Venkatesh Prasad: If Akthar is the "Rawalpindi Express" then for many years Venkatesh Prasad, a key part of the bowling attack, was affectionately called "The Slow Bangalore Passenger That Is Currently Broken Down At Palakkad Station. Passengers approach ticket counter for refund please." Despite several key wickets, Prasad was not a pacey bowler but instead used a bewildering array of slow, slower and slowest balls to vex batsmen. In the 1992 World Cup he bowled a slow one to Wasim Akram that has not reached the batsman to this day. He was a pioneer of the "Intimidation" school of fielding whereby you do not run for the ball but merely try to stop it by looking at it gravely.
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RE:India's Great Prasad
by Aruna Deepak on Apr 07, 2007 07:10 PM Permalink
VERY TRUE HOW THESE FELLOWS ARE GOING TO HELP INDIAN CRICKET .......... ANYWAY CHAPPEL WUD BE A VERY RELIEVED MAN.....GOT HIS MONEY AND COOLY ESCAPED FROM THIS STUPID BCCI
a. bowl at less than 120 kph b. not bowl any bouncers at batsmen c. go back meekly to bowling run up if batsman abuses you d. get into unnecessary verbal duel with batsmen when you are getting hit for fours and get fines imposed on you e. not bowl opposition out when they are tottering wiuth 7 wickets down. basically not have any killer instinct at all f. just keep playing safe for a place in the next match instead of going all out as a bowler
