Iftikhar Rao

[imranrabb]

The Press Trust of India reports that there is a furious buzz centred around a young fast bowler named Iftikhar Rao, whose bowling action resembles Glenn McGrath's.He was in the training camp for the upcoming india matches.There is so much hype and they say he is pakistans next bowling hope

 

[imranrabb]

The Press Trust of India reports that there is a furious buzz centred around a young fast bowler named Iftikhar Rao, whose bowling action resembles Glenn McGrath's.He was in the training camp for the upcoming india matches.There is so much hype and they say he is pakistans next bowling hope

http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_data.../2004/MAR/085524_PAKIND2003-04_05MAR2004.html

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

A bowling action maketh not a bowler.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

The Press Trust of India reports that there is a furious buzz centred around a young fast bowler named Iftikhar Rao, whose bowling action resembles Glenn McGrath's.He was in the training camp for the upcoming india matches.There is so much hype and they say he is pakistans next bowling hope

Apparently Pakistan and India have more potential world class young bowlers than the entire world put together if you believe all the reports that seem to come out at about one per week

 

[yohanna]

Re: Re: Iftikhar Rao

Apparently Pakistan and India have more potential world class young bowlers than the entire world put together if you believe all the reports that seem to come out at about one per week

The report doesn't say that he is the next Glen, just that his action is similar to Glen. The guy performed well at domestic level and since Umar gul is down with injury, Rao is included in 16 man line up.

He won't even get a chance to play for Pak. Akhter,Sami & Shabbir will probably be in the playing 11.

 

[Richard]

Salvi and Rao both copying McGrath...
Let's just wait until any bowler talked-up as the next big thing for their country starts playing top-level cricket, then think about whether they're going to be anything in particular.
These "so-and-so" threads are getting a bit irritating.

 

[Armadillo]

A bowling action maketh not a bowler.

It can do

 

[Armadillo]

A bowling action maketh not a bowler.

It can do

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

It can do

1 in a million perhaps. Bowling is more than just an action. You need skill for one, mental strength another and of course good sense. Very few bowlers have all of these put together, whist many can copy a bowling action.

Look at Adam Sanford. He has a superb action in my view, but he's a crappy bowler.

 

[tooextracool]

just because his bowling action resembles glenn mcgrath doesnt mean he should get so much hype. its not just abt the action....does he bowl with the same pin point accuracy?, is he as tall as mcgrath? does he bowl with decent pace?

 

[imranrabb]

just because his bowling action resembles glenn mcgrath doesnt mean he should get so much hype. its not just abt the action....does he bowl with the same pin point accuracy?, is he as tall as mcgrath? does he bowl with decent pace?

He is the leading wicket taker in pakistan county cricket and is only 23yrs old.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

How many seasons has he been the leading wicket-taker for? If the answer is one, I wouldn't get excited.

 

[Richard]

1 in a million perhaps. Bowling is more than just an action. You need skill for one, mental strength another and of course good sense. Very few bowlers have all of these put together, whist many can copy a bowling action.

Look at Adam Sanford. He has a superb action in my view, but he's a crappy bowler.

McGrath's action isn't even a copybook one. It just happens that he's extremely accurate. Just bowling with his action won't mean you get his accuracy.
And it's accuracy you can't teach, otherwise everyone who ever picked-up a ball would be a Test-class bowler.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Very true.

 

[Bouncer]

Imran dude, first of all u are not a Mod at PM, so stop stealing the Avtar of someone else and using it, have u asked for any of pakistanimedia people before using it?

 

[masterblaster]

Imranabb I hate your avatar with a passion. I can assure you that, that incident wont be happening again.

:P :P :saint:

 

[ReallyCrazy]

just wondering...is it shoaib to Sachin?

 

[masterblaster]

Indeed it is

 

[imranrabb]

Indeed it is

Yes it is the first ball Sachin faced against Shoaib and it will happen again.

 

[masterblaster]

I think not!

:saint: :saint: