Rank bad ball gets that wicket. At least Irfan is cranking up some pace here, at least the 130's he got in his debut.adharcric said:Raina owned. I can sleep now.
Power is irrelevant. Agarkar can work up the pace to 85+ and has been economical and penetrative of late. McGrath lacks power as well, so does Asif.Arjun said:
Munaf has far more control than almost every other Indian pace bowler. He also has pace (if he wants to use it) and awkward bounce and height. He's got the "power" you obsess over so much. He has fielded pretty well of late so I don't know what you're talking about.Arjun said:
It obviously hasn't helped. He's not even consistent. He's never looked a penetrative bowler, who can force a batting side on the back foot. He's just been very lucky.
Zaheer also has power. In fact, he's bowled faster than Munaf has all these days. Eevn RP Singh, though built a lot thinner, gets awkward bounce, even on flat tracks like this one. Munaf's fielding is weak, he can't pick up cleanly and his throwing is flawed. I don't know what control you talk of, because he bowls several wides with a new ball and even oversteps a few times. The likes of Zaheer, RP, Sharma and Kumar have just as much control, if not a lot more.
I won't argue about whether he's been lucky or not because it doesn't matter. He's bowled well, been accurate and turned in impressive figures on a regular basis lately. He's also been taking top-order wickets.Arjun said:
Don't cheat by bringing up Zaheer and RP Singh. You were claiming that Sharma, Bangar and Kumar are serious competition for Munaf as bowlers.Arjun said:
