Brad Hogg Reveals Best Powerplay Bowlers In IPL History

Former Australia cricketer Brad Hogg has prepared a list of bowlers who, according to him, are the best when it comes to delivering in the powerplay overs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL 2020 was scheduled to take place from March 29 this year, but due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been postponed until April 15 by the BCCI.

With no international or domestic cricket taking place due to COVID-19 outbreak, the cricket stars are busy by engaging with fans across social media sites. Hogg took to Twitter and conducted a Q&A session wherein, and he has made some interesting choices and revelations.

Brad Hogg took to his Twitter handle to announce the name of those bowlers who he thinks have done exceptionally well in the powerplay overs of the Indian Premier League (IPL). His list includes three spinners, three pacers, and one all-rounder.

Brad Hogg Picks The Best Powerplay Bowlers In IPL History

Recently, Hogg made a video on his social media platform and listed seven players, who he felt are the best when it comes to bowling in the first six overs in the IPL.

“Righty-o legends, bringing you the first episode of best of IPL series for bowlers now. We are looking for the best in IPL history – in the powerplay phase of course,” Hogg maintained in his post.

Watch Brad Hogg’s Tweet Below:

Righty-o legends, bringing you the first episode of the 'BEST of the IPL' series for bowlers now. We're looking at the best in the business in IPL history – in the powerplay phase of course.

Any surprises? Any names I've missed out? Let me know in the comments. pic.twitter.com/rzWnbdrmtF

— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) April 11, 2020

Brad Hogg Lists The Reason Behind Choosing His Bowlers

Zaheer Khan: “He swung the ball in the air and also had variety with some seam movement as well. He bowled a lot of cutters and that made it difficult for opening batsmen against him in those first six overs.”

Munaf Patel: “A little bit of surprise here. He was tall and he used to bowl a lot faster than many batsmen thought. He used to hit a good line and length on top of off and had a little seam movement as well which made it difficult to hit.”

Morne Morkel: “He is tall and he had that bounce which made is difficult for batsmen to hit. He was a tough customer in the powerplay phase.”

Sunil Narine: “He has got great variety and can turn the ball both ways. He can beat the inside edge and the outside edge and also has a potent straighter one.”

R Ashwin: “He has got that extra height which gives him extra bounce. He turns the ball into the right-hander but also has a good straighter on.”

Harbhajan Singh: “He bowls a lot more straighter ones which skids on to the batsmen. He then slows it up with a bit of a variety which creates doubts in the batsman’s mind.”

Shane Watson: “One all-rounder that has done exceeding well with the ball in IPL is Shane Watson. Not tall as the quicks I named earlier but he is a big, burly man and when he was on song, he bowled with a lot of pace. He has that little bit of swing as well.”

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