Daniel credits buddy Basit for bowling win


Malacca's Ahmad Daniel Zainal Abidin (right) Abdul Basit Mohd with their gold medals from the Sukma bowling men’s doubles.

KANGAR: A friend in need is a friend indeed.

When bowler Ahmad Daniel Zainal Abidin of Malacca scored a lowly 158 in the first game of the men’s doubles on Thursday, his partner Abdul Basit Mohd – who had a smashing 238, gave him plenty of encouragement.

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