Monday, January 05, 2015
Cricketing lore - 1
Wasim Akram (the sultan of swing) is one of the best swing bowlers the world has ever seen. Playing the bowling combination of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis was the most challenging task for any batsmen. This was created by the bowling pair because of their capability to swing the ball both ways combined with pace.
During the India vs Pakistan Test series, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman had to face this bowling pair. It was difficult for the batsmen to identify the direction in which the ball swung. Also, Wasim Akram covered the ball with his right hand to conceal the side on which the shiny part of ball is present since it does't reveal the ball's swing direction.
Now this is what they have come up with to tackle the swing. The non striking batsmen sees the side in which shine is present before the start of bowling. He then puts his bat on the side in which the shiny side of ball is present. Based on this, the batsmen at the striking end would play.
The bowler along with ball's shiny side and the non striker batsmen are shown in the above figure. If the shiny surface was on the other side the bat would be in the other hand. If the non-striker was unsure of the shiny side, he would hold at the bat at center with both the hands.
P.S. The incident has been recalled by VVS Laxman in the post match analysis along with Wasim Akram during the 2014 India vs England Test Series.
During the India vs Pakistan Test series, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman had to face this bowling pair. It was difficult for the batsmen to identify the direction in which the ball swung. Also, Wasim Akram covered the ball with his right hand to conceal the side on which the shiny part of ball is present since it does't reveal the ball's swing direction.
Now this is what they have come up with to tackle the swing. The non striking batsmen sees the side in which shine is present before the start of bowling. He then puts his bat on the side in which the shiny side of ball is present. Based on this, the batsmen at the striking end would play.
The bowler along with ball's shiny side and the non striker batsmen are shown in the above figure. If the shiny surface was on the other side the bat would be in the other hand. If the non-striker was unsure of the shiny side, he would hold at the bat at center with both the hands.
P.S. The incident has been recalled by VVS Laxman in the post match analysis along with Wasim Akram during the 2014 India vs England Test Series.
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// posted by Rajasekhar @ 7:29 PM 
