The way Zaheer Khan got individuals out with those knuckle balls was extraordinary to watch, reflected Harshal Patel.
Harshal Patel may be one of the finest pacers in IPL right now and is taking baby steps towards fame in Indian cricket. He finished as the Purple Cap champ last season having enrolled 32 scalps to his name from 15 matches. In the mean time, the medium-pacer is additionally the joint-highest wicket-taker in a single edition of the marquee tournament along with experienced Caribbean all-rounder Dwayne Bravo.
The way Zaheer Khan got people out with those knuckle balls was unbelievable to watch: Harshal Patel
“I think if I have to look at one person who sort of legitimized slower balls, it was Zaheer Khan in the 2011 World Cup. The way he got people out with those knuckle balls was unbelievable to watch. I got my education in T20 bowling from him”, said Harshal Patel on an episode of Breakfast with Champions.
“I started with RCB in 2012, when he used to be with us. He used to come up to me every single ball and tell me what to bowl. He would keep on telling me ‘Bowl length, bowl this, bowl that’. He would advise me not to bowl the slower one frequently. He used to tell me how to package it,” he added.
“I remember when we were playing in Pune and he had told me not to bowl the slower ball. I bowled a slower one to Robin Uthappa and he hit it for a six-over mid-wicket. He walked towards me and with all the other ineffable things that he would utter, he also said ‘Did I not tell you to not bowl the slower one then?’” Patel further added.
