Akhtar-Supreme Fast hotshot or Too much talk??

slowfinger · 18-07-2009, 02:08 PM

Is he???

Just see this before saying yes or no

YouTube - Shoaib Akhtar at his Best

Jakester1288 · 18-07-2009, 07:07 PM

Yes, at times.

I wish we had speedguns when Jeff Thompson was around, most people agreed that he bowled in excess of 180k/ph.

YouTube - Jeff Thomson bowling I

YouTube - Jeff Thomson bowling II

YouTube - Lillee & Thomson bowling speeds

Lol @ Thommo at the end of the third clip.

mohammad16 · 18-07-2009, 08:23 PM

Sorry to say looking at those videos, he doesnt seem nowhere nearly as quick as shoaib in his prime.

Athlai · 18-07-2009, 08:32 PM

I reckon the 180km/h is total bull. 160 max.

Pratters · 18-07-2009, 08:42 PM

Akhtar was pretty good when on song was pretty good 7-9 years back. He has had his brief (very brief) moments but has generally been below par through a spate of injuries and controversies. A waste of talent, if ever there was one.

Jakester1288 · 18-07-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mohammad16

Sorry to say looking at those videos, he doesnt seem nowhere nearly as quick as shoaib in his prime.

One of them he had been on his arse drinking beer for 6 months or however long and just come back and bowled 147kph+. He was clocked at over 160kph when he was playing, and I reckon he surely beat that pace in games, when he wasn't being clocked.

Jakester1288 · 18-07-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Athlai

I reckon the 180km/h is total bull. 160 max.

Well if he is timed at 160k/ph he would have easily got higher than that in some balls in his quickest spells in games.

Athlai · 18-07-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jakester1288

Well if he is timed at 160k/ph he would have easily got higher than that in some balls in his quickest spells in games.

But 20km higher? Unlikely, 165-8 would be near his fastest ever IMO.

Jakester1288 · 18-07-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Athlai

But 20km higher? Unlikely, 165-8 would be near his fastest ever IMO.

I reckon he might have cracked 170. Definitely hit 165.

bagapath · 19-07-2009, 12:10 AM

160 must be close to the human limits. 165, on super human days. 180? no chance...

bagapath · 19-07-2009, 12:12 AM

akhthar had great pace and aggression. wish he had more love for the game. could easily have been among the best fast bowlers of all time if he had wanted to be, like a wasim or a waqar. instead he wanted to be a superstar and sqaudered all the natural talent.

slowfinger · 19-07-2009, 05:42 AM

I reckon IMO,when he really loved bowling he was as good as anyone, when he was playing to prove a point or to prove that he is fit, he was average.

But I don't really understand him tbh.

Uppercut · 19-07-2009, 06:36 AM

I think his being a **** has led to his bowling being very underrated. There's very few bowlers with a record in the 2000s matching his. I would say he was a world-class player with the potential to be an all-time great.

zaremba · 19-07-2009, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Uppercut

I think his being a **** has led to his bowling being very underrated. There's very few bowlers with a record in the 2000s matching his. I would say he was a world-class player with the potential to be an all-time great.

This. He was very quick indeed and could bowl a pretty mean swinging yorker, bouncer and slower ball. Good attributes for a quick bowler.

That said, if I played in the same team as him and I'd forgotten my box, I'd bat without one rather than borrow his

SJS · 19-07-2009, 08:07 AM

Both.

He has been a fast (lets forget 'supreme') bowling hot shot sometimes and is Too much talk all the time

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18-07-2009, 07:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jakester1288 International Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,533	Yes, at times. I wish we had speedguns when Jeff Thompson was around, most people agreed that he bowled in excess of 180k/ph. YouTube - Jeff Thomson bowling I YouTube - Jeff Thomson bowling II YouTube - Lillee & Thomson bowling speeds Lol @ Thommo at the end of the third clip.

18-07-2009, 08:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
mohammad16 U19 Captain Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: earth Posts: 631	Sorry to say looking at those videos, he doesnt seem nowhere nearly as quick as shoaib in his prime.

18-07-2009, 08:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pratters Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 20,794	Akhtar was pretty good when on song was pretty good 7-9 years back. He has had his brief (very brief) moments but has generally been below par through a spate of injuries and controversies. A waste of talent, if ever there was one.

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bagapath International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,629	160 must be close to the human limits. 165, on super human days. 180? no chance...

19-07-2009, 12:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
bagapath International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,629	akhthar had great pace and aggression. wish he had more love for the game. could easily have been among the best fast bowlers of all time if he had wanted to be, like a wasim or a waqar. instead he wanted to be a superstar and sqaudered all the natural talent.

19-07-2009, 05:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
slowfinger State Captain Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Worcs. Posts: 1,921	I reckon IMO,when he really loved bowling he was as good as anyone, when he was playing to prove a point or to prove that he is fit, he was average. But I don't really understand him tbh.

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