Mohsin Khan is not a one-trick pony. Although classified as a medium-pacer, the 23-year-old from Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh can crank it up to the high 140s. Just the other night, the delivery which saw the back of the dangerous Rishabh Pant was clocked at 145kmph.
Even Lucknow Super Giants skipper K.L. Rahul confessed that he doesn’t enjoy facing Mohsin during the training sessions. “He’s been brilliant. I played him in the nets for the first time a month ago... Didn’t want to face him. He was sharp and scary at times,” he said during the presentation ceremony after the team’s six-run win over the Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
Rahul would also tell you that it is not always the sheer pace, the variations, or the left-armer’s angle which aids Mohsin. It also involves shrewd cricketing acumen.
