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(Thanks Rahul for this piece) This Guy From India Bowls/Spins Exactly Like The Legendary Sri Lankan Off Spinner, Muralitharan, Forces Batsmen To Dance!!
Since its inception in the late 80s, the game of Cricket has
garnered a tremendous fan following. For countries like ours and Pakistan, it
has taken a form of a Religion, with the rabid fans treating their favorite
cricketers as Gods! Legends like Sachin, Warne, Lara and numerous others have
carved their names in the history books as the absolute best.
But there’s one another name that needs to be mentioned
while debating on who’s the very best. His name?
Muttiah Muralitharan.
Murali bagged more than a thousand wickets in International
Cricket over the course of 2 decades, and there’s doubt that anyone will ever
be able to break his incredible record of 800 wickets in Test Cricket. Murali
was surrounded by controversy throughout his legendary career, courtesy his
unique bowling action, which was deemed by some as a ‘chuck’, but eventually he
was given a green flag by the ICC after performing several tests on his action.
His unique bowling action was the result of a defective arm
and allowed him to bowl lethal spins, earning the title of “The Magician”! His
action is something which no one will be able to mimic.
Those were my thoughts before I stumbled upon this Youtube
video. The video features a guy in his mid 20’s, practicing in the nets. The
guy is bowling exactly like the man himself, Murali! But wait, he’s not only
bowling like Murali, he’s also being able to deliver lethal off spinners,
forcing the batsmen to dance uncomfortably on the pitch on a couple occasions!
Is this the 2nd coming of Murali? Watch and
decide for yourself.
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