Greatest Pakistani fast bowler - Wasim or Imran?

Beleg · 08-03-2006, 11:48 AM

The title is self evident. Feel free to give reasons. I have added an other (specify) option for those who tend to buck the trend.

Armadillo · 08-03-2006, 11:52 AM

I saw more of Wasim, my God he was good!

steds · 08-03-2006, 11:53 AM

Wasim. Lancashire only take the best.

Pedro Delgado · 08-03-2006, 11:55 AM

Imran at his best was better I think, not much in it though.

Pratters · 08-03-2006, 12:10 PM

Waz.

Sanz · 08-03-2006, 12:22 PM

Wasim was god of fast bowling, Imran only human(well for majority of his career).

luckyeddie · 08-03-2006, 12:38 PM

I think there's very little in it, but I'd probably just edge it in Wasim's direction. Both bowlers had the most wonderfully oiled actions.

BoyBrumby · 08-03-2006, 01:17 PM

Go with the "other" myself: Waqar Younis for me. At his peak he was the most devastating bowler I've ever seen. His yorker was an absolute joy to behold.

Pratters · 08-03-2006, 01:23 PM

The little mentioned earlier Pakistani pacers - true pioneers shouldn't be forgotted here. I don't think any one would have seen them play but from reports they were prpetty good. Guys like Fazal Mahmood.

Armadillo · 08-03-2006, 02:55 PM

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1...15MAR1979.html

C_C · 08-03-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Go with the "other" myself: Waqar Younis for me. At his peak he was the most devastating bowler I've ever seen. His yorker was an absolute joy to behold.

Speaking of yorkers- you ever saw THAT yorker that felled Lara ? I think even Bradman would've been foxed by that one.

Beleg · 08-03-2006, 11:53 PM

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Speaking of yorkers- you ever saw THAT yorker that felled Lara ? I think even Bradman would've been foxed by that one.

Yup, IMO it's even better than the one (by Shoaib) that felled Tendulkar.

Interesting, I was actually expecting more votes for Imran.

Beleg · 08-03-2006, 11:55 PM

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The little mentioned earlier Pakistani pacers - true pioneers shouldn't be forgotted here. I don't think any one would have seen them play but from reports they were prpetty good. Guys like Fazal Mahmood.

Fazal Mahmood is the only Pakistani bowler of any note before Imran Khan came along. I suppose you can make a case for Khan Mohammad as well, but that's about the extent of it.

Francis · 09-03-2006, 12:34 AM

It's Wasim clearly, but not by much. The lad who said Imran might have been better at his best has a right fine point. Imran in 1982 is scary. But it's Wasim. To be honest you could make an argument Waqar was better too. I'm not saying he is, but it would be a closer comparison. Waqar is underrated in that he has the best strike rate of any bowler in the modern era and it rivals SF Barnes. Yet he sprayed runs getting wickets, but getting wickets so fast means it doesn't matter.

Wasim's the most entertaining fast bowler ever for me.

Beleg · 09-03-2006, 02:23 AM

The problem with Waqar is that he wasn't consistent. During a five year period of 1990-1994, he was the best pacer in the world IMO. However, he never really recovered from the injuries and faded away to a shade of his former effectivity.

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08-03-2006, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Beleg International Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,400	Greatest Pakistani fast bowler - Wasim or Imran? The title is self evident. Feel free to give reasons. I have added an other (specify) option for those who tend to buck the trend.

08-03-2006, 11:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Armadillo State Vice-Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Literate Essex- yes, it does exist! Posts: 1,092	I saw more of Wasim, my God he was good! __________________ Member of LSU (bowl part time pies) RIP Fardin

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Pedro Delgado International Debutant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Derby, England. Posts: 2,939	Imran at his best was better I think, not much in it though. __________________ Member of the Rosalie Birch Appreciation Society (RBAS) Member of CVAAS - go Joe You're a ghost la la la la la la la la laaa You're a ghost la la la la la la la la laaa I'm the church and I've come To claim you with my iron drum la la la la la la la la la la The wolves are running..

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luckyeddie Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Derby, England Posts: 17,629	I think there's very little in it, but I'd probably just edge it in Wasim's direction. Both bowlers had the most wonderfully oiled actions. __________________ Nigel Clough's Black and White Army, beating Forest away with 10 men

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steds Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Riding public transport back and forth Posts: 16,914	Wasim. Lancashire only take the best.

08-03-2006, 12:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pratters Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 20,794	Waz.

08-03-2006, 12:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sanz Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA Posts: 16,228	Wasim was god of fast bowling, Imran only human(well for majority of his career).

08-03-2006, 01:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,639	Go with the "other" myself: Waqar Younis for me. At his peak he was the most devastating bowler I've ever seen. His yorker was an absolute joy to behold. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

08-03-2006, 01:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pratters Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 20,794	The little mentioned earlier Pakistani pacers - true pioneers shouldn't be forgotted here. I don't think any one would have seen them play but from reports they were prpetty good. Guys like Fazal Mahmood.

08-03-2006, 02:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Armadillo State Vice-Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Literate Essex- yes, it does exist! Posts: 1,092	http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1...15MAR1979.html

09-03-2006, 12:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
Francis State Vice-Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WELLYWOOD Posts: 1,032	It's Wasim clearly, but not by much. The lad who said Imran might have been better at his best has a right fine point. Imran in 1982 is scary. But it's Wasim. To be honest you could make an argument Waqar was better too. I'm not saying he is, but it would be a closer comparison. Waqar is underrated in that he has the best strike rate of any bowler in the modern era and it rivals SF Barnes. Yet he sprayed runs getting wickets, but getting wickets so fast means it doesn't matter. Wasim's the most entertaining fast bowler ever for me.

09-03-2006, 02:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
Beleg International Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,400	The problem with Waqar is that he wasn't consistent. During a five year period of 1990-1994, he was the best pacer in the world IMO. However, he never really recovered from the injuries and faded away to a shade of his former effectivity.

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