Paul Harris eyes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 series
Paul Harris, the South African left-arm slow bowler is geared up for the upcoming Indian series at home as he has set his eye on the Indian middle order. Harris is happy to play a containing role as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 takes on India in a three match Test series.
The Test series between the number one ranked side and the second best team in world kick starts off on the 16th of December at Super Sport Park Centurion. Expectedly, South Africa is aiming to boost on lively wickets due to intimidate the Indian
players with their short-pitch bowling.
Moreover, it has been said that the home team will daunt the opposition with their pace and bounce, so the seam bowlers will hold the wicket taking option. Adding to this, the responsibility of attacking the Indian batsmen rests on the shoulders of quick
bowlers on those green top bouncy wickets of South Africa.
Harris said in an interview, “I’m comfortable in a holding role. If http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-Morkel-c77722 are getting us wickets and winning the match then I'm ok with keeping things tight at the other end. "In Durban, in particular, that will be my job."
The team from the subcontinent are the best when it comes to playing spin. Great Spin bowlers like Shane Warne and Murali have struggled against them. Batsmen like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 and Sachin Tendulkar have been extremely effective against these
two spin bowlers. However, Harris is extremely confident that he will do well if not better against the top-notch Indian players.
Wickets in South Africa possess more pace and bounce than in any other country. On the contrary, in the recent years, South African wickets have dried up a bit. Comparatively, the curators in the continent of Africa have been creating slow wickets. Mainly,
it can be because of the dip in the standard of fast bowling.
The wickets in Centurion and Newlands will offer a fair bit of assistance for the seam bowlers as the wickets have a considerable amount of pace and bounce in them. On the other hand, the spin bowlers can’t be negated as the Test match progresses towards
the fourth and fifth day; the cracks open up and the wicket tends to deteriorate, so the surface provides turn and bounce for the spinners.
Harris remembers his five-wicket haul against England at Super Sport Park in 2009, where he helped his team to gain a massive first innings lead. In the second innings his controlled bowling earned him two crucial wickets, though his bowling performance
couldn’t prevent England to draw the match.
Furthermore, Harris registered his career best figures at Newlands against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, where he significantly destroyed the Aussies, taking 6/127 in the second innings, anchoring South Africa to a consolation victory. As a result, South Africa hammered the
Kangaroos by an innings and 20 runs.
The left-arm slow bowler’s record against India is far from impressive as Indian players have got the better of him. In 6 Test matches, Harris has amassed 18 wickets at a modest average of 49 with a best of 4/127.
Harris wants to bowl a defensive line against the Indian willowers. In addition, the left arm orthodox bowler wants the Indians to take chances against him. He said that if the Indian players try to attack him, then there is a fair chance that he might take
some wickets.
In addition, he said, “"I hope they attack me. It was very frustrating against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 when they didn't play a shot against me. If they take me on, there's more chance that I'll get a wicket."
The one player he is looking forward to bowl against is the Indian great Sachin Tendulkar. Harris added, “"It's a really big thing for me to bowl at him because who would have thought a boy from Kommetjie would bowl against Tendulkar.
Paul Harris will be vital for the Proteas as they take on the number one ranked team in the world. The left-arm bowler can easily tied down the scoring rate at one end. However, the fast-men can do the wicket taking job.
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