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The minimum requirements for a batsman to become a "bunny" of a bowler?

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Mohammad Hafeez v Mohammad Shahid :D ( both innings)

Does that qualify as a bunny making performance?
 
MoHa is swing bowling bunny, little do with the bowler.
 
Swing, seam. Doesn't matter.

Can't play any movement.
 
As I said last week about that double century: good for hazeez and very very bad for Pakistan
 
Not sure why we are so focussed on Hafeez (maybe the OP!) but surely other batsmen around the world fall to same bowler many times?
 
Jimmy Anderson - Sachin Tendulkar comes to mind.

SRT had no problems facing most bowlers of the world, and Jimmy who isn't any where near a McGrath/Donald/Ambrose/Akram had SRT in a lot of problems and IIRC took his wicket the maximum number of times in tests.

Sometimes there isn't a need of a criteria (no. of matches, runs made etc.), when there is a bunny, you see it!
 
Criteria has to be atleast 6-8 Inns played by batsmen against that bowler, with the bowler gaining 60-70% dimissals of that batsmen in that time.
 
The minimum requirements for a batsman to become a "bunny" of a bowler?

Batsman was NEVER able to score a 100 against that bowler?
 
Just hope Kohli doesn't face Junaid again, it will get ugly. 130 kph half-tracker with no movement is mincemeat for him.

Yeah, the amount of people that are milking that 2012 ODI performance vs India :facepalm:

On topic though, Hafeez vs Steyn epitomizes "bunny" of a bowler.
 
Steyn vs trott
Steyn vs clarke

Steyn vs Hafeez??
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Steyn-Hafeez

Steyn laughed at his face
 
For me the biggest is

Hafeez-Steyn and worst was when :steyn was laughing at his face
 
All you require is a fan who likes bowler A and dislikes batsman B, and a bit of A's dominance over B.
 
Amla and Irfan

Hafeez and Gayle

Hafeez and Devon Smith

Morkel and Strauss

Steyn Hafeez

Junaid n Kallis

Junaid n Kohli
 
Warne - Daryll Cullinan , is the most famous one i guess.
 
For a very little while it was Devilliers vs. Asif.
What a waste....
 
Warne vs. inzi.
Fannie devilliers/Donal vs. Saeed Anwar
Lara vs McGrath
And the anomaly: razzaq vs tendulkar.
 
That time Kohli was unstoppable. Best ODI bat. For a bowler to dismiss him three times in a row for a low score in his home conditions was something special.

In my view, you don't become a bunny in one series. If Junaid continues to torment Kohli, you can say that he is his bunny.

Steyn has troubled Hafeez on numerous instances, Anderson owned Tendulkar for years etc., those are real bunnies. Let's see how Kohli fares against Junaid in UAE later this year, but if Junaid bowls like he is bowling these days, the bunny tag will lose relevance soon.
 
In my view, you don't become a bunny in one series. If Junaid continues to torment Kohli, you can say that he is his bunny.

Steyn has troubled Hafeez on numerous instances, Anderson owned Tendulkar for years etc., those are real bunnies. Let's see how Kohli fares against Junaid in UAE later this year, but if Junaid bowls like he is bowling these days, the bunny tag will lose relevance soon.
Do u agree Virat is Anderson's bunny?
 
Do u agree Virat is Anderson's bunny?

Not really, it was one tour. We will see how he goes against him in the future and in India as well, that would decide if he's another Tendulkar for Anderson.
 
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