JOIN USBowling takes new spin: Clip of SL's Kevin goes viral
After the jaw-dropping South African left-arm wrist-spinner Paul Adams, cricket fans are now baffled with 2019 version of the one of a kind style by Sri Lankan leg spinner Kevin Koththigoda.
Koththigoda's version of the "Frog In A Blender" or the "Chinaman" action - which was first dubbed as Paul Adams' style during a tour match against England in 1995-96 - has its added his unique twist to the ball game.
Koththiigoda is from Galle in the Island Country and is currently playing for the Bangla Tigers in the Abu Dhabi T10 League. The spinner conceded 22 runs in his two overs on Saturday against the Deccan Gladiators and even took Australian cricketer Shane Watson by surprise. But Watson managed to strike two sixes.
#NewFavePlayer Kevin Koththiigoda. Consonant in a blender pic.twitter.com/9EmOBFuNOW
— Paul Radley (@PaulRadley) November 16, 2019
#NewFavePlayer Kevin Koththiigoda. Consonant in a blender pic.twitter.com/9EmOBFuNOW
— Paul Radley (@PaulRadley) November 16, 2019
Good news everyone. Kevin Koththigoda and his weird spin technique is on FreeSports. #T10League pic.twitter.com/Mgctbhf7tI
— Tom Carnduff (@TomC_22) November 16, 2019
They you haven't seen Paul Adams in action. Rare but not impossible. This special action called "Chinaman".
— rahul sahay (@rahulsahay19) November 19, 2019
He is just 2019 version of The great Paul Adams from 🇿🇦 https://t.co/vkXhD8za3j
— Hemaang (@JrSehgal) November 16, 2019
If his action doesn't come under the radar and if he develops his art and try to deceive the batsmen with his deliveries, then I am sure he will be a lethal one to deal with
— Raj (@spicewebsol) November 17, 2019
He surely needs to be nurtured, seems to be a long term prospect for Lankans.
His arm ends up at mid wicket 😂
— Adam Ryszkowski (@AdamRyko) November 17, 2019
Bowling arm to Bowling Coach 😅😅 pic.twitter.com/wv2dcEoQtX
— Samir Jd 💭 (@imSamirJd) November 18, 2019
Is he from another planet?
— Anousko Das (@imAnouskoDas) November 18, 2019
How can he be so flexible!?
This action is called "Smack me all over the ground I'm not even looking".
— viSH (@viishal) November 17, 2019
Don’t think he even generated any spin. More of a physc-out
— Bomberland 🔴⚫️ (@gouldygould_n) November 18, 2019
“He has a very unusual action. It’s like that of Paul Adams. The action wasn’t coached or anything, it came naturally to him. Initially, he was struggling with the length as he couldn’t see the pitch but he has improved tremendously,” his coach Dhammika Sudarshana had told Cricbuzz in 2017.
Earlier, in 2016, IPL player Shivil Kaushik of the Gujarat Lions team was also compared with Adams for replicating the legendary action.
Very Difficult & warning action... #ShivilKaushik
— CA Yashwant Bhandari (@i_m_yashwant) April 29, 2016
#RPSvGL pic.twitter.com/JGx5qEc5dF
#ShivilKaushik #IPL2016 Don't try this at home. pic.twitter.com/Mjt0REsjjd
— Thilak Ramamurthy (@Thilak_Rama) April 30, 2016
At first looked like he needed some medication. #RPSvGL #ShivilKaushik pic.twitter.com/QoB6b1i1YV
— Sujan Rao (@sujanrao) April 29, 2016