Loved the deliberation in this piece and the previous one on what exactly is an unplayable ball in the truest sense. It's a bit odd that we always think of only wicket taking balls in this context and those too, only of the bowled variety while there's nothing to say a play-and-miss or a catch at gully wasn't of the same quality. For what it's worth, I think the one bowler who has given me unplayable vibes for a large part of his bowling I saw live was Mo Asif, sadly.
Thank you! And agree. It also occurred to me that it's never said if the delivery is bowled to a number 9, 10 or 11, although it's completely conceivable that it could be...
I think Ashwin delivery to Amla in 2014 T20 world cup was also unplayable as well as Sachin delivery to Moin Khan in that first test match in Pakistan of that 2004 test series in Multan.
Just looked at both of those and I thought about it too. To say Sachin's is unplayable, you'd have to say that no-one would pick his googly, same to a degree with Ashwin's mystery ball, although I'd say his was the better candidate because it actually swings and spins. It's a bit wasted in a T20 game! Great suggestion, cheers!
Loved the deliberation in this piece and the previous one on what exactly is an unplayable ball in the truest sense. It's a bit odd that we always think of only wicket taking balls in this context and those too, only of the bowled variety while there's nothing to say a play-and-miss or a catch at gully wasn't of the same quality. For what it's worth, I think the one bowler who has given me unplayable vibes for a large part of his bowling I saw live was Mo Asif, sadly.
Thanks for writing this. Cheers!
Thank you! And agree. It also occurred to me that it's never said if the delivery is bowled to a number 9, 10 or 11, although it's completely conceivable that it could be...
I think Ashwin delivery to Amla in 2014 T20 world cup was also unplayable as well as Sachin delivery to Moin Khan in that first test match in Pakistan of that 2004 test series in Multan.
Just looked at both of those and I thought about it too. To say Sachin's is unplayable, you'd have to say that no-one would pick his googly, same to a degree with Ashwin's mystery ball, although I'd say his was the better candidate because it actually swings and spins. It's a bit wasted in a T20 game! Great suggestion, cheers!