How's my Bowling?

[UmarAkmals-fan]

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me bowling at 11:00

got hit for 2 massive sixes but was forgiven by my captain coz i played cricket after about 2 yrs :)) :afridi

[Gujar]

You look very promising. Your only problem is that you run in quicker then you bowl.

[Qelic]

if u were the guy with 99 number shirt ... ?


lose run up

left leg lending position should be straightened when delivering

delivering arm was leg stump directing

nice side on action

u require pace


.... u were looking rusty ... were u ?

[AZ]

not bad at all! a mix of Talha & Rao! :P

[kingusama92]

You were better than the first bowler.

Your release is a tad late, thus you were dropping it too short and got pummeled.

Pace is obviously an issue, but not everyone is blessed with that. :)

[haizen]

I'm just lolling at the guy who fell after the 2nd six in your over.

[KingOfDestiny]

:afridi at 14.30 secs

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

Your Like A Carbon Copy of Rao.

To increase your pace i would suggest that you point your left arm higher in your action.

You should also run in a little harder.

As Kingusama said you should release the ball a tad earlier so it isnt that short.

All in all though you seem pretty decent.

[Vegitto1]

tbh, quite a few things wrong but at least you don't chuck!

[pakistanbest]

very promising and good action, need some work on the run up, you bowl abit like Waqar in regards to your action :D

[Usman]

A bit like Rao Iftikar, in very, very, very, very slow motion! :)

[90MPH]

You have a nice low slingy action. You probably can get more pace with a longer run up but without the need of sprinting, just exploding right at the end. This is not for everyone though, it might work for you it might not.

Also work on your follow through once your action is completed, keep practising on this and you will add a bit of pace too.

[emclub]

Please call Junaid Khan back we have this guy

[AfghanCricketFan]

is it tape ball ?

if it is try yokers with tape ball works very well if you get it right :gul

[Down2Earth]

you need to use your wrist more, practice makes perfect :afridi

[Eagle_Eye]

For pace..... your trailing leg (back leg) needs to push through by the time you are about to deliver the ball and follow through. Its what we usually call rhythm and comes with practise. Pause it at 12.05/6 and you'll see.

What it means that aside from your shoulder you are not utilising your legs and the core muscles effectively. Bring them into play and you'll notice an increase.

[WithLoveFromCanada]

aray yeh tu rao hai apna

also lol @ 14: 47

Not bad, send this video to Zulqernain and ask him if he can keep your balls?...

[Omar Malik]

not bad at all! a mix of Talha & Rao! :P

AZ, after watching his bowling, you weren't that far off actually! :P

[Khabri420]

What's the name of your team? Khari Badshah or Sun Fu Kung :inti

[Vegitto1]

What's the name of your team? Khari Badshah or Sun Fu Kung :inti

:))):))):)))

or Pakhana Xi

[kkmix]

I will smack you for 6 sixes. no jokes, sucha halwa bowler. :P

[wasi90lk]

your bowling action is like kyle mills's bowling action.

[kkmix]

your bowling action is like kyle mills's bowling action.

He is better than you man, you are like the slowest bowler on the planet, you have a bangali blood :P.

[Amir]

Who the hell is your keeper? Kamran Akmal? That guy gives Kami some real competition!!!

And on a second note, who makes your jerseys? Boom Boom? :D (ok this joke would be funnier before they released the current WC jersey :P)

I think you should work on your slower balls and changing pace. Become like a Ian Harvey liek character.

[saeedhk]

Shahbaz(Pishabu) smacked you for 2 sixes...lol

[cricfan967]

Have the BCCI contacted you yet? :D

Jokes aside, you should bowl more full with tape ball, always a lot more difficult to play espc if you get those yorkers right :gul
Your pace is down but as KU mentioned not everyone possesses :akhtar kind of pace.

[Decipher]

Why u keep BANGING the ball into turf? That energy can be channelized towards generating more speed. And do to that, you will need to slightly change your action. Upper portion of your body has to drop back a little more before you swift thru the stride and deliver the ball.
Start practicing by standing at a spot (no run up) and practice your changed bowling action. Transfer your weight on the right leg, Lift your left elbow together with your left knee and bring your right arm down to the back of your right knee, and then swift thru the stride. No need to use a lot of force. Just train your brain to learn and get well versed with your updated action.

There are a couple of more slight things that I can talk about but lets start with this first.

