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Imran was before my time, so I'll give it to Waz as its not so clear cut between the two.
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[VIDEOS] Was Wasim Akram Pakistan's greatest bowler?
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Always enjoyed bowling on Australian pitches... it gives you a chance to send chin music batsman’s way! And thanks for the memories <a href="https://twitter.com/robelinda2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@robelinda2</a> <a href="https://t.co/JycQzJT19n">pic.twitter.com/JycQzJT19n</a></p>— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) <a href="https://twitter.com/wasimakramlive/status/1285904647736168449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Imran was better in tests and wasim in odis.
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These statistics prove that Wasim remains the greatest fast bowler from Asia.
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=bowling
<B>Test bowling AVG ( Outside Asia)</B>
Min. Sample:- 50 wickets
Bumrah 20
Wasim 24
Asif 25
Imran 26
Waqar 28
Amir 28
Kapil 30
Shoaib 30
Shami 31
Zaheer 32
Vaas and Srinath are averaging around 35 while Ishant and Sarfaraz are about 32-33.
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=bowling
<B>Test bowling AVG ( Outside Asia)</B>
Min. Sample:- 50 wickets
Bumrah 20
Wasim 24
Asif 25
Imran 26
Waqar 28
Amir 28
Kapil 30
Shoaib 30
Shami 31
Zaheer 32
Vaas and Srinath are averaging around 35 while Ishant and Sarfaraz are about 32-33.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Without question the greatest bowler I ever encountered in the Pakistan National team.... furthermore; very generous, very respectful and an absolutely champion bloke.</p>— stu macgill (@scgmacgill) <a href="https://twitter.com/scgmacgill/status/1283844900945969153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
For the sake of cricket and all youngsters who believe in heroes and who grew up idolizing Wasim Akram, I pray that the truth about his nefarious activities never comes out and that he is forever remembered only as the greatest Pak bowler.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 1992. Pakistan beat England by 10 wickets at The Oval. Wasim Akram took 9 wickets in the match and Waqar Younis took 6, as Pakistan won the 5 match series 2-1.<br>Those were the days.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/9YbkBZrO3x">pic.twitter.com/9YbkBZrO3x</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1292379805044944899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“I think the ball used to get reverse after five-six overs, don’t ask me why,” Akram said on Sky Sports. “It was against New Zealand and Waqar got 30 [29] wickets in three Test matches and I got 16 [10] in two and got injured. Martin Crowe got two hundreds [one hundred] and I asked him after the series, ‘What’s your secret?’ He said, ‘I just try to play you on the front foot and I play for the in-swingers every time and the out-swingers automatically miss the edge.
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PCB not happy with Wasim Akram's criticism of the Pakistan side in England - especially as he is part of the Cricket Committee!
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Greatest is subjective but he is up there. What a bowler he was. I am surprised Pakistan did not run roughshod over everyone in the 90s with the 2 Ws, Saqlain, Shoaib, and even all rounders like Razzaq. The batting was solid too with Anwar, Ijaz, Inzi, and Yousuf. Granted all of these did not play together all the time but still I would have expected them to dominate more than they did.
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Wasim has strong competition but I would say best fast bowler for pakistan and the world at his time.
Commentator, tows the line..... too much say it as it is.
Commentator, tows the line..... too much say it as it is.
Shoaib didn't really play in the 90's, same with Yousuf
Waqar was brilliant for the early years before becoming just good
Wasim was obviously great but didn't really run through sides to the degree other bowlers did. Notably never #1 in the world or on the list of the top 75 iCC peaks
Saqlain was very good in ODI but in tests was merely a good spinner, around Nathan lyon tier
As a batsmen Inzi averaged mid to low 40's during the decade, obviously good but not top tier
Anwar was quality and one of the best openers in the world after Gooch retired. Still, his overseas record has serious issues
That Pak team was very good but they did not dominate because, quite simply, SA, Aus and WI were better for most of the decade. It is obviously a different story in ODI's though
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Wasim Akram is itching to get back to the field. No, the iconic Pakistani left-arm fast bowler is not making a comeback at 54. The former Pakistan captain will be coaching the Galle Gladiators in the Lankan Premier League (November 21-December 13), a tournament that will mark the return of cricket in the island nation following the Covid-19-enforced break.
During an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times, Akram opens up on cricket in a bio-bubble and pace bowlers trying to outfox the batsmen without saliva.
