Collins Obuya made a huge splash in the 2003 world Cup when he took 5/24 against Sri Lanka in Nairobi. Since then, it has been slim pickings for the tall leg spinner and while he has been selected for Kenya in the last year, it has been his batting that has kept him in the side. Indeed, he has bowled so few overs for Kenya recently that it seemed as though he had given up on his bowling and was concentrating solely on scoring runs.

Obuya's absence from the bowling attack does however leave Kenya a little short in this department. Hiren Varaiya has stepped into the breach left by Asif Karim, and the young leftie is looking as though he will almost certainly spearhead the spin attack for Kenya in the foreseeable future. Tikolo continues to provide more than competent back up, but Kenya still look a little short of attacking options at the opposite end to Varaiya during the middle overs of an ODI.

Collins worked with Terry Jenner earlier in a bid to regain his touch, but seemingly with little result. His few overs in the internationals that he has played certainly did not look anything like the bowler that finished the last World Cup with 13 wickets at 28.76. He did however make runs against Bangladesh, and his fans were comforted by the fact that at least he was still contributing to the team, if not taking wickets.

It appears though that Obuya is still trying to get back that rhythm that was so beneficial to Kenya in 2003. He has recently spent a week in Nakuru concentrating on just that and initial reports are positive. This is good news for Kenya. It shows that there may be a chance that he could yet bowl again for his country and also that he is putting in the hard yards to bring that about. Fingers crossed that he continues to improve enough to be able to bowl for Kenya in January.