[Desire]

Go sell "cholay" you cant play cricket let alone bowling!!

[LegendsXI]

You are like Mohammad Asif, without the seam, swing, pace or a general sense of cricket.

[kingusama92]

Go sell "cholay" you cant play cricket let alone bowling!!

You are like Mohammad Asif, without the seam, swing, pace or a general sense of cricket.

:))

That's harsh.

He wasn't really boosting himself to warrant being made fun of.

[AfghanCricketFan]

match fixing :amir
almost all bolwers 1st ball is wide what is the deal with that :butt

[kingusama92]

match fixing :amir
almost all bolwers 1st ball is wide what is the deal with that :butt

Mazhar used to practice his art on these grounds. :P

[AfghanCricketFan]

Mazhar used to practice his art on these grounds. :P

how many more life's you gonna ruin Mazheer ?

[PakPrince]

I think you're bowling way too short and your action is all over the place. And i think you should reduce the pace of your run up and make it slighly longer. Right now your speed is faster than the speed of the delivery which is never a good sign

[Friend786]

no pace !!!

[LegendsXI]

Was just kidding man. You need to put some meat on the shoulders and just keep on playing, im sure youll get better.

[sakss]

very rao like.....


why the hell is everythng being played on the leg side....as if the off side doesnt exist...

[Desire]

on the serious note. your bowling is good. keep it up. Thats pretty much enough for a tennis ball match. if you wanna increase pace and want ball to skid through then make less jump and put more shoulder in it.

[UmarAkmals-fan]

if u were the guy with 99 number shirt ... ?


lose run up

left leg lending position should be straightened when delivering

delivering arm was leg stump directing

nice side on action

u require pace


.... u were looking rusty ... were u ?

You were better than the first bowler.

Your release is a tad late, thus you were dropping it too short and got pummeled.

Pace is obviously an issue, but not everyone is blessed with that. :)

Your Like A Carbon Copy of Rao.

To increase your pace i would suggest that you point your left arm higher in your action.

You should also run in a little harder.

As Kingusama said you should release the ball a tad earlier so it isnt that short.

All in all though you seem pretty decent.

You have a nice low slingy action. You probably can get more pace with a longer run up but without the need of sprinting, just exploding right at the end. This is not for everyone though, it might work for you it might not.

Also work on your follow through once your action is completed, keep practising on this and you will add a bit of pace too.

For pace..... your trailing leg (back leg) needs to push through by the time you are about to deliver the ball and follow through. Its what we usually call rhythm and comes with practise. Pause it at 12.05/6 and you'll see.

What it means that aside from your shoulder you are not utilising your legs and the core muscles effectively. Bring them into play and you'll notice an increase.

What's the name of your team? Khari Badshah or Sun Fu Kung :inti
Khari Badshah
I will smack you for 6 sixes. no jokes, sucha halwa bowler. :P
hahahhaha good 1
Shahbaz(Pishabu) smacked you for 2 sixes...lol
we didnt play aganist shabaz ..he was playing for sham shui po if iam not wrong
Go sell "cholay" you cant play cricket let alone bowling!!

i did have cholay de rarhi but the police men took it awy from me :))


thx for the advice guys ..nice to see ppl taking out so many mistakes .i will write all of them down and inshallah will try to improve ..:yk

[ace4rmspace]

Some really childish comments by some posters. Lets see how many of you have the nads to put up a video of what YOU do and invite others to criticise, and that doesn't include sitting infront of a PC immaturely mocking other people.

Solid effort my friend. Regardless of the stupid remarks, take the positive suggestions onboard and work on them. Keep practising, keep trying and there is nothing you can't achieve if you really want it. Good luck!

[AZ]

^ exactly, some incredibly poor stuff.

keep it up UA-fan, ignore the wannabe coaches :vicky

[UmarAkmals-fan]

^ thank u very much ace4rmspace and AZ bhais ..god blesss u guys

[WithLoveFromCanada]

UA Fan, dont be disappointed on Veggito's post.

[UmarAkmals-fan]

UA Fan, dont be disappointed on Veggito's post.

naa bhai iam not disappointed at any comments ..i know the guys r just joking and i am happy to see ppl taking out so many mistakes ..it will help me improve :junaid

[UmarAkmals-fan]

a question for u guys ...can u guys tell whos the umpire ?

hint : he has destroyed pakistans middle order on 1 occation ..including the wicket of afridi

winner will get a free sony 37 inch tv :))

[AZ]

pata nai, Russell Arnold lag raha hai...