You are returning to Sri Lanka as a coach of Galle Gladiators. The country will finally see cricket after a gap of seven-eight months. How does it feel to be a part of the event, especially considering the way Sri Lanka have supported Pakistan, sending their team back to your country last year to help Pakistan who had been taking all the effort to restart international cricket on home soil?
Global sport came to a standstill as a result of the pandemic. People now are hungry for live sport. Though matches are played in empty stadiums, there has been a huge spike in viewership numbers both in television and online space and the IPL is proof of that. Sri Lanka too had has been devoid of any sporting events, so what better way than to embrace the new normal with the most loved sports in the country and I am extremely glad that I will be part of this new beginning in Sri Lankan cricket. Both countries have shared a very amicable relation both in the sporting field and in international relations too. And I am happy to make a small contribution to make this relationship stronger.
This is your first stint as a head coach of a team. Your team have players like Mohammad Amir, Colin Ingram and Lasith Malinga. What are your expectations?
We have some really good players in the Galle team, I don’t want to name names, but it is a good mix of youth and experience and I am sure we will give everyone a run for their money. It is still early days to comment on whether we will make it to the final or not but one thing I can assure you, Galle Gladiators will be very tough to beat. I am really excited at our prospects.
How tough will it be for players to cope with life in a bio-bubble?
These are difficult times for everyone. Many countries have slowly started coming out of the difficult period, but for some, there is still a long way to go. Every government is doing their best to keep the people safe, and whatever is the protocol, we have to follow it. People world over have stayed indoors for months at a stretch without complaining, for their own safety and for the safety of others. When you look at the bigger picture, at humanity as a whole and what it is going through, I don’t think we should let small challenges come in between our mental or physical health. And the players who have committed themselves to play in LPL are very much aware of that. I appreciate them for understanding the situation.
Looking at the fast bowlers in the IPL and England in the Pakistan and West Indies series, do you think they have adjusted to the situation well, considering fast bowling is about rhythm and these bowlers were not able to bowl for such a long period of time?
Professional sportsperson face difficult situations on the field on a regular basis, here it is off the field, but it is all about adapting to the situation. And I am sure they will also learn to adapt quickly to the new normal.
What will be your tips to help youngsters overcome the challenge of bowling without saliva? Lots of young pace bowlers will be a making a beeline to get some tips from you...
Yes, shinning the ball with saliva was a normal thing during our days, in fact it was normal till few months ago. But now situations are different, and as I had said before, everyone is adapting to new things and new situations. Today’s bowlers will also come up with something new, and as the saying goes Necessity is the mother of all invention! And who knows, instead of young pace bowlers making a beeline to get some tips from me, it may be the other way round where I am looking for some new tips from them.
Will it be a strange experience now for you to be part of a big event like the LPL without fans?
Fans have always played a very important part in my sporting career and I am sure they will be missed. But most events that has happened during the pandemic have happened without spectators on the ground and the fans seem to have accepted this new normal. If you remember, there were no Live action for a long time at the start of the pandemic, as a sports fan, that was the most frustrating part of the pandemic. Now with Live matches, albeit without spectators in the stadium, at least they are able to watch live action on TV, online or OTT platforms. Having said that, yes, the ambience that the fans create in the stadium, that can’t be replaced.
The two Ws (you and Waqar) were the masters of the yorker. How would you have fancied your chances at bowling to South African genius AB de Villiers in the last three-four overs of a tense T20 game?
(Smiles) That is something I wouldn’t like to give it away. AB is a special player. He has taken batting to another level altogether but I would have done something to stop him.
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During an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times, Akram opens up on cricket in a bio-bubble and pace bowlers trying to outfox the batsmen without saliva.
You are returning to Sri Lanka as a coach of Galle Gladiators. The country will finally see cricket after a gap of seven-eight months. How does it feel to be a part of the event, especially considering the way Sri Lanka have supported Pakistan, sending their team back to your country last year to help Pakistan who had been taking all the effort to restart international cricket on home soil?
Global sport came to a standstill as a result of the pandemic. People now are hungry for live sport. Though matches are played in empty stadiums, there has been a huge spike in viewership numbers both in television and online space and the IPL is proof of that. Sri Lanka too had has been devoid of any sporting events, so what better way than to embrace the new normal with the most loved sports in the country and I am extremely glad that I will be part of this new beginning in Sri Lankan cricket. Both countries have shared a very amicable relation both in the sporting field and in international relations too. And I am happy to make a small contribution to make this relationship stronger.
