Tag Archives: Ishant Sharma

Couch Talk 123 with Atul Wassan, Former India Cricketer

Posted on May 13, 2014 by thecricketcouch

Former India bowler talks about his playing career, lack of fast bowlers in India, the current crop of Indian pacers, watching Sachin Tendulkar get to his maiden century, amongst other things.   Atul is on Twitter: @cricketguru Download the episode … Continue reading →

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Tale of Dhoni and Two Sharmas

Posted on June 23, 2013 by thecricketcouch

Let me get the cliché machine cracking: A captain is only as good as his players. There is no amount of playing the hunches and strategizing that can substitute for a set of very good, skillful players. While Ricky Ponting’s … Continue reading →

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Discipline

Posted on December 8, 2012 by thecricketcouch

There is an episode of “South Park” where the kids are in a Karate class. While all the kids are following the instructions from the Master, Eric Cartman goes on his own tangent. The Master pulls him up and asks … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 48 with Venkatesh Prasad, Former Indian Cricketer

Posted on June 20, 2012 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, former India cricketer and bowling coach, and the current assistant coach for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Venkatesh Prasad, talks about his coaching stint with India, the role of coaches in cricket, the state of fast bowling in … Continue reading →

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Bowl That Maiden Over: Part I

Posted on June 17, 2012 by thecricketcouch

It is always said that, especially in test cricket, the bowling team needs to build the pressure for wickets to fall. More maiden overs are sent down, the batsmen come under the pressure and feel the need to be a … Continue reading →

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Hardworking Man

Posted on June 23, 2011 by thecricketcouch

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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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