In the movie "Unbreakable" Samuel Jackson's character Elijah (who is an ardent fan of super-hero comics) goes in search of someone who could be a real super-hero on earth. Night Shyamalan who wrote and directed the dark thriller would be really thrilled to know that one such super-hero does exist - a real life Bruce Banner a.k.a The Hulk.
A week after watching India manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in New Zealand I saw Dale Steyn decimate Australia with the same vigor by which the Mitchell Johnson clattered into the Proteas a week ago. If there is one player whom you do not want to irk on a cricket field, it has got to be Dale Steyn.
I remember watching Steyn in a IPL match against Mumbai last year. While he steamed through to bowl 4 overs for 9 runs, Thisara Perreira was bowling dollies to Kieran Pollard in that match. The look in Dale's face at the end of the match said it all - it was brimming with anger. Dale continued holding on to that wrath and guided Sunrisers into the CL pay-offs - almost single-handedly.
Over the past weekend I got to witness the harnessing of Dale's wrath once again. He was so distraught at the heavy defeat in the first test match against Australia. One could see the Hulk turning green with every ball he bowled in the second test. While it had lesser effect in Australia's first innings, the culmination of the wrath in the second innings was spectacular. The Aussies must now hope that Dale's wrath has subsided and he is back in his alter-ego.
But then the world knows what Bruce Banner says in the Avenger's movie - "I am always angry"
The Aussies must have already come to realize that the SA tour might just not turn out to be like the Ashes tour of the summer.
Staying with Mitch and Dale - the good news for them would be that IPL 7 could well happen in South Africa. Time for more heroics from these two super heroes for sure!!
A week after watching India manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in New Zealand I saw Dale Steyn decimate Australia with the same vigor by which the Mitchell Johnson clattered into the Proteas a week ago. If there is one player whom you do not want to irk on a cricket field, it has got to be Dale Steyn.
I remember watching Steyn in a IPL match against Mumbai last year. While he steamed through to bowl 4 overs for 9 runs, Thisara Perreira was bowling dollies to Kieran Pollard in that match. The look in Dale's face at the end of the match said it all - it was brimming with anger. Dale continued holding on to that wrath and guided Sunrisers into the CL pay-offs - almost single-handedly.
Over the past weekend I got to witness the harnessing of Dale's wrath once again. He was so distraught at the heavy defeat in the first test match against Australia. One could see the Hulk turning green with every ball he bowled in the second test. While it had lesser effect in Australia's first innings, the culmination of the wrath in the second innings was spectacular. The Aussies must now hope that Dale's wrath has subsided and he is back in his alter-ego.
But then the world knows what Bruce Banner says in the Avenger's movie - "I am always angry"
The Aussies must have already come to realize that the SA tour might just not turn out to be like the Ashes tour of the summer.
Staying with Mitch and Dale - the good news for them would be that IPL 7 could well happen in South Africa. Time for more heroics from these two super heroes for sure!!
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