That little tale is a lesson to all mystery bowlers, and many of them seem to be sprouting these days. Ajantha Mendis, with his match-winning six for 13 in the Asia Cup final, has claimed a place along side two others of his country that are already playing their trade: Murali, who has a naturally bent arm, and Malinga, who developed his slingshot style while playing softball cricket.
Sri Lanka seems to be a fertile ground for mystery bowlers, but other countries, too, have had a few. Colin Croft had a weird bowling action and stepped very wide. Ramadhin bowled with his sleeves
