Sri Lanka leg-spinner Kevin Koththigoda has taken the cricket world by storm with his unconventional bowling action. The 22-year-old, who first made headlines in 2017 after videos of him bowling at the Youth Asia Cup in Malaysia went viral, has been leaving batsmen perplexed with his weird bowling action at the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 League in UAE. Koththigoda’s bowling action has been compared with former South African spinner Paul Adams. In the T10 League, the young leg-spinner left Tom Banton in shock with this bowling action. Kevin Koththigoda, Sri Lanka ‘Mystery’ Spinner’s Unorthodox Bowling-Action Lights Up Abu Dhabi T10 League 2019 (Watch Video).

During the Abu Dhabi T10 match between Martha Arabians and Qalandars, Banton was on strike when Koththigoda came to bowl. He left Banton confused with his first delivery. Initially, both the batsman and the commentators thought the leg-spinner had overshot his bowling run-up. But Koththigoda bowled again with his unorthodox bowling action and once again left everyone surprised. Take a look at the video of Koththigoda bowling. Virat Kohli Reveals They Discussed Farmers’ Protests Briefly in Team Meeting.

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His bowling action, however, is not easy and comes with risks. In the same match, Koththigoda injured his knee twice while bowling and had to be eventually taken off the attack.

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