Most exciting bowler to watch

[honestbharani]

Geoff Lawson found Ambrose pretty exciting to face.

As for either being a 'metronome', they're two of the best fast bowlers to have ever played. I think you'll find most very good bowlers will have spent a lot of time bowling in and around off-stump for a majority of their careers.

Well, I watched almost All of Ambrose between 97 and his retirement when he was a bit of a metronome.. But yeah, juz caught that fifer against Aus in an ODI in Oz when Deano asked him to take off his wristband or something.. Jeez... Haven't seen anyone like that who can turn it on when pissed off.. Take that, Deano..

 

[Debris]

It is pretty hard to go past some of the Pakistani quicks for me for pure excitement. Waqar and Shoaib might have been a bit inconsistent but never boring. Spin-wise, Warne.

 

[Maximus0723]

McGrath.

 

[Cricket_God]

Sreesanth

 

[mohammad16]

There never will a bowler as exciting as Shoaib when he got going. Lee and Tait may have been just as fast, but Shoaibs run up, his celebrations, intimidation etc just completed him.

It is safe to say there probably will be a bowler who bowls quicker than Shoaib down the road, but there never will be a quick as exciting as him in full flow.

YouTube - Shoaib Akhter too fast for Jacques Kallis


OVERALL I do agree, Wasim and Warne consistently were the most exciting watch.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Waqar
Akhtar
Wasim
Steyn
Anderson
Warne
Donald
Bond
Philander
Asif

 

[OverratedSanity]

Waqar and Warne

 

[watson]

Toss up between;

Jack Gregory - 1920
Wes Hall - 1961
Mike Procter - 1970
Dennis Lillee - 1972
Jeff Thomson - 1974
Michael Holding or Andy Roberts - 1976
Malcolm Marshall - 1983
Wasim Akram - 1989

I also have a feeling that Sydney Barnes and Neil Adcock would be great to watch by what I've read. Just wish someone could find some decent footage.

But I reckon that Mike Procter in his prime would be the pinnacle.

 

[smash84]

I haven't seen anybody more exciting than Wasim in all my years of watching cricket. Just ridiculous levels of skill with the ball.

 

[Red]

Lillee at full pace. The ultimate quick.

And Warne at full guile.

Also Wasim and Holding were pretty special also.

 

[YorksLanka]

i loved to watch:
Malcom Marshall , Donald , Waqar, Wasim , Lee and Murali...

 

[Maximas]

My boi Herath

But these days I love watching swing bowlers mainly, Boult, Southee, Steyn and Anderson are right up there for me.

 

[hendrix]

yeah there's something so exciting about seeing a swing bowler pitching it full, even over pitching. That batsman goes for the drive and it can be pure delight or absolute horror from his point of view.

 

[karan316]

Michael Holding, Imran Khan, Lee, Bracken, Hauritz, Irfan Pathan, Nantie Hayward, Waqar, Dernbach, Praveen Kumar, Sachin, Bond, Vettori, Yusuf Abdulla, Mitchell Johnson, Brian Vitori, Ajantha Mendis and Brad Hogg.

 

[mullarkey]

I saw Mike Gatting bowl a bouncer at Greg Ritchie at the Gabba in 86, Greg ducked under it, awsome!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kyear2]

Steyn and Johnson bowling in tandem would be something to watch.

From others I have seen, Marshall, Waqar and Warne.

 

[mullarkey]

Warne. Not old enough to have many memories of Wasim/Waqar.

Steyn is bloody exciting though. So is Mitch but in a wider... variety... of ways.

why the Nazi sign? you come from a 'blood rainbow'?

 

[ankitj]

Ambrose, Murali, Akram, Donald and Steyn.

Never saw Waqar demolition jobs live hence missing mention there.

 

[mullarkey]

my favorite ever bowling performance was in 2011. Simon Kerrigan took 9-51 against Hampshire at Aigburth.

 

[sunilreddy]

Shane Warne
Anil Kumble
Curtley Ambrose
Fanie de Villiers
Dale Steyn
Wasim Akram
Andy Caddick