Reading his bizarre action is probably harder than getting used to his swing. Starting his career as a spinner—he changed as he was getting hit for sixes regularly—the left armer is being called the ‘wrong-footed pacer’.The quick release of the ball with his slingshot action, added to the fact that he puts his wrong foot ahead at the point of release, leaves batsmen baffled, and that has probably made him more dangerous and also popular among the fans.Sohail Tanvir had an impressive Test debut on Friday — first he got rid of Sourav Ganguly by prompting an inside edge and then got Rahul Dravid by luring him forward and then clipping off his bails.So is he satisfied even with his team on the brink of defeat? “It is never good to be satisfied. Then one gets complacent. I believe that we have to keep yearning for more, I doubt even Sachin Tendulkar is ever satisfied with his performance,” he said.Shoaib Akhtar was obviously Pakistan’s best bowler today, but it was Tanvir who troubled the Indians with VVS Laxman even stating that it is hard to face Tanvir, as it takes a while to adjust to his action.MS Dhoni tried to be innovative against the pacer and while facing him on Friday tried to cut out his angle by taking a few steps forward. He was successful, but he has to be careful while playing forward to Tanvir.However, today Tanvir got hit for runs, and worse he could not make a dent in the Indian batting. The hosts have probably got used to his action by now. “See, for me it doesn’t matter who I bowl to. Whether it is Sachin or Sourav, I am not intimidated by any batsman and never feel under pressure. Today, the pitch was not really assisting my bowling because I am a seam bowler,” he added.The Indians have always been wary of Akhtar, but in this series Tanvir may also cause a few problems. While this Test is as good as over, the debutant’s spirits remain high. “For me the match isn’t over till the last ball is bowled aur hum to aakhri dam tak bowl karenge,” he said.Turning pointAfter that start he got today— his innings was studded with some brilliant drives through the covers and point—opener Wasim Jaffer would have probably liked to convert his fifty to a hundred.“I think I should have played through the innings. I should have hit it higher (on his dismissal). Luckily I got some runs in at the start of the series and it’s good that I've come out well against Shoaib Akhtar who was bowling around 140 kph,” he said.Jaffer today also praised Anil Kumble’s decision of taking the new ball in the middle of an over and said it was the turning point today. Kumble did not take the new ball when it was due but asked for it in the middle of an over bowled by Sourav Ganguly, who dismissed Misbah-ul Haq off the very next delivery. And then the Pakistan lower order collapsed like a house of cards.“I don’t know what was going on in his mind but it was a very practical move. It was the turning point in the match today,” Jaffer said.
