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shan 
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I agree, that could be the valid reason. Accurate bouncers can destroy batsmen.
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saadadvanced7
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Posted: 04 January 2006 at 8:25pm |
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Malcolm Marshall was a perfect fast bowler. He had everything. His bouncers were extremely accurate and destroyed a lot of batsman.
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shan
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 6:07am |
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Fazal Mahmood (late) was champion of Mat. He destoyed English batting line up in Oval to lead Pakistan to the first victory against England. That gave a great boost to Pakistan's cricket.
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shan
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 6:09am |
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Michael Holding was "too fast too furious" capable to destroy any batting line up in the world. He was superb and the fastest bowler of his time.
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Sledger
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 6:20am |
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THE greatest bolwer for versatility is without any doubt Garry Sobers!!
The great man could bowl really quickly - left arm with terrific swing. If that was ineffective he then switched to medium paced off-cutters or leg-cutters! Then as the match progressed he could bowl orthodox left arm offspin or wrist spin!!! Not only could he bowl practically ANY type of ball - he bowled them all brilliantly - he took wickets with each type throughout his career. Add to that the fact that he hit a cricket ball harder than anyone else on the planet PLUS he was a fantastic close catcher and you'll see why Sir Garfield Sobers is recognised by every cricketing fan as THE best player the world has ever seen. Edited by Sledger |
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shan
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 9:40am |
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Sir Garfiel Sober was really fantastic, no doubt about that. Sorry i just skipped his name. No macth for Sobers at his time. Superb, with a lot of variety.
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 9:46am |
Dead right Shan !! We were extremely fortunate to have seen the great man play. One other thing too - he showed fantastic sportsmanlike qualities , a true gentleman !!
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shan
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:04am |
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Most of the great players were also thorough gentlemen having true spirit of sportsmanship. Its seldome that their integrity was questioned. Presently, cricket has been over commercialized, that also has bad impact on cricket. But benefits are perhaps bigger than the set backs. So we can live with it.
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Mebz
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:28am |
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wasim akram was the most devastating with waqr younis
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ANIL KUMBLE
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 11:46am |
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waqar younis is the most devastating
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Check out my blog http://crictopia.blogspot.com/ pretty bad though...
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:52pm |
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Check the dictionary Mebz/Anil......devastating doesn't mean versatile.
Wasim and Waqar both bow to Sobers' greatness , he was simply the best. |
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 5:13pm |
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He could bowl like 3 different kind of things. He was a good fielder and an awesome batsman. I read that in a book (ESPN Legends of Cricket). Bradman called Sobers the '5 in 1 Cricketer'. And Bradman considered Sobers 254 in Australia the best ever knock in Australia.
If you compare Wasim's and Sobers fast bowling only, then obviously Wasim's better. Edited by saadadvanced7 |
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ANIL KUMBLE
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 6:00pm |
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then sobers is the greatest ever all rounder
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Check out my blog http://crictopia.blogspot.com/ pretty bad though...
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 6:11am |
Now you're talking mate !! 
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shan
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 12:33pm |
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No doubt in Sober's greatness. But Wasim is my favourite as a bowler. Of course wasim was also an all rounder. Dont forget wasim's 259 with 12 sixes (greatest in an innings of a test match). Though as an all rounder Sobers is better. But i think Wasim was having the greatest variety of fast bowling. He could bowl all the six deliveries with each different from others. |
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saadadvanced7
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 7:11pm |
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It wasn't 259 Shan. It was 257*.
I don't consider Wasim to be an all-rounder. He was just a helpful batsman lower down the order and sometimes played some crucial innings. He played a crucial inning in the 1992 World Cup final when he got a quick fire 33* off only 18 balls. |
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ANIL KUMBLE
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Posted: 28 January 2006 at 4:46am |
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shaun pollock is similar to wasim akram but a better batsmen |
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Check out my blog http://crictopia.blogspot.com/ pretty bad though...
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saadadvanced7
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Posted: 28 January 2006 at 10:57pm |
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Yea, and Wasim was a better bowler.
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