Tambe's 'freakish' story
Pravin Tambe's story is not just surprising, it is 'freakish' writes Ayaz Memon in Live Mint
ESPNcricinfo staff
10-Oct-2013
Still yet to play first class cricket, Pravin Tambe pipped one of the best T20 bowlers in the world, Sunil Narine, to become the leading wicket-taker in the Champions League 2013. Writing in Mint, Ayaz Memon is not just surprised by the Mumbai-born legspinner's story, he considers it "freakish".
Now, leg spin is a most difficult art to pick up even early in life, and even more daunting when you are in your 30s. It requires not just a different skill-set, but also a completely different mindset. This unlearning and relearning can be terribly disorienting, except to the most persevering. It redounds to Tambe's credit that he became so proficient that he was in the Mumbai squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy early this year, though he never got a chance in the playing eleven