[PICTURES] Who is currently the scariest bowler to face?

[Saj]

It has to be Jofra Archer doesn't it? The guy is lethal. Accuracy, able to swing the ball and those bouncers are just a nightmare for batsmen.

Any other candidates?

 

[Markhor]

Archer called it in one of his tweets...batsmen better bring two helmets.

 

[volcyz]

Labuchagne is batsmen number 7 to be hit in the last few months by Archer

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Naseem Shah bouncers are more lethal to be honest but not sure what pace he bowls them but definitely hurries on more compare to Archer's

 

[Muhammad Saad]

After Akhtar the only bowler I see who is rattling the

 

[volcyz]

Naseem Shah bouncers are probably to a bunch of joke batsmen

 

[Mueez]

Rabada and Archer.

Both are express.

Both have a very good bouncer.

Promising times ahead for fast-bowling.

 

[volcyz]

Imagine both on the same team....

 

[Markhor]

Labuchagne is batsmen number 7 to be hit in the last few months by Archer

He doesn't give you any clues before bowling those bumpers. Such an effortless action and run-up a la Michael Holding, then bang.

Whispering Death Mk II.

 

[Cricketrenew]

Nah Archer is the most accurate bowler of bouncers in world game.....there no comparison others are just scatter guns compared. His delivery stride is not messed around by umpires like other bowlers in world cricket....

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dangerous times as a batsman with Jofra Archer around <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/bgxBrKI567">pic.twitter.com/bgxBrKI567</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1163118641166131201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[sweep_shot]

Rabada and Archer.

Both are express.

Both have a very good bouncer.

Promising times ahead for fast-bowling.

Rabada is overrated. He was good when he started but he is anything but scary currently.

Jofra is the only scary bowler right now.

 

[CricketDon]

Starc. When he is on song he is deadly and he can swing the call with amazing control.

 

[Mueez]

Rabada is overrated. He was good when he started but he is anything but scary currently.

Jofra is the only scary bowler right now.

Hmm yeah Rabada seemed a lil bit off color during the WC.

But we should keep in mind it is not his best format.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

He doesn't give you any clues before bowling those bumpers. Such an effortless action and run-up a la Michael Holding, then bang.

Whispering Death Mk II.

He's effortless but he's not the athlete Holding was. He's pretty slow and doesn't really build momentum in the run-up.

 

[shaz619]

He's effortless but he's not the athlete Holding was. He's pretty slow and doesn't really build momentum in the run-up.

Jofra is a supreme athlete to and while he doesn't have that momentum in his run up I see it as a positive with England's international work load and Test schedule; Root is also running him into the ground, imagine he had a bit more zip in his run up then that wear/tear would be even more excessive. At the Academy in Lboro they advise these guys from a early stage to pace themselves also why a few have been shocked to see some of the spells he bowled but the talent scouting system is great over here

 

[shaz619]

On current form Archer but overall it would be Rabada

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Jofra is a supreme athlete to and while he doesn't have that momentum in his run up I see it as a positive with England's international work load and Test schedule; Root is also running him into the ground, imagine he had a bit more zip in his run up then that wear/tear would be even more excessive. At the Academy in Lboro they advise these guys from a early stage to pace themselves also why a few have been shocked to see some of the spells he bowled but the talent scouting system is great over here

He's not a supreme athlete. He's got a fast arm with a lanky body which are good tools for pace.

 

[PakHammer]

Boy that Archer is quick. Well done to the Aussies for showing a bit of courage out there. I dread to think of our Pakistan team in a similar situation. Hassan Ali or Cummins batting??

 

[shaz619]

He's not a supreme athlete. He's got a fast arm with a lanky body which are good tools for pace.

You're a bit ignorant so I will ignore your misguided opinion, "lanky body" ) you should write a book on fast bowling

 

[ManFan]

You're a bit ignorant so I will ignore your misguided opinion, "lanky body" ) you should write a book on fast bowling

He is lanky though.

