Former Pakistan quick bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz is extensively thought to be the trailblazer of reverse swing.
Quick bowlers typically make use of reverse swing as a potent weapon to dismiss batsmen. All through historical past, Pakistani pacers have excelled on this artwork, with legendary figures comparable to Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, and Waqar Younis being its best exponents.
Nonetheless, the appearance of two new balls getting used concurrently in limited-overs codecs has considerably diminished the prominence of reverse swing.
Nonetheless, former Indian seamer Praveen Kumar lately made a fairly audacious declare relating to the strategy of reverse swing, notably in relation to former Pakistani quick bowlers.
Whereas Praveen shunned mentioning any names, he asserted that ball-tampering was a widespread follow employed to generate reverse swing, and this information was well-known inside cricketing circles.
“Everybody does somewhat bit. Pakistan bowlers do it a bit extra. That’s what I’ve heard. Now, there are cameras in all places. Earlier, all used to do it. And everybody is aware of as effectively. They’d scratch it from one facet, however one should know the best way to use that talent, too. If I scratch the ball and provides to somebody, one should have the talents to reverse-swing it. One has to study that,” mentioned Praveen whereas chatting with The Lallantop.
Former Pakistan quick bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz is extensively thought to be the trailblazer of reverse swing. Imran Khan subsequently honed this system to perfection, paving the best way for the formidable trio of Wasim, Waqar, and Shoaib Akhtar to hold ahead this legacy and unleash havoc upon their adversaries.
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