How did Shaun Pollock manage to achieve so much success as a bowler?

[DeadlyVenom]

So the second best cricketer from SA is not an ATG?

Pollock will easily get into all time XI of India, SA, Pak, SL, Eng, Aus, WI, NZ in ODI format.

He will also a strong condidate if not a guarateed spot for all time XI of most countries in test format.

And yet, he is not an ATG,lol.

I'm not sure if he would get into Pak ODI All time XI.

That doesn't make him not an ATG of course, he is one of the best to have played the game but if I was selecting a Pak ODI XI the all rounder places would be taken by Imran, Wasim, and Afridi to cover all bases.

Test XI yes.

Perhaps I am being over patriotic and nostalgic of our past, happy to be corrected.

 

[Ab Fan]

He was phenomenal in 90s and up till 2002. Declined post that but continued till 2008 due to added ability of batting. A top 20-25 level bowler and a batsman good enough to bat at #8 or even #7.

 

[The_KING]

He was a great bowler, but I must admit he had an extremely ugly bowling action.

 

[salman24]

Most of the people commenting did not see Pollock bowl. When he came on to the scene he was actually pretty quick and lost pace later.

Regardless throughout his career he had impeccable line and length and was able to get movement like crazy in most conditions.