UAE’s Abu Dhabi The Leinster Lightning leg-spin bowler Gavin Hoey made these remarks from the team hotel prior to the Men’s ODI series against South Africa and Ireland, which gets underway on Wednesday.
Regarding learning leg-spin, one of the most difficult skills in cricket: “I was a seamer all my life until I suffered a stress fracture in my back right before COVID. During lockdown, I simply made the decision to play a few leggies with my dad.
They began to turn out nicely when we worked on them during COVID-19. It’s an intricate craft. You have both wonderful and terrible days. All you need to do is try to stay upbeat when you’re getting knocked down and attempt to stay on the form when you do.”
Regarding his current priorities, he states that “leg-spin is definitely the priority right now.” Although battering has become less important, you still need to continue.
Since the Wolves’ tour of Nepal last year, I’ve been working a lot with Chris Brown, and Gavin Hoey he’s been amazing.
[Overall,] the training is great; it’s definitely more intense and comprehensive than anything I’ve ever done before. As I previously mentioned, it has been incredibly wonderful to work with the top coaches in the nation.”
Regarding leg-spin idols: “I’ve got someone to talk to about it the entire time because Dad was a handy old leggie.” I attempt to observe the best leg-spinners and try to pick up tips and tricks from them.
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I try to figure out what works for them and try to apply it to my own game. You look at individuals like Adam Zampa and Adil Rashid and attempt to figure out what it is that they are doing so well.”
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