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So he has. I'll claim it anyway under the basis that still wasn't the awesome Waqar of the early 90s though, which is what I was getting at.
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So he has. I'll claim it anyway under the basis that still wasn't the awesome Waqar of the early 90s though, which is what I was getting at.
In his all too short heyday Waqar had a decent claim to being the greatest bowler ever irrespective of formatWaqar would have been the greatest T20 bowler ever if he played.
You're not getting my point. He's not even been that great at domestic level. Good, fine, but among the world's best?It depends which way you look at it. Being successful as a hired goon for cashed up franchises has always been as big a part of top-level T20 cricket as being successful internationally has been, if not more. It's not quite like picking a modern Test XI where the focus is almost completely on Tests.
Irrespective of whether he's a good player or not, he must be doing something right because everyone wants a piece of him.You're not getting my point. He's not even been that great at domestic level. Good, fine, but among the world's best?
He occupies the same spaces the like of Darren Maddy did when T20 first popped up. There's just more cash and TV involved now.
Because power hitting is ridiculously over-rated.Irrespective of whether he's a good player or not, he must be doing something right because everyone wants a piece of him.
Oh, I wouldn't pick him either; I just don't think failing at international level is quite the point. The IPL is probably still the pinnacle of T20 cricket - even if other competitions are of a higher standard as such, that's the competition the players and fans care about most in the format IMO, and he's been pretty good there. Probably not good enough to include in a World XI but it's not a disgraceful pick AFAIC.You're not getting my point. He's not even been that great at domestic level. Good, fine, but among the world's best?
He occupies the same spaces the like of Darren Maddy did when T20 first popped up. There's just more cash and TV involved now.
Yeah, That period of five years is absolutely astonishing.In his all too short heyday Waqar had a decent claim to being the greatest bowler ever irrespective of format