Who is ODI's best finisher?

[Burgey]

Just watched that dig of Hussey's in the World T20 against Pakistan. Crazy stuff.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Why the bias with batsmen alone?

I see Malinga, Steyn, Dwayne Bravo as great finishers of ODI cricket.

 

[CricAddict]

Why the bias with batsmen alone?

I see Malinga, Steyn, Dwayne Bravo as great finishers of ODI cricket.

Malinga and Dwayne Bravo yes but not Steyn. Bumrah will be a contender soon.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I remember Jacob Oram from that tri-series in 2007-2008

 

[TheJediBrah]

Clearly Bevan or Dhoni over the long term IMO, albeit in slightly different eras/style

Klusener was unstoppable for a year or 2 though

 

[OverratedSanity]

He was good at running between the wickets. That's all really. Other than that, nothing which would make him stand out. India were just so hard up at the time and he gave the fans a lot of hope during chases but most of the times, it came to naught.

He played a couple of great knocks, like that wc innings against Waqar, but overall he was pretty crap. Choked a lot too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Why the bias with batsmen alone?

I see Malinga, Steyn, Dwayne Bravo as great finishers of ODI cricket.

Flintoff? He was a great death bowler.

 

[cnerd123]

It's also interetsing that Razzaq and Afridi don't get a mention. The former in particular had one of THE ODI innings against England a few years back and was a great, pure striker of the ball. In t erms of Afridi, he is probably more noted for his finishing in t20s (Can't have won the world t20 without him) BUT he did it a fair few times in ODIs too.

Not quite Hussey level but pretty good.

I guarantee Afridi never won a game with the bat intentionally.

 

[mr_mister]

yeah, afridi got lucky a few times. never actually tried to knuckle down and 'finish', just swung for the fences like normal and it came off at the right times by chance


still love boom boom mind you but who are we kidding

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yeah, him too.

 

[vcs]

Just watched that dig of Hussey's in the World T20 against Pakistan. Crazy stuff.

Remember watching it live. Don't think I've laughed much harder on too many occasions.

But yeah, that effort by Hussey was something special.

 

[mr_mister]

Ajay jadeja was awesome against Australia at the 99 WC. Probably the first time I saw a clearly superior top order fail and the scrub middle order bat do well

 

[CricAddict]

Ajay jadeja was awesome against Australia at the 99 WC. Probably the first time I saw a clearly superior top order fail and the scrub middle order bat do well

Probably the only time he did well. Jadeja is one of the reasons why 1990s India had the tag of 'Sachin falls, India loses'

 

[tobe_ornot2]

I guarantee Afridi never won a game with the bat intentionally.

Haha intentional or not, wins a win. Although his form in the world t20 09 actually had him 'knuckling down'.

Probably the only time he did well. Jadeja is one of the reasons why 1990s India had the tag of 'Sachin falls, India loses'

True for India early 00s too. In fact stayed that way till Dhoni arrived in the scene.

Also, since someone mentioned bowlers, has there been a more devastating death bowler than waqar? His partner weren't so bad either.

And as innocuous as mcgrath was, he was great in a final 10 situation.