This is your first stint as a head coach of a team. Your team have players like Mohammad Amir, Colin Ingram and Lasith Malinga. What are your expectations?
We have some really good players in the Galle team, I don’t want to name names, but it is a good mix of youth and experience and I am sure we will give everyone a run for their money. It is still early days to comment on whether we will make it to the final or not but one thing I can assure you, Galle Gladiators will be very tough to beat. I am really excited at our prospects.
How tough will it be for players to cope with life in a bio-bubble?
These are difficult times for everyone. Many countries have slowly started coming out of the difficult period, but for some, there is still a long way to go. Every government is doing their best to keep the people safe, and whatever is the protocol, we have to follow it. People world over have stayed indoors for months at a stretch without complaining, for their own safety and for the safety of others. When you look at the bigger picture, at humanity as a whole and what it is going through, I don’t think we should let small challenges come in between our mental or physical health. And the players who have committed themselves to play in LPL are very much aware of that. I appreciate them for understanding the situation.
Looking at the fast bowlers in the IPL and England in the Pakistan and West Indies series, do you think they have adjusted to the situation well, considering fast bowling is about rhythm and these bowlers were not able to bowl for such a long period of time?
Professional sportsperson face difficult situations on the field on a regular basis, here it is off the field, but it is all about adapting to the situation. And I am sure they will also learn to adapt quickly to the new normal.
What will be your tips to help youngsters overcome the challenge of bowling without saliva? Lots of young pace bowlers will be a making a beeline to get some tips from you...
Yes, shinning the ball with saliva was a normal thing during our days, in fact it was normal till few months ago. But now situations are different, and as I had said before, everyone is adapting to new things and new situations. Today’s bowlers will also come up with something new, and as the saying goes Necessity is the mother of all invention! And who knows, instead of young pace bowlers making a beeline to get some tips from me, it may be the other way round where I am looking for some new tips from them.
Will it be a strange experience now for you to be part of a big event like the LPL without fans?
Fans have always played a very important part in my sporting career and I am sure they will be missed. But most events that has happened during the pandemic have happened without spectators on the ground and the fans seem to have accepted this new normal. If you remember, there were no Live action for a long time at the start of the pandemic, as a sports fan, that was the most frustrating part of the pandemic. Now with Live matches, albeit without spectators in the stadium, at least they are able to watch live action on TV, online or OTT platforms. Having said that, yes, the ambience that the fans create in the stadium, that can’t be replaced.
The two Ws (you and Waqar) were the masters of the yorker. How would you have fancied your chances at bowling to South African genius AB de Villiers in the last three-four overs of a tense T20 game?
(Smiles) That is something I wouldn’t like to give it away. AB is a special player. He has taken batting to another level altogether but I would have done something to stop him.
https://m.khaleejtimes.com/sport/cr...ken-batting-to-another-level-says-wasim-akram
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 1990. A first Test hundred for Wasim Akram, against Australia in Adelaide. With Pakistan already 84 behind on first innings & in trouble at 90 for 5 Akram smashed a glorious 123 in a match-saving partnership of 191 with his captain & mentor Imran Khan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/f4Kfv2jgKx">pic.twitter.com/f4Kfv2jgKx</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1352534008987582464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Imran Khan was better than him in Tests. In ODIs he is our best ever bowler.
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ODI + Tests he will be in top 3 best bowlers ever.
Skill wise, has to be #1.
Once in a lifetime bowler.
Skill wise, has to be #1.
Once in a lifetime bowler.
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Yes. He bowled to batsmen who started wearing helmet from that time onwards and always had the skills to make the bowl talk irrespective of the conditions.
Asia's greatest fast bowler without a shadow of doubt.
Asia's greatest fast bowler without a shadow of doubt.
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Saw this stat live and was about to post.
Incredible impact.. What a great bowler he was. Even kids in India playing in parks used to copy his action.. including me. Even with right hand lol.
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Imran and waqar before his back stress fractures were better than wasim in tests. How ever in the limited over format definitely wasim, so all in all if you combined each individual careers in both formats then yes it's wasim
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Imran played in a different era so it's hard to compare but I think the Wasim vs Waqar comparison is very interesting. Waqar's test record is a little dicey.
