I learnt the art of hiding the ball from Zaheer Khan, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 – Cricket News Update
James Anderson, the English fast bowler, was very lethal against India during the first innings of the 3rd Test at Eden Gardens, ending with figures of 3 for 89. According to the Indian opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, judging Anderson was tough since
he was hiding the ball, an art the pacer claims to have picked up from his Indian counterpart, Zaheer Khan.
“In our last series here, Zaheer did that a lot, which I practised a lot. It is a good skill to have and makes it more difficult for the batsman to judge the direction of the swing,” shared Anderson.
Taking one wicket each in the first and the second game at Ahmedabad and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the ongoing
Test, Anderson helped his side restrict the home team at a first innings total of 316 runs.
Tagging Tendulkar’s wicket as the most important in the match, Anderson added, “His was a crucial wicket, I was delighted. He looked scratchy early on but can be dangerous if he gets going. So I am very pleased. He is such a class player and could have gone
on to score a big hundred. We got him just at the right time.”
Anderson was seen reversing the ball substantially in the first innings, compared to the first two games, where spinners played the major role. "We've had hints of it reversing in the last two games, but nothing like it did today,” shared Anderson.
The Indian opener, Gautam Gambhir also testified to the Englishman’s spectacular show with the ball and admitted that it was hard to play the 30-year-old, especially given the reverse swing he was generating, all the while hiding the shine.
The left-handed opener went on to add that reverse swing will play a major role in the outcome of the game, and if http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566 are able to exploit the condition as well as Anderson, the Poms will struggle.
However, by stumps on day 2, the Indian pacers had failed to do much damage as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 were strongly placed at 216 with the loss of just one wicket.
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