Guest gaurav_indian Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Dada fuels 19-yr-old's passion for pace KOLKATA: When Agra's Pawan Sharma sneaked into a general compartment of a Howrah-bound train last Thursday, he had only one thing on his mind - to meet his idol Sourav Ganguly and persuade the former captain to give him a chance to bowl in the Knight Riders nets. On Thursday, Sourav gave the 19-year-old a chance to realize his dream. Trying to emulate his favourite bowler, Shoaib Akhtar, Pawan belied his wiry frame and worked up a fair bit of pace troubling most KR batsmen even as Sourav kept a close watch. So impressed was Sourav with the lad's display that he asked Pawan to postpone his trip back home and report at the nets again on Friday. Needless to say, Pawan, who has been roughing it out in Kolkata for the past few days, is elated. "I was planning to go back by today's (Thursday) evening train, but Dada asked me to stay back and attend Friday's nets. I don't know whether I will ever make it big, but I will forever remain indebted to Dada for this chance,” said Pawan, who read about KR's camp in newspapers and decided to try his luck. "After arriving in Kolkata, I parked myself in front of Dada's residence everyday from 10am to 6pm but the security guards didn't let me speak to him. On Tuesday, I gathered enough courage to call out his name loud enough to catch his attention and he stopped his car. After hearing me out, he told me to come to the Eden Gardens on Thursday,” said Pawan, about his adventure so far. Even though Pawan impressed all with his ability to bowl fast, he has been given no guarantees. He, however, has no regrets. "For me, it's enough that I could bowl in front of Ganguly and get his blessings. Had he asked me to keep bowling till 6pm, I would have happily done so,” Pawan said after a gruelling two-hour session. Given a bit of luck, the Class IX drop-out could well turn out to be yet another IPL wonder kid. Pawan, meanwhile, is keeping his fingers crossed. http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Dada-fuels-19-yr-olds-passion-for-pace/articleshow/4891789.cms Link to comment
Sachinism Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 :hmmm: its gonna be another :(( Link to comment
Guest gaurav_indian Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 :hmmm: its gonna be another :(( I dont think so. Its not Ian Pont its Dada.:orderorder: Link to comment
nospam Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Dada should be the coach of KKR and give youngsters a chance. Link to comment
Sachinism Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 But the lads name is Sharma :(( Link to comment
DomainK Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not a single quote from dada. It seems to be a PR stunt taking advantage of a photograph with dada. Judging by his height (standing next to dada), I doubt his abilities as a fast bowler Link to comment
rkt.india Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not a single quote from dada. It seems to be a PR stunt taking advantage of a photograph with dada. Judging by his height (standing next to dada)' date=' I doubt his abilities as a fast bowler[/quote'] shoiab akhtar is smaller than dada in height Link to comment
rkt.india Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 height does not bring pace in any bowler, look at fidel edwards, kamran khan, malinga, jerome taylor, all short guys Link to comment
cндябеяs Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 why is sahara on ganguly's shirt :hmmm: Link to comment
ShermanAve Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 height does not bring pace in any bowler' date=' look at fidel edwards, [b']kamran khan, malinga, jerome taylor, all short guys What happened to this guy? Link to comment
Guest gaurav_indian Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 What happened to this guy? Injured. Link to comment
Guest gaurav_indian Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not a single quote from dada. It seems to be a PR stunt taking advantage of a photograph with dada. Judging by his height (standing next to dada)' date= I doubt his abilities as a fast bowler Bowler is standing? Link to comment
rkt.india Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 What happened to this guy? he is injured Link to comment
Dinx - the Jinx Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I dont think so. Its not Ian Pont its Dada.:orderorder: Spot on mate... :hatsoff: dada :hatsoff: Jeeyo Dada.. Jeeyo Bong boyz... Link to comment
Dinx - the Jinx Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 A fairy tale.. hope he makes it big.. I believe in this more t han the Ian Pont / Atul Sharma joke... Link to comment
rkt.india Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 i dont think he will be that quick, may be around 135 to 140, not more than that Link to comment
Guest gaurav_indian Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 A fairy tale.. hope he makes it big.. I believe in this more t han the Ian Pont / Atul Sharma joke... :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up: Link to comment
Malcolm Merlyn Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hope this sharma turns out better Link to comment
Dinx - the Jinx Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hope this sharma turns out better better than what? Link to comment
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