When Srinath helped Kasprowicz

In the Mumbai Mirror, Sriram Veera talks to former Australia fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz, who reveals the tips former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath gave him on the 1998 tour to India.

Srinath told him two simple things that changed Kaspa’s tour around. “I notice that you are drinking too much water. You are gulping it. Just sip some and spit out,” Srinath told Kaspa. “I was amazed by it. Because it was so hot I was drinking water at every opportunity at the end of an over at the outfield. And now Srinath tells me I am drinking too much. Don’t gulp, just sip. And it worked,” Kaspa told Mumbai Mirror yesterday.

Then came the second advice. Kaspa recalled asking Srinath for tips on reverse swing. “He told me just keep the ball dry. Both advices fitted and worked for me.” In the second innings, he took 5-28 from 18 overs and bowled Australia to a Test win. “Because you were so sweaty and the ball would get wet. I said ‘Thank you’ to Srinath. That was the key. After that spell I started to feel more comfortable and confident in Indian conditions.”

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