Rank your Top 20 Bowlers of the modern era

centurymaker · 29-06-2011, 10:06 AM

Top 20 since 1990-

1. McGrath
2. Murali
3. Warne
4. Steyn
5. Ambrose
6. Donald
7. Wasim
8. Pollock
9. Waqar
10. Walsh
11. Gillespie
12. Kumble
13. Akhtar
14. Bishop
15. Flintoff
16. Gough
17. Caddick
18. Ntini
19. Lee
20. Bond
----------------
21. Srinath
22. Anderson
23. Zaheer
24. Morkel
25. Harbhajan

Pretty sure I have missed someone

salman85 · 29-06-2011, 12:55 PM

1.Wasim
2.McGrath
3.Ambrose
4.Warne
5.Waqar
6.Donald
7.Murali
8.Steyn
9.Shoaib
10.Bond
11.Lee
12.Pollock
13.Kumble
14.Swann
15.Vaas
16.Gillespie
17.Saqlain
18.Ntini
19.Walsh
20.Gul

flibbertyjibber · 29-06-2011, 01:17 PM

1 McGrath
2 Warne
3 Murali
4 Marshall
5 Ambrose
6 Waqar
7 Wasim
8 Donald
9 Pollock
10 Walsh
11 Steyn
12 Gillespie
13 McDermott
14 Bond
15 Kumble
16 Ahktar
17 Bishop
18 Swann
19 Gough
20 Fraser

Austerlitz · 29-06-2011, 01:53 PM

Since 1990

1.Curtly ambrose
2.Glenn mcgrath
3.Warne
4.Akram
5.Murali
6.Donald
7.Waqar
8.Steyn
9.Walsh
10.Kumble

akilana · 29-06-2011, 02:09 PM

Donald
Ambrose
McGrath
Murali
Warne

8ankitj · 29-06-2011, 06:48 PM

1. Murali
2. Warne
3. Ambrose
4. McGrath
5. Donald
6. Akram
7. Pollock
8. Waqar
9. Styen
10. Bond
11. Akhtar
12. Bishop
13. Kumble
14. Saqlain
15. Gillespie
16. Harbhajan
17. Ntini
18. Swann
19. Vaas
20. Lee

I may have missed out some obvious ones though.

Burgey · 29-06-2011, 07:03 PM

McGrath
Ambrose
Warne
Murali
Walsh
Akram
Waqar
Kumble
Steyn
Donald
Pollock
Saqlain
Bishop
Gillespie
McDermott
Zaheer
Vass
Akthar
Harnhajan Singh
Hughes

So gratifying to make that list without a single England bowler in there. And rightly so, too. Closest would've been Gus Fraser imo, but he suffered from too many injuries which curtailed his output.

Can I also say I'm a tad miffed at the "modern era" starting in the year I played my 15th year of cricket. That's balls, frankly.

8ankitj · 29-06-2011, 08:51 PM

oops. Missed Walsh

weldone · 29-06-2011, 09:25 PM

Among those I've seen live:

1. Muttiah Muralitharan
2. Glenn McGrath
3. Wasim Akram
4. Curtly Ambrose
5. Allan Donald
6. Shane Warne
7. Dale Steyn
8. Waqar Younis
9. Shaun Pollock
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Kapil Dev
12. Anil Kumble
13. Ian Bishop
14. Shane Bond
15. Shoaib Akhtar
16. Saqlain Mushtaq
17. Chaminda Vaas
18. Jason Gillespie
19. Craig McDermott
20. Harbhajan Singh

vcs · 29-06-2011, 09:35 PM

1. Glenn McGrath
2. Muttiah Muralitharan
3. Curtly Ambrose
4. Shane Warne
5. Allan Donald
6. Wasim Akram
7. Dale Steyn
8. Waqar Younis
9. Shaun Pollock
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Anil Kumble
12. Andrew Flintoff
13. Chaminda Vaas
14. Shane Bond
15. Shoaib Akhtar
16. Saqlain Mushtaq
17. Ian Bishop
18. Jason Gillespie
19. Craig McDermott
20. Harbhajan Singh

Burgey · 29-06-2011, 10:32 PM

Kapil Dev a good shout here as well, am sorry I left him out.

