Anderson says, he practised reverse swing after watching Zaheer's action
12 years, 3 months ago

Anderson says, he practised reverse swing after watching Zaheer's action

India TV News  

Kolkata, Dec 5: England seamer James Anderson today revealed that he started practising the art of reverse swing after watching Zaheer Khan's stupendous success during India's tour of England back in 2007. “I remember a few years back, in the last tour in 2007, Zaheer did get a lot of reverse swing. It proved to be a good skill,” Anderson, who got three wickets including Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar told the mediapersons.Asked about the reverse swing, he said:”We had hints of it in the last two matches. And enjoyed it as much as I could.”Anderson is one of those bowlers in world cricket who has got a brilliant success-rate against Sachin Tendulkar having dismissed him around eight times in longer version.“It's always good to get Sachin's wicket.

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Bring back reverse swing: Mohammed Shami urges ICC to reconsider saliva rule
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Bring back reverse swing: Mohammed Shami urges ICC to reconsider saliva rule

India Today  

India’s star pacer Mohammed Shami has urged the International Cricket Council to allow the use of saliva on the ball to help generate reverse swing, a skill he believes adds excitement to the game. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICC has prohibited the use of saliva, significantly limiting the ability of fast bowlers to produce reverse swing, which has …

James Anderson’s career a tribute to rhythm, swing and a little bit of magic
8 months, 2 weeks ago

James Anderson’s career a tribute to rhythm, swing and a little bit of magic

Hindustan Times  

Where were you when James Anderson got the ball to hoop in to Michael Clarke from nowhere, kissing the top of his off stumps at Lord’s in 2015? England's James Anderson poses for a team group photo ahead of the Test series Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra No fast bowler has played more Tests than Anderson, or taken more wickets …

India accused of ball-tampering against Australia by Inzamam-ul-Haq: 'Arshdeep was getting reverse-swing by 15th over'
9 months ago

India accused of ball-tampering against Australia by Inzamam-ul-Haq: 'Arshdeep was getting reverse-swing by 15th over'

Hindustan Times  

India's handsome 26-run win over Australia in Monday's T20 World Cup Super Eight game, which saw them qualify for the semi-final, has been soured with Inzamam-ul-Haq levelling ball-tampering allegations against Rohit Sharma and his team. Inzamam, the former Pakistan captain, claims something was done to the ball due to which India's left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh was able to generate reverse-swing …

Anderson’s success, and how the physics of swing bowling played to it
1 year ago

Anderson’s success, and how the physics of swing bowling played to it

The Hindu  

On March 9, England’s James Anderson scaled one of the highest peaks of professional cricket when he had India’s Kuldeep Yadav caught behind to claim his 700th wicket in Test matches. But in seam bowling, the bowler’s arm is moving counter-clockwise while the bowled ball spins clockwise. “This can be achieved naturally, since the middle finger is stronger than the …

Inside the science of what makes a cricket ball swing
1 year ago

Inside the science of what makes a cricket ball swing

ABC  

Pat Cummins is steaming in at the SCG to Pakistan's star batter, Babar Azam. In the early 1980s, Dr Mehta's childhood friend, the former Pakistani captain and later Prime Minister, Imran Khan, told Dr Mehta that sometimes the ball would swing what he called "the wrong way". In the case of conventional swing, the ball will always swing away from …

India vs England: Broad praises Bumrah for 'spectacular' use of reverse swing, describes Pope’s dismissal as ‘iconic’
1 year, 1 month ago

India vs England: Broad praises Bumrah for 'spectacular' use of reverse swing, describes Pope’s dismissal as ‘iconic’

Firstpost  

Jasprit Bumrah ran through the English batting lineup with a haul of 6/45, and one of the standout moments from the second day’s play was the Indian pacer castling Ollie Pope with a searing yorker. Jasprit Bumrah earned widespread praise after his destructive haul of 6/45 helped India collect a big first innings lead over England in the second Test …

