Hasaranga bowled brilliantly in the T20 World Cup and also hits powerfully in the lower middle order. I also watched him in the Dubai T10, where he seemed the only bowler not to get collared.
He isn't a huge spinner, but he does enough to miss the middle of the bat and take the edge. As Wilfred Rhodes once said, anything more than that is just showing off and few seem to read the googly well from his hand.
He would be a HUGE signing for Derbyshire, but I suspect a lot of counties fancy his services and those with most money usually, like the Mounties, get their man. If we have an ace in the pack it is Mickey Arthur and he may want to work again with his old national coach. Few Sri Lankans come to these shores and he would certainly enhance the Vitality Blast were he to be persuaded.
We may look again to Pakistan, following on from the signing of Shan Masood, and my wildcard pick would be Mohammad Wasim. There are bigger names out there, but there are good reasons to go for him.
At 19 he is raw and largely unknown, but he can play. He bowls between 80 and 90mph, hits a long ball and wouldn't cost the earth, as exposure would be key for him at this stage.
Last month he looked very impressive against the West Indies, bowling some searing yorkers, while his ability with the bat can also be seen in the other video.
With Derbyshire needing to strengthen in several areas, Wasim could be a value for money pick who would capture the imagination, especially of the local Pakistani population.
I will leave these videos for your comments! Either way, a player to keep an eye on..
How nice to see that Usman Khawaja scored a brilliant century. Shame it was for Australia but I fondly remember his batting for us in the year we won promotion to Division 1 in the Campionship.
ReplyDeleteBen McDermott's been in cracking form in the T20. Worth another try.
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