Greatest bowling combination ever

[Deja moo]

Wasim-Waqar on their day could beat any other pair .

But for consistency over their careers , I'd go for Pollock-Donald , Walsh-Ambrose, wasim-Waqar . Are McGrath -Warne eligible? They dont bowl as often as the other pairs in tandem.

Nehra-Zaheer are right up there too.

 

[tooextracool]

as are sanford and dillon......

 

[Beleg]

Wasim - Saqlain were my personal favorite.

But I guess in sheer destruction power few could come close to Wasim - Waqar of early 90's.

 

[Western Warrior]

Miller and Lindwall

Trueman and Statham

Holding and Roberts

Good to see someone digging deeper than the last twenty years......

However my vote goes for Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh as they are one of the best pairs of fast bowlers I have seen in my lifetime only Wasim and Waqar can be compared to them in modern times. The two of them have given so much to West Indies cricket and have done a marvellous job for the west Indies over the years. One clear memory of them is when they destroyed India in Barbados when India needed something like 120 runs to win and everyone thought the west Indies were out of the game and so many people did not go down to watch on that last day. Many people regretted this because the West Indies went on to win the game that day mainly because of the two of them and everyone who missed that days play regretted it.

 

[Tim]

I'd go for Wasim & Waqar...i'll never forget Pakistan's tour to NZ in 1996 where they literally blew us off the field everytime they bowled.

 

[Deja moo]

as are sanford and dillon......

yup

 

[PAKMAN]

I'd go for Wasim & Waqar...i'll never forget Pakistan's tour to NZ in 1996 where they literally blew us off the field everytime they bowled.

yeah did anyone else had as lethal swingin yorkers as they had

 

[LongHopCassidy]

My vote goes to Lillian Thomson.

Wasim/Waqar, Bedi/Chandra/Prasanna and Holding/Roberts/Marshall/Croft all deserve honorable mention.

 

[deeps]

wasim and waqar no question. 2 of the greatest bowlers ever

 

[honestbharani]

Good to see someone digging deeper than the last twenty years......

However my vote goes for Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh as they are one of the best pairs of fast bowlers I have seen in my lifetime only Wasim and Waqar can be compared to them in modern times. The two of them have given so much to West Indies cricket and have done a marvellous job for the west Indies over the years. One clear memory of them is when they destroyed India in Barbados when India needed something like 120 runs to win and everyone thought the west Indies were out of the game and so many people did not go down to watch on that last day. Many people regretted this because the West Indies went on to win the game that day mainly because of the two of them and everyone who missed that days play regretted it.

Interesting that you should mention that match, because I thought that match was one of the finest exhibitions of bowling on a double paced wicket. They never bowled bouncers, yorkers or outswingers. They simply put the ball in good length areas at good pace and the pitch did the rest. Also, Lara's captaincy that day was almost magical.



Answering to the topic, I cannot look beyond Ambrose/Walsh and Wasim/Waqar, although I have to say McGrath and Gillespie both at their best can be almost as difficult as Ambrose and Walsh.

 

[Joao_Quinto]

Nehra-Zaheer are right up there too.

Surely a joke.


Me....um all time favourite is Miller + Lindwall.

I cant split Wasim/Waqar, Warne/McGrath, Holding/Marshall for title of best I've seen.

 

[Buddhmaster]

I agreen with most in saying Wasim and Waqar are the best combination, and my others are McGrath/Warne, Holding/Marshall and Ambrose/Walsh

 

[marc71178]

How can you overlook the demons McGrath (A) and Clarke (R)?

 

[Mecnun]

The 2 W's and no there is no bias in me.....

Lillie and Thommo would also have been lethal but I was not really around at the time to appreciate them..

 

[vic_orthdox]

purely in terms of entertainment, and they weren't bad bowlers either, merv hughes and craig mcdermott. both gave everything - and had quality zincage.
scare value - lillee and thommo
most likely to get you out - wasim and waqar
most likely to go for 7 and a half an over in a wc final - nehra and khan
best spinners - may and warne early 1990s (although didn't bishen bedi have a partner in crime?)

best - curtly and courtney. quick, great lines, could swing it, cut it, bounce it, do anything with the ball, won matches with their opening spells

 

[Neil Pickup]

Didn't Bishen Bedi have a partner in crime?

Well, there's Venkat, Prasanna or Chandrasekehar

 

[Majin]

Sarwan and Gayle.

 

[Anil]

AA and Nehra

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Well, there's Venkat, Prasanna or Chandrasekehar

And didn't all of them have an average of about 55 outside India?

 

[Sudeep]

And didn't all of them have an average of about 55 outside India?

Not exactly.

Venkat - 44.40
Prasanna - 33.85
Chandra - 32.66