Indian wrist-spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have completely dominated the limited-overs leg of the ongoing South African tour. The duo claimed 33 wickets in the ODI series and helped the men in blue to register a dominating 5-1 scoreline. Cricket South Africa (CSA) invited Anil Kumble, to their High-Performance Spinning Clinch in Johannesburg.
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As quoted in in ESPN, talking about the spinners, Kumble said, “My message to the youngsters is simple, stay positive and remain focused on your goals. As a spinner, it is always important to keep a positive mindset when bowling, it is a challenging art but once you master it, it becomes very rewarding.”
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Former South African spinners Paul Harris and Johan Botha also accompanied Kumble, as did CSA’s High-Performance spinning coaches, Shafiek Abrahams, Harry Shapiro and Paul Adams.
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Tabraiz Shamsi delighted to see Anil Kumble
Even the young Chinaman, Tabraiz Shamsi was delighted to see Anil Kumble attending the event, he said, “It is always an opportunity of a lifetime to receive advice from a brilliant cricketer like Anil Kumble. He has given me some tips to implement on my technique and hopefully, the wickets will keep coming next season.”
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South African women’s skipper and leg-spinner Dane van Niekerk too expressed her delight, she said, “There are not many spinners in women’s cricket, especially leg-spinners so today has been a privilege. Kumble is an all-time great and has great expertise about spin bowling, I have learned a lot today.”
Even the experienced Botha also shared some of his knowledge with the aspiring talent of the rainbow nation, he said, “Today was a great experience and even as an international player it was a privilege to learn some new tricks of the trade from Kumble. You can never have enough information and I hope the players here today will benefit from Kumble’s wisdom and go on for bigger achievements in the next season.”