He was terrific at his peak which lasted 4 years but only a good bowler after that. On the face of it, his raw stats are highly impressive but 80 test wickets came against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh who were minnows and comfortably below the top 8 teams . Against the top 8 sides, his record is 293 wickets at 25.16.
Among his contemporaries, Ambrose, McGrath, Donald, Pollock, Wasim, Walsh have all taken more wickets at a lower average against top 8 sides.
Terrific at his peak but overall, it wouldn't be wrong to rate Wasim higher even in tests.
He was terrific at his peak which lasted 4 years but only a good bowler after that. On the face of it, his raw stats are highly impressive but 80 test wickets came against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh who were minnows and comfortably below the top 8 teams . Against the top 8 sides, his record is 293 wickets at 25.16.
Among his contemporaries, Ambrose, McGrath, Donald, Pollock, Wasim, Walsh have all taken more wickets at a lower average against top 8 sides.
Terrific at his peak but overall, it wouldn't be wrong to rate Wasim higher even in tests.
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Wasim was infinitely better than Waqar. The very fact that Waqar got a beating of a lifetime in the 96' and 03' WC against India tells a lot. Add to that Waqar's laughable record against Australia throughout his career.
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Imran in tests and wasim in limited overs
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Wasim by a mile. Imran got benefitted by ball tampering.
Wasim was clearly more skillful and versatile. He also used the same bowl that Imran and Waqar used but irrespective of the era and the bowl he played, he would have still outfoxed the very best batsman put in front.
Wasim was clearly more skillful and versatile. He also used the same bowl that Imran and Waqar used but irrespective of the era and the bowl he played, he would have still outfoxed the very best batsman put in front.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 1989. More brilliance from Wasim Akram as he took 5-38 including a hat-trick against West Indies at Sharjah. West Indies were cruising to victory before Wasim stepped in and Pakistan won by 11 runs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/wZQ1jG6Hvy">pic.twitter.com/wZQ1jG6Hvy</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1448559277334044672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 1996. Wasim Akram in the first Test against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura smashed 12 sixes as he scored an unbeaten 257. This remains the highest score by a number 8 in Test history <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/X7icNhbDcV">pic.twitter.com/X7icNhbDcV</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1450715455337943042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 1992. Pakistan defended just 158 in a ODI against New Zealand at Wellington. Wasim Akram took 5-19 as Pakistan bowled the opposition out for just 108 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/tKyzEBoP49">pic.twitter.com/tKyzEBoP49</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1475021935302135808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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"I made my debut when it was his [Akram's] peak or the backend of his career. He had a really quick-arm action and he had the ability to beat you any time of the day"
"He [Akram] would run-in with the same intensity at the end of the second day’s play as he would at the first ball of the match"
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"He [Akram] would run-in with the same intensity at the end of the second day’s play as he would at the first ball of the match"
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Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene was one of the finest middle-order batters of his era. Along with Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting, Jayawardene was arguably one of the top three No. 3 batters of his time. He faced some of the toughest fast bowlers cricket has ever produced. From Allan Donald to Glenn McGrath, Jayawardene was tested against the best of the pacers of the late 1990s and 2000s.
However, if there is one bowler whom Jayawardene had a tough time facing was the legendary Wasim Akram. The former Pakistan captain was at the top of his game in the year 1997 when Jayawardene made his international debut in 1997. By then, Akram has strongly established himself as one of the best fast bowlers going around, if not the greatest and was giving a tough time to the batters with his reverse-swing, something that has a legend of its own.
"Hands down, Wasim Akram. I made my debut when he [Akram] was at his peak or the backend of his career. It was a nightmare to face him as it was tough because he is challenging you with the new ball, he is coming with the old ball. It doesn't matter what format it is. It was 4 PM in the afternoon of the second day of a Test and he is still going to beat your bat," Jayawardene said on the ICC Review Show.
Jayawardene pointed out two particular traits that made batting against Akram tough. One was his quick-arm action, which foxed many a batter, and the other was Akram’s willingness to try out different angles. In fact, Akram was the first left-arm pacer to make coming round the wicket to the right hander famous. With his in-dipper and reverse swing, Akram's vicious inswingers have knocked over several stumps.
