Garner and Holding maybe more equals than superiors, but his talent, even after two horrific injuries, was sensational. He, a bit like Allan Donald and Malcolm Marshall, seemed to be the complete bowler. Everyone spoke highly of him, and in the short career he managed he achieved much of note.
Eh? I don't understand. So sometimes his arm bends backwards, sometimes forwards?
If so, it's patent cheating, as it's a completely different action.
Watch that youtube video when you are able. Akhtar's action combines both a negative bend (hyper-extension) initially and a positive bend (chucking, if over 15 degrees) later on.Eh? I don't understand. So sometimes his arm bends backwards, sometimes forwards?
I've never heard anything suggesting his arm bends forwards at all. Mind, most bowlers' arms do, I suppose.
Because it would be impossible to see hyper extension on a two dimensional screen with a front on angle. Look at the angle of the elbow, shoulder and wrist. They would be in line if it was hyper extension. The angular difference is what tells you that it is not hyper extension. Look at RP Singh's front on...that delivery has hyper extention but you cannot see it because front on (i.e the shoulder wrist and elbow are in line).
Don't quite understand what you are saying.
No, hyper extension is quite common and accepted.@ RP Singh's arm, i watched 7 overs of him today and his arm looks as straight as a gun, did the Sky broadcast point that out?
OK... Shoaib's forearm (ie, shoulder-to-elbow part) is much more horizontal than RP's (at least on that shot). Yes?
True, not actually sure what inujury acutally declined Waqar as a bowler post 95, but i pretty sure what he did between 92-95 (though i'm not sure if this was the cut off point of that career decling injury) but its clear to see by these thats that even during this short period that he was as good as any of the bowlers from 92-2007.Wasim Akram the most skilled, Ambrose the best overall, McGrath made the most of his talent, Donald my fave by a mile.
Wasim could do stuff with a ball most can only dream of. What he might have achieved with more attention-to-detail almost begats thinking about.
Oh yeah - Angus Fraser > one or two of the bowlers on the list too, IMO. And not sure Waqar really deserves too much of a mention as from 1995 onwards he wasn't that much of a bowler.
I can't really think of anything Donald might have done differently to become better, TBH, but I'm sure there must be something.He had the complete package more than anyone except Akram. And was quite possibly a better bowler than McGrath IMO.
Shoaib's hyperextension is the most extreme I've ever seen though. Take a look at this short video. It's truly mind-boggling.
Yes, but there have also been times when after three overs, he's lost 10 or 15% and is a much easier proposition. That's not good enough.
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