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5 cricketers who started out as bowlers but became successful batsmen

2015-08-06 32 Dailymotion

Over the years, there have been numerous examples of cricketers who started out as bowlers but honed their batting ability with time and eventually became specialist batsmen for their sides. Often, young cricketers tend to be good at both disciplines and it takes them a bit of time to realise whether it is with the bat or the ball that they will truly succeed as cricketers.
One such example is Steven Smith, who made his Test debut for Australia primarily as a leg spinner and batted at No.8. However, he realised that his bowling was not as consistent as is required at the highest level and his batting gradually started taking precedence, so much so that he has become the No.1 Test batsman in the world.
Here are 5 players who started out as bowlers but became successful batsmen