"He was a tough, tough bowler to face. He had a really quick-arm action through the crease as well and it was tough to get into that rhythm, that tempo of your movement. And then he used to come round the wicket, over the wicket, create angles. He would make it swing with the old ball, new ball," mentioned Jayawardene.
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However, if there is one bowler whom Jayawardene had a tough time facing was the legendary Wasim Akram. The former Pakistan captain was at the top of his game in the year 1997 when Jayawardene made his international debut in 1997. By then, Akram has strongly established himself as one of the best fast bowlers going around, if not the greatest and was giving a tough time to the batters with his reverse-swing, something that has a legend of its own.
"Hands down, Wasim Akram. I made my debut when he [Akram] was at his peak or the backend of his career. It was a nightmare to face him as it was tough because he is challenging you with the new ball, he is coming with the old ball. It doesn't matter what format it is. It was 4 PM in the afternoon of the second day of a Test and he is still going to beat your bat," Jayawardene said on the ICC Review Show.
Jayawardene pointed out two particular traits that made batting against Akram tough. One was his quick-arm action, which foxed many a batter, and the other was Akram’s willingness to try out different angles. In fact, Akram was the first left-arm pacer to make coming round the wicket to the right hander famous. With his in-dipper and reverse swing, Akram's vicious inswingers have knocked over several stumps.
"He was a tough, tough bowler to face. He had a really quick-arm action through the crease as well and it was tough to get into that rhythm, that tempo of your movement. And then he used to come round the wicket, over the wicket, create angles. He would make it swing with the old ball, new ball," mentioned Jayawardene.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...hest-bowler-he-has-faced-101654173412463.html
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Don't know but I've always preferred Waqar Younis; never understood the contempt towards his record. When he was peak he was a "tamperer", when he was "remodelled" after injury he was 'past-it'.
In the history of the game he is a legendary bowler, so for his era (particularly peak) you'd have to find a superlative above that.
Could be wrong but I feel Waqar was a bigger match-winner than Akram - Akram does have the biggest match to his name, mind - the 92' WC Final.
In the history of the game he is a legendary bowler, so for his era (particularly peak) you'd have to find a superlative above that.
Could be wrong but I feel Waqar was a bigger match-winner than Akram - Akram does have the biggest match to his name, mind - the 92' WC Final.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="in" dir="ltr">Most Test wickets for Pakistan:<br><br>Wasim Akram 414 (104 matches)<br>Waqar Younis 373 (87 matches)<br>Imran Khan 362 (88 matches)<br>Danish Kaneria 261 (61 matches)<br>Yasir Shah 237 (47 matches)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1548258497501937664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Waqar has an outrageous record!
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One of the best strike rates too. Was what you call a genuine wicket taker. Didn't have the genius of Wasim, but brutal pace and swing during his pomp.
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Lee described an episode from the nets of KKR, the IPL team, where Akram dismissed the great Jacques Kallis, when Lee and others struggled to get a ball past him.
Lee first set the scene to his time when he was playing for KKR and Akram was the bowling coach.
“I have got arguably the greatest cricketer Jacques Kallis playing for KKR, batting at one end, and we are bowling at the centre wicket. I am saying to my bowling coach standing behind me – just happens to be Wasim Akram!,” Lee told on his YouTube Channel Brett Lee TV.
Lee says he asks Akram what he would do against Kallis. Akram tells him to make little changes in seam positions and dink this way and that. “Try and shape the ball away, you may want to change the position of the seam there,” Lee recalls Akram telling him.
Lee tries but nothing happens. “I am trying really hard to get Kallis out but this guy is going bang bang (Lee gestures with his hand how Kallis is middling everything with the full bat face). I could not get Jacques Kallis out.”
“All our bowlers were struggling with a brand new ball on a brand new wicket, and Kallis was making it look so easy.”
Akram then says he will have a go. “He warms his shoulders up, He had sand shoes on, no spikes and I ask him, what are you going to do?”
“I will take four back in and one away,” Lee recalls Akram telling him. “ I go whaaat? That simple?”
Lee then dives into the five balls of Akram vs Kallis.
“Kallis plays the first ball with a big smile, playing it back. Respect to Wasimbhai! Next ball, same result. Bang. (The full bat-faced defense). “
Now came the tiny changes. Akram tweaks the direction of the seam a touch for next ball.
“The seam is now a fraction straighter and he swings the ball back in. Once again, same result, Jacques Kallis flat bats (it),” Lee says.
