Shaun Pollock, South Africa – Player profile

Shaun Pollock was originally a fast bowler who settled early on for being a medium-pace line and length merchant. This is just unforgivable. His fairly explosive batting makes up for this to a degree, but to be a fast bowler and renounce your calling? Come on. That’s an actual crime. You could literally be arrested for that, yet he’s a hero in South Africa.

Shaun Pollock will be ‘keeping things tight at one end’ during the World Cup. He gave up bowling fast for that…

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