00:00Step back into the golden age of test cricket and witness a masterclass in leg spin from
00:05one of Pakistan's greatest magicians with the ball, Abdul Qadir.
00:09On a turning track at Kandy during the first test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka
00:14from February 23 to 27, 1986, Abdul Qadir bowled with remarkable control, returning figure
00:21of 3 for 29 in 12.4 overs, including three made in.
00:25It was not just about the number, it was the manner in which he broke the spine of Sri
00:30Lanka's first innings, bundling them out for Mieger 109 runs.
00:35Abdul Qadir victims include Ravi Ritnayke, a handy all-rounder, and Ramesh Ritnayke whose
00:40aggressive batting instincts were curbed by the clever variations, and Jayananda Varnavina
00:46who had no answer to Qadir's teasing length.
00:48With the ball gripping and fizzing off the surface, Abdul Qadir turned the screws with
00:52every hour, making life miserable for the host.
00:55Let's revisit his brilliant calling spell and relive the artistry of Abdul Qadir, the
01:01man who made leg spin fashionable again.
01:03Overpicks driven, and that's a good stroke by Ravi Ritnayke, that's going right down to
01:23the boundary, no chance of saving that one.
01:30The score moves up to 55, and Ratnayke is off the mark with that boundary.
01:44Ratnayke is gone, that's fun, wasn't very short, just took the bail.
02:12Maka going on the back foot the ball came through very quickly went through
02:17the gate and Ravi Ratnayaka departs so Sri Lanka now 59 for the loss of six
02:23wickets
02:27Ranatunga moves on to double figures
02:35overpitch driven powerfully the speed of the ball taken off
02:41the wicket takers Imran Khan has picked up three wickets so far
02:45Wasi Maktram has picked up one
02:47Chelsea Ahmad has picked up two and Abdul Khadr has picked up one
03:00rather quicker than his normal style of bowling where when one bowls on a good hard test wicket
03:09you try and beat the batsman in the air
03:16Andy Mel has lofted that just wide of mid-arm for four rounds
03:22and uh... against New Zealand
03:30and uh... gave that a little more air
03:32Andy Mel
03:42that was out
03:43Ramesh Ratnayaka doesn't even look at the umpire
03:48he just
03:51walks away
03:53caught by Salim Malik
03:56at
03:57Philly Point
04:02and he pads it away
04:03not running on the wicket
04:13there he comes
04:17that's given a little bit of air
04:24the male just pushes that down to certain
04:26and that's for the full trot down the leg side
04:41side
04:52cut down now
04:54to the silver
04:59quick one
05:00squeeze it down to third man
05:02go through for quick singles
05:04the gentleman
05:13and the male goes
05:14hits it lustily
05:16Imran Khan
05:17can't get to it
05:19he's got a hand to it
05:21but it was four rounds
05:24it was to the left
05:25of Imran Khan
05:27and he had to cover about 20 yards to his left
05:30and probably the sum
05:34was in his eyes
05:35Sri Lanka
05:3697th
05:37for the loss
05:38of eight wickets
05:46Overthrows here
05:50as
05:53Omar Khazem
05:56attempts to run out the male
05:57and they go through for three rounds
05:59three rounds
05:59as a result
06:00so Sri Lanka
06:02now
06:03100
06:04dropped
06:05she meld twice
06:09and the fielding just getting
06:10a little bit shabby
06:12at this stage
06:18so God just pads it away
06:19trouble
06:41go for the big hit
06:42over mid-off
06:44get a couple through
06:45with the finger
06:46and with Akram
06:47misfielding
06:48she picked up three runs
06:49and it is
06:50it's hard and high in there
06:51Imran Khan is after it
06:53will be a good catch
06:54if he holds on to it
06:55and it is
06:56it's hard and high in there
06:57Imran Khan is after it
06:58will be a good catch
06:59if he holds on to it
07:00and it is
07:01that's a very good catch
07:02by Imran Khan
07:03who ran a good
07:0435 yards
07:05to his right
07:06the ball went high in there
07:07and a very well-judged
07:08catch
07:09and a very well-judged
07:12and a very well-judged
07:14catch
07:15by the Pakistan skipper
07:16and so Sri Lanka
07:17are all out
07:18with their score
07:19at 109
07:20last to go
07:21Varna Veera
07:22of the bowling
07:23of Abdulazir
07:24and the ball
07:25is a very good catch
07:26and a very good catch
07:27if he holds on to it
07:28and it is
07:29that's a very good catch
07:30if he holds on to it
07:31and it is
07:32that's a very good catch
07:33by Imran Khan
07:34who ran a good
07:3525 yards
07:36to his right
07:37of the bowling of Abdul Kader
07:40are all out
07:42in their 43rd over
07:44so Dulik Mendes
07:45won the toss this morning
07:46elected to bat first
07:47and disaster struck
07:49in the very first over
07:50for Sri Lanka
07:51when
07:51Sriatwath Muni
07:52was LBW
07:53without scoring
07:54score
07:55on 44
07:56Ravi Ratnayaka
07:57was the next to go
07:59he was bowled
07:59by Abdul Kader
08:00by Taukif
08:01and Sri Lanka
08:02then was 69 for 7
08:04Ramesh Ratnayaka
08:05was the 8th out
08:06in this first set match
08:09the first day of play
08:10the leg break googly baller
08:13from Lahore
08:14weaved a spell of
08:15deception
08:16discipline
08:17and sheer genius
08:18with every turn of the ball
08:19he displayed the lost art
08:21of classical leg spin
08:22suffocating the baseman
08:24with flight
08:25drift
08:26and clever change of pace
08:27a pioneer and revivalist
08:28of wrist spin
08:29during an era
08:30dominated by fastballers
08:32Abdul Kader
08:33stood out
08:34like a rare gem
08:35unique bowling action
08:35flamboyant run-up
08:36and ability to spin the ball
08:38sharply
08:39on
08:40unresponsive surfaces
08:41made him one of the most
08:43feared leg spinner
08:44in the world
08:45Abdul Kader
08:46played 67 test matches
08:47for Pakistan
08:48between 1977
08:50and 1990
08:51claiming 236 wickets
08:53at an average of
08:5532.80
08:56with 15 5 wicket hauls
08:58and 5 10 wicket match hauls
09:00to his name
09:01his best bowling figure
09:03in any innings
09:04were 9 for 56
09:05a spell etched
09:06in cricketing folklore
09:07but more than just number
09:09it was his charisma
09:10belief
09:11and artistry
09:12that made him a true icon
09:14of the game
09:15Shane Vaughn himself
09:16later admitted
09:17that Abdul Kader
09:18had inspired him
09:19to become a leg spinner
09:21at candy
09:22his tight spell
09:23ensured that Pakistan
09:24sees the early advantage
09:25in the match
09:26setting the tone
09:27for a dominant display
09:28it was a spell
09:30not just for the wickets
09:31but of authority
09:32a reminder
09:33that Abdul Kader
09:34was no ordinary baller
09:35but a conjurer of collapse
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