Now comes the sucker punch. “As he walked back, he winked at me, and said ‘watch this!’ He turned the ball over and did that with the seam position (Lee shows how the seam is now pointing towards first slip), and took one away straight.”
“Nick and gone!”
“And I said, Mate! You are a genius!”
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Lee first set the scene to his time when he was playing for KKR and Akram was the bowling coach.
“I have got arguably the greatest cricketer Jacques Kallis playing for KKR, batting at one end, and we are bowling at the centre wicket. I am saying to my bowling coach standing behind me – just happens to be Wasim Akram!,” Lee told on his YouTube Channel Brett Lee TV.
Lee says he asks Akram what he would do against Kallis. Akram tells him to make little changes in seam positions and dink this way and that. “Try and shape the ball away, you may want to change the position of the seam there,” Lee recalls Akram telling him.
Lee tries but nothing happens. “I am trying really hard to get Kallis out but this guy is going bang bang (Lee gestures with his hand how Kallis is middling everything with the full bat face). I could not get Jacques Kallis out.”
“All our bowlers were struggling with a brand new ball on a brand new wicket, and Kallis was making it look so easy.”
Akram then says he will have a go. “He warms his shoulders up, He had sand shoes on, no spikes and I ask him, what are you going to do?”
“I will take four back in and one away,” Lee recalls Akram telling him. “ I go whaaat? That simple?”
Lee then dives into the five balls of Akram vs Kallis.
“Kallis plays the first ball with a big smile, playing it back. Respect to Wasimbhai! Next ball, same result. Bang. (The full bat-faced defense). “
Now came the tiny changes. Akram tweaks the direction of the seam a touch for next ball.
“The seam is now a fraction straighter and he swings the ball back in. Once again, same result, Jacques Kallis flat bats (it),” Lee says.
Now comes the sucker punch. “As he walked back, he winked at me, and said ‘watch this!’ He turned the ball over and did that with the seam position (Lee shows how the seam is now pointing towards first slip), and took one away straight.”
“Nick and gone!”
“And I said, Mate! You are a genius!”
https://indianexpress.com/article/s...ut-jacques-kallis-in-just-four-balls-8028308/
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Undoubtedly the greatest fast bowler to come from Asia. Nobody has received as much peer reputation as Wasim had. Not even Marshall.
DK had an incredible amount of recognition from his peers. All of the greatest fast bowlers from the generation succeeding him credited him immensely; Marshall, Hadlee and Imran, as well as the King , Botham and Bradman, Willis and Benaud rated him the best fast bowler ever.
I do not believe however that Lillee > McGrath; some figures are too easily romanticized
The issue with Waqar is that his record vs good teams is not the record of a great, great bowler
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He was the most talented, gifted but imo Pakistan’s best and most rounded bowler over a sustained period was Imran Khan 1978-1988.
He wasn’t just an allrounder, in 1982-3 and 1987 and 1988 he was the best fast bowler in the world period.
He wasn’t just an allrounder, in 1982-3 and 1987 and 1988 he was the best fast bowler in the world period.
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Wasim was the most talented fast bowler Pakistan has ever produced.
Witnessed by the fact that top players consistently rated him as the bowler they would least like to face (VVS, Lara etc).
However, Imran had more heart and always gave 100% — however he never achieved that status that great players said he was the one they really didn’t want to face.
Both great players — (though one can’t discount the allegations around Wasim and match fixing)
Witnessed by the fact that top players consistently rated him as the bowler they would least like to face (VVS, Lara etc).
However, Imran had more heart and always gave 100% — however he never achieved that status that great players said he was the one they really didn’t want to face.
Both great players — (though one can’t discount the allegations around Wasim and match fixing)
Test:
1-Imran 2- Waqar 3- Wasim
ODIs
1-Wasim 2-Waqar 3- Imran
Bowler won most tests/series with his bowling 1-Imran 2- Waqar 3- Wasim
Match winner on his day 1- IK -2 Waqar 3- Wasim
Overall : 1- IK 2-Waqar 3-Wasim
Akhtar was the 4th best fast bowler overall ( not considering Fazal Mehmood ) , but not in the league of these 3.
