?
I don't watch IPL so cant judge but unsurprisingly Indians are really fast on their home ground.
 
Ishant Sharma ... the right arm off spinner? abbey our spinners are quicker than Ishant, and he is dreaming of .... I just can't control my laughter when I saw this statement.
 
Faizan Lakhani said:
Ishant Sharma ... the right arm off spinner? abbey our spinners are quicker than Ishant, and he is dreaming of .... I just can't control my laughter when I saw this statement.
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the greif of a man is very long who has no hope
 
Still a weapon in tests, would like to see him in the squad for England test series ]
 
pakistandiehardfan said:
a 'weapon'. :)) Yes, same I'd love to see him in the squad, could do with a bit of moral phaintee and that's the end of his rubbish and slow career. :))
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He has the ability to bowl a real gpood spell in test matches when he's bowling his heart out and the ball is falling in the right areas. Yup, a real ^^weapon^^ for tests. You will find out when we play our next test series
 
This thread and the Misbah 99 thread should be merged.

The 100 Mph bowler Vs the ultimate stroke master. Epic.
 
wick94 said:
LOOL, try touching 90 mph consistently first. Then talk about 100.
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Would be a huge leap going straight from 60 to 90. He needs to take it step by step - aim for 70, accomplish that, go for 75, get it, try for 80, by which time he'll be 41 and the BCCI would force him to retire.

freelance_cricketer said:
Still a weapon in tests, would like to see him in the squad for England test series ]
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How in the good lord's name is he a 'weapon' in test? He average 37 FFS, is that really the criteria to be considered a weapon?
 
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Indian fast bowlers need to work on their physique if they want to go over 150. Ishant looks like a beanpole and just putting your "heart" into bowling won't make the ball go at 160.
 
Arcturus said:
Indian fast bowlers need to work on their physique if they want to go over 150. Ishant looks like a beanpole and just putting your "heart" into bowling won't make the ball go at 160.
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Amir and Gul are hardly Tarzan and they can hit 90. Need skill as well as power to hit 90mph.
 
Yes he did touch 149 again. He has been consistently fast in IPL. He wasn't that quick in South Africa I remember. He was bowling around 124 -130, quite an improvement in a short span of time.
 
Never lose hope A_R. Even in the dark days, rekindle the glory moments such as Bangladesh's win vs Australia in 2005.
 
Ashraful_Rox said:
Yes he did touch 149 again. He has been consistently fast in IPL. He wasn't that quick in South Africa I remember. He was bowling around 124 -130, quite an improvement in a short span of time.
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he might be still good enough to bowl 4 overs at that pace. but in tests and ODI he needs to bowl a lot more and he will not be picked up just to see some speed gun data.
 
tanzeel said:
Would be a huge leap going straight from 60 to 90. He needs to take it step by step - aim for 70, accomplish that, go for 75, get it, try for 80, by which time he'll be 41 and the BCCI would force him to retire.



How in the good lord's name is he a 'weapon' in test? He average 37 FFS, is that really the criteria to be considered a weapon?
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Aah, wonder what your thoughts are on someone who averages 34!!
 
cricketindiafan said:
Aah, wonder what your thoughts are on someone who averages 34!!
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I've seen that average go from 36 to 33 in 6 tests, I've also seen him bowl at 92mph and still not whine about bowling at 100 as opposed to someone who struggles to touch 65, and I have seen that guy go from nothing to the premier limited overs bowler in the world in 4 years so I rate him a couple notches higher than the mighty and tall Ishant Sharma. And I still don't call him a 'weapon' in tests despite the 4 run average difference.
 
Seems to have finally sorted out his wrist position at the time of the delivery. Bowling with a better rhythm than he has bowled in the last 18 months. But needs to be consistent and keep doing this far more frequently.
 
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hey, dont laugh him off, BCCI will pay the "Radar Gun operator" to show him clocking at 101MPH, then Indians will be boasting about the quickest bowler in the World Ishant Sharma ;)
These days BCCI, with money, can get all the records in their favor.
 
Its not about bodies, either you bowl fast or you dont. With muscle, you can get a yard faster, but thats all about it.
 
he defo looks good, if he remains consistent could earn a call up to the indian t20 squad
 
cornered-tigers said:
hey, dont laugh him off, BCCI will pay the "Radar Gun operator" to show him clocking at 101MPH, then Indians will be boasting about the quickest bowler in the World Ishant Sharma ;)
These days BCCI, with money, can get all the records in their favor.
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I have so much respect for BCCI.. they can go to any level to see Indian at the top...gotta admire their attitude
on the other hand we have PCB always tries to bring its players down..
 
Guy needs to hit the gym, pump some iron and pack on a few pounds. Simple.
 
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