Atul Sharma

[rkt.india]

I believe he is still planning to make a grand entrance into cricket at some point' date=' for the meantime I think he was doing some modeling :dontknow:[/quote'] you are still at it.

[Number]

i cant understand y some of the ppl out here in this thread happen to be very anti-india. india' date=' always had the potential to produce a 170 kph+ bowler & now when we r about to do it, some of u ppl dont believe it. and before calling it a hoax, just remember that munaf has bowled at 152.1 kph once & ishant sharma bowled at 158.3 kph earlier this year and after few days, we will c atul sharma breaking the 170 kph barrier. atul sharma, along with ishant & zaheer will make a very unplayable fast bowling attack & we will be able to roll other teams for <150-200[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[1983-2011]

Full name: Atul Sanjeev Sharma Born: May 1, 1989, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Current age: 22 years 143 days Major teams: Rajasthan Royals, Uttar Pradesh Under-19s Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Right-arm fast DreamCricket: How did it all begin? Tell us about your journey to IPL. Atul Sharma: It's been a hectic few years. I spent six months at IMG in Florida, then University of North Carolina, back across to MCI training camp in the UK, out to Potchefstroom, home to Mumbai and then out to the AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) in Brisbane. My goal was to improve my ability to bowl fast and achieve Olympic level fitness. old interview: http://www.dreamcricket.com/community/blogs/usa_cricketer/archive/2009/05/19/meet-atul-sharma-first-ipl-player-to-have-trained-in-usa.aspx

[1983-2011]

:cantstop:

[Cricket Tragic]

B->B->B->

[1983-2011]

to become a cricketer, you practice in the cricket field,train in the gym and eat healthy food. not bloody spend fortune in fitness academies in USA and Australia

[Sid]

Ian Point, his coach will always be remebered for 2 things : 1) Atul Sharma 2) Butterfly ball Both of which never came :cantstop:

[1983-2011]

[Cricket Tragic]

Ian Point, his coach will always be remebered for 2 things : 1) Atul Sharma 2) Butterfly ball Both of which never came :cantstop:

[Stuge]

ATUL sharma "NASA" :hysterical:

[zep1706]

He will reach 40 in his pursuit of being fit and perfecting his javelin throw, then realize, "Geez, I didn't bowl a ball".:haha:

[ChanaLal]

Ian Point, his coach will always be remebered for 2 things : 1) Atul Sharma 2) Butterfly ball Both of which never came :cantstop:

I found this online: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMyAkM5M-J4]Projapoti "Butterfly" by Catherine Dalton - YouTube[/ame] Zaheer Khan is reportedly using it. The grip, pinched in the flinger tips, is certainly identical and the commentator says it is a NEW delivery. He never had this before the WC. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puHZ-BObuL0]Zaheer Khan Fantastic Return Catch Of Caremoon White In World Cup 2011 720p HD - YouTube[/ame] Not sure a coach can make a player want to play if he doesn't want to himself (Sharma). The fact that Brett Lee and now Zaheer Khan are using two of Pont's slower balls says quite a bit I feel.

[Jersey #10]

^Lol this is called the "butterfly ball"? I use this at least once every over I bowl in my league! It's my version of the "slower ball" or at least that's what I usually call it...:haha:

[Pagalpanti]

Isn't it like giving the ball a flight, like spinners do.

[msb1991]

I'm pretty sure Brett Lee's is done by holding the ball deep in the hand with a regulation grip and Zaheer's is the 'knuckle ball'. The butterfly ball looks to have flight in the air but it must be noted that Dalton is much slower than your average men's pacer and so her slower ball will be slower and also that a slower ball tends to look quicker than it is as the batsman scrambles to change their reaction.

[Late Cut]

it's simply a knuckle ball from baseball. No mystery there.

[msb1991]

it's simply a knuckle ball from baseball. No mystery there.

Zaheer's is a knuckle ball but the butterfly ball is slightly different.

[ChanaLal]

I'm pretty sure Brett Lee's is done by holding the ball deep in the hand with a regulation grip and Zaheer's is the 'knuckle ball'. The butterfly ball looks to have flight in the air but it must be noted that Dalton is much slower than your average men's pacer and so her slower ball will be slower and also that a slower ball tends to look quicker than it is as the batsman scrambles to change their reaction.

The Slob, which is the ball Lee bowls, is a Pont invention, and the knuckle ball isn't quite the same as The Butterfly. It's interesting to note Zaheer only started bowling this after the publicity about theButterfly. As a club bowler myself and a fan of new inventions, the slower balls are definitely unique. The Butterfly is almost impossible to grip :giggle: and I cannot control it yet. The Slob is an open hand sort of delivery that Lee has perfected from Pont's grip.

[nballa]

i distinctly recall watching a video of this dude flipping tractor tires and running up and down some stairs in a fitness display of epic proportions. he also had a bowling runup where his legs almost get into a tangle with each other. wouldn't be far fetched to assume his javelin throw runup caused him to trip breaking a bone or two and has been out of action ever since.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Some details about SLOB and Lee's video will be useful