Mumbai: Playing last World Cup of his career, Imran Tahir will be looking to enthral the audience one last time. The Pakistan-born leg spinner has played a chief role in steering the spin-attack of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019. Tahir, along with Harbhajan and Jadeja has dismantled many batting line-ups in the current season. The spin trio has taken 55 wickets this season, playing a major role in narrowing the gap between CSK and the IPL trophy.Currently, Tahir stands second in the purple cap race, just a wicket behind his fellow countryman Kagiso Rabada. Tahir has scalped 24 wickets in the tournament and has also taken two 4-wicket hauls. The crowd can’t take its eyes off his trademark celebration after taking a wicket—running down the boundary with more enthusiasm than a five-year-old. His best performance in this year’s IPL was against Kolkata Knight Riders where he dismissed four batsmen while conceding 27 runs in his spell.
The 40-year-old became the first South African bowler to take seven wickets in an ODI in 2016. Chasing a massive target of 344, West Indies succumbed to Tahir and got all out on 204. Tahir’s blistering form did not end there, as he also achieved the feat of becoming the fastest South African bowler to take 100 ODI wickets in just 58 matches. Tahir was successful in adding one more feather to his cap when he became the fastest South African to reach 50 T20 international wickets.
