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In this article, Chistopher Martin Jenkins pays tribute to Gilly and names other cricketers who have changed the way the game of cricket is played.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article3261389.ece
Bosanquet (googly)
Jardine (rutheless pursuit of victory)
Lloyd (no need for spinners)
Kapil (shifting the power base from London to India)
Jayasuriya (role of openers in one-dayers)
- are his choices, apart from Gilly for changing the role of wk-batsman.
I think the impact he is attributing to Kapil is a by product of the result he achieved rather than a clearly measurable contribution. Also Jardine's captaincy turned out to be a one off thing and, till date, has not become the blue print for English captains.
My choices would also include:
Ranji: leg glance - until then one sixth of the cricket ground was under used by the batting team. it changed field setting theories irrevocably
Sarfraz Nawaz: reverse swing - only after this innovation could fast bowlers play an effective role with the old ball in otherwise spinners only situations
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article3261389.ece
Bosanquet (googly)
Jardine (rutheless pursuit of victory)
Lloyd (no need for spinners)
Kapil (shifting the power base from London to India)
Jayasuriya (role of openers in one-dayers)
- are his choices, apart from Gilly for changing the role of wk-batsman.
I think the impact he is attributing to Kapil is a by product of the result he achieved rather than a clearly measurable contribution. Also Jardine's captaincy turned out to be a one off thing and, till date, has not become the blue print for English captains.
My choices would also include:
Ranji: leg glance - until then one sixth of the cricket ground was under used by the batting team. it changed field setting theories irrevocably
Sarfraz Nawaz: reverse swing - only after this innovation could fast bowlers play an effective role with the old ball in otherwise spinners only situations
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