Tag Archives: Ashish Nehra

Couch Talk 176 with Javagal Srinath

Posted on November 6, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath talks about the changes to his bowling that were aided by the introduction of technology, the late start to his career, the loss of some fine young Indian fast bowlers, his memories of 2003 … Continue reading →

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Autobiographies

Posted on June 1, 2010 by thecricketcouch

Recently I came in possession of a few books on cricket, including a biography and an autobiography. That made me think what the titles would be if some of the Indian cricketers decided to put their lives on print. Irfan … Continue reading →

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O Bowlers, Where Art Thou?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by thecricketcouch

The fact that India could not defend a reasonably good score of 285 against a weak Zimbabwe team proves one thing that the followers of Indian cricket have long been aware of – the scarcity of match winning bowlers in … Continue reading →

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Fan unfair

Posted on May 28, 2010 by thecricketcouch

While being at a bar called “Shirley Heights” in Antigua and ordering a few shots of Bacardi 151 rum, my friends and I were pleasantly surprised to see, Adam Gilchrist was only at arm’s length, standing at the bar, ordering … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a chase

Posted on May 12, 2010 by thecricketcouch

Sri Lanka just wrote the coaching manual on how to chase down a target on a tricky pitch. SL needed to get 144 runs (of the 164 they needed to win the match outright) to boot India out of the … Continue reading →

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