As the bowler moved in, Bradman revealed two more idiosyncrasies.
Tendulkar waits for the bowler's delivery like a martial arts black belt ready to parry an opponentmoving quickly into position, flashing his bat to guide the ball where he will.
For Murali, together with Australia's Shane Warne, the one bowler who challenges the Sri Lankan for the title of the greatest bowler of all time, has changed the face of the game .
South Africa's Steyn passed fit for West Indies clash CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn has been passed fit for Friday's winner-takes-all Champions Trophy Group B clash against West Indies in Cardiff. A side strain kept Steyn out of South Africa's opening two matches of the tournament, but he bowled at full intensity in the nets on Thursday, a statement from Cricket South Africa said. The winner of Friday's match will join ...
June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Chicago bowler of the half-century When bowling was big and Chicago was the bowling capital of the world, the greatest bowler in Chicago was Paul Krumske. And there’s one story about Paul Krumske they always tell. During one close match, Krumske suddenly keels over on the lane, grabbing his chest and gasping for breath. The match stops. Medical help is summoned, and Krumske is revived. He gamely declares that he will go on. By ...
June 13, 2013 - WBEZ 91.5 Chicago
Cricket-South Africa's Steyn passed fit for West Indies clash CAPE TOWN, June 13 (Reuters) - South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn has been passed fit for Friday's winner-takes-all Champions Trophy Group B clash against West Indies in Cardiff. A side strain kept Steyn out of South Africa's opening two matches of the tournament, but he bowled at full intensity in the nets on Thursday, a statement from Cricket South Africa said. The winner of Friday's match ...
June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports
Stuart MacGill in AFP Unfortunately now my time is up,MacGill said in a Cricket Australia statement. "One of the treats for a bowler playing Test cricket is that you have a champion bowling up the other end. Bowling with some of crickets all time greats such as...
Ross Emerson in Herald Sun You couldn't compare his record to Shane Warne's,Emerson said. "No one ever doubted the legality of Warne's action. Murali was a great competitor and a great bowler, but a lot of the time he just didn't bowl within the law."
Stuart Broad in Sportinglife.com In my career I'd like to become a strike bowler and a new-ball bowler for England, but you have to earn that rightsaid Broad, who has been used as a fourth seamer in a five-man attack during the current Test. "I'm thoroughly enjoying Test...