Abdul Qadir talks legspin
Don't know how I missed this as I scan the Cricinfo website religiously but last month, they posted a great interview with Abdul Qadir about the art of legspin. Many thanks to Akshaya for posting the link. It's a fascinating read as he rates Shane Warne, Danish Kaneria and in general talks about the subtleties and techniques of legspin. Some notable quotes include talking about his "constructed bowling action":
It was an artificial action. As I became more experienced, I started realising the importance of uncovering the psyche of batsmen and playing on it. The action was for show really, to create a physical aura, to give them that feeling of `wow, who and what is this coming in to bowl?' and work on their minds even before I bowled to them.Reminds me a lot of the way Warnie carries on to psyche out the batsman. But the definite highlight is this pearler:
Legspin became like a love affair with me, like you would have with a woman. I used to sleep with the ball by my side at night.This one had me going "Okkkaaayyyyyyy..." I imagine Warnie would've done something like this except there were too many women in his bed to fit a cricket ball.
| Posted by JC on Thu 27 Oct |  12 comments |
Thanks for posting it. Glad you liked it. I myself thought it was a wonderful interview :)
Posted by Akshaya on 2005-10-27 09:15:37
Posted by Akshaya on 2005-10-27 09:15:37
very nice.. a genius.. anybody got anymore stuff on qadir? very hard to find
Posted by hemal on 2006-11-14 01:28:46
Posted by hemal on 2006-11-14 01:28:46
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