Munaf Patel 2.0
He may not have the pace that first excited Indian fans when he burst onto the scene, but Munaf Patel's new, controlled style that sees him mainly just put the ball on a back of a length and mix it up with offcutters has been effective in its own
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
He may not have the pace that first excited Indian fans when he burst onto the scene, but Munaf Patel's new, controlled style that sees him mainly just put the ball on a back of a length and mix it up with offcutters has been effective in its own right, Karthik Krishnaswamy writes in the Indian Express.
Like McGrath, Munaf approaches the crease at a stately trot, cocks his wrist under his chin as he moves adjacent to the umpire and skips economically into an upright delivery position. Like the Australian, Munaf delivers from extremely close to the stumps, and smiles only if Hawk-Eye tells him that his previous ball was on course to hit the top of off-stump.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo