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Morne Morkel's Short-Ball Plan Against Kohli — South Africa 2013

South Africa vs India

2013-12-18

Morne Morkel's height-generated steep bounce during South Africa's 2013 home series created specific problems for Virat Kohli — targeting the rising ball at his gloves from a good length on seaming, bouncy South African pitches — as part of a wider South African plan to contain India's most dangerous batsman.

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Joel Garner's Steep Bounce Tortures Geoff Boycott

West Indies vs England

1981-02-27

Joel Garner's extraordinary 6ft 8 height — generating deliveries that rose from a good length to above shoulder height — made even the technically masterful Geoff Boycott look helpless, as balls the defensive Yorkshireman could normally leave safely became impossible to ignore.

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