silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Wait, he actually got into their first team and played? Not even a net session?
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Adrian Shankar
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four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
It's been altered. When I first looked yesterday he was aged 26.
Could they not have just checked his profile on cricinfo?
Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Bizarre situation, something which you'd imagine might've happen in an age without technology and the ability to cross check a player's credentials but not so much in the modern era. Even more odd that he still managed to make an appearance in both a one-day and first class match before this was revealed.
Reminds me a bit of this story about Australian Ken Burn: "In 1890 he was chosen for that year's Australian tour of England, as the second wicketkeeper behind the long-serving Jack Blackham. Burn waited until the team's ship reached the Red Sea before admitting that he'd never actually kept wicket before."
Reminds me a bit of this story about Australian Ken Burn: "In 1890 he was chosen for that year's Australian tour of England, as the second wicketkeeper behind the long-serving Jack Blackham. Burn waited until the team's ship reached the Red Sea before admitting that he'd never actually kept wicket before."
hick2010uk
Banned
We are a laughing stock
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Seems like the police are getting involved here. Shankar about to get a rude awakening
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
Unbelievable, Jeff.
I particularly liked this bit- "On the field Shankar is, at best, an ordinary player. After a decade in the game, he had a first-class average of just 19 and has passed 50 only once in 21 innings. He made 143 in the Varsity Match of 2002 (as a 17-year-old, if you believe his version of events) but, as Chris Scott, the Cambridge UCCE coach, said: "The bowling was unbelievably bad. He was a poor player and there's no way I would have recommended him."
Looking at the scorecard, it turns out Jamie Dalrymple opened the bowling. From a personal point of view, however, it's slightly depressing to see that his brother Simon's medium pace wasn't needed - even as they leaked 600+ - as it was more than good enough to pin me LBW the other night when we took on the Radley Staff...
I particularly liked this bit- "On the field Shankar is, at best, an ordinary player. After a decade in the game, he had a first-class average of just 19 and has passed 50 only once in 21 innings. He made 143 in the Varsity Match of 2002 (as a 17-year-old, if you believe his version of events) but, as Chris Scott, the Cambridge UCCE coach, said: "The bowling was unbelievably bad. He was a poor player and there's no way I would have recommended him."
Looking at the scorecard, it turns out Jamie Dalrymple opened the bowling. From a personal point of view, however, it's slightly depressing to see that his brother Simon's medium pace wasn't needed - even as they leaked 600+ - as it was more than good enough to pin me LBW the other night when we took on the Radley Staff...
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
BBC News - Police probe Worcestershire cricketer Adrian Shankar
It's bad enough given how poor the playing team has been for years but now this? sigh
It's bad enough given how poor the playing team has been for years but now this? sigh
Noble One
International Vice-Captain
It is bizarre side-story that he even found his way onto an IPL auction list.
Reading through the list of unsold players for IPL 2011, plenty of average first-class cricketers, but Shankar stands out as an oddity on that list. He has somehow sweet-talked his way into a small part of the most expensive cricket tournament in the world.
IPL 2011: Ryder, Kartik, Kaif go in re-bidding | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo
flibbertyjibber
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Almost spat my coffee all over my monitor the other day reading about this. How can they have been so stupid to get suckered like this and why the hell not look at Herefordshire/Shropshire as they are bound to have some quality youngsters who might be good enough/better than what Worcestershire already have?
This is a story that will be remembered for years.
This is a story that will be remembered for years.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
I've been reading an excellent investigative blog about this weird, sad case.
I wonder what Shankar is up to these days, IRL?
I wonder what Shankar is up to these days, IRL?
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I'd have advised him to grow a very bushy beard and change his name ...........
the big bambino
International Captain
To Moeen Ali ..?
igorbalis
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
The ali dia of cricket. Fascinating stuff. I didn't see another thread or it being discussed in the thread for random inconsequential **** like this so I rolled the dice baby and made a thread.
wisden.com
Cheers bye
The Adrian Shankar Files: What We Know And What We Don't Know... Yet
In The Adrian Shankar Files, Scott Oliver delves into Shankar's signing for Worcestershire, his attempts to crack the IPL, and much more.
wisden.com
Cheers bye
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
no atul sharma
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
also our eagle eyed members sort of spotted it at the time
Adrian Shankar
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere but what a bizarre story about a player faking his way to the top of the game.. Reminds me of Ali Dia County news: Exposed Shankar released by Worcestershire | Cricket News | County Cricket 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo
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