Atul Sharma has done a runner

[King Pietersen]

FINAL thread on Atul Sharma - Indian Cricket Fans

Give the original thread a read if you haven't already. It's hilarious stuff, whether it's the real Pont or not. If it is, then this post is particularly funny:

HMMMM.... if I didn't know better, I would say that sree_india is Atul Sharma in disuguise - or someone who knows him.

Not only using phrases the same, but also the angle he's coming in from on this story. Well Atul, if this is you listen up.

My lawyers are tracking you through your US network (Aunt), IMG and Jeff Gorski and no hiding behind turned off and discontinured cell phones will protect you. I have someone in India RIGHT NOW looking for you. So keep looking over your shoulder.

:laugh

 

[manee]

Some of the most insane stuff, I have ever read, quite extraordinary.

 

[Leggie]

Meh. I knew it was too good to be true.

 

[Gilly Fan]

FINAL thread on Atul Sharma - Indian Cricket Fans

Give the original thread a read if you haven't already. It's hilarious stuff, whether it's the real Pont or not. If it is, then this post is particularly funny:



:laugh

This is the bloke that had a go at you on CW right? Has he commented about it on there?

 

[King Pietersen]

Yep, that's the bloke. Threatened me with legal action for posting stuff on CW that he did actually say, some bullshit about posting private conversations, utter rubbish. He had no legal leverage on me at all, if I knew it at the time I'd have probably have told him to get stuffed.
As for CW, he's not commented on the thread on there, be interesting to see if he does. Will be able to confirm that the poster on the Indian cricket fans forum is him.

 

[Jakester1288]

Just email Ponty from his mavericks cricket site or whatever and find out.

 

[Themer]

Sounds like a load of bs if you ask me but who knows, or cares for that matter.

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

LOL people thinking if he's even Ian Pont or not. Just check his IP FFS! :laugh

 

[blake]

Thanks for that Indian Cricket Fans Website King Pietersen.

Now at least I won't have to go searching for sites to troll.

 

[TheGreemSim]

I am so lost here, can some one tell me who this chap is. Some guy that s=claims to be able to bowl at 160 but I mean what's all this fuss about. What happened?

 

[SciD]

He is myth. Just like Osama.

 

[Skater]

I am so lost here, can some one tell me who this chap is. Some guy that s=claims to be able to bowl at 160 but I mean what's all this fuss about. What happened?

In real money Atul Sharma claimed to be able to bowl at 100mph.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Well, Sharma never claimed he could, Ian Pont claimed that Sharma could.


Basically, Pont was coaching Sharma to become an incredibly strong and fit cricketer, who had the bowling action very much like a javelin player, and who would be able to bowl 90 MPH very consistently, touching 100 MPH more frequently than any other quick, and being able to maintain that with as few as injuries as possible. Very unorthodox and very exciting, Atul was supposedly signed by Rajasthan Royals and was likely to play despite Pont warning that Atul hadn't bowled, or barely bowled, in match situations, but could bowl straight, pitch the ball, and keep it at 90-100 MPH.

As it turned out, he was injured around the time of the IPL, and has now done a runner.

 

[TheGreemSim]

Well, Sharma never claimed he could, Ian Pont claimed that Sharma could.


Basically, Pont was coaching Sharma to become an incredibly strong and fit cricketer, who had the bowling action very much like a javelin player, and who would be able to bowl 90 MPH very consistently, touching 100 MPH more frequently than any other quick, and being able to maintain that with as few as injuries as possible. Very unorthodox and very exciting, Atul was supposedly signed by Rajasthan Royals and was likely to play despite Pont warning that Atul hadn't bowled, or barely bowled, in match situations, but could bowl straight, pitch the ball, and keep it at 90-100 MPH.

As it turned out, he was injured around the time of the IPL, and has now done a runner.

Thanks for that.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Oh, just to add. This is all very confusing because Sharma left India for the USA to mean Pont, waiting tables to pay coaching fees, and was training for the last 3 years. How much money he could possibly con out of Pont to make 3 years of training, leaving his home, and giving up on a possible IPL contract for is anyone's guess.