How does Pakistan manage to find amazing swing bolwers so often? Right from Imran Khan - the inspirational leader, Wasim Akram - capable of bowling six different bowls in an over, Waqar Younis - the toe crusher, his reverse-swinging yorkers are an absolute delight!
The latest sensational bolwer who can swing a bowl yards is from the U-19 team from Pakistan, (which won this years WC tournament by beating India). Anwar reduced India to 9/6 in the finals using his deadly 'banana' swing.
Watch this and you'll know what I mean!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3885224323771684833&q=cricket+world+cup
Beware India! And way to go Irfan, Sreesanth, Patel!
The latest sensational bolwer who can swing a bowl yards is from the U-19 team from Pakistan, (which won this years WC tournament by beating India). Anwar reduced India to 9/6 in the finals using his deadly 'banana' swing.
Watch this and you'll know what I mean!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3885224323771684833&q=cricket+world+cup
Beware India! And way to go Irfan, Sreesanth, Patel!
1 comment:
Ravi,
I just finished "Pundits From Pakistan" and it has one chapter on Tape Ball Cricket prevalent in Pakistan. What they do is to cover the normal tennis ball with black insulating tape, leaving just a slit on one side of the ball. Thus, the ball starts to swing. And they say if you bowl with the light ball for long, it develops your bowling muscles.
Cricket in Pakistan is not dominated by Batsmen, like in India. As for Anwar Ali, I don't think he has the variety in his bowling. He has just one delivery, swinging in-cutter. That was more than enough for Indian U-19 though.
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