"When the Englishmen started to reverse swing it suddenly became an art!" : Sarfraz Nawaz

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarfraz Nawaz "When I passed the art of reverse-swing to Imran Khan he developed it and then taught Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, and in those times everyone called it cheating but when the Englishmen started to reverse swing it suddenly became an art" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/980026898754531329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Abdullah719]

One thing is for certain, if someone is tampering with the ball then the bowlers will have some idea about it.

 

[Saj]

He has a point.

I remember when Darren Gough started to reverse the ball, suddenly the English media proclaimed it as an art and skill.

 

[Robert]

They did make it into an art.... of not getting caught.

 

[Sherlock]

Tbf, he does have a point. I remember when Simon Jones and Flintoff started doing it when they were one of the best sides around. No-one in the media suggested it was cheating. It was more so an art they'd picked up from training etc etc.

 

[www787]

They did make it into an art.... of not getting caught.

Wouldn’t be current English bowlers be better at this art of hiding since rise in technology and number of camera to watch ever movement. I think English player have accelerated in this art. Congrats

 

[DeadBall]

They did make it into an art.... of not getting caught.

You have become quite vindictive of late.

 

[90MPH]

One mans art is another mans tampering.

That’s the truth about reverse swing - it will alwyas raise cloud and suspicion.

However I’m glad it’s in the game and glad the Pakistanis brought it to the game of cricket.

God, It would be such a boring game without it. The batsman now have virtually everything going their way and would be even more so if reverse swing wasn’t in the game.

It still takes skill and pace to make use of it effectively.

 

[Send1983]

One mans art is another mans tampering.

That’s the truth about reverse swing - it will alwyas raise cloud and suspicion.

However I’m glad it’s in the game and glad the Pakistanis brought it to the game of cricket.

God, It would be such a boring game without it. The batsman now have virtually everything going their way and would be even more so if reverse swing wasn’t in the game.

It still takes skill and pace to make use of it effectively.

You mean illegally using external material to tamper with the ball.

 

[Asch Ali]

I wouldn’t be suprised if they ban Yorkers, shining the ball, 30 meter run ups, change of angle. Cricket is no longer a competition between ball and bat.

 

[Robert]

Tbf, he does have a point. I remember when Simon Jones and Flintoff started doing it when they were one of the best sides around. No-one in the media suggested it was cheating. It was more so an art they'd picked up from training etc etc.

I would go back ten or eleven years before them to Darren Gough reversing it beautifully. Then Atherton got caught with dirt in his pockets and suddenly Gough bowled gunbarrel straight

As [MENTION=1842]James[/MENTION] said England are a naughty side but they are good at not getting caught.

 

[Robert]

You have become quite vindictive of late.

Of whom? England bowlers?

 

[Sherlock]

I would go back ten or eleven years before them to Darren Gough reversing it beautifully. Then Atherton got caught with dirt in his pockets and suddenly Gough bowled gunbarrel straight

As [MENTION=1842]James[/MENTION] said England are a naughty side but they are good at not getting caught.

I actually believe Goughie was doing it legitimately, His action and wrist position was perfect for the way he bowled.

 

[barah_admi]

I still remember the Ashes 05 coverage and the English media raving about how good the reverse swing it was, headlines about "the art of reverse" etc etc...the same media which had spent a decade maligning the characters f Wasim and Waqar without any evidence. Naughty naughty.

 

[Robert]

I still remember the Ashes 05 coverage and the English media raving about how good the reverse swing it was, headlines about "the art of reverse" etc etc...the same media which had spent a decade maligning the characters f Wasim and Waqar without any evidence. Naughty naughty.

To be fair Waqar was banned for ball-tampering, and Aaqib was caught scratching the ball on TV in 1992, though no sanctions followed that incident. So there was evidence.

 

[barah_admi]

To be fair Waqar was banned for ball-tampering, and Aaqib was caught scratching the ball on TV in 1992, though no sanctions followed that incident. So there was evidence.

Waqar was caught rubbing the ball on his zip in 2000 or 2001, well after the prime of his career and the height of English hysteria. Aaqib could be scratching the ball or cleaning it, much like Tendulkar claimed in his own defence. So again, there wasn't evidence, or rather MUCH evidence. There have been far more instance of the English, Saffers and Australians, especially in recent times.

From England's mints to jelly babies and beyond. The point is this, when brown skinned Pakistanis did it, it was cheating, when the English do it its not just an art form, it's clever, it's genius and it's cheeky if they get caught.