tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post8668538234653229438..comments2024-03-16T08:40:32.311+00:00Comments on Different Shades of Green: Harsh?Brian Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-78347700474110912022008-04-03T14:51:00.000+01:002008-04-03T14:51:00.000+01:00Thanks, Som. I agree - the word 'narcissist' seem...Thanks, Som. I agree - the word 'narcissist' seems entirely appropriate.<BR/><BR/>I still wouldn't be surprised to see him bowling for Pakistan again before long.Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-43754410948630331762008-04-03T07:38:00.000+01:002008-04-03T07:38:00.000+01:00Excellent comment, King. Hoggard would probably h...Excellent comment, King. Hoggard would probably have squirted it away through the slips for four.Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-32052626485870705652008-04-03T07:07:00.000+01:002008-04-03T07:07:00.000+01:00Talent gone awry, I think that defines Shoaib Akht...Talent gone awry, I think that defines Shoaib Akhtar. Spoilt to the hilt and a narcissist to the core, he's a maverick entertainer nonetheless. The potential history-maker who preferred to remain history-sheeter.<BR/><BR/>Have a look at my piece on Shoaib in my blog Doosra. <BR/>http://gonewiththewindies.blogspot.com/2008/04/end-of-shoaib-enigma.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-45774204620763239342008-04-02T20:56:00.000+01:002008-04-02T20:56:00.000+01:00I reckon Hoggard could have done.He never gets his...I reckon Hoggard could have done.<BR/><BR/>He never gets his bat off the floor, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-5443554036944088632008-04-02T14:44:00.000+01:002008-04-02T14:44:00.000+01:00Yes, perhaps a bit of a misunderstood character, I...Yes, perhaps a bit of a misunderstood character, I'm not really sure.<BR/><BR/>What I am sure about is that he's just about the fastest bowler I've ever seen, with the possible exception of Jeff Thomson circa 1974-75.<BR/><BR/>The yorker which removes Fleming in the video is a perfect example -could any batsman, anywhere, ever, have played that?Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-81565982631576827202008-04-02T01:56:00.000+01:002008-04-02T01:56:00.000+01:00I assume that his past finally caught up with him....I assume that his past finally caught up with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com