It is great to see that NZ'S strike bowler Bond is coming back to play for NZ's team.It made me remember of all those great spells he has bowled in his career.
The one I really remember was his 5 for at Adelaide on a flat deck against Aus. in 01/02. NZ had scored about 240 which looked like a par score and they were up against a formidable batting line up as Australia had Gilly, Waugh twins, Bevan, Martyn, Punter and a few all rounders, but Bond just ripped apart their batting line up with genuine pace. It looked like the flat Adelaide deck was suddenly on fire. He started the collapse by bowling a superb inswinging yorker to send Gilly's stumps cartwheeling, Martyn was dropped, but the next ball he was gone too, Punter too got out to Bond but Bond's efforts did not end there, as he continued to bowl with hostility as he troubled the elder Waugh with bouncers, and tailenders like Bichel and McGrath just were looking to back away to Bond's bouncers, and all this happened on a flat deck!
I also remember his superb spell at PE in the world cup. The way he bowled to Tendulkar in a test series in NZ and his lion hearted spells on Caribbean tracks in 01, and in that series he constantly troubled Lara.
He may have got slower with age but it is great to see that he is likely going to play for NZ again!
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BTW, he is playing for a club in Chennai. Hoping to catch him in action.
Ottayan,
It is an interesting piece of information you have got.
I have heard that Bond has lost a bit of pace.
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