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By: greatbong

greatbong — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:32:35 +0000

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By: Tejaswy

Tejaswy — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:17:32 +0000

Hey great Bong,
Why do you not have a “tweet this” and “facebook this” link ???

By: Key

Key — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:56:15 +0000

reminds me of one of the comments made on prasad..

he has 2 variations in his bowling..one is the slow ball other is the very slow ball…

By: Arvind

Arvind — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:58:16 +0000

Prasad can be forgiven for his two spells against Pakistan in 1996 and 1999 world cup. He offered serenity to the blue billion with those spells.

But generally speaking, the man never made good use of his height and physique & got over obsessed with his slow leg breaks… He was Sanath Jayasuriya’s favorite Indian bowler.

He was one and the other half of the pace Merchant Javagal Srinath. Only very late in his career did he realize the importance of pitching the ball up to the batsmen. A commentator once wrote about Srinath’s bowling thus. He pitches short of length and nips the ball into the batsmen, at waist high.. this rules out bowled and LBW and only when he makes the ball move away can there be chance of an edge. Again Srinath dint use his pace and nip to great effect until late in his career.

The best part about this duo was they being promoted up the order for ‘Pinch Hitting’ and Srinath invariably being run out after facing few balls or giving a skier which the Paki fieldsmen accepted gleefully.

Thanks to John Wright and Dada, the frustrating matches of the 90s were put to rest and Team India started showing some resilience to pull snatch victory from the jaws of defeat…

By: arindam basu

arindam basu — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:43:17 +0000

Hi, is there a better way to get your book in the uk book other than infibeam – the book is for 139 and they charge c.830 for shipment – thanks! arindam

By: Hum Hain Raja Raj Karein | Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind

Hum Hain Raja Raj Karein | Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:34:32 +0000

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By: shouri

shouri — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:08:02 +0000

Methinks the Sharm-El -Sheikh thingie was a calculated move to prevent war with pakis and to push them to a fate much worse…actually live in pakistan..

[edited by GB] and nothing would please them more than india blowing them off the map and in the process losing half of India..

Thats easy..its much harder to go thru a lahore or karachi summer with power cuts 12 hours a day…rising inflation, unemployment, crime and fanaticism. Not to mention seeing people blown to bits every other fortnight.

The best revenge we can have against pakistan is to make them live there forever…..)

By: k

Sat, 08 May 2010 22:06:04 +0000

your views on pakistan are naive. stop making these Shiv Sena variety statements.

and all your fans don’t seem to notice…apart from one guy.

By: Holy Smoke

Holy Smoke — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:43:08 +0000

Prasad was surely one of a kind, however the guy who influenced me the most was Manoj Prabhakar – living example of some who can “jis thali mein khaye, usi mein ched karay”
And yes who can forget his great advertisement of status shoes, where he wears shoes around his neck – again showcasing how much a person can stoop low (both Physically and Morally) for money.

You write great, and I really loved your book (I bought it from flipkart, and not a re-recycled copy from Mumbai VT – it has your signature on it too).

Keep pouring

By: Anirban

Anirban — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:45:54 +0000

That Prasad-Sohail duel is etched in every Indian cricket-fan’s mind. I can forgive Prasad for all his shortcomings for that one performance.

Completely off topic, but I wonder if you have seen this.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4487927/never_seen_footage_of_mumbai_attack/