how will our performans in BD be ??

[Chandan]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? The new bowling coach swings into action It's an honour, it's going to be exciting, says Prasad Vijay Lokapally The tour to Bangladesh would be a test of his skills to communicate and teach Venkatesh Prasad. NEW DELHI: He has kept himself trim and fit and can easily pass off as one of the players. He blushes when you ask him the secret of his youth but Venkatesh Prasad, 37, could well slip into the role of a bowling coach with elan, demonstrating what he wants to preach. Prasad and Javagal Srinath formed one of the most lethal opening pair of bowlers in Indian cricket. For his awesome potential, Prasad remained an under-achiever (96 Tests and 196 ODI wickets) but was known to strike on big occasions. The two tense World Cup matches against Pakistan in 1996 and 1999 saw him swing the contest with decisive spells. Elated The gangling fast bowler from Bangalore was elated at being appointed India's bowling coach. On his new role, he responded with warmth, "It's an honour to work with the team I have played for. It's going to be exciting and I am looking forward to this challenge. It's a step taken (by the BCCI) in the right direction and I hope my association with the team continues for a longer period of time." In times when the support staff plays an important role in shaping a team's approach, Prasad noted the significance of a bowling coach. "A bowling coach handles a specific department for the benefit of the team management as it is a specialised job, in making sure the bowlers deliver the goods. You need to exploit the huge talent within the team and it can best be achieved with trust, faith and understanding with the concerned player. It helps if the player is able to recognise his strengths and weaknesses and improve by making use of the technology. There is no room for excuses. A youngster has to have quality practice, a good physical training programme and adequate rest and recovery." Prasad has come through the grind, having worked with the juniors during their formative years. "There is plenty of talent and potential in the country and the responsibility for me is even greater as I travel across the country to spot the talent and harness them. I have worked with almost all the present set of young fast bowlers (at the National Cricket Academy). They are eager to learn and are willing to adjust and adapt to different conditions." Smooth transition Known for his patience, Prasad found the transition from playing to coaching quite smooth. He said, "To become a coach, one has to be a good listener, should have good communication skills and have the feel for technology. Once I quit playing, I concentrated on becoming a coach. I attended many coaching courses and learnt to understand and study the game. I really wanted to be a coach. How does he look at the job? "I am optimistic. I should be in a position to convince a player. Playing the game is one thing and teaching the nuances of the game is another. By now I have spent around five years in coaching different age groups at the NCA, India U-19's and the Karnataka State team. So the transition has been pretty smooth. I have so far enjoyed it just as I have relished bowling to different batsmen around the world in tiring conditions." Immediate task His immediate task is to prepare the bowlers best for the international challenge. "Being tough mentally and adapting quickly is the most challenging aspect for a bowler. You have to keep on coming at the opponents no matter what the situation. Adaptability concerns coming to terms with pitch and weather conditions, changing situations in the game, bowling to top class batsmen around the world. In England the length varies and if you are bowling at Lord's with the slope the line also needs to change, depending upon the end you are bowling from. The line and length vary again in South Africa or Australia or New Zealand. It's different from bowling in the sub-continent. The sooner a bowler adapts the better it is for the team and himself." Prasad has his plans in place. The tour to Bangladesh would be a test of his skills to communicate and teach, and get the best out of the bowlers.

[Chandan]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? Keeping fit is the mantra: Sachin Tendulkar trains with Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan at the Bandra-Kurla Complex on Wednesday. Agarkar??Which match will he be playing? :huh:

[MundaPakistani]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ??

Agarkar??Which match will he be playing? :huh:

Why was he dropped? he is young enough and certainly good enough to perform at the ODI level plus i also noticed that he was trying his level best in the field.

[gs]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ??

Agarkar??Which match will he be playing? :huh:

Training for endorsements maybe :chin:

[jf1gp_1]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? are any of the ODIs day and night ?

