Mustafizur need to bowl full: Irfan Pathan
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Former India fast bowler has advised Mustafizur Rahman to bowl full to batsman rather than bowling short and trying to increase his pace. Mustfizuur variation and cutters will be more effective if he bowl full feels the former fast bowler.
Mustafizur Rahman has been regarded as the most lethal weapon in Bangladesh’s bowling armory in recent years, but the left-hander definitely struggled in this series. The Fizz not only went wicket-less but also leaked 92 runs in his 9.4 overs.
Pathan who was also a left-arm fast bowler himself analyzed Mustafizuer bowling and share his experience.
"Personally, I believe that his length just needs to be fuller," Pathan analyzed. "If you look at his career, mostly he got his wickets with fuller deliveries because that is where his variation comes in handy.
"The other thing which is very, very important is that he needs to make sure that he doesn't fall away. So when his non-bowling-arm is going away from his body, especially when he is delivering the ball; he needs to work on that and make sure it doesn't fall, that it doesn't just go towards the batsman. If he can do that, he will have more control over his bowling."
Pathan added that he does not believe that Mustafizue upping his pace will solve the problem. In fact, it's not even needed.
"He is a left-arm bowler, so if he bowls at 135 km/h with the kind of variation he has got, he will be fine. I don't think every bowler needs to be able to bowl at 140 to 150 km/h to be successful. If you look at Glenn McGrath, he took over 500 international wickets. He was never a 145 km/h bowler. Wasim Akram was not 150 plus bowler, he had the variations. It's not all about pace, it's about bowling in the right areas and having control."
