Published: Nov 03, 2015, 09:44 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 04, 2015, 11:47 AM (IST)
Mohali: South Africa spinner Simon Harmer today said he was comfortable bowling with the SG ball which is different from the Kookabura balls with which they bowl at home. “The SG ball that we played with in the warm-up, which is the ball that will be using in the game, is a hell of a lot different to the kookabura ball. There are a few little things that we have worked on with the variations with the kookabura ball. Seam wise may be it would be slightly different, but we have adapted pretty quickly,” Harmer said. Scorecard: India vs South Africa 2015, 1st Test at Mohali
“Kookabura ball as it gets closer to 90 overs, the seam starts to disappear into the ball whereas SG ball starts to come out of it. Now for me, as a finger spinner that means I can grip the ball better later on into the game and I think sweat is going to play a big part with the reverse swinging ball. But in terms of actual seam, I think it is better than what the kookabura is,” he said.
Asked what line he was planning to bowl, Harmer replied, “On morning of day one, you are not going to bowl outside off stump. It’s going to be very dependent on the wickets that we play on. Days 4 and 5 you have to look to be attacking, I don’t think you can look to bowl defensively there, unless you are 500 runs behind. But I definitely think, our spinners will bowl attacking lines.” ALSO READ: Simon Harmer’s arrival harbours hopes for South Africa
Continuing further, the 26-year-old right-arm spinner said, there was healthy competition amongst the team’s spinners which apart from him includes Imran Tahir and Dane Piedt. “Myself, Dane and Imran we get along very well, competition is always good. I think it can only be good for spin bowling in South Africa,” Simon said during a media interaction at the PCA stadium here today.