1-Imran 2- Waqar 3- Wasim
ODIs
1-Wasim 2-Waqar 3- Imran
Bowler won most tests/series with his bowling 1-Imran 2- Waqar 3- Wasim
Match winner on his day 1- IK -2 Waqar 3- Wasim
Overall : 1- IK 2-Waqar 3-Wasim
Akhtar was the 4th best fast bowler overall ( not considering Fazal Mehmood ) , but not in the league of these 3.
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Wasim Akram and Sachin are the reasons I fell in love with cricket. As an 8 year old Indian who doesn't understand boundaries, when I started watching cricket in 1992 WC, I was mesmerized by his performance in the WC final, I tried to replicate wasim akram's action, would rush to the TV set to watch him bowl and I admired him so much. Some of his spells were just unbelievable, his ability to reverse swing was out of this world and he had the ability to turn around a match from any stage.
For me easily the best Pakistani bowler and one of the best bowlers in the history of the game. You had to watch Wasim to understand how good he was, merely going through the stats won't work.
For me easily the best Pakistani bowler and one of the best bowlers in the history of the game. You had to watch Wasim to understand how good he was, merely going through the stats won't work.
Wasim was definitely the trickiest, the most difficult to face, the one who could do everything with the ball, but that doesn’t always translate in to some of the monstrous peaks that both Imran and Waqar had.
All 3 should be celebrated as great bowlers.
Imran was probably the most complete fast bowler of the 3
All 3 should be celebrated as great bowlers.
Imran was probably the most complete fast bowler of the 3
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He is a legend
No left armer comes near him and if it werent for diabetes in his last 5-6 years of intnl cricket his record wouldve been even better
No left armer comes near him and if it werent for diabetes in his last 5-6 years of intnl cricket his record wouldve been even better
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Imran for me. Not only did he win important games, Tests and series, with his bowling feats he also turned Pakistan into a strong aggressive unit who can challenge the best in the world. And before Akram came to partner him he carried the bowling attack all by himself. Akram had Waqar, Aaqib, and later Shoaib plus Mushtaq and Saqlain where matchwinners as well.
A great competitor and always ready to up his game. Had mastery over swing (vicious in-swinger), new ball, old ball, reverse, lethal bouncer. Can bowl brilliantly on seaming and swinging conditions of England and can also bowl the right length with pace on bouncy Australian tracks, something Pakistani bowlers have always struggled to do Down Under.
And most importantly he groomed and polished Akram as a bowler. Although immensely talented and skillful, Akram would not have learnt the art of fast bowling without Imran's tutelage. Plus not only Akram he inspired a whole generation to pick up fast bowling. This fast bowling culture continues till today.
A great competitor and always ready to up his game. Had mastery over swing (vicious in-swinger), new ball, old ball, reverse, lethal bouncer. Can bowl brilliantly on seaming and swinging conditions of England and can also bowl the right length with pace on bouncy Australian tracks, something Pakistani bowlers have always struggled to do Down Under.
And most importantly he groomed and polished Akram as a bowler. Although immensely talented and skillful, Akram would not have learnt the art of fast bowling without Imran's tutelage. Plus not only Akram he inspired a whole generation to pick up fast bowling. This fast bowling culture continues till today.
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Happy birthday to one of the greatest cricketers of all time, the legendary Wasim Akram!!! A big reason why I started watching cricket.
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When you look at all time XI's, in my opinion, he is the first name on the team sheet of any format. It's scary to think he underachieved, because he still had a legendary career. Not to mention his own health issues. Akram was a miracle cricketer and a miracle man.
There are strong arguments which support him being the greatest ever.
There are strong arguments which support him being the greatest ever.
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One of the greatest fast bowler to ever play for Pakistan.
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Without question.
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On this day, one of the greatest of all time, "Swing ka Sultan" Wasim Akram made his international Test debut.
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Absolutely the longevity he achieved even if stats are kept aside was unparalleled given the circus type system in Pakistan cricket 1985-2003 that's 18 years staggering
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To me the best bowler is one who wins you matches and series, most importantly Test series especially against the best. Only one name : Imran Khan.
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Pakistan’s only great bowler along with Imran Khan.
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Spot on.
Imran had the heart of a lion and a real “never say die” attitude.
Akram was a genius with the ball — he was one of the few bowlers that great batsmen (Lara, etc) consistently said they didn’t like facing
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Happy Birthday to one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time - the Sultan of Swing, Wasim Akram!
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and a bit of chamcha of Indian cricket........
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