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The balls of the century

stephen

stephen

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To be fair to him, there was no indication that the ball was going to turn 1.5m after pitching.
 
Migara

Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
stephen said:
To be fair to him, there was no indication that the ball was going to turn 1.5m after pitching.
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Off the rough, and no one can predict how much it will spin. I have seen some spinners (who give it a real rip), producing gun barrel straight deliveries after hitting the rough outside off, in local cricket (That is after a dozen of previous deliveries spinning like a top). When in doubt, go forward and pad is the mantra. There is always the chance that ball might bounce, hit the gloves and pop up when you start padding. But unless you are very good getting to the pitch of it, that would be always a mode of dismissal. Here, even the keeper doesn't know how much it will turn, and hence have that split of a second to recover in the case of a stumping as well.
 
ankitj

ankitj

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anyone knows which ones can be top 2? Most of the most talked about deliveries are gone. Can one of Bumrah's balls in WI still make it?
 
K

Kirkut

International Regular
ankitj said:
anyone knows which ones can be top 2? Most of the most talked about deliveries are gone. Can one of Bumrah's balls in WI still make it?
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1. Warne's ball to Gatting.

2. Wasim Akram's reverse swing from around the wicket in a county game.
 
K

Kirkut

International Regular
In that case it will be:

1. Steyn to Pujara in 2011

2. Debatable, there are many contenders for 2nd spot.
 
OverratedSanity

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I dont think it'll be Steyn to Pujara will make it. In the writeup for the Vaughan ball, Steyn mentioned how he thought that one was better because the one to Pujara was fuller and was a bit easier to handle according to him. So who are we to disagree with the great man.
 
E

Engle

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It will be deliveries that resulted in ' bowled ' - caught, LBW, stumped etc are not as exciting as flying/flayed stumps
 
Migara

Migara

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Asif to Pietersen, who was at the Viv Richard esque form, should make an appearance. Asif just destroyed KP multiple times.
 
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