‘I learnt reverse swing before the conventional swing’: Jasprit Bumrah after record-breaking 6/45 decimates England
1 year, 1 month ago

‘I learnt reverse swing before the conventional swing’: Jasprit Bumrah after record-breaking 6/45 decimates England

Hindustan Times  

There were three dominating topics in Jasprit Bumrah's post-match press conference in Visakhapatnam - reverse swing, first-class cricket and not trying to bowl the magical delivery every ball. India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of England's batter Tom Hartley during the second day of the second Test Reverse swing was his biggest ally on Saturday, which he mastered while playing …

Zak Crawley admits 'I'd definitely do the same again' despite his dismissal paving the way for 'fantastic' Jasprit Bumrah to barge through England's batting order and put India in a dominant position
1 year, 1 month ago

Zak Crawley admits 'I'd definitely do the same again' despite his dismissal paving the way for 'fantastic' Jasprit Bumrah to barge through England's batting order and put India in a dominant position

Daily Mail  

India dismissed England for 253 at the end of the second day of the second Test Zak Crawley insisted he would do the same again despite the dismissal that opened the door for Jasprit Bumrah to barge through and put India into a strong position at the end of the second day of the second Test. But just when it …

Reverse swing: Kapil Dev, Manoj Prabhakar, Venkatesh Prasad on science and skill behind keeping headline trend of 1990s relevant
1 year, 5 months ago

Reverse swing: Kapil Dev, Manoj Prabhakar, Venkatesh Prasad on science and skill behind keeping headline trend of 1990s relevant

The Hindu  

New ball, semi-new ball, or old ball. The new ball tends to swing, and you can end up spraying it if you don’t practise hard,” said Venkatesh Prasad, known to dent set partnerships. “To land the new ball in the right areas is always a challenge.” Australia’s Michael Bevan caught by Anil Kumble off Venkatesh Prasad during the Titan Cup …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Spin talk won’t blind Australia to reverse-swing threat, says Alex Carey
2 years, 1 month ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Spin talk won’t blind Australia to reverse-swing threat, says Alex Carey

The Hindu  

While Australia is prepared for a trial by spin in India, it fully recognises the threat reverse swing may pose in the four-Test series, touring wicketkeeper Alex Carey said on Friday. Spin talk has dominated the build-up to the series between the world’s top two Test teams who meet in the opener in Nagpur on Thursday. “Going to Pakistan, it …

Didn't Expect Reverse Swing So Early in Test: Shubman Gill
3 years, 4 months ago

Didn't Expect Reverse Swing So Early in Test: Shubman Gill

The Quint  

"I think Jamieson bowled pretty well today, especially in the first spell he bowled with the new ball. He looked in a really good rhythm," Gill said after the first day's play in Kanpur. Gill made a fine comeback to Test cricket after a shin injury ruled him out of the series against England, making 52 off 93 balls, including …

IND vs ENG: Reverse swing is unlikely with the pink ball, says James Anderson
4 years, 1 month ago

IND vs ENG: Reverse swing is unlikely with the pink ball, says James Anderson

India TV News  

England's veteran fast bowler turned out to be his side's x-factor in the opening India-England Test match in Chennai when on the last day the 39-year-old Englishman picked crucial wickets in the first spell to ensure the visitors hand India a crushing defeat. However, the very next Test match, Anderson was rested as per the team's rotation policy while his …

‘We knew it would reverse’: Anderson explains how England planned the onslaught on Day 5
4 years, 1 month ago

‘We knew it would reverse’: Anderson explains how England planned the onslaught on Day 5

Hindustan Times  

England pacer James Anderson wreaked havoc at Chepauk on the final day of the first Test against India with his spectacular reverse-swing bowling. James Anderson cleans up Shubman Gill on final day of first Test in Chennai Anderson came to bowl after Jofra Archer and the spinners had completed their opening spells. “Jofra started the day and he felt like …

