Sachin Tendulkar compares Harbhajan's 'Doosra' with Anderson's 'out-swinger' to Vijay

The second Test between England and India at the famous Lord’s Cricket Ground has turned out to be a nightmare for the visiting team as they were bowled out for a paltry 107 runs in 35.2 overs in the first innings. Fast bowler James Anderson turned out to be the wrecker-in-chief as he finished with figures of 13.2-5-20-5. Rain interrupted play for a number of times in the second day’s play.

While the stoppage in play disturbed the concentration of the Indian batsmen, the English speedster kept hitting the right channels to unfold mayhem in the Indian camp. From the very first over, the Lancashire-born pacer wielded his magic with the leather. In the fifth ball of the over, he accounted for the wicket of Murali Vijay, the Indian opener courtesy of a literal unplayable delivery.

Anderson bamboozles Vijay  

The 36-year-old dished out a full-length delivery on and around the off-stump. The cherry came in with the angle and jagged a tad away after pitching. The ball didn’t move prodigiously, but enough to beat Vijay’s outside edge and cannon into the stumps. Following the dismissal, Vijay stood for a while in utter shock, comprehending the nature of the venomous delivery.

Anderson went on to dismiss KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Kuldeep Yadav and Ishant Sharma thereafter to accomplish a five-wicket-haul. In the meantime, Harbhajan Singh, who is currently a part of Sky Sports’ commentary team, asked Sachin Tendulkar, the former Indian batsman, on the social media platform about the appropriate technique to counter the out-swinger.

He posted a video of the delivery on Twitter and wrote, “How do u play this ball ? paji can u explain plz @sachin_rt what a beauty”.

Here is Harbhajan’s tweet

How do u play this ball ? paji can u explain plz @sachin_rt what a beauty https://t.co/1m0Ri5RXix

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 10, 2018

Sachin had a clever reply up his sleeve. The legendary cricketer compared the delivery to the ‘Doosra’, a variation of the off-break, which Harbhajan often bowls.

He replied to Bhajji and wrote, “What a fantastic delivery by @Jimmy9! But this is a question many have asked after getting foxed by your doosra as well @harbhajan_singh,”

Here is Sachin’s reply  

What a fantastic delivery by @Jimmy9! But this is a question many have asked after getting foxed by your doosra as well😜 @harbhajan_singh. https://t.co/5T9D3MUfRL

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 11, 2018

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