Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar (Credits: Twitter)

Former India cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar on his YouTube channel said that he would like to face Rashid Khan in the nets so that he could understand the leg-spinners’ bowling after being asked about how to bat against the Afghani bowler.

Rashid Khan has been in tremendous form with the ball for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2020. In SRH’s last game against Delhi Capitals, Rashid finished with figures of 3/7 in 4 overs. He is in the race for the purple cap as he has picked up 17 wickets at a parsimonious economy of 5.

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Rashid Khan [Photo-BCCI/Twitter]

Very few batsmen can pick his googly: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar heaped praises for the Hyderabad spinner after his brilliant bowling against Delhi. Tendulkar said that Rashid is a world-class bowler and his googly is very difficult to pick because of the way he disguises it. He said that for a batsman, it is important to see the bowler’s grip. The legend advises the batters to watch the release of the ball, the run-up, and how the arm moves in order to pick the type of delivery.

In a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Sachin Tendulkar said, “Rashid is a world-class bowler. I’ve never played him but whatever I’ve seen & heard about him, the way he disguises his googly, very few batsmen can pick it. So, with a world-class bowler, you can never guess what ball he’s going to bowl I’ve never played him so whenever I’ve seen him, it is the rear angle that I see him from.

“It’s important to see the bowler’s grip, bowlers also hide their grip many times. One thing they can’t hide is how they release the ball. This way or that way, all this happens very quickly. But sometimes, you take some time to pick what the bowler is trying to do. I’d observe his run-up, how his arm is when he bowls.”

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Rashid Khan [Photo-Twitter]

Sachin Tendulkar on the understanding of Rashid Khan’s bowling

The World Cup winner also said to watch out for how the ball moves in the air and which way the seam is moving. He said that since he has never played against Rashid Khan, he can’t precisely tell to play in a particular way. Tendulkar requests if maybe Rashid can bowl to him in the nets so that he can understand Rashid’s bowling.

“You’d get some pointers what’s happening, even in the air which way the ball is spinning. I’ve never played him so I can’t precisely tell you that– ‘Yes this is the way to play him’. You don’t know till you play him. Maybe I can request him to bowl at me in the nets so I can understand his bowling,” Sachin Tendulkar added.

SRH will face RCB in a must-win encounter on Saturday evening. They are currently sitting on the seventh spot of the points table with 10 points, but with a victory over RCB, they will jump to the fourth position courtesy of their high net run rate.

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