"I fell in love with bowling after watching Sunil Narine bowl, "

"I fell in love with bowling after watching Sunil Narine bowl

Digvesh Rathi has got Imran Tahir's hair, Sunil Narine's run-up, and Kesrick Williams' celebration. That has been the running joke during Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) matches in IPL 2025. More importantly, though, the mystery spinner has shown he has got the skills to compete with the best out there.

On Friday night, when all other LSG bowlers had economy rates of 10.00 or more, Rathi picked up 1 for 21 from his four overs to help his side defend 203 against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Lucknow. In four matches so far, he has gone for more than eight an over only once. In all, he has six wickets at an economy of 7.62."I fell in love with bowling after watching Sunil Narine bowl," Rathi said after being named the Player of the Match against MI. "My bowling style is such that I prefer attacking the batters and getting them out. I want to be even more attacking, just like Sunil Narine. The way he stays calm in pressure situations, I want to do the same."

"It's going to be very interesting," Langer said. "I can't wait to watch this because Kolkata have two spinners [Narine and Varun Chakravarthy] and both of them he idolises. Watch how he runs into bowl, who does he look like? Sunil Narine, right?

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OK haters spew venom...

In reply to sgtdjones

The haterz got hit right in the bollocks,nuff said!

In reply to granite

Them going to shorten his name from Rathi Digvesh to "RathiD"

Rathi dismisses idol Narine with his first ball

It's not often that a player comes up against his idol in a match and then gets the better of him. First ball that too. Stuff of dreams, eh?

Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) legspinner Digvesh Rathi did just that to his idol Sunil Narine during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens.

LSG had also posted a video on social media right before the game against KKR showing Rathi shyly meeting Narine, with Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant pulling his leg.
And then, in the match, he got rid of his idol with a lovely tossed-up legbreak that Narine slashed straight to wide long-off.

Sunil Narine and bowling in the same sentence????

In reply to WI_cricfan

Yet you just did it

he should have just said he fell in love with cycling after watching Lance Armstrong

In reply to sgtdjones



The exact equivalent would be: "I fell in love with honesty after listening to the Dotard speak".

In reply to SnoopDog

......Muddies read and weep...

Sunil Narine...4.. 0 13....3 wickets



Khaleel Ahmed to Narine, SIX runs
Going, going and gone! He is not holding back. Back of a length ball coming back into Narine, who stands still and whacks a pull miles over deep midwicket.

Ashwin to Narine, SIX runs
Carrom ball that is pumped for six more. Narine is on a roll. Dragged down on a touch on leg stump and Narine pulls this over deep square leg

Kamboj to Rahane, FOUR runs
Shot of the match? Kamboj gets greedy and goes too full. Ends up bowling this right in Rahane's slot on off stump. He presents the full face of the bat and drives with elegance past the bowler


Khaleel Ahmed to Narine, SIX runs
Add six more to Narine's tally. On a length on leg stump, was a slower ball. Narine clears his front leg, and pumps this over wide long-on

Khaleel Ahmed to Narine, FOUR runs
Beats the fielder. KKR doing it in a hurry. Slower back of a length ball on hi hips and Narine just helps this to the left of deep backward square leg for four more

Ashwin to Narine, SIX runs
No watching around this time. Offbreak just outside leg stump, he winds up and sends this soaring over deep backward square leg for a huge six

Ashwin to Narine, SIX runs
Too full outside off, Narine stays still and tonks him over long-off for six more.

Sunil Narine, Player of the Match: "Almost [a complete game], next time hope I can take a catch as well. Try to focus on my strength. Batters play well but if you focus too much on batters, you are already on the back foot. You get accustomed and try to adapt as soon as possible. You see what happens in the powerplay and try and help the team. It's very simple - trying to get the team off to a flying start. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't."

Trying to find Hetty on the boundary, sorry he is a finisher ....ah gats ya he finished ...