[Chandan]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? Conditioning camp from today Special Correspondent Shastri asks players to enjoy the game, stresses on positive attitude *Players to attend a session on dealing with media *Tight security at Eden Gardens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KOLKATA: The five-day conditioning camp of the Indian team for the tour of Bangladesh will start here on Wednesday. Save Dinesh Karthik, all the selected players are expected to be in the city before the start of the camp. The Tamil Nadu stumper, who is getting married in Mumbai on Wednesday, will join the camp on the final day, May 6. Skipper Rahul Dravid along with manager Ravi Shastri, coaches Robin Singh and B.K. Venkatesh Prasad, administrative manager Surendra Bhave, and other members of support staff arrived here on Monday and went around the Eden Gardens on Tuesday morning to see the facilities available. Two sessions daily Speaking to the media after inspecting the facilities, Bhave said the camp would be held in two sessions. The morning session would be devoted for general fitness drills and fielding practice while the afternoon session would be for nets. Even the Pankaj Gupta Indoor Centre has been readied in case the rain came down. According to the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Prasun Mukherjee, security had been tightened in and around the venue and no spectator would be allowed near the Club House. They could, however, enter the galleries from the northern end. Dealing with media It was also learnt that the players would be asked to attend a session on dealing with media to be conducted by an editor of a leading English news channel. A three-page diet chart has been prepared in consultation with the team's trainer and physio. Think-tank meets The team's think-tank met on Monday night for a two-hour session where Shastri asked the players to enjoy the game and stressed the importance of positive attitude. The early ouster of the Indian team from the ICC World Cup and its loss to Bangladesh would probably make this tour an important one from India's point of view. Bangladesh's win over South Africa in the Super Eight stage of the World Cup made everybody sit up and take notice of the country where the passion for the game runs as deep as in India, if not more. This is reason enough for India to take the upcoming tour rather seriously. It is also pertinent to mention that when India toured Bangladesh last time, it had lost an ODI. Hard decisions The World Cup debacle compelled the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to take some hard decisions and the National selectors responded by `resting' two senior players, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, and dropped Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar. The selectors have recalled opener Gautam Gambhir, medium pacer Rudra Pratap Singh, off-spinner Ramesh Powar and leg-break bowler Piyush Chawla. Bengal's Manoj Tiwary is the only new face in the squad. With an experienced Dravid at the helm, the Board has every reason to believe this team will not only deliver but also avenge earlier defeats. The team will leave for Bangladesh on May 7 and play three ODIs and two Tests. ----------- http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/02/stories/2007050203471900.htm

[THX_1138]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? If we dont leave Bangladesh after giving each bangla player a sore rectum, the team will have hell to pay. There should be no retribution, no moral victory or even compensation, nor should there be any consolatory victory for the banglafrackers... this ought to be bloody, painful and fracking punishment. shove the fracking bat up their asses and then twist it... yes, evidently i am upset...

[THX_1138]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? i must say that i am really happy to see robin singh and venkatesh prasad in the mix and involved with the team in some capacity. both these guys are players who were not very talented but made it as far as they did on the basis of sheer hardwork and mental strength.

[Chandan]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? Camp split to avoid the heat Kolkata, may 1: As expected, the conditioning camp for Indian cricketers, organised here to acclimatise for the Bangladesh tour, will actually be held at non-match times. The team management has decided to give Kolkata?s sweltering heat the skip at the five-day camp that begins tomorrow. Ravi Shastri, skipper Rahul Dravid & Co have come up with an interesting schedule -train in two batches, once in the wee hours, and once in the afternoon. Team sources pointed out that the whole idea is to avoid the city?s searing afternoon heat, and the decision was prompted after suggestions to this effect came from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). When the May 2-6 camp was first announced in mid-April, the BCCI had categorically explained that the reason behind picking Kolkata as the venue was because of the city?s challenging climate conditions in the summer are similar to those of Bangladesh. The players, meanwhile, started dropping in today in batches. Anil Kumble and VVS Laxman were the first to arrive, while Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and the rest arrived later in the evening. Of the 22-player contingent, only Dinesh Kaarthick was yet to arrive. It was learnt that he will join the camp on the fourth day of the 5-day camp, because he is busy with his wedding preparations. Amid strict gag orders from the Board, the whole think-tank had a close look at the facilities at Eden Gardens this morning. Shastri and Dravid, accompanied by fielding expert Robin Singh, bowling consultant Venkatesh Prasad, physio John Gloster and trainer Gregory Allen King, dropped in at the ground amid heavy police security, and scanned the four wickets done-up at the nets and the indoor nets and gym facilities. After the hour-long scan, the team?s administrative manager Surinder Bhave spelt out that the morning session?7.30am to 9am? would comprise fielding drills, gym, and physical fitness, while the second session would be the usual outdoor nets?from 4pm to 5.30pm. It means the players will get to cool off in the hotel during the heat. ----------------------------------------------- Avoid heat? But they'll have to play under scorching sun, isn't it?

