In crunch situations, a teams’ captain prefers to go with the best bowler in the team. Most of the times these bowlers have a complete control on their bowling and they also have the ability to bowl an intangible ball – the Yorker under pressure.
The Yorker is one of the most difficult bowls to a play a shot for a batsman and that’s why they hate that. It is the bowl which pitches right under their nose still they cannot put away. It’s also difficult for a bowler to execute perfect toe-crushing yorker because it has a very small margin of error. In the current era, only a few bowlers have mastered the skill and bowl it like a walk in the park. Here are the top 5 yorker specialist in today’s cricket, which will also be seen in Champions Trophy 2017.
1. Wahab Riaz
Wahab Riaz’s yorker to Yuvraj Singh in the semi-final of the World Cup 2011, was definitely an unforgettable moment for most of the cricket fans. In the crunch encounter at Mohali, Yuvraj Singh was in his prime form in the tournament and India was in commanding position, but Wahab bowled Yuvraj on the first ball of the latter’s innings. Wahab has the ability to bowl accurate yorkers and Pakistan will depend on him in CT 2017.
2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was previously known as the swing master, has recently started bowling some brilliant and accurate yorkers. In IPL 2017, Bhuvi bowled brilliantly in the slog overs and managed to get more than a couple of wickets with the help of his toe-crushing yorkers at the death. he has been the highest wicket-taker in the IPL 2017 and his form will definitely help India in the Champions Trophy.
3. Micthell Starc
Australia’s pace spearhead Mitchell Starc is considered the best fast bowler in the world in the modern era and his ability to bowl consistent yorkers just makes him even more lethal. Starc is a proven match-winner. His the swinging yorker at 150 kmph is one of his go-to weapons. Definitely, not something batsmen would like to face in CT 2017.
4. Jasprit Bumrah
India’s young and talented pacer Jasprit Bumrah was an IPL find and now he is world class bowler. He is another bowler who can deliver those fierce yorkers in the slog overs. He also has the ability to swing the ball both ways and that makes it even harder for batsmen to play against him.Bumrah also has some deadly variations in his kitty because of which he has taken multiple wickets in the IPL for Mumbai Indians and recently for the Indian team as well. He will be the go-to bowler for Indian skipper Virat Kohli in the CT 2017.
5. Lasith Malinga
Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga is the master of death bowling and yorkers. He is someone who can bowl a yorker at any given time that too with perfection. The Sri Lankan pace with the funny hair and slinging action is one of the finest representatives of the ball. He is the only bowler who can even do variations with the yorker as well. His slower yorker which dips, in the end, frustrates even the best batsmen in the world. He will be a crucial cog for Sri Lanka in CT 2017, given his experience and toe-crushing yorkers.
