He is a rhythm bowler... but I do feel he has been trying to maintain control. The Perth spell, and the way he bowled against England where he just let loose I think he would be better. 4 over going all out spells is what I want.
That's what would make him tough to bowl to, I reckon. You think with his set-up, need to throw them up there but he looks like he'd nail the drive too.
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He could get smacked in the right conditions though. In any case I don't think him playing all these matches at a young age will help. He'll probably be able to maintain his pace better in a few years time, provided he doesn't get a major injury.
He's dropped too many short for my liking.
I'm not worried if he gets smacked occasionally... he is an x-factor bowler that can take wickets when we need them. There is a concern SA will over bowl him, for many reasons, and there was a discussion during the Eng series with Michael Holding, during commentary, on how he should be used. Hopefully he gets wiser as he gets older... But I still think he is bowling within himself atm and I would prefer to just let him off the leash.
Like you mentioned earlier, he is bowling more a LO style than test match...
I think we're approaching the same critique from a different angle.
Morkel has been struggling in the warm-up matches and does not seem match fit.... hindsight, Maharaj should have played.
Not really hindsight tbh, dropping Maharaj was always a strange call.