Not Glenn McGrath lanky but he’s certainly not Jacques Kallis either.

It doesn’t really matter because he’s perfect for England and world cricket.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Most batsmen would struggle to face those 96 mph bouncers from Archer. I can't think of anyone faster and more threatening then Archer is right now

 

[Chief Destroyer]

You're a bit ignorant so I will ignore your misguided opinion, "lanky body" ) you should write a book on fast bowling

Okay, show me that supreme athleticism.

 

[Manunited18]

Jofra is a supreme athlete to and while he doesn't have that momentum in his run up I see it as a positive with England's international work load and Test schedule; Root is also running him into the ground, imagine he had a bit more zip in his run up then that wear/tear would be even more excessive. At the Academy in Lboro they advise these guys from a early stage to pace themselves also why a few have been shocked to see some of the spells he bowled but the talent scouting system is great over here

Hes learnt majority of his trade in the carribean, he represented Windies under 19, then he decided to change allegiance when Windies didn't back him, actually with all the money ecb has the talent system is poor, they worry to much on the mechanics of the players rather than the natural ability, they basically coach the talent out ofvthevplayers, im certain if Smith was English or malcolm marshall was English they'd be to incorrect to fit in to talent pool

 

[Manunited18]

He's effortless but he's not the athlete Holding was. He's pretty slow and doesn't really build momentum in the run-up.

Hes got what genuine fast bowlers are born with, FAST TWITCH FIBRES

 

[topspin]

Muhammad Abbas on UAE tracks

 

[CadPakFan]

Didnt Jofra also hit Imam on the helmet once?

 

[delpiero10]

A lot of people on this thread don’t seem to have grasped that “scariest” does not necessarily equal “best”

It would be ridiculous to call Jofra Archer the best Test bowler in the world based on one, albeit brilliant, performance over the past couple of days.

However, he had already hit a number of batsman in the past few weeks in the World Cup, but still that “scary” factor wasn’t quite there. Knocking the greatest Test batsman of this generation into a match-ending concussion changed all that, and his bumper first-up to Labuschagne today has only added to it.

Only Mitchell Johnson of 2013-14 has created a similar fear factor in batsmen over the past decade. Yes, bowlers like Rabada, Bumrah etc may well be “better” bowlers right now. But in terms of outright scariness, Jofra is holding that crown right now.

 

[Hasan123]

It’s Archer. It doesn’t make him the best bowler in the world but man his pace and bounce is scary.

 

[moghul]

Archer must be the last bowler I would like to face, had I been a test batsman even at the peak of my game.

 

[Dingolfy]

Naseem Shah bouncers are more lethal to be honest but not sure what pace he bowls them but definitely hurries on more compare to Archer's

He was bowling against U-19 kids for whom even 140 kph is deadly.

 

[Abdullah]

Boy that Archer is quick. Well done to the Aussies for showing a bit of courage out there. I dread to think of our Pakistan team in a similar situation. Hassan Ali or Cummins batting??

If you actually go back and watch the last 2 and a half months cricket, Pakistan have head and shoulders played archer better than any other team

 

[Danyaalr01]

I would love to see him bowl at the Wanderers or Perth.

 

[Manunited18]

If you actually go back and watch the last 2 and a half months cricket, Pakistan have head and shoulders played archer better than any other team

Test format is like the lions den, limited overs format is yo much in favour of batsmen with bowlers having their hands tied

 

[chacha kashmiri]

Wahab riaz against Watson has to be the scariest sight in cricket

 

[MenInG]

England captain Joe Root said fast bowler Jofra Archer had “lived up to the hype” with a dramatic Test debut against Australia at Lord’s. World Cup winner Archer, who replaced the injured James Anderson in England’s team for the second Ashes Test, took five wickets in the drawn match, including 3-32 in Australia’s second innings on Sunday.

But Archer’s display, which almost helped England achieve an unlikely and series-levelling win in a match severely affected by rain, was about much more than economical figures. The 24-year-old quick’s sheer speed gave England’s attack a new cutting edge.