[UmarAkmals-fan]

^ wrong AZ bhai ..another hint ..hes a pakistani from multan :inzi:

[AZ]

pata naheen yaar, no idea.

did you have to bowl with the 7 step run-up in the match?

[UmarAkmals-fan]

nahi yar ..the tournement had a stupid rule that every team has to finish there 6 overs in 24 mins if they dont then with every 1 min 3 runs would be gifted to the batting side..thats why u see all of us in rush and taking up short run ups ..

[AZ]

ah ok, I'm sure your run-up otherwise is longer :akhtar

[UmarAkmals-fan]

yep :akthar:

and since no ones intrested in answering my question i will give the answer :))

the umpire is nadeem ahmed the hong kong left arm leg spinner

in asia cup 2008 he got the wickets of moyo younis khan afridi and 1 more guy i dont remember

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24230.html

[WithLoveFromCanada]

nahi yar ..the tournement had a stupid rule that every team has to finish there 6 overs in 24 mins if they dont then with every 1 min 3 runs would be gifted to the batting side..thats why u see all of us in rush and taking up short run ups ..

acha jabhi woh bacha gir gaya tha

[Theo_14]

As a county player (Glamorgan U16s) I'd like to point out a few things which you can improve on and hopefully develop into a better bowler.

As a left hand bowler I found it very difficult in my early days to pitch the ball up, and the only way I could improve that was to practice in nets consistently and actually just imagine in your head that the ball will pitch up and imagine as if there are 2 corns just infront of the batsman (off-stump) this scienctific thing has helped me alot, I found this weird and confusing at first but my coaches were 100% correct.

Another thing I have noticed is that when you are to release the ball, you seem to drift away to the right hand side, that's good tactic to use on some occcasion (especially towards the end of the bowling innings) as you may get movement but this also affects your balance which could lead the ball going all over the place.

I've noticed that you were bowling quite alot of short balls there - I'd say bowling short balls is a natural thing for you, it's what you are as I use to be a bowler who use to bowl alot of short bowls and always use to players screaming "pitch the ball up!", and one way to pitch the ball up is to lean forward when you are about to release the ball rather than drift towards the right hand side.

That's a couple of tips I can give you that have benefited me thanks to my county coaches, otherwise I enjoyed your bowling mate, hope you continue to play cricket and always pitch the ball up, that's a key thing in today's cricket.

[UP]

yep :akthar:

and since no ones intrested in answering my question i will give the answer :))

the umpire is nadeem ahmed the hong kong left arm leg spinner

in asia cup 2008 he got the wickets of moyo younis khan afridi and 1 more guy i dont remember

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24230.html
His fourth victim was :misbah

[UmarAkmals-fan]

As a county player (Glamorgan U16s) I'd like to point out a few things which you can improve on and hopefully develop into a better bowler.

As a left hand bowler I found it very difficult in my early days to pitch the ball up, and the only way I could improve that was to practice in nets consistently and actually just imagine in your head that the ball will pitch up and imagine as if there are 2 corns just infront of the batsman (off-stump) this scienctific thing has helped me alot, I found this weird and confusing at first but my coaches were 100% correct.

Another thing I have noticed is that when you are to release the ball, you seem to drift away to the right hand side, that's good tactic to use on some occcasion (especially towards the end of the bowling innings) as you may get movement but this also affects your balance which could lead the ball going all over the place.

I've noticed that you were bowling quite alot of short balls there - I'd say bowling short balls is a natural thing for you, it's what you are as I use to be a bowler who use to bowl alot of short bowls and always use to players screaming "pitch the ball up!", and one way to pitch the ball up is to lean forward when you are about to release the ball rather than drift towards the right hand side.

That's a couple of tips I can give you that have benefited me thanks to my county coaches, otherwise I enjoyed your bowling mate, hope you continue to play cricket and always pitch the ball up, that's a key thing in today's cricket.
thanks for the tips bhai jan ...out of all the tips urs are the best ..hopefully i will consentrate on them :amir
His fourth victim was :misbah

thx bhai :misbah

[Silencer]

Mr. UmarAkmals-fan, MashALLAH you look a great bowler and you bowled absolutely perfectly considering you played after few years.

