Ravi Shastri bowls with Kevin Pietersen during a shoot for Sky Sports
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri provides commentary for Sky Sports ahead of the 5th Test between India and England at Edgbaston, along with former England captains Kevin Pietersen and Nasser Hussain. In the midst of his commentary duties, the three men also found time to record a how to play spin bowling masterclass for the broadcaster.
Sky Sports Cricket shared a video on Monday in which Kevin Pietersen gives a masterclass on how to play spin bowling. Hussain can be seen holding the microphone and doing the presenter’s job.
While Shastri can see his famous Orthodox left arm in Pietersen bowling.
“I’m looking for the length and I make sure every shot is actually a run-making shot” ????
How to face spin by Kevin Pietersen (ft. Ravi Shastri and Nasser Hussain) ????????️ pic.twitter.com/BJi6OLIE7j
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 4, 2022
The clip is a delight for cricket fans as Pietersen explains in detail how batters can actually score against spinners and not just block them
He also talks about the ideal stance and what batters might look like to play with both the front foot and the back foot to score points.
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Hussain also did his best with what he thought was the ideal interception point of batters against spinners and how it showed the difference between great players and others.
“I’m looking for the length and I make sure that every shot is actually a run-making shot,” explains Pietersen during the video.
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