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Ultimate Pace Secrets by Ian Pont

Analyst Maaz

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IAN PONT is the coach who helped Bangladesh win 4-0 again the new zealanders and is the current coach of the Dhaka Gladiators!....and he is the coach that coached steyn while he was growing up and is the previous coach of Shoaib akther! 192780_10151045787975965_88464223_o.jpg i'll see if i can make him join ICF...... And he wrote this about indian fast bowlers... http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article2049196.ece India needs a fast bowling icon: Ian Pont Among his victims on debut for Essex were Viv Richards and Ian Botham, stalwarts of Somerset county cricket. Ian Pont blushes when requested to take a peep into the past when he made waves as a fast bowler on the English circuit. It is just memory now. But his passion for the game has continued. He is one of the most sought after coaches for fast bowling. His latest stint was with Bangladesh until the 2011 World Cup. Pont would never have imagined spending five days in Corbett, not sighting tigers, but honing fast bowlers at a camp organised by the Haryana Cricket Association (HCA). AMAZING FACILITIES Ūt was such a pleasant experience, the 49-year-old Englishman confessed. A call from the HCA secretary, Anirudh Chaudhary, saw Pont take the first flight to Delhi and off he was to Corbett. ŵhe facilities were amazing. A cricket ground in the middle of mountains, with great nets, good length run-ups. And the discipline of the players is unique to India. Ūn England, kids can get bored quickly because the pace of life is quite fast. I found the camp here very organised and well structured, said Pont, who has guided Shoaib Akhtar and Dale Steyn at critical stages of their career. But he lists the grooming of Catherine Dalton as his best advertisement. Å´he started at 80 kmph and is now bowling 128. Pont is convinced that India has the potential to unearth four of five bowlers who could bowl at 150 kmph consistently. He was impressed by the raw talent he saw at the camp. Å´ome had good action, I worked on the technical aspects and tried to keep it simple. If only India had a fast bowling icon, Pont insisted, there would have been a surfeit of speedsters. źour icons are mostly batsmen. It is different in Pakistan. There, most kids want to bowl fast. DISPARITY Pont drives home the point that there is a disparity when dealing with bowling and batting. As a coach, he observes, ÅÃatting is about technique where you won't let a kid bat wrongly. But you allow a young bowler to bowl as he wants as long as the line and length is fine. You don't want to change the bowling action but would quickly spot a batting technique error and insist on changing it quickly. That is the disparity I have seen as a coach. I don't think fast bowlers are born. Are doctors or engineers born? Known to work with fast bowlers, Pont believes the most important requisite for a fast bowler is the ÁÔize' of his heart. Ťontrolling the cricket ball is so important. I can give Steyn's example. In the sub-continent, he realised swing was more important. So, he looked to swing and took ten wickets in a Test (at Nagpur in 2010). Fast bowling is not just about banging it into the keeper's gloves. ARTISTRY ŵhere is an art to it and this World Cup saw some very smart fast bowling. We saw yorkers, slower ones, slow bouncers, bouncers, back of the hand stuff, wide of the stumps, there was great variation. That is fast bowling to me. For Pont, the ideal fast bowler is Brett Lee. Å©e is a line and rhythm bowler, correct biomechanics positions, timing, consistency, can swing the ball late, always in the right bowling position between the white lines. To me, coaching skills are very important. If the youngster wants to study intensely, nothing can stop him from achieving his goals.Ǽ
He did join ICF during the Atul Sharma days to defend himself
Tiger-Don Newbie

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WTH IS GOING ON??? I sent him a message asking if he could join ICf and he replied back with this: Please ask the administrators to do it formally if they want me to contribute. what dat mean?

msb1991 Apprentice

msb1991

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It means an interview. He will not join as a member because members abuse him. Members here do not know how to tread the line between friendly banter and being an absolute nuisance.

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MCcricket

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I have read Ian's book fast bowlers bible , it is pretty good,helps you understand the mechanics of bowling, he was himself a pretty good bowler and played county for a long time also he is an authority as far as bowling and working with bowlers and helping them improve, client list includes Gough, Shoaib, Steyn among others, seems to be a guy who speaks his mind and has an opinion as someone with his knowledge should have . He is working with Haryana team and hopefully at some point work with our bowlers specially up and coming bowlers,these days with advancement in technology it is easier to look at a bowler and analyse his action, chinks and how to improve and avoid injury then there is a psychological side as how to dominate over the batter and conditions.

Tiger-Don Newbie

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Guys, you gotta take it easy with this guy, cuz he'll either piss you off or you'll piss him off easily.....so just talk lightly with him....he did get in arguments with people in other forums and so on ....Just letting u know!

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I have read Ian's book fast bowlers bible , it is pretty good,helps you understand the mechanics of bowling, he was himself a pretty good bowler and played county for a long time also he is an authority as far as bowling and working with bowlers and helping them improve, client list includes Gough, Shoaib, Steyn among others, seems to be a guy who speaks his mind and has an opinion as someone with his knowledge should have . He is working with Haryana team and hopefully at some point work with our bowlers specially up and coming bowlers,these days with advancement in technology it is easier to look at a bowler and analyse his action, chinks and how to improve and avoid injury then there is a psychological side as how to dominate over the batter and conditions.
I love the fact he's been in India already. He has been working with Amit Mishra and Harshal Patel, too http://www.maverickscricket.com/what-the-stars-say.php

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