Graeme Swann: England’s brilliant spinner
Graeme Swann is one of the best off-spinners of the English team. He is famous for being an attacking spinner and bowls with a variety of flight and bounce. Swann has the ability to make slight changes in pace, giving him a competitive edge as he restricts
the batsmen. He can take wickets at regular intervals and is deceptively clever with his spin bowling, often confusing most batsmen that face him. His contribution is crucial for England as they take on the top teams in the ICC World Cup 2011.
The player started his domestic career for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. The player displayed his best during the tournament and started earning fame for his spin bowling.
He also showed his potential to become a good all-rounder hitting some remarkable strokes around the ground.
His highest run score in domestic cricket is 183 in 2002. The bowler made his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid with six, to become only the second player
in Test history after England’s Richard Johnson to claimed two wickets in his first Test over. Swann has featured in a total of 29 Test matches and claimed 128 wickets at an average of 28.10. He last featured in Test cricket against Australia in early 2011.
Swann made his Twenty20 debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. He played all
the ties including the final where he dismissed the Australian captain Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 for 27, claiming his first wicket in four overs. Swann claimed a total of 10 wickets at the end of the tournament with an average of 14.40 including 3 for 24 against South
Africa in the super eights. His performance was phenomenal during the tournament.
In 2009, Swann became the first English spinner to pick 50 wickets and received consecutive Man of the Match awards in the first two tests of the South Africa tour and was ranked on number three in the ICC world rankings for the bowlers. Playing in this
tournament provided him with greater exposure and he earned a name for adopting different forms of the game.
In 2010, England’s Cricket Board named him as ‘Cricketer of the Year’. The ECB also called his international career to be a 'remarkable 12 months' for his attacking off-spin and aggressive lower order batting which made the year very successful for England
cricket. After England’s splendid Ashes win against Australia in 2010, Swann became the second highest ranked bowler in the world and the top ranked spin bowler. His 5 for 28 in 2009 is the fifth best bowling performance by a spinner against Australia and
the best by an English bowler against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The player made his One Day international debut against South Africa in 2000 and played his most recent ODI against Australia at Melbourne in 2011.
Swann will be playing in his first World Cup. His spin bowling is critical for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s chances during the tournament. Swann’s tremendous record will be put to the test as the team faces some of the highest rated sides in the world. It will be interesting
to see how Swann adapts his bowling style to suit the conditions in the Subcontinent. His experience and competitive spirit will be needed as England looks for that elusive World Cup trophy.
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