From Cricinfo:
Have a lot of respect for this guy - he was one of the pioneers of Indian fast bowling, which in itself isn't saying much, but he was a quality bowler with good pace (remember watching him go up to 148 kph, some say he'd hit 150). Not like some of those sissy pie chuckers that India has been producing lately (Ishant, Shami, Stree, Goshami, Ashami, etc).