Harshal Patel is the best Indian death bowler according to Sachin Tendulkar
Jasprit Bumrah of the Mumbai Indians is widely considered India’s top fast bowler across all forms. Bumrah struggled in the IPL 2022, but he came back with a five-wicket haul against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Even after one poor season in the IPL, cricket commentators have questioned Bumrah’s form. Former Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar believes Harshal Patel, rather than Bumrah, is the finest Indian death overs, bowler.
Sachin Tendulkar claimed in a video on his YouTube channel that Harshal has deceptive variations, which is why the 31-year-old RCB bowler has played so well in recent IPL seasons. Patel has had 96 wickets in the IPL since its beginning in 2012. This season, he’s aiming for a century of IPL wickets.
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IPL stats of Harshal Patel
Patel received the Purple Cap in the IPL 2021 after grabbing 32 wickets in 15 games for the then-Virat Kohli-led team, with his best statistics of 5/27. He was repurchased by the Bengaluru franchise for a record Rs 10.75 crore in the blockbuster auction ahead of the new season. And the right-arm medium pacer has not let his teammates down, with 18 wickets in just 12 games. He has a total of 96 wickets as of now.
Harshal Patel was the only reason Punjab was stopped at 209 on the board. Every match he plays, his bowling improves because he is able to disguise his variations beautifully. Sachin praised Harshal’s performance and cited him as one of the most effective death-over bowlers in the country.
Harshal bowled very well against PBKS
In the match at Brabourne Stadium on May 13, when Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone were wreaking havoc on RCB pacers Josh Hazlewood and Mohammed Siraj at will, it was Patel, limiting the opposition to 209 when the score could have been as high as 240-250. Patel bowled with an economy rate of 8.50 with statistics of 4-0-34-4, while Hazlewood gave 64 in four overs and Siraj departed for 36 in two overs.
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A key role of Patel against GT
In the team’s last group stage game, RCB will face Gujarat Titans, and Harshal will be a key player. RCB have 14 points from 13 games, and if the Gujarat Titans lose their last match by a large margin, they could make the last four. RCB will be counting on Patel to perform.
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