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    Curtly Ambrose vs Dale Steyn

    Ambrose for me. Rarely, if ever, seen a batsman thrash him around in Test match cricket. Even the best opposition batsmen were almost in awe of him, particularly before his shoulder surgery in 1994. Relatively speaking, saw Steyn getting mauled a lot for my liking (albeit Steyn bowled in a much...
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    When did the 'great' West Indies team(s) stop being great?

    I don't think West Indies were close to winning the last Test in the 90-91 series. It was a dead 5th day wicket with nothing in it for West Indian pace bowlers. Unless one knew how to reverse swing at high pace (which then West Indian bowlers didn't), they posed little threat to batsmen on that...
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    When did the 'great' West Indies team(s) stop being great?

    Pak drew with them again in 1990-91 (after their 4-0 against England). In fact, 3 of the 5 Test series they played against Pak from 77 to 91 were drawn 1-1. The other two WI won by a very slim margin of 1 Test [2-1 in 77, and 1-0 in 80]. They always struggled against Pak even throughout their...
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    When did the 'great' West Indies team(s) stop being great?

    Rot set in a few years earlier, it came into effect as a series loss in 1995. But yes, the fact that the WI team lost just 1 Test series all the way from 1976 till 1995 (almost 2 decades) is an astonishing record. On a different note (not on this WI being weak against spin thing), Pakistan...
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    Brian McMillan

    McMillan was one of the best slip catchers. I don’t recall him dropping many catches.
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    When did the 'great' West Indies team(s) stop being great?

    Warne played only 2 series in the West Indies. He failed in the 1999 series but he was the second highest wicket taker for Australia in 94-95 series (just 2 behind McGrath) against a team which had Lara, Hooper and Richardson. To claim that he would be able to do nothing against West Indies of...
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    When did the 'great' West Indies team(s) stop being great?

    Once Warne became Warne after 1993 Ashes, he wasn’t that bad against the Windies. The only blip was the 1999 series when Lara was in the zone and totally destroyed Warne’s confidence. Other than that series Warne always took decent number of wickets in most other series with the West Indies. In...
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    CW's Top 40 Pace Bowlers: 2022 Results

    So Steyn is the only one from the top-10 of our list? One Srilankan batsman (Mahela or Sanga) also scored a 300 against Steyn-led-attack, right?
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    CW's Top 40 Pace Bowlers: 2022 Results

    I always felt Ambrose was a different beast before his shoulder surgery in late 1994. His WPM at that point was 4.56 (interestingly up until then was when he had the most competition from his fellow bowlers, including from Marshall). Average-wise he was still great after the surgery too...
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    CW's Top 40 Pace Bowlers: 2022 Results

    Obviously as an individual effort. Not putting down the bowler involved. Just curious. Maybe increases the worth of the batsman’s 300. Just curious that’s all.
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    CW's Top 40 Pace Bowlers: 2022 Results

    Just curious, I wonder how many bowlers in the top-10 of this list saw opposing batsmen score 300+? I know multiple batsmen scored 300+ against SA with Steyn in the attack. Did it happen to anyone else in the top-10, Marshall or McGrath or Hadlee?
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    Mohammed Azhuruduin vs Mark Waugh

    Mark Waugh for me. He had several great performances against truly formidable attacks and often when his team was under pressure. Azhar (to my eyes) was more talented, and his batting was more beautiful to watch, and when in flow he just looked unstoppable. For a large part of his career...
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    When did the 'great' West Indies team(s) stop being great?

    For 2 decades, West Indies was a "factory" - producing great and very hostile fast bowlers of great pace. When this "factory" went down, starting from early 90s, so did the team. The psychological fear, those West Indian fast bowlers created - particularly in the 80s - had to be experienced to...
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    *Official* 1st Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 05 - 09 Feb 2021

    Why didn't the Umpire give Rahane lbw out after the review (the delivery just before he was bowled)? How does review work?
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    Sir Vivian Richards - master or myth?

    I agree with you regarding Murali's outfield catching. There were multiple ODI tournaments in the late 90s where his name figured in the best catches taken section (like one of them in below video). I was genuinely surprised when I first saw him drop a catch. But I don't know about other aspects...
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