IND vs SA: It Was A Real Special Delivery – Sunil Gavaskar On Harshal Patel Dismissing David Miller In 3rd T20I

Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar has labelled medium pacer Harshal Patel’s delivery to dismiss in-form Proteas batter David Miller in the 3rd T20I as “a real special delivery”.

Harshal Patel cleaned up Miller, who has been in red hot form since the IPL 2022, for 3 in the Vishakapatnam T20I on the last ball of the 11th over. Harshal bowled a slower ball on a back of a length on middle and off and Miller ended up chipping it one-handed to Ruturaj Gaikwad at the extra cover.

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Sunil Gavaskar found Harshal’s delivery to dismiss Miller as a special one and he showered praise on the pacer. He said that Harshal is a wonderful addition to the Indian line-up as he is a wicket-taker and he can bat as well.

“You saw the check shot, you saw the bottom hand coming off, that just tells you how deceived he was. To deceive a batsman who is in form, who has played you before, who knows that you have this slower delivery without any change of action, tells you that it was a real special delivery,” he said on Star Sports after the third T20I.

“Not a lot of credit goes to Harshal Patel. he’s generally the guy who gets you those 2-3 crucial wickets, bowls his 4 overs for 30-35 and sometimes even less than that. He’s been a wonderful addition to this Indian line-up. You’ve two quicks at the top in Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Avesh Khan and then if you a Harshal Patel in the mix… And he can bat as well. I think that’s a fantastic sign for Indian cricket,” Gavaskar said.

People have been trying to anticipate what I am bowling for the last two years – Harshal Patel

Speaking ahead of the 4th T20I against South Africa Indian pacer Harshal Patel, who has picked 17 T20I wickets in 11 games, said that the players have been trying to anticipate what he has been bowling for the last two years in the Indian Premier League.

“To be honest, people have been trying to anticipate what I am bowling for the last two years (in IPL). With every bowler the longer they play, the opposition will realise what the bowler’s strengths and patterns are.

“As a bowler, my job is to stay one step ahead of them. At the end of the day, you can have 15 plans but on a particular day in a pressure situation if you don’t go out and execute with confidence, everything doesn’t fall in place. My focus is on trying to execute the best possible delivery at that point of time,” he said ahead of the fourth T20 against South Africa.

Meanwhile, in the third T20I game at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam India won the match by 48 runs to stay alive in the series. The 4th game of the series is scheduled to be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, on Friday, June 17.

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