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The Hindu
The Hindu
Sport
S. Dipak Ragav

‘My job is to stay one step ahead of the batters’

Harshal Patel, who starred with a four-wicket haul in the third T20I match against South Africa, said he needs to constantly develop his skills to stay relevant.

The pacer is known for his clever variations with cutters and slower ones and outsmarted the dangerous David Miller with one such delivery at Visakhapatnam.

Speaking in Rajkot ahead of the fourth match, Harshal said, “People have been trying to anticipate what I am bowling for the last two years (in IPL). With every bowler the longer they play, the opposition will realise what the bowler’s strengths and patterns are.”

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