The Yasir delivery that knocked England off Ballance

People compare the leggie's delivery to Shane Warne’s ‘magic ball’ on social media

Veteran Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has never shied away from the praising Pakistan’s Yasir Shah for his ability to achieve variations in his spin.

Congrats Yasir Shah on your 5 wicket haul, it's great to see you bowl so well & deliver your skills ! See you tmrw @SkyCricket 👍🍾

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) July 15, 2016

With the Swabi-born leggie making his name on the Lord’s honour board after claiming 10 wickets in Pakistan’s first of four-match Test series against England, The Express Tribune takes a look at the reason for the 30-year-old’s effectiveness on the pitch as well as praise from veteran spinners.



Yasir’s hardwork and persistence handed the Men in Green their first Test victory at Lord’s cricket ground in 20 years when the spinning maestro achieved breakthrough and bowled England’s Jonny Bairstow, ending his 207-minute knock.

Bairstow's fine innings of 48 comes to an end. #EngvPak https://t.co/pPA3qjQDFA

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 17, 2016

Even though that was the moment the match was more or less sealed in favour of the visitors, this wasn’t the delivery which created a buzz on social media.



The leggie’s ball to Gary Ballance amazed everyone, and enabled people to draw parallels between the man of the match and Australian legend Shane Warne.

England are now five down with 148 runs still required. #EngvPak https://t.co/e8m7Gbr6G2

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 17, 2016

In particular, people compared Yasir’s delivery to Shane Warne’s ‘magic ball’ which he bowled to England’s Andrew Strauss at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in 2005.


Here’s a look at the comparison:

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