Shamsi, mystery spinner of The Unlimited Titans, took only three wickets in four matches for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, but he will soon return to the scene of his greatest triumph.
In the Caribbean Premier League in 2015, he captured 11 wickets at an average of 13.27. It included 4-10 against a top-order full of swashbuckling boundary bashers of the Barbados Tridents.
Shamsi is part of the South African squad that will play in six one-day internationals during a triangular series in the Caribbean also featuring Australia, the defending Cricket World Champs, and the West Indies, who recently lifted the ICC World Twenty20 crown for the second time in four years.
Shamsi admitted the flipper was under construction for about two years, and he decided not to bowl it until he is fully ready. He only recently utilised it while on duty in the Indian Premier League in 2016.
Asked about his philosophy and approach, Shamsi said he is a wrist spinner who bowls faster than most – between 85 km/h to 95km/h – and tries to master and regularly land his stock delivery on a good length.
