Xuhaib
International Coach
The likes of Anderson, Mcgrath and Philander have shown that pace is one of the least important attribute to be successful test bowler. However all these blokes have their strengths Mcgrath with his awkward bounce with nagging accuracy, Anderson with his late swing both ways while most of Philander test success has come in delightful seam bowling conditions and his flat conditions bowling still has question marks.
I am really baffled by Abbas early success he is not tall like Mcgrath thus does not extract any extra bounce. I have rarely seen him swing the ball while 80% of his test wickets have come in UAE and WI where wickets were tailor made for spin.
So what is he doing right is this a case similar to Mike Hussey where a battle hardened first class cricket who knows his game inside out making his debut at the peak of his career and over time he will be knocked back a peg or two and settle on a decent to great test career with law of averages taking care of them selves or does he really has something special in his armory that makes him operate at a level better most ATG's in his brief career and he will continue to have these insane numbers.
Thoughts?
I am really baffled by Abbas early success he is not tall like Mcgrath thus does not extract any extra bounce. I have rarely seen him swing the ball while 80% of his test wickets have come in UAE and WI where wickets were tailor made for spin.
So what is he doing right is this a case similar to Mike Hussey where a battle hardened first class cricket who knows his game inside out making his debut at the peak of his career and over time he will be knocked back a peg or two and settle on a decent to great test career with law of averages taking care of them selves or does he really has something special in his armory that makes him operate at a level better most ATG's in his brief career and he will continue to have these insane numbers.
Thoughts?