James Anderson says 'reverse swing was huge for us' after match-winning spell
4 years, 1 month ago

James Anderson says 'reverse swing was huge for us' after match-winning spell

The Hindu  

James Anderson produced an exhibition of high-class reverse-swing bowling on day five of the first Test in Chennai to catapult England to a 227-run win. The 38-year-old Anderson, who took 5 for 63 in the match, said it was a hard grind for five days but was happy to have won the Test and take a 1-0 lead in the …

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Reverse swing made us feel we were in game all the time, says James Anderson
4 years, 1 month ago

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Reverse swing made us feel we were in game all the time, says James Anderson

India TV News  

England fast bowler James Anderson's three-wicket burst in the first session on Tuesday broke India's backbone as the hosts crumbled to 110/5 from 92/2 in just over six overs, before getting bowled out for 192 and losing the first Test by 227 runs here. But the 38-year-old England pacer used reverse swing to good effect to run through the Indian …

Reverse Swing Masterclass! James Anderson sends Ajinkya Rahane's stumps flying in 420-run chase
4 years, 1 month ago

Reverse Swing Masterclass! James Anderson sends Ajinkya Rahane's stumps flying in 420-run chase

India TV News  

James Anderson displayed his brilliant skills to dismiss India's vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on the final day of the 1st Test against Chennai. Anderson sent Rahane's stumps flying only two deliveries after he dismissed Shubman Gill with a similar reverse-swinging delivery. Watch: Rahane did survive a leg-before appeal on the previous delivery, where umpire's call on the point of impact saved …

James Anderson looks to exploit reverse swing for wickets in Sri Lanka Test series
4 years, 2 months ago

James Anderson looks to exploit reverse swing for wickets in Sri Lanka Test series

India TV News  

James Anderson hopes the tour of Sri Lanka this time will prove more frutiful for him than in previous years as he looks to exploit reverse swing and movement with the new ball. He has bowled just 176.4 overs -- 16 overs per innings on average in Sri Lanka which is lower than the 19.3 overs per innings he has …

Sachin Tendulkar says James Anderson was the first to bowl ‘reverse’ reverse swing
4 years, 8 months ago

Sachin Tendulkar says James Anderson was the first to bowl ‘reverse’ reverse swing

Firstpost  

Sachin Tendulkar heaped praise on James Anderson, stating that the veteran England pacer was the first to start the trend of bowling an outswinger with the wrist position of an inswinger. Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar believes James Anderson is the only bowler who could bowl a “reverse outswinger” with a wrist position of a conventional inswinger. “With reverse swing, …

Tendulkar: Anderson could bowl reverse 'reverse swing'
4 years, 8 months ago

Tendulkar: Anderson could bowl reverse 'reverse swing'

The Hindu  

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar believes James Anderson is the only bowler who could bowl a “reverse outswinger” with a wrist position of a conventional inswinger. Speaking to West Indies legend Brian Lara on his ‘100MB’ app, Tendulkar explained why Anderson could be vital for England in the ongoing Test against West Indies at the Ageas Bowl. “With reverse swing, …

Arun: 'Domestic cricket helping Indians reverse swing better'
5 years, 5 months ago

Arun: 'Domestic cricket helping Indians reverse swing better'

The Hindu  

Nature of surfaces has been a stark difference while playing Test matches at home during the captaincy stint of Virat Kohli and his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In Indian wickets, when the ball spins, it also becomes conducive for reverse swing, all our bowlers are pretty good at reverse swing,” Arun, a former Test pacer himself, said here on Tuesday …

Reverse swing has no connection to ball tampering - Sourav Ganguly
6 years, 7 months ago

Reverse swing has no connection to ball tampering - Sourav Ganguly

Hindustan Times  

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly backed reverse-swing bowling and denied it had links to ball-tampering, in the wake of bowlers expressing concern that the art was on the decline and game getting too batsmen-dominated due to the use of two new balls in ODI cricket. Sourav Ganguly said that reverse swing does not automatically point to ball tampering. Ganguly said …