A question for those who are mocking or making fun of you, please tell us how many test matches or ODIs have you played? For those who are saying you don't have pace, please ask them are they Shoaib Akhtar themselves? For those who are saying you don't have swing, ask them are you Mohammad Asif?

It would be better for those people to stay quite and not rather post than those who are talking.

I bet those who are talking crap don't even know how to bowl properly and those mocking you would be worst bowler/batter than you despite them playing cricket.

RAnt off!

[Silencer]

I will smack you for 6 sixes. no jokes, sucha halwa bowler. :P

You probably don't even know how to smack one six, let alone 6 sixes.

Why u keep BANGING the ball into turf? That energy can be channelized towards generating more speed. And do to that, you will need to slightly change your action. Upper portion of your body has to drop back a little more before you swift thru the stride and deliver the ball.
Start practicing by standing at a spot (no run up) and practice your changed bowling action. Transfer your weight on the right leg, Lift your left elbow together with your left knee and bring your right arm down to the back of your right knee, and then swift thru the stride. No need to use a lot of force. Just train your brain to learn and get well versed with your updated action.

There are a couple of more slight things that I can talk about but lets start with this first.

Finally a positive and good post, I fully applaud and appreciate Mr. Decipher, what a man he is!

Some really childish comments by some posters. Lets see how many of you have the nads to put up a video of what YOU do and invite others to criticise, and that doesn't include sitting infront of a PC immaturely mocking other people.

Solid effort my friend. Regardless of the stupid remarks, take the positive suggestions onboard and work on them. Keep practising, keep trying and there is nothing you can't achieve if you really want it. Good luck!

Thank you!

[DeadlyVenom]

Mr. UmarAkmals-fan, MashALLAH you look a great bowler and you bowled absolutely perfectly considering you played after few years.

A question for those who are mocking or making fun of you, please tell us how many test matches or ODIs have you played? For those who are saying you don't have pace, please ask them are they Shoaib Akhtar themselves? For those who are saying you don't have swing, ask them are you Mohammad Asif?

It would be better for those people to stay quite and not rather post than those who are talking.

I bet those who are talking crap don't even know how to bowl properly and those mocking you would be worst bowler/batter than you despite them playing cricket.

RAnt off!

Well said instead of encouragment people have criticised far too harshly. W

You looked decent UA fan considering the time you have spent away from the game. Take into consideration the posts giving tips and if you implement them then inshallah you will be a better bowler :D

[venomousx]

i was wrong to say that Rao is nobody's inspiration.

[KingKhanWC]

No bad at all and you have a nice action.

Why are you guys not playing with a real cricket ball? With respect cricket is not cricket unless you play with a proper ball.

[Theo_14]

thanks for the tips bhai jan ...out of all the tips urs are the best ..hopefully i will consentrate on them :amir

No problem. Just ignore some of the negative comments made here, I think they are a bit jealous ;-).

[UmarAkmals-fan]

Mr. UmarAkmals-fan, MashALLAH you look a great bowler and you bowled absolutely perfectly considering you played after few years.

A question for those who are mocking or making fun of you, please tell us how many test matches or ODIs have you played? For those who are saying you don't have pace, please ask them are they Shoaib Akhtar themselves? For those who are saying you don't have swing, ask them are you Mohammad Asif?

It would be better for those people to stay quite and not rather post than those who are talking.

I bet those who are talking crap don't even know how to bowl properly and those mocking you would be worst bowler/batter than you despite them playing cricket.

RAnt off!
thank u for ur support bhai jan ...hats off to u bhai :yk
Well said instead of encouragment people have criticised far too harshly. W

You looked decent UA fan considering the time you have spent away from the game. Take into consideration the posts giving tips and if you implement them then inshallah you will be a better bowler :D
thx bhai
No bad at all and you have a nice action.

Why are you guys not playing with a real cricket ball? With respect cricket is not cricket unless you play with a proper ball.
thx ..and we do play with the real hard ball .this tournement is only held once a year ..it was first organised by the hk government coz pakistani youth crimes suddenly increased a lot in 2007 ..so the gov organise this tournement to keep them away from crimes ..since then it has become a hit
No problem. Just ignore some of the negative comments made here, I think they are a bit jealous ;-).

i can feel them burning them inside when they see me bowling that inswing toe crushing yorker :)) :waqar

[LegendsXI]

No problem. Just ignore some of the negative comments made here, I think they are a bit jealous ;-).

