10 South African cricketers who failed to live upto their potential

#2 Paul Adams

Adams could have done more with that action

With an uncanny action, more like a ‘dive in a mixer’ style, he introduced the world to the ‘chinaman’ and straightaway tasted success against England in the 1995-96 series. He remained the ‘ultimate mystery’ for a year but soon faded away once he was worked out.

Known among his colleagues as ‘gogga’ he lacked the drive to evolve and ended up being too predictable. His record of 134 wickets in 45 Tests does not justify the promise he showed early on.