Ikki · 29-06-2011, 10:45 PM

I'll do 10, from 1990 onwards:

1. Warne
2. McGrath
3. Donald
4. Ambrose
5. Wasim
6. Murali
7. Waqar
8. Steyn
9. Pollock
10. Walsh

smalishah84 · 29-06-2011, 10:56 PM

top 20 is a little too long I feel. Feels like a chore tbh

8ankitj · 29-06-2011, 11:26 PM

Why do Weldone's and VCS's lists look so similar?

hang on · 29-06-2011, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgey

McGrath
Ambrose
Warne
Murali
Walsh
Akram
Waqar
Kumble
Steyn
Donald
Pollock
Saqlain
Bishop
Gillespie
McDermott
Zaheer
Vass
Akthar
Harnhajan Singh
Hughes

So gratifying to make that list without a single England bowler in there. And rightly so, too. Closest would've been Gus Fraser imo, but he suffered from too many injuries which curtailed his output.

Can I also say I'm a tad miffed at the "modern era" starting in the year I played my 15th year of cricket. That's balls, frankly.

kumble above pollock, donald, steyn (ok, perhaps longevity factor there)!

29-06-2011, 10:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
centurymaker International Vice-Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,256	Rank your Top 20 Bowlers of the modern era Top 20 since 1990- 1. McGrath 2. Murali 3. Warne 4. Steyn 5. Ambrose 6. Donald 7. Wasim 8. Pollock 9. Waqar 10. Walsh 11. Gillespie 12. Kumble 13. Akhtar 14. Bishop 15. Flintoff 16. Gough 17. Caddick 18. Ntini 19. Lee 20. Bond ---------------- 21. Srinath 22. Anderson 23. Zaheer 24. Morkel 25. Harbhajan Pretty sure I have missed someone

29-06-2011, 12:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
salman85 State Captain Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lahore,Pakistan Posts: 1,926	1.Wasim 2.McGrath 3.Ambrose 4.Warne 5.Waqar 6.Donald 7.Murali 8.Steyn 9.Shoaib 10.Bond 11.Lee 12.Pollock 13.Kumble 14.Swann 15.Vaas 16.Gillespie 17.Saqlain 18.Ntini 19.Walsh 20.Gul Last edited by salman85; 29-06-2011 at 12:56 PM.

29-06-2011, 01:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Austerlitz U19 Debutant Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Empire of cricket Posts: 311	Since 1990 1.Curtly ambrose 2.Glenn mcgrath 3.Warne 4.Akram 5.Murali 6.Donald 7.Waqar 8.Steyn 9.Walsh 10.Kumble __________________ Fan of - Cpujara ,Rsharma, kohli.Fanboy of -Napoleon,Tendulkar,steyn,lara ,warne,Akram. Commentators i like -Atherton,boycott,chappell,greig,holding.Can't tolerate - Shivaramakrishnan,Lal,morrison,AK Anthony.

29-06-2011, 07:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,160	McGrath Ambrose Warne Murali Walsh Akram Waqar Kumble Steyn Donald Pollock Saqlain Bishop Gillespie McDermott Zaheer Vass Akthar Harnhajan Singh Hughes So gratifying to make that list without a single England bowler in there. And rightly so, too. Closest would've been Gus Fraser imo, but he suffered from too many injuries which curtailed his output. Can I also say I'm a tad miffed at the "modern era" starting in the year I played my 15th year of cricket. That's balls, frankly. __________________ WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie "People make me happy.. not places.. people" "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson "Oh my God, there's a castle! A castle!" Last edited by Burgey; 29-06-2011 at 07:06 PM.

