EXCLUSIVE I Gautam Gambhir as mentor was really nice to me during my time as net bowler with Lucknow Super Giants, reveals Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani

Blessing Muzarabani is no doubt one of the tallest and most promising fast bowler to come again out of Zimbabwe in the hot years. The 6 feet 6 inches tall pacer from Harare has been one of the Zimbabwean stars in the case of the T20I format of the game, claiming sixty six wickets in fifty six matches till date at a brilliant average of twenty-two.19.

The 28-year-old also has 60 ODI wickets and 24 Test scalps in 7 matches at a median of 24.08. He caught the eye of former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper and captain Tatenda Taibu, who fast-tracked his entry into the national side.

After Zimbabwe didn't qualify for the 2019 ODI World Cup in England, Muzarabani took up a Kolpak contract to play for Northamptonshire in County cricket. Muzarabani returned to international cricket for Zimbabwe in 2020 after Brexit brought an early end to his Kolpak contract and he without delay starred in an ODI series win over Pakistan.

He is no doubt one of the few Zimbabwe cricketers in recent years who have come relating to Indian Premier League (IPL) aside from Sikandar Raza, who played for Punjab Kings. Muzarabani turned into picked as a net bowler for Lucknow Super Giants where he trained lower than current India head coach Gautam Gambhir and bowling coach Morne Morkel.

In an exclusive interview with India.com web content online on the sidelines of Zim Afro T10 League, birthday boy Blessing Muzarabani, who turns 28 on Wednesday (October 2), speaks about bowlers mindset in T10 cricket, his time in County cricket and experience of training lower than Gautam Gambhir.

Excerpts from an exclusive interview…

You can have got it's possible you may have got an exceptionally a success career in T20 international cricket. Are you in a position to provide an explanation for how bowler’s mindset differs while playing a T10 when put next to a T20 match?

BM: If you don’t p.c. your length quickly you’re going to be traveling so with T10 that you are going to want to to be on point and there’s some things like that you are going to want to to bowling a slower ball first delivery in T10 but in T20 I think like you may have got it's possible you may have the luxurious of bowling to investigate cross-check and bowl your best ball and land or bounce higher.

I believe T20 and ODI cricket is likewise good but T10 is now not in actuality nice for a bowler. Nonetheless it surely’s good since it challenges your skills. It’s in actuality good for us bowlers, however it surely’s not easy. But speaking about preference, I’ll go for T20 cricket.

About a years back, you had signed a Kolpak contend with Northamptonshire. What were your gains from playing in county cricket?

BM: After I went to county cricket, it turned into in actuality good for me because I had to learn to bowl fuller as much as the batter because once in a while whilst you’re tall you're feeling like you simply should bowl back off the length. But I think like in u . s . a . cricket that you are going to want to to in actuality pitch the ball up and have a are attempting and seek swing. So the conditions there are different with what we play here so I got tons of learning

Happy Birthday to Blessing Muzarabani!

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