http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 says the ‘doosra’ helped him reach 400 wickets – Cricket News Update
Indian off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh, who recently achieved the hallmark of 400 wickets in test cricket, stated that the ‘Doosra’ has been his http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Main-c73911 weapon against batsmen.
“The batsmen play a lot of strokes and you need to develop your variations. The doosra has fetched me a lot of wickets,” Harbhajan said.
The Pakistani off-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 feared by batsmen for his excellent spin bowling.
Since then, many off-spinners have developed variations in their bowling, such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859.
The 31-year-old Harbhajan has been outstanding throughout his bowling career, and helped his country seal important victories.
Currently, he is with the team India in the Caribbean, participating in a 3-match Test series against West Indies.
Although the Jalandhar born off-spinner has not been right on the money during the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 series, he took 5 wickets in the first 2 test matches, whereas he got 2 wickets in the 1st inning of the last Test, which is still going on at Windsor Park, Roseau in Dominica.
However, he expressed his desire to reach the next level, and showed stratification over his achievement.
"Taking 400 wickets is something special. Not many have done that. I am http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 with what God has given me. I have worked hard for all these wickets. The last seven made me work harder than anything. It's over now. It's done now. Hopefully, the next 200 will be easier," he stated.
Harbhajan, who is also famous with the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Lambert-Audain-c54308 name ‘Bhaji’, represented his country in 229 One Day International matches and picked 259 wickets with an economy rate of 4.30.
The attacking off-spinner also served India in 95 test matches and took 398 wickets with an economy rate of 2.83.
The spinner played a vital role in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s World Cup 2011 campaign, given the nature of the sub-continent tracks. He did well against the visiting sides and ended the tournament with 9 wickets to his name.
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