INDIA’S FIRST ‘CHINAMAN’

Made famous by the likes of Sir Garfield Sobers, Michael Bevan, and Brad Hogg, the chinaman is a delivery bowled by a left-arm wrist-spinner.The orthodox chinaman delivery generally comes into a righthanded batsmen.

India’s Kuldeep Yadav, who was handed his first cap in Test cricket in the fourth and final Test between India and Australia, joined the elite list of illustrious chinamen.

South Africa’s Charlie Llewellyn claimed to be the first left-arm wrist spinner in the history of cricket back in the 19th century, the term ‘chinaman’ cropped up a few decades later.

Ellis ‘Puss’ Achong, who was a West Indian cricketer of Chinese origin, is said to have been involved in the origin of the term.