Atul Sharma

[pasag]

Nothing on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art?

 

[Jono]

Nothing on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art?

Nah man, he's not Rocky.

As I've said before... He's Ivan Drago

 

[pasag]

Drago never trained outdoors though, so your point doesn't stand

 

[Jono]

lol he bears a srtiking resemblance to the incredible hulk. Looks very vulnerable to injury. Also it worth noting that pace isn't everything, look how Flintoff got pwned int the IPL this year, you need variation. He doesn't look like he'll swing the ball too much either.

To be fair, no one has said he's going to walk in and own all batsmen.

People's reactions to this have been amazing. If he exists (and it seems he does), its just an interesting training story. He could flourish, or bomb. Not sure why its getting so many reactions from people though.

 

[Top_Cat]

"......even Rocky had a montage......"

You know what'd be awesome, though? Seeing him bowl in a match.

 

[Howsie]

My internet has screwed up so I can't watch the video, does it actually show him bowling.

 

[Smudge]

"......even Rocky had a montage......"

You know what'd be awesome, though? Seeing him bowl in a match.

Nah, what would be the point of that? We can't have him actually playing a reasonably serious game of cricket - that'd ruin the mystique.

 

[four_or_six]

My internet has screwed up so I can't watch the video, does it actually show him bowling.

Yes, a few balls in a net, with a very weird action. It says he's injured now, something about doing a shoulder injury in a practice match.

 

[Lambu]

You guys are fooling yourself if you say that isn't somebody special there..

 

[Jono]

Definitely. It takes someone special to kill Apollo Creed.

 

[Lambu]

My internet has screwed up so I can't watch the video, does it actually show him bowling.

Yes it does towards the end..off a shortened run-up though.

 

[Manee]

My God, he's built like Andy Bichel!

 

[Arjun]

What Indian FC team can he play for? Mumbai and Delhi are out because they're too congested. UP, TN and Punjab are out because their pace options are settled. Bengal, Rajasthan, Railways and HP have weak fielding support. Baroda have an opening, with only Munaf and Irfan as settled options, though Murtaza Vora is a regular. Gujarat have steady medium-pacers, no fast bowlers, so he can replace any bar Sid Trivedi. Saurashtra have a weak, pop-gun attack, but good fielding, so it's a tight issue. Maharashtra (Pune) is one place to avoid- so much resoruces, so little results, and they have serious management problems. Tamil Nadu have an opening, with only Balaji and Yo Mahesh settled. Karnataka don't have any major names bar the slow Vinay Kumar and the erratic Aiyappa, winner of the inaugural Scorpio Speedster. He's a lot faster (as shown in the video) than any of the Haryana bowlers (that's an easy guess), but they're settled with Joginder, Rana and Billa. He can lead the Hyderabad attack, given their pace strength. I've covered every Elite team and some good Plate teams, but the other teams in India are not likely to do much so he won't get noticed there.

 

[pasag]

What Indian FC team can he play for? Mumbai and Delhi are out because they're too congested. UP, TN and Punjab are out because their pace options are settled. Bengal, Rajasthan, Railways and HP have weak fielding support. Baroda have an opening, with only Munaf and Irfan as settled options, though Murtaza Vora is a regular. Gujarat have steady medium-pacers, no fast bowlers, so he can replace any bar Sid Trivedi. Saurashtra have a weak, pop-gun attack, but good fielding, so it's a tight issue. Maharashtra (Pune) is one place to avoid- so much resoruces, so little results, and they have serious management problems. Tamil Nadu have an opening, with only Balaji and Yo Mahesh settled. Karnataka don't have any major names bar the slow Vinay Kumar and the erratic Aiyappa, winner of the inaugural Scorpio Speedster. He's a lot faster (as shown in the video) than any of the Haryana bowlers (that's an easy guess), but they're settled with Joginder, Rana and Billa. He can lead the Hyderabad attack, given their pace strength. I've covered every Elite team and some good Plate teams, but the other teams in India are not likely to do much so he won't get noticed there.

Has to play grade cricket before FC, you'd think.

 

[Arjun]

Has to play grade cricket before FC, you'd think.

There's a chance that he may bypass that. After all, he's spoken of as someone special.

 

[pasag]

There's a chance that he may bypass that. After all, he's spoken of as someone special.

Then he should have no problem running through a few grade sides

 

[ret]

that clip is pretty good .... don't know how all that will translate in to performances on field but I hope that it does as Ind is short on express bowlers!

 

[cowboysfan]

What Indian FC team can he play for? Mumbai and Delhi are out because they're too congested. UP, TN and Punjab are out because their pace options are settled. Bengal, Rajasthan, Railways and HP have weak fielding support. Baroda have an opening, with only Munaf and Irfan as settled options, though Murtaza Vora is a regular. Gujarat have steady medium-pacers, no fast bowlers, so he can replace any bar Sid Trivedi. Saurashtra have a weak, pop-gun attack, but good fielding, so it's a tight issue. Maharashtra (Pune) is one place to avoid- so much resoruces, so little results, and they have serious management problems. Tamil Nadu have an opening, with only Balaji and Yo Mahesh settled. Karnataka don't have any major names bar the slow Vinay Kumar and the erratic Aiyappa, winner of the inaugural Scorpio Speedster. He's a lot faster (as shown in the video) than any of the Haryana bowlers (that's an easy guess), but they're settled with Joginder, Rana and Billa. He can lead the Hyderabad attack, given their pace strength. I've covered every Elite team and some good Plate teams, but the other teams in India are not likely to do much so he won't get noticed there.

what the heck?if he any good and as fast as advertised he will not play in FC cricket at all.
if he wow's everbody in the IPL then he has a spot in the national team-its that simple.
We have seen this before with players in the IPL before.

 

[Jono]

if he wow's everbody in the IPL then he has a spot in the national team-its that simple.

Say what?!

SilentStriker is going to eat you alive.

 

[Manee]

Say what?!

SilentStriker is going to eat you alive.

Probably unintentionally, but he's likely right. If he bowls consistently at 150kph, can you see the selectors choosing Praveen Kumar or Munaf Patel over him for the World T20? After all, they are not the sharpist knives in the drawer.