To be honest, most of the guys probably thought that he was the first guy bowling in the video. If he had edited the video, im sure hed have gotten better responses.

[murphyslaw79]

UA Fan, nice video. As legends said, ignore the negative points and continue playing. Its for fun and better than sitting in front of a computer all day.

btw it may have been mentioned allready, but where were u guys playing? which country?

continue practicing. Sort your run up a bit, as you are reasonably composed at the point of release. good luck

[AZ]

To be honest, most of the guys probably thought that he was the first guy bowling in the video. If he had edited the video, im sure hed have gotten better responses.

he clearly wrote in the OP that he would start bowling at the 11 minute mark.

[Khabri420]

Good stuff UA's fan. It takes a lot to be able to take criticism, sure most of us would not put up a video of us playing cricket for the fear of being ripped apart.

It's good to be looking to improve, but most importantly just having a good time and enjoying the sport. :14:

[Prince_Pathan]

awesome ukf :19:

[Theo_14]

To be honest, most of the guys probably thought that he was the first guy bowling in the video. If he had edited the video, im sure hed have gotten better responses.

Why not read his whole post rather than watching the video first?, and he clearly hasn't edited his opening post either, the quote below me just adds insult to injury.....

he clearly wrote in the OP that he would start bowling at the 11 minute mark.

[Quick Single]

Your bowling looked pretty decent to be honest UAF, but I just think you could try to pitch the ball up a bit more, especially as you are playing with Tape ball.

Also you weren't helped that much by your WK. He let so many byes through.:kami

[LegendsXI]

Why not read his whole post rather than watching the video first?, and he clearly hasn't edited his opening post either, the quote below me just adds insult to injury.....

Well yes, thats the mistake I made, and judging by the response many others too. Most (like me) saw the thread title and watched the video.

I guess not everyone reads the entire op(kind of self explanatory really).

So my bad, appologies Umar Akmal's fan.

[12cavalry]

loving the keeper's sneakers :)))

[wasi90lk]

He is better than you man, you are like the slowest bowler on the planet, you have a bangali blood :P.

i was not saying i am better than him, all i was saying was his bowling action reminds me of kyle mills's bowling action. i was not talking about pace, only bowling action.

you are right, he is probably a better bowler than me. i do not even consider myself a proper bowler. i only bowl in street cricket, in club cricket i do not bowl.

[tanzeel]

No bad at all and you have a nice action.

Why are you guys not playing with a real cricket ball? With respect cricket is not cricket unless you play with a proper ball.
Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib, Gul, Amir and half a dozen others wouldn't exist without tape ball cricket.

[KingKhanWC]

Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib, Gul, Amir and half a dozen others wouldn't exist without tape ball cricket.

I wasn't dissing tape ball or windball etc but was pointing out that until you play with a cricket ball it's difficult to say if you’re a competent bowler.

Don't know if you have Tanzeel but I've actually played a lot of cricket and some players can't even hold a real cricket ball and therefore lose all control.

[kkmix]

i was not saying i am better than him, all i was saying was his bowling action reminds me of kyle mills's bowling action. i was not talking about pace, only bowling action.

you are right, he is probably a better bowler than me. i do not even consider myself a proper bowler. i only bowl in street cricket, in club cricket i do not bowl.

I almost smacked you for 6 sixes remember :)):))

[UmarAkmals-fan]

Good stuff UA's fan. It takes a lot to be able to take criticism, sure most of us would not put up a video of us playing cricket for the fear of being ripped apart.

It's good to be looking to improve, but most importantly just having a good time and enjoying the sport. :14:

awesome ukf :19:
thx guys
Well yes, thats the mistake I made, and judging by the response many others too. Most (like me) saw the thread title and watched the video.

I guess not everyone reads the entire op(kind of self explanatory really).

So my bad, appologies Umar Akmal's fan.

no need to appologise bhai ..its fun thread :yk

[tanzeel]

I wasn't dissing tape ball or windball etc but was pointing out that until you play with a cricket ball it's difficult to say if you’re a competent bowler.

Don't know if you have Tanzeel but I've actually played a lot of cricket and some players can't even hold a real cricket ball and therefore lose all control.

I have and all the tape ball experience was absolutely invaluable.