From: d188sid@utarlg.uta.edu (S RAMACHANDRAN)
Subject: Re: Donald, Kapil and South Africa
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 04:18:00 GMT


Your Article Most Interesting...hope we get more stuff like this on R.S.C!

In article <00965147.97A502A0@vms.csd.mu.edu>, 9063iyerm@vms.csd.mu.edu writes...
> 
>The latest issue of Sportstar carries an interview with Allan Donald, the fast
>bowler from South Africa. I present a few excerpts to whet the hungry netters'
>appetites.
> 
>Q: Where did your education on fast bowling come from?
> 
>A: Mostly in England. I learnt to bowl on different pitches. I learnt to bowl
>different lengths. They always talk about English length because you bowl on
>different grounds. In my case, Bob Woolmer has been a tremendous asset and the
>biggest impact on my international career so far.
> 
>Q: How do you like being called one of the fastest bowlers?
> 
>A: Well, it's a tag which means people respect you. Wherever you go, people say
>he is quite sharp and they've got to look out for him. It is nice to have that
>tag. Of being the quickest bowler in the world. 
> 
>Q: Why do you always try to blast the batsman out, even in the one-day games?
> 
>A: I have always been an attacking bowler. At the moment, it looks like I am
>bowling far too straight. Especially against the Indians, you know. They are
>like jockeys. They whipe a lot(laughs). I need wickets very desperately now. I
>have had a lot of bad luck. Catches dropped and decisions going against me. I
>need a break.
> 
>Donald goes on to say Richard Hadlee is his idol, and should be the role model
>for every fast bowler. Donald says, whenever he finds himself in a rut, he goes
>back and watches Hadlee on video and imitates him. 
> 
>Donald is said to be very cool on and off the field. Never throws a temper
>tantrum, takes the bad decisions with the good. This Indian team, Donald says,
>is the friendliest team on the circuit. Indians are nice people, he goes on. 
>On the field, it is different. Each one plays the game hard. Off the field,
>helluva nice bunch of guys. 
> 
>Donald is a professional cricketer, does not work elsewhere. Works out every
>day, by way of sprinting and fitness exercises. No weight training or
>long-distance running for him, Says the body becomes stiff from these. 
> 
>The same issue contains an article on Kapil Dev by R. Mohan.  Mohan asserts
>that Kapil's outlook towards the game has changed considerably since the tour
>down-under. Whereas in Australia, Kapil apparently stayed aloof and distanced
>himself from team decisions after a few initial rebuffs, here in South Africa,
>Kapil is right in the middle of things. The board has made him an official
>member of the tour management committee, and Kapil is said to be affixing his
>signature on all team selections. Not only that, Kapil has introduced his
>professionalism into everything he takes up. 
> 
>The team's nets were transformed from lazy affairs into a tightly run ship
>under Kapil's stewardship. The way it came about was that while the team
>management was thinking of ways to make the practice sessions more meaningful,
>it was decided that each week, one senior cricketer would be in charge of nets.
>Kapil volunteered for the first week and set an example others are not trying
>to emulate. 
> 
>Next, Kapil was made the twelfth man for the four-day at game Centurion Park.
>Instead of just taking it easy, Kapil took the twelfth man's role very
>seriously and even made notes of every player's needs and took care to see that
>they were met. Drinks saw each player getting exactly what he wanted(no
>alcohol, I guess). Kapil's favorite slogan these days is said to be "Watan Ke
>liye"(for the country), after someone used the expression to describe the
>Pakistani players while the Indian players played "Apan ke liye"(bumbayya for
>"for oneself"). 
> 
>Kapil is said to have become more professional after studying Richard Hadlee's
>professional approach. But Kapil's desire to overtake Hadlee's record is no
>less intense, despite the respect he has for the great New Zealander. Kapil is
>now a part and parcel of the Indian team's management and brains trust, there
>is no second word about it, according to Mohan. Ofcourse, how much "brain" is
>going into the gameplan is anybody's guess. :--)
> 
>Thought I'll share these few interesting tidbits with fellow netters. Hope you
>enjoyed them.
> 
>-Murali
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