Published: Sep 08, 2015, 06:27 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 09, 2015, 01:58 PM (IST)
Sri Lankan great Lasith Malinga can bowl reverse swinging toe-crushers at will, an art well mastered. Over the years, Malinga has garnered a lot of success thanks to the uncanny bowling action. [Also Read: Video: Introducing Pakistan’s left-arm ‘Lasith Malinga’]
Viliame Manakiwai from Fiji is being talked about for his toe-crushing delivery at Colchester that sent back Guernsey opener James Wilkes-Green in the ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Group A match between Fiji and Guernsey on Monday.
The cricket’s governing body ICC tweeted:
The new Lasith Malinga? WATCH Viliame Manakiwai’s cracker of a delivery for @CricketFiji at #WCL6 https://t.co/zK6QHfBAwR
— ICC (@ICC) September 7, 2015
In doing so, the apex body formally introduced this 25-year-old Fijian talent to the world. Ireland’s Kevin O Brien and New Zealand’s Ross Taylor were quick to re-tweet the same.
Manakiwai not only has the slinging that resembles Malinga’s but also bowls at a good pace. That ball would have even foxed top international batters. No wonders parallels are being drawn with the Sri Lankan great.