[Chandan]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? Basic instinct After jumping hoops and crawling under tables for two years, this camp might actually be about cricket The five-day conditioning camp to prepare the team for India?s tour of Bangladesh gets underway in Kolkata today. And the think-tank ? now comprising of stop-gap cricket manager Ravi Shastri, captain Rahul Dravid, fielding coach Robin Singh, bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad, trainer Greg King and physiotherapist John Gloster ? met on Monday evening to take stock of the situation and lay down a plan for the camp, which we suspect will not be as ?progressive?, or in lay man?s term as comical, as the ones held under Greg Chappell. So all those looking forward to see Sachin Tendulkar jump through a hoop or Dravid emerging from underneath a table will be disappointed as the focus will be on honing cricketing skills and boosting fitness levels in the little time they have before leaving for Dhaka on May 7. The ever-optimist that he is, Shastri, we hear, will ask the boys to put the nightmarish days under Chappell behind and look to enjoy their cricket starting with the camp. The training sessions will be divided in two parts (morning and evening) to avoid the unforgiving Kolkata sun. King, who spoke at length in the meeting, minced no words while revealing the fitness levels of the players picked for the tour. According to sources, the South African trainer said that the players were ?nowhere close to the desired level of fitness required to play international cricket?. King, say insiders, will hand over an eight-page fitness drill to the players which they?ll have to follow come what may. Anyone failing to do so will be reported to the BCCI for further action. Short-term goals Dravid, who has been there and heard that numerous number of times, spoke on the way forward. The captain chose to stick to short-term goals and the immediate target will be to better handle the Bangladesh spinners, who proved to be a banana skin for the much vaunted Indian batting that landed on its back side during their group match in the West Indies. Dravid has apparently asked the Cricket Association of Bengal, the hosts for the camp, to provide them with ?as many spinners as possible? for the batsmen to improve their footwork against the slow bowlers. So much for the myth that the Indian batsmen are the best players of spin. The captain was also clear in his mind that the training sessions should specifically deal with improving cricketing skills. Field Marshals The two new comers, Robin Singh and Prasad, too chipped in with their suggestions. Robin, it seems, isn?t happy with the body language of some the senior cricketers and wants them to ?throw themselves around like Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif? and enjoy fielding like how they enjoy batting and bowling. ?Basically, Robin?s idea is that those Indian fielders who are placed inside the 30 yard circle should take a leaf out of Sri Lankan fielders? book,? the source said. ?Normally, the captain puts his bowlers in the deep to ensure they don?t get too tired chasing balls. For that to happen the fielders inside the ring should become like walls. But that is not the case with the Indian fielders who are too coy to dive around.? Prasad, it is learnt, will have separate nets for the seamers and spinners and look to give each of them individual attention. ----------- Well?

[talksport]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? I am going to skip this tournament

[King]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? They are making this series sound like India is getting ready to take Australia in world cup finals. I think media is giving space for anything and everything in the name of cricket. It is only a cricket camp for haven's sake :shrug: It is being cover much more rigorously than the world cup finals. I'm going to take this series a little easy.

[Predator_05]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? The media haven't seen much action since IND were eliminated from the WC, hence the bakwaas reporting

[Chandan]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? I swear, Pred. I wonder when we'll get to see sensible reporting!!!

[King Tendulkar]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? Fack it! I am buying in to the hype. Lets give those banglas the mother of all beatings :camper:

[Predator_05]

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I swear' date=' Pred. I wonder when we'll get to see sensible reporting!!![/quote'] The Hindustan Times aren't that bad.

[IBN]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ??

They are making this series sound like India is getting ready to take Australia in world cup finals. I think media is giving space for anything and everything in the name of cricket. It is only a cricket camp for haven's sake :shrug: It is being cover much more rigorously than the world cup finals. I'm going to take this series a little easy.

It won't be easy to beat BD.

[Chandan]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? Obviously!! :mad:

[IBN]

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are any of the ODIs day and night ?

No, all day matches only http://www.neosports.tv/tv_shedule.asp

[kabira]

Re: how will our performans in BD be ?? IBN, pls. introduce yourself in the introduction thread...how are you connected with IBN, if at all.