The bane of a fast bowler

Tony Cozier

By Tony Cozier

 

Kemar Roach’s torn right knee tendon is, as Ottis Gibson put it, “a blow” to the West Indies team on the eve of the imminent series of two Tests in Bangladesh.

The injury is just as untimely for the fast bowler himself since it comes just when Roach is at the peak of his game. His returns in seven Tests this year – against Australia, England and New Zealand – are an impressive 39 wickets at 22.25 runs each.  His pace has been sharp and penetrative and, with the exception of a penchant for no balls,