WEAPONS OF WAR
Not art. Weapons. Each delivery engineered to destroy.
THE FLIPPER
“Skids through before they react”
SPEED CLASSIFICATION
FASTER than most spinners
NOTABLE VICTIMS
Bowled, LBW - trapped at the crease
THE TOP-SPINNER
“A spinner who bounced batsmen out”
SPEED CLASSIFICATION
Extra bounce from height
NOTABLE VICTIMS
Psychological warfare - unexpected lift
THE LEG-BREAK
“Not massive turn, but enough”
SPEED CLASSIFICATION
Accuracy over extravagance
NOTABLE VICTIMS
Edge to slip, beaten outside edge
THE SLIDER
“Arm ball that trapped LBWs”
SPEED CLASSIFICATION
Slides on with the arm
NOTABLE VICTIMS
Trapped in front - finger up
KILL METHODS
TEST WICKETS BREAKDOWN
619
SPECIAL DESIGNATION
Most LBW wickets by any spinner in Test history. The slider was his weapon of mass destruction.
AVERAGE STRIKE RATE
65.9
A wicket every 66 balls. Relentless precision.