The Art and Intensity Behind Cricket's Clever Game-Changer
There are many distinctions between cricket and baseball, but there are also some similarities. It's quite easy to see a fast bowler in cricket applying the heat, coming in high and inside to a batter, if you've watched any baseball. But when a spin bowler enters the game and appears to be lobbing the ball at the batsman at 45 mph, that's when the gears start to grind. And that's where you realize just how effective this kind of bowling really is—where the gears completely cease operating. Also, don't be deceived by the fact that spin bowling doesn't require a lengthy, fast run-up. Many people are unaware of the physical strain that spin bowlers exert on their bodies. You can see the energy and effort a fast bowler puts into their body when they run up to bowl. From a spinner's perspective, it is not very evident because of the modest run-up. Compared to a fast bowler, it is not as violent. The world bowl's finest spinners, however, expend far more ene