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The Best Death Bowler
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Mr Mxyzptlk
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Powell had a bit of fun with Mr. Kallis the other day. Overall Kallis is a very good ODI bowler IMO. He's clever and bowls a good offcutter which can be hard to score off in the short form.
Don Ricardo
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Good call on fleming- if there was ever a man to win more clutch matches in the last over id like to see him.orangepitch said:
Another memorable occasion (other than the world cups you mentioned) was allan borders last odi in sth africa where fleming helped aus to a 1 run victory (another sth africa choke
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Richard
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Consensus suggests Wasim - I am glad, there have been none IMO as good as him. Not only could he bowl Yorkers almost at will, he could swing them in and control his line on a yoyo.
McGrath and Pollock - not good enough at Yorkers.
Harvey - massively overrated. Yorker very good but he can't bowl it nearly as often as some seem to think. Slower ball just a hit-me at that stage, for any bowler.
Kumble -
Kumble's a great one-day bowler but I'd prefer him to bowl 20-22-24-26-28-30-32-34-36-38 straight through anyday. Like Pollock and McGrath, he's too much of a metronome (hits a length by habit rather than by aim, so finds it hard to bowl Yorkers instead of conventional good-length).
Lee - Lee's control's so poor most of the time he's worthless any time.
Never knew L****n was a death bowler - he and Austin are two who you'd think would be best in the same period as Kumble, but both evidently made careers out of bowling at the worst time possible and still ended with econs under 4 (L****n in ODIs too). I loved L****n as a bowler - everything you'd want in a one-day game.
Gayle - brilliant sometimes, terrible others.
Kallis - not been anywhere near as good since 2001 as he was before that. Before that, there were few better.
Gough - been excellent for most of his career, wasn't so good in the 2000\01-2001\02 time, but aside from that, excellent.
Stephen Waugh was good ages ago, too.
I agree with Corey that the best pace to bowl at is 60-70 mph, and that also gives you a better chance of controlling it perfectly. Most importantly, though, no flight.
Whatever pace, though, most important is hitting the creaseline every ball. Low Full-Tosses are asking for the treatment (though they don't, always, get it) and Half-Volleys are easy for any decent player to put away.
Also vital to get the right field. If you're bowling to order, you don't need a deep-extra-cover; a fine-leg, however, is vital at all times.
McGrath and Pollock - not good enough at Yorkers.
Harvey - massively overrated. Yorker very good but he can't bowl it nearly as often as some seem to think. Slower ball just a hit-me at that stage, for any bowler.
Kumble -
Kumble's a great one-day bowler but I'd prefer him to bowl 20-22-24-26-28-30-32-34-36-38 straight through anyday. Like Pollock and McGrath, he's too much of a metronome (hits a length by habit rather than by aim, so finds it hard to bowl Yorkers instead of conventional good-length).Lee -
Lee's control's so poor most of the time he's worthless any time.Never knew L****n was a death bowler - he and Austin are two who you'd think would be best in the same period as Kumble, but both evidently made careers out of bowling at the worst time possible and still ended with econs under 4 (L****n in ODIs too). I loved L****n as a bowler - everything you'd want in a one-day game.
Gayle - brilliant sometimes, terrible others.
Kallis - not been anywhere near as good since 2001 as he was before that. Before that, there were few better.
Gough - been excellent for most of his career, wasn't so good in the 2000\01-2001\02 time, but aside from that, excellent.
Stephen Waugh was good ages ago, too.
I agree with Corey that the best pace to bowl at is 60-70 mph, and that also gives you a better chance of controlling it perfectly. Most importantly, though, no flight.
Whatever pace, though, most important is hitting the creaseline every ball. Low Full-Tosses are asking for the treatment (though they don't, always, get it) and Half-Volleys are easy for any decent player to put away.
Also vital to get the right field. If you're bowling to order, you don't need a deep-extra-cover; a fine-leg, however, is vital at all times.
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Neil Pickup
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Eleven overs?Richard said:
deeps
International 12th Man
shoaib is one of those bowlers who is BRILLIANT when the conditions suit him,and NOTHING when they don't.....when the ball is swinging, he is deadly, unplayable and easily the best bowler in the worldnibblet said:
another is ajit agarkar...when the ball is swinging and seaming, he can exploit it,and is extremely hardd 2 play,as the aussies found out in the 2nd test!
i'm sure ther's plenty more of these type bowlers, but that'sjust 2 that cme 2 mind
and yes, i know that if the ball is swinging and seaming, most bowlers are deadly....but these bowlers are especially deadly, they have the ability to exploit favourable conditions.......and flop at useless conditions
and again,yes i know most bowlers struggle in unfavourable conditions,but these bowlers especially struggle....although i think akhtar might b BEGINNING to overcome this problem
ajaagarkarajaaja
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Ajit Agarkar is very good, he just doesn't give anything to the batter towards the end.
Srinath was one hell of a death bowler , what a man he was.
Akram was good but with age he became a very ordinary bowler.
Among the new commers, i think Munaf Patel has the potential to become the best death bowler.
Srinath was one hell of a death bowler , what a man he was.
Akram was good but with age he became a very ordinary bowler.
Among the new commers, i think Munaf Patel has the potential to become the best death bowler.