Kudos to Venkatesh Prasad

[Brainfade]

I am sure we'd be critical of him if the bowling, especially the pace attack, is bad. Now that they have shown up and delivered, he deserves significant credit. Thanks, BKVP, for a job well done.

[Ram]

Yes, Irfan was seen constantly mentioning his name on T.V. He seems to have done a good job. So much for those guys calling for Donald or Cooley to be appointed our bowling coach. Sometimes, the most low profile appointment can prove to be the most effective.

[Rajan]

Some of the seamers like Munaf patel , VRV lost their pace after joining the team and training for a few weeks with Prasad. from 145k, the speed came down to 135k. Prasad had never been a fast bowler, had generally bowled at less than 130k but with a tidy line and length. so, some forummers felt that the seamers who lost their pace were asked to concentrate on line and length by Prasad and advised to compromise on pace for accuracy, but eventually lost both! because on most pitches, where there is absolutely no assistance for swing, these bowlers become cannon fodder for good batsmen, if they dont bowl at 140k+. thats all.

[beetle]

Yes,he has done a good job. Our bowlers have ever looked better in the recent past ..... But I don't see much improvement in the fielding.

[msb1991]

Some of the seamers like Munaf patel ' date=' VRV lost their pace after joining the team and training for a few weeks with Prasad. from 145k, the speed came down to 135k.[/quote'] Dunno about VRV but Munaf's pace decreased way before Prasad's appointment as bowling coach. His pace was up a bit recently in the Pakistan series, hitting 140kph more than a few times. He would not be in favour of bowlers dropping their pace; contrary to his bowling style, he seems to encourage fast bowling based on interviews and the development of fast bowlers under his tutilage. Prasad has evidently done a good job. It is no coincidence that India's pace attack has been praised heavily in both England and Australia. The fact that he spoke to Lillee and that Akram has worked with Pathan makes me think that he is not afraid to ask for advice and this is the sign of a good coach who learns.

[Sachinism]

India prosper from Lillee's advice

Venkatesh Prasad, the former India new-ball bowler who is currently the team's bowling coach, has revealed his chat with Dennis Lillee, the former Australian fast bowler, played a part in India's historic win in Perth. Prasad, who had worked under Lillee at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, met him on the morning of the second day of the Test in Perth and learnt how his bowlers could utilise the conditions. "I was under him at the MRF Pace Foundation," Prasad said. "He's a fantastic person and has a great knowledge of fast bowling. He told me how to use the breeze. He said that was the best thing to do here." Prasad in turn passed on the advice to the Indian medium-pacers, who played a big part in Australia's first defeat in Perth since 1997. "It depends on the line each bowler is bowling," he said on the plan to use the Fremantle Doctor, the breeze at the WACA. "If you feel the breeze is blowing across and it's coming back a long way you need to bowl on the fifth or the sixth stump to get it to come back towards the off and middle stump. You need to gauge that out in the middle. "I've always been saying our bowlers are the best in the business. Almost all can swing it at a good pace. All have a great wrist and seam position at the time of delivery. With the breeze here it helped them more. They're usually bowling at 135-140 [kph] and swing it at a good pace. They trouble any batsman with their pace - not express but quick." Prasad, who toured Australia in 1999-2000, was happy his bowlers had stuck to their plans for each batsman. "The venue doesn't really bother us," he said. "For some batsmen it's about bowling full when they come in. For others it's about bowling outside off. I've seen a lot of batsmen not being comfortable against swing bowling and our bowlers have shown they can produce that anywhere in the world. They did it in England and did it here. We've done it in Bangladesh and India as well." The fact that a number of young Indian fast bowlers have managed to make an instant impact on the international circuit heartened Prasad. "The biggest difference between domestic and international cricket is in the mind. A good ball in domestic is a good ball here. But it's about adaptability, planning and execution. In India you play on pitches that aren't so encouraging to fast bowlers. A bowlers job is really hard and they don't get as much credit as the batsmen do in India. Considering the wickets we bowl on, they deserve a lot of credit."

source: cricinfo

[Anakin]

Whether Prasad is doing a decent job or not, they should invite Akram to have few sessions with IKP and other bowlers. I'm sure he'll be more than willing to help.

[Indus_Army]

Good stuff by Venki! At the time of his appointment, the popular opinion was that Srinath must have been the guy for the job. Good to see that Venki has fitted to the role very well and has driven the importance of line/length into our bowlers. Besides Venki, I think the entire support staff must be praised. In particular, Lalchand Rajput has been doing a silent (Yuvi comments aside), but efficient job since Shastri's brief tenure. Rajput has played a bit of international cricket and being an all-rounder himself, I'm sure he would have had something to offer.

[Cricketics]

when India won, and playerz were heading towards dressing room, i saw that delight on prasad's face congratulating the whole team and in a great enthusiastic manner he did shake handz with Ishant and hugged him.. ..

[Prudent]

hmmm...let's see how Indian pacers will perform in less friendly conditions!