Laaloo Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Allan Donald, the former South African fast bowler, has said that if Sreesanth wants to play for India again he needs to change his habits. Donald, 42, who recently ended his term as coach at Warwickshire, the county where Sreesanth played earlier this English summer, was blunt in his appraisal of the fast bowler, saying it was high time he backed up his showmanship with bowling form. "Just in terms of his desire, and if he has got any ambitions of playing for India for a long, long time, he should his change his habits," Donald told Cricinfo. Donald arrived in India on Thursday and will shuttle between Delhi and Hyderabad as part of the commentary team for the Champions League Twenty20. He said he had recommended Sreesanth's name to the management at Warwickshire to make up for the absence of genuine fast bowlers like Brett Lee and Morne Morkel, who were busy on national duties earlier this summer. "He really bowled some good spells and got wickets in clusters of two here and there, and in terms of the outcome of the game it played a massive part," Donald said. Sreesanth started his campaign on a prosperous note, picking up a five-for in his first game. Thereafter, he continued with the good work, though he never hit full throttle, before returning to India with returns of 22 wickets in 10 games. Donald was well aware of Sreesanth's abilities with the ball and his excitable nature, having witnessed the Indian's spectacular performance in the Johannesburg Test in 2006, where he took five wickets and helped India to a dramatic victory. "We wanted someone who could overstep the line a little bit and we know how Sreesanth can do that. But I knew I could control him, and we chatted about it quite a lot." Donald said they had extensive talks about the training routine, and reckoned Sreesanth had plenty of areas to work on. "First of all, his training habits are not good and the way he goes on to the field need to change. Then, he doesn't put enough time on specifics." Donald also said Sreesanth needed to work on his attitude, and his tendency to lose the plot when things didn't go his way. "I know he is aggressive, he is passionate and I know he just boils over with emotions in the heat of the battle. There is nothing wrong with that but I just think sometimes he lets himself down." At the start of the Irani Cup last week, Sreesanth declared his intentions of working hard to keep himself calm. By the end of the game he had been fined 60% of the match fee for using abusive language against Mumbai's Dhawal Kulkarni. Donald said coaches and team-mates were bound to get frustrated with Sreesanth's temperament, and that he was likely to fall out of line with the team management as well. "It is frustrating in a way. I do have a problem with that because it is not the real him," Donald pointed out. "It is false in the way he conducts himself. You need to be in serious form to back your body language. Off the field he is a little kitten - he speaks the right thing, comes and says 'sorry for this and that'. But my message to him is he cannot come off the field and apologise. It is too late." Regarding Sreesanth's bowling technique, Donald has only one concern - that his front arm comes down too fast down. "He has got a slight technical glitch where he sits back and doesn't really use his front arm well, which makes him swing the ball a bit early." Source: http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/429032.html Link to comment
Sachinism Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Waste of time Mr Donald. That idiot won't learn. If he hasn't learnt in this time, I doubt telling him again will make a difference Link to comment
ViruRulez Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I always felt his habits is destroying his bowling capabilities. Now, it is almost confirmed after Donald said as he must have seen a lot of him in county cricket Link to comment
zubinpepsi Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 "It is frustrating in a way. I do have a problem with that because it is not the real him," Donald pointed out. "It is false in the way he conducts himself. You need to be in serious form to back your body language. Off the field he is a little kitten - he speaks the right thing, comes and says 'sorry for this and that'. But my message to him is he cannot come off the field and apologise. It is too late." ++ Link to comment
saneindian Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 LOL And what did Sreesanth tell everyone after his county stint with Warwiks (where Donald is the bowling coach), that Donald was highly impressed with him and didn't suggest him to change the way he plays his cricket! Link to comment
Cricketics Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 If he changes his habit, he won't be the kind of bowler he is. Stay the same Sree. Thats the reason why India loves you. Link to comment
chanakya Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 At the start of the Irani Cup last week, Sreesanth declared his intentions of working hard to keep himself calm. By the end of the game he had been fined 60% of the match fee for using abusive language against Mumbai's Dhawal Kulkarni. :haha::haha::haha::haha: Link to comment
Lord Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 If he changes his habit' date=' he won't be the kind of bowler he is. Stay the same Sree. Thats the reason why India loves you.[/quote'] I dont think so.i think he'll get better if he concentrates on cricket alone Link to comment
veer Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 If he changes his habit' date=' he won't be the kind of bowler he is. Stay the same Sree. Thats the reason why [b']India loves you. :cantstop::cantstop: Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 This interview has more information other than his attitude. Key thing he said was Donald said they had extensive talks about the training routine, and reckoned Sreesanth had plenty of areas to work on"First of all, his training habits are not good and the way he goes on to the field need to change. Then, he doesn't put enough time on specifics.". Where do these guys get training routine? I am sure they don't design a routine for themselves. Link to comment
Master Blaster Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Yup India loves SS, there's a reason hes no where to be found near the national team at the moment; we're gonna let the monkey loooooose in the next world cup. Link to comment
champ Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 this guy's all fake .. i like it when donald says 'he is a kitten' off the field :giggle: anyways i think more of this will set him right... !!! :--D [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjSN8b_0JLE]YouTube - India v Australia 2nd ODI Aus Win + Sreesanth Hit On Head[/ame] Link to comment
Master Blaster Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 worthless pos blocked 4 runs Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Cheap shots in the media by Donald. Amazing how evryone takes Donalds words as gospel on the matter Link to comment
Lord Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 ^ lol Donald is a legend n has recently coached Sree.why would he take cheap shots Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Talking in the press about players you have coached and slamming and criticising them to the media is disgusting and unproffesional. Donald should be ashamed of himself. Ian Chappell was a legend as well and look how he behaved. Donald being a legend bowler is irrelevant Link to comment
Lord Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Talking in the press about players you have coached and slamming and criticising them to the media is disgusting and unproffesional. Donald should be ashamed of himself. Ian Chappell was a legend as well and look how he behaved. Donald being a legend bowler is irrelevant hes not slamming Sree.he is saying wat everybody knows but few people refuse to accept:giggle:n hesnot his coach anymore I think u mean Greg Chappell there.wat i meant wen saying that hes a legend is he certinly knows wat it takes to be a good fast bowler Link to comment
champ Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 i support donald ... i see that donald is helping Sree rather than bring him down .. Link to comment
king2be98 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 You know the best part of the video is when Dhoni comes down with a smile on his face, he tries to cover it up, but can't. Great shot, was worth a 4, but the end result in Seesanth being floored is 100 times better. Link to comment
king2be98 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Cheap shots in the media by Donald. Amazing how evryone takes Donalds words as gospel on the matter Donald was a great great bowler, one of the finest in the world at his peak, he's accomplished a heck of a lot. If someone of his stature says that a certain bowler needs to control himself, then perhaps he's right. Guess what, Sreesanth is probably the most hated Indian crickter in the history of the game for his dispicable attitude and disrespect towards the opposition, he won't ever survive international cricket because of it. Link to comment
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