Wisden overview
A tall, wiry legspinner, and only the second Hindu to play Test cricket for Pakistan (the first, his cousin Anil Dalpat, was briefly their wicketkeeper), Danish Kaneria mastered some vital skills at an early age. His stock ball drifts into the batsman and he possesses a well-disguised googly. His whirling approach is reminiscent of Abdul Qadir, and he looks set to pick up the baton from Mushtaq Ahmed as Pakistan's premier legspinner. Kaneria was hyped as a secret weapon when England toured Pakistan in 2000-01, and though his impact in the Test series was minimal, he has since made his mark against the lesser lights of Bangladesh. He averages under 10 in three Tests against them, with best figures of 12 for 94 in the opening game of the Asian Test Championship in August 2001. A graduate of the Courtney Walsh school of batsmanship. Kamran Abbasi

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