subshakerz
International Coach
Sheesh I am not even a fan of Harby frankly. But I don't hate the player as some other posters do here. He was pretty ordinary for the first half of the 2000s but took over well once Kumble retired.What’s with your hard on for Harby. The dude averaged nearly 40 for like 60 tests or something after his initial couple of great series. He was ****ing ****.
But yeah, he was a class away bowler for a spell from 2008 to 2011. His bowling in NZ in 2009 when it seemed he was curving the ball through the air was probably the best I have seen live by an Indian spinner away from home along with Ashwin in Melbourne.
Then in Kingsmead in 2010 when he and Zaheer ripped through SA for nothing. He seemed more dangerous in that series and NZ than anything I have seen from Jadeja. Posters claiming Jadeja is a better away bowler than Harbi when Jadeja has won zero games in SENA and only has a smattering of smash & grab performances obviously ignored Harbi's entire career. Ashwin at least has one series performance he can point to, though IMO that is not sufficient.
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