Sarfaraz Khan, on the charge and on 150, thought he was in control to launch Tim Southee over cover. Which means that when Southee strikes, sometimes with the bat too as in Bengaluru, New Zealand win. Every weekend, his father Murray drove Tim to the cricket club in the morning and picked him up in the evening. For the three-quarter seamer, Southee holds the ball with two fingers across an angled seam, on a 40-45 degree angle, and snaps the wrist at release. Rohit would know — Southee gave him a thorough working over in the 2021 World Test Championship final.

Source: Stuff October 21, 2024 13:43 UTC