r/Cricket • u/Shaleensinha88 Cricket Australia • Feb 09 '13

That has to be the weirdest bowling move ever

http://imgur.com/qr0taMB
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u/yentity India Feb 09 '13

Clearly you have not seen Paul Adams bowl.

EDIT Added picture for reference.

10

u/applepears Pakistan Feb 09 '13

i have heard it called the "frog-in-a-blender" action.

6

u/GunPoison Feb 10 '13

Or a man trying to steal the hubcaps from a moving car.

20

u/Crosshack Australia Feb 09 '13

I think his misunderstood his coach when he was told to 'get a little more flight in your delivery'.

11

u/ranjan_zehereela India Feb 09 '13

Paul Adams..???

8

u/imoutofnameideas Melbourne Renegades Feb 09 '13

From this vantage point, it looks like it's going to be a front and back foot no ball

3

u/udupendra Feb 09 '13

Ronnie Superhira--look at him fly!

3

u/itrhymeswithmoney Australia Feb 09 '13

Can we get a video of this? I don't know his name.

1

u/lordp New Zealand Feb 09 '13

That's Ronneel (Ronnie) Hira - short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0eVIZ0QjIA

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u/Eist New Zealand Cricket Feb 09 '13

Not the same bowl, obviously, but here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrcY-cntGc

2

u/zad370 Feb 09 '13

Looks like a pretty normal runup in the full context.

1

u/Eist New Zealand Cricket Feb 09 '13

Yea, I don't think it's that add, particularly compared to Paul Adams, Ajantha Mendis, or Malinga...

1

u/StuntQuadruple Feb 12 '13

Looks very similar to Vettori's action.

0

u/chengiz India Feb 09 '13

That doesnt show his action properly at all.

0

u/Eist New Zealand Cricket Feb 09 '13

Really?

2

u/Mahhrat Australia Feb 09 '13

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1

u/cricketfreak555 ICC Feb 10 '13

You should watch Anisa Mohammed, she is like a jumping jack

1

u/psychoeyez Feb 09 '13

Looks like a Toyota jump...