29-06-2011, 09:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
weldone International Captain Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kolkata --> Mumbai, India Posts: 5,950	Among those I've seen live: 1. Muttiah Muralitharan 2. Glenn McGrath 3. Wasim Akram 4. Curtly Ambrose 5. Allan Donald 6. Shane Warne 7. Dale Steyn 8. Waqar Younis 9. Shaun Pollock 10. Courtney Walsh 11. Kapil Dev 12. Anil Kumble 13. Ian Bishop 14. Shane Bond 15. Shoaib Akhtar 16. Saqlain Mushtaq 17. Chaminda Vaas 18. Jason Gillespie 19. Craig McDermott 20. Harbhajan Singh __________________ "I want to raise my hand and say one thing. Those who complain about my love for the game or commitment to the game are clueless. These are the only 2 areas where I give myself 100 out of 100." - Sachin Tendulkar, as told in an interview published in Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika after his 100th International century (translated by weldone)

29-06-2011, 01:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
flibbertyjibber Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Posts: 7,953	1 McGrath 2 Warne 3 Murali 4 Marshall 5 Ambrose 6 Waqar 7 Wasim 8 Donald 9 Pollock 10 Walsh 11 Steyn 12 Gillespie 13 McDermott 14 Bond 15 Kumble 16 Ahktar 17 Bishop 18 Swann 19 Gough 20 Fraser

29-06-2011, 02:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
akilana First Class Debutant Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moon Posts: 848	Donald Ambrose McGrath Murali Warne

29-06-2011, 06:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
8ankitj International Captain Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hyderabad India Posts: 5,148	1. Murali 2. Warne 3. Ambrose 4. McGrath 5. Donald 6. Akram 7. Pollock 8. Waqar 9. Styen 10. Bond 11. Akhtar 12. Bishop 13. Kumble 14. Saqlain 15. Gillespie 16. Harbhajan 17. Ntini 18. Swann 19. Vaas 20. Lee I may have missed out some obvious ones though.

29-06-2011, 08:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
8ankitj International Captain Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hyderabad India Posts: 5,148	oops. Missed Walsh

29-06-2011, 09:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
vcs International Coach Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: India Posts: 10,305	1. Glenn McGrath 2. Muttiah Muralitharan 3. Curtly Ambrose 4. Shane Warne 5. Allan Donald 6. Wasim Akram 7. Dale Steyn 8. Waqar Younis 9. Shaun Pollock 10. Courtney Walsh 11. Anil Kumble 12. Andrew Flintoff 13. Chaminda Vaas 14. Shane Bond 15. Shoaib Akhtar 16. Saqlain Mushtaq 17. Ian Bishop 18. Jason Gillespie 19. Craig McDermott 20. Harbhajan Singh

29-06-2011, 10:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,160	Kapil Dev a good shout here as well, am sorry I left him out.

29-06-2011, 10:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ikki International Coach Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Death Queen Island Posts: 12,053	I'll do 10, from 1990 onwards: 1. Warne 2. McGrath 3. Donald 4. Ambrose 5. Wasim 6. Murali 7. Waqar 8. Steyn 9. Pollock 10. Walsh __________________ I think there'll sooner be another Bradman than another Warne. - Gidgeon Haigh [Warne is] the greatest bowler ever produced in this entire world - Muttiah Muralidaran [Warne is] the greatest bowler of all time - Glenn McGrath In my opinion Shane Warne is the greatest cricketer who's ever lived - Ian Botham Warne is the greatest cricketer to pick up a ball ever. And is the greatest bowler I have ever laid eyes on. - Brian Lara

29-06-2011, 10:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
smalishah84 Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: dxb Posts: 18,865	top 20 is a little too long I feel. Feels like a chore tbh __________________ And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta

29-06-2011, 11:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
8ankitj International Captain Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hyderabad India Posts: 5,148	Why do Weldone's and VCS's lists look so similar?

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