Like every sport, cricket is also a skill game. In this game too, the team which has better qualified players performs better. There were many batsmen in this game who made a name for their batting. There were also some bowlers who earned a name on the strength of their bowling.
As long as the game of cricket continues, the number of famous batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders will continue to grow. There are also some players who have certain skills. One such special skill is bowling pace and spin by the very same player.
Many players bowl only fast, some spin but some players are adept at bowling both types. Former Australian opener Mark Waugh actually bowled medium pace earlier in his career. Later he turned his attention to spin bowling.
Today, in this article, we take a look at 3 other players who have bowled pace bowling and spin bowling, that too in the same match.
Manoj Prabhakar
While Manoj Prabhakar started with medium pace against Sri Lanka at his home ground of Delhi during the 1996 World Cup, he proved costly. However, with the lack of bowling options for India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, he called-back Manoj and this time he decided to bowl off-spin.
Sohail Tanvir
Sohail Tanvir is another player who have bowled pace bowling and spin bowling in the very same match. He was not getting much help while bowling fast during the Test match against India at the Eden Gardens in 2007. In view of this, he bowled left arm orthodox spin. He didn’t seem to be in any trouble while bowling spin.
Sachin Tendulkar
People know about Sachin Tendulkar that Sachin often used to bowl spin and medium pace in the same match. This has happened seven times in cricket when Sachin has been seen bowling multiple types in the same over and mentioning just one incident would not be enough. Sachin’s been not only good with the bat, but also with the ball as he has 154 ODI wickets and 46 Test wickets to his name.
