Bowlers with unorthodox bowling actions in modern Cricket

#1 Kevin Koththigoda

Kevin Koththigoda has been using this bowling style from his childhood

Sri Lanka's 18-year-old mystery leg-spinner, Kevin Koththigoda, is the latest addition to the list of unorthodox bowling.

The Sri Lankan teenager caught everyone's attention during the U-19 Asia cup held at Malaysia.

Koththigoda, who is from Unawatuna, a town in Sri Lanka near Galle, has been bowling with this action right from his childhood.

Former Sri Lanka A opener Dhammika Sudarshana, who coached him during his school days, said that the action came naturally to Koththigoda. "He has a very unusual action. It’s like that of Paul Adams. The action wasn’t coached or anything, it came naturally to him. Initially, he was struggling with the length as he couldn’t see the pitch, but he has improved tremendously", Sudharshana said in one of his interviews.

Koththigoda is an excellent fielder and a decent batsman. If he can get good control over his action, there is no doubt that he can go on to become an incredible asset for Sri Lanka, just like the brilliant spin bowlers they have produced in the past.