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Need for speed - Mean & Vicious
by ACM on Jun 15, 2007 09:16 PM

Shankar Panday - I read one of your posts again and I think the words you used "mean & vicious" are the qualities needed (and that can come from any diet). Maybe the inherent Indian sense of non violence and moderation comes in the way of potentially talented young quick bowlers turning into blood thirsty quick fast bowlers. No fast bowler's resume in history read "a fast bowler and a gentleman" and no fast bowler was that to a batsman. Maybe someone like Srinath who could go 140K as need even just before retirement could have been a genuine fast bowler if he had that frame of mind. Anywasy, the new lot are really sorry when it comes to speed. Every one of Zak, Nehra, Agarkar and Srinath from WC2003 were quicker than the quickest we have now - namely Sreesanth (others in contention being Munaf, Irfan, Ishan, Bose, RP Singh).

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