Outswinger@Pace
International 12th Man
Agreed. I'm not sure about how much of a wicket-taking threat Sami would be in club cricket, but there's a fair chance that he could put a few batsmen in the ICU.Daemon is right. Sami would have a bowling strike rate of about 10 in club cricket.
It may seem a joke to some, but I would go on to say that bowlers like Sami and Tait might be more potent forces at club level than the likes of McGrath.
People do not appreciate the physical threats of international pace enough. Unless you've played/practised at a reasonably high level and are used to facing regular first-class seamers, there's a fair chance that a 75 mph nut would find most people out of their comfort zone.
Tsotsobe, Praveen Kumar and Welegedara would seem lightning fast to about 95% or more people in the world. Playing against pace takes practice, your reflexes need to get acclimatised.