Dale Steyn interview: Reverse swing is fast becoming a dying skill and a lost art
6 years, 8 months ago

Dale Steyn interview: Reverse swing is fast becoming a dying skill and a lost art

Firstpost  

Dale Steyn might have endured a tough time in the recently-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka, having come back after a six-month injury layoff, but the energy and verve haven’t died down a bit. I got to spend some time at home, build relationships up with my family who I don’t often get to see as often as I would …

Brett Lee sides with Sachin Tendulkar, says reverse swing is a 'very important tool' in ODI cricket
6 years, 9 months ago

Brett Lee sides with Sachin Tendulkar, says reverse swing is a 'very important tool' in ODI cricket

India TV News  

Former Australian spearhead Brett Lee has given his verdict on the use of two balls in One Day International cricket and believes that the game should now be made 'bowler friendly'. Having two new balls in one day cricket can assist the bowlers," said the 41-year-old, explaining that a 25-over-old ball can aid conventional swing. However, he said the negative …

Australia ball-tampering scandal: Pakistan pace legends defend reverse swing, call it 'art' and not cheating
6 years, 11 months ago

Australia ball-tampering scandal: Pakistan pace legends defend reverse swing, call it 'art' and not cheating

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s masters of reverse-swinging a cricket ball have unanimously defended it as an “art” which can be achieved without the tampering that ended in shameful bans for three Australian players. In Pakistan, an internet meme swept social media appearing to show legendary pacemen Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis smiling over the incident — with a caption that accused …

Different joy in bowling reverse swing, says Shami
8 years, 6 months ago

Different joy in bowling reverse swing, says Shami

Deccan Chronicle  

Kanpur: Underlining the significance of reverse-swing, India pace spearhead Mohammed Shami has admitted that the unique art is one of his primary weapons in his bowling arsenal and insisted that he constantly strives to execute it to perfection. "There is a different joy in bowling reverse swing," Shami told bcci.tv. Considered as one of the best exponents of reverse swing …

Zaheer Khan: A performing artist with combative skills
9 years, 5 months ago

Zaheer Khan: A performing artist with combative skills

India TV News  

New Delhi: Few bowlers in the history of Indian cricket had more control on their craft as Zaheer Khan, who certainly was the finest exponent of left-arm pace bowling that the country has ever produced. The first phase was the start of his international career in Nairobi during the Mini World Cup in 2000 when he burst into the scene …

Changed ball helped me get reverse swing: Shami
11 years, 4 months ago

Changed ball helped me get reverse swing: Shami

India TV News  

Kolkata: It was change of ball that did the trick for India's hero of the day Mohammed Shami who pierced through the batting line up of West indies on 1st day of the 1st test here, caliming 4/71. Shami while addressing media after the day's play, said that the change of ball helped his cause as the replaced one started …

Zaheer to Anderson: The art of hiding the shiny side of the ball
12 years, 3 months ago

Zaheer to Anderson: The art of hiding the shiny side of the ball

Hindustan Times  

Four years ago, Zaheer Khan was a pain for England due to his reverse swing. But Zaheer probably may not know that he had also gained an understudy in a finer aspect of the art, hiding the shiny side of the ball until the point of release. That's when I started practising it,” said Anderson after finishing the day with …

Reverse Swing Will Be Equally Important As Spin, Says Donald – India TV
14 years, 1 month ago

Reverse Swing Will Be Equally Important As Spin, Says Donald – India TV

India TV News  

Chennai, Feb 18 : The sub-continental pitches are the happy hunting ground for the spinners but reverse swing will also play an equally important role in the Cricket World Cup starting on Saturday, New Zealand bowling coach Allan Donald said on Thursday. But in crucial games like this, India have shown us last night if you are slightly off themark …

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