Gujarat lions batsman Aaron Finch feels that knuckle ball has become a powerful weapon for bowlers in the IPl but said once batsmen start getting used to it they too will start playing it better.
"It is a very good ball, it's something the fast bowlers have started to develop a lot," Finch said when asked about the knuckle ball.
"You see guys are coming with two, three, four different types of slower balls. But I think once more players start following it, then the batsmen will start playing it better," he told reporters here on the sidelines of an event organised by team owners — Intex Technologies.
Dhawal Kulkarni, who along with team bowler Basil Thampi and Manpreet Gony, was also present at the event said it's hard to practice bowling knuckle ball.
"A bowler can perfect it only with extensive practice," Kulkarni said.
Gujarat lions fast bowler and hat-trick hero Andrew Tye has shown why the knuckle ball is the most powerful weapon in his armoury. However, Tye was ruled out for the remainder of IPl-10 with a dislocated
shoulder. Tye sustained the injury on April 29 when he dived to stop a boundary.