"Cricinfo legends" covers the legendary kiwi All-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee. He holds the record for highest five-fors in test cricket(36), having best match figure of 9/--,6/--(15 wickets in a match). He is the first man to reach 400 plus test wickets. He took wicket at the last ball in his cricket career. When he retired in 1990, his test wickets scalp was 431 in 86 match with an average of 22.3. A true genuine fast bowling all-rounder. Arguably, the best cricketer of New Zealand, one of the best all-rounder of all time. He says whenever he started his run up with the ball, he kept in my four words.
- Rythm
- Off stamp
- Desire
- Lilee
RYTHM to keep his body and mind relaxed(and thereby remaining fit for the game). Targeted the OFF STAMP so that his accuracy with the ball in pitching over the wicket remains consistent enough. DESIRE to take wickets consistently to push the threat of opposition batsman away as much as possible. Finally, he kept in his mind then in form, another great bowler Dennis Lilee of Australia. To Hadlee, Lilee was the epitome of NOT GIVING UP AT ANY SITUATION NO MATTER HOW HARD THE SITUATION WAS. With these four words he became one of the great fast bowler of all time. Here is the documentary Richard Hadlee
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