Archer hit several Australians, with a fearsome bouncer that slammed into Steve Smith‘s unprotected neck leading to a concussion that kept the star batsman off the field on the last day at Lord’s and could rule him out of the third Test in Leeds starting on Thursday.

“He’s come in and he really has made a massive impact, added a different dynamic to our bowling group and has given Australia something different to think about,” said Root. “It’s really pleasing to see someone come in on Test debut and really shake up things and live up to the hype – even some of the hype that he put on himself.

“He makes things happen when not many others in world cricket can. Such a unique action and way of bowling, and obviously natural pace, which is always going to be in the game on any surface.”

Root added: “When you’ve got that and the skill of other guys around it, it makes for a tasty combination and I think that’s one of the reasons why we always felt we were in the game tonight. It makes for a very interesting last three games.”

England set Australia a target of 267 to win in 48 overs after Root declared their second innings following Ben Stokes’s 115 not out. Archer and left-arm spinner Jack Leach both took three wickets apiece but Marnus Labuschagne, Test cricket’s inaugural concussion substitute after coming in for Smith, top-scored with 59 in an Australia total of 154-6 that secured a draw.

Labuschagne’s innings, which ended with a disputed catch by Root, was all the more impressive given the second ball he faced saw him hit flush on the grille of his helmet by a 91.6 mph Archer bouncer.

“I thought Jofra bowled really well,” said Australia captain Tim Paine. “Guys bowling at that pace take time to get used to and Jofra bowls from quite a height. He gets steep bounce.”

This result left Australia 1-0 up in the five-match series following a 251-run win in the first Test at Edgbaston.

But Root said: “I thought that we threw everything at them there, gave ourselves a good amount of overs to try and create things and sometimes you need absolutely everything to go for you. Credit to Australia, they managed to hang on.”

Much of that was down to Labuschagne, with Paine joking Australia wanted two batsmen to replace Smith, who scored twin hundreds at Edgbaston in his first Test back after completing a 12-month ban for his role in a ball-tampering scandal.

But on a more serious note, wicketkeeper Paine added: “Marnus played superbly. He got hit hard in the face second ball and I thought he showed great character, great skill and great technique. He came in today and batted as well as anyone in the Test match in, I think, the hardest conditions. It was dark, it was spinning, it was fast and moving around a bit.”

Paine insisted Australia were well worth the draw.

“I wouldn’t say it was a great escape at all. It’s 1-0, we go to a Test match next week in Leeds in a great position,” he said. “There will be times in the three Tests when England are in control, and we will be in control. It’s about taking that winning momentum.”

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[Shams123]

Jasprit Bumrah. All batsmen look very uncomfortable playing him. He is very difficult to get away and can get you out in a very embarrising manner. Plus that YORKER!

 

[Greenstorm]

Pakistan showed him his auqat in WC.

 

[shaz619]

Okay, show me that supreme athleticism.

Genetically he is supreme and superior, nuff said Only he would be capable of the shift he put in the recent Test among a few others. Amateurs wont be able to comprehend this.

 

[shaz619]

He is lanky though.

Not Glenn McGrath lanky but he’s certainly not Jacques Kallis either.

It doesn’t really matter because he’s perfect for England and world cricket.

Well said, there's always a person or two though who will nitpick every little non issue to try and sound clever. We just need to be careful how he is used

 

[andy0204]

Jasprit Bumrah. All batsmen look very uncomfortable playing him. He is very difficult to get away and can get you out in a very embarrising manner. Plus that YORKER!

no doubt bumrah is great bowler but he doesnt have that fear factor like many other bowlers have.
for example michael holding and joel garner,joel garner was unplayable but he was not having fear factor like michael holding had.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Genetically he is supreme and superior, nuff said Only he would be capable of the shift he put in the recent Test among a few others. Amateurs wont be able to comprehend this.

Confusing conditioning with athleticism.

 

[shaz619]

Confusing conditioning with athleticism.

The two are intertwined botchmania