Zimbabwe’s tricky posers to India: Their motley crew of varied bowlers, led by 6-foot-9 pacer Blessing Muzarabani | Cricket News
Even from a distance the eyes can’t miss Blessing Muzarabani. In half-sleeve, bright green practice suits, he towers above his teammates. He is six foot nine inches tall; his shoulder-span befits his height and the cropped dreadlocks sit like a crown on his head. He is in a world unto his own, stretching his sinews, painstakingly measuring his run-up with a tape the mild breeze takes for a toss. The steps are leisurely, as though the force of gravity is pulling him down. The movements gradually gather momentum, before he begins his run-up. No wild energy seizes him, as he breaks into his strides. The release has no violent twists of his body or explosive leave; it’s just as though he is brisk-walking into the delivery. But the ball magically explodes off the surface, not at knee-shaking pace but at an awkward height that discomfits batsmen. He was bowling in an empty nets, but you could visualise the ball’s path. Into the mid-riff of a right-hander, an imaginary batsman hopping to get on top of …
