subshakerz
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How would you rank the three of the best bowling pairs of the 90s/early 2000s?
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Which was the greatest of the bowling pairs of the era - Ambrose/Walsh, Donald/Pollock or Wasim/Waqar?
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Victor Ian
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Is Walsh underated here?
subshakerz
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Interesting Donald and Pollock got no votes so far.
Sounds about right. Probably reverse the order for career.
These pairs are all extremely comparable. Any order is fine.
subshakerz
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Donald/Pollock didn't have as many collective running through a lineup together, usually one of them fired at a time, I think that may tamper people's enthusiasm for them.
Pap Finn Keighl
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Akram > Donald > Ambrose > Waqar ( Top Tier ATGs)
>> Walsh > Pollock
Akram + Waqar = Sachin + Ponting
Donald + Pollock = Lara + Chanderpaul
Ambrose + Walsh = Ponting + Dravid
>> Walsh > Pollock
Akram + Waqar = Sachin + Ponting
Donald + Pollock = Lara + Chanderpaul
Ambrose + Walsh = Ponting + Dravid
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trundler
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I will stop voting for Akram and Lillee in these polls if you don't stop misspelling Waqar.
OverratedSanity
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I'm surprised by the poll results. Donald/Pollock in the late 90s peaked together while Walsh/Ambrose didn't. Ambrose was phenomenal until 96 or so and after that was less penetrative. Walsh was good in the first half of the decade but only became truly great after that.
Donald/Pollock also caused India way more trouble (mainly because we played them more often) so that could be affecting my thoughts here.
Donald/Pollock also caused India way more trouble (mainly because we played them more often) so that could be affecting my thoughts here.
honestbharani
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Maybe its his genius ploy to get you to vote for Kapil and Procter.
PlayerComparisons
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Akram was better than Ambrose?
subshakerz
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subshakerz
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Ambrose and Walsh also had Bishop in the first half to help.
I just don't remember Donald and Pollock ripping through a lineup together in the way the other pairs did.
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Bit harsh leaving out McGrath and Gillespie who were exceptional as a pair.
As for the deadliest I'd say Ambrose and Walsh with new ball and Wasim and Waqar with the older one.
As for the deadliest I'd say Ambrose and Walsh with new ball and Wasim and Waqar with the older one.
honestbharani
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As per peaks(which is the only way maybe to sort them out), It’s close between Donald/Pollock and Wasim/Waqar. But Donald was in the middle of a peak when Pollock’s peak started, whereas in Waqar and Wasim’s case, their peaks started together and were collectively from 1990-94(tho Wasim bowled little in 1991),and Wasim’s peak extended till 97(though he was at his destructive best from 90-94 also). Perhaps Wasim and Waqar were the best out of the three at the peak, given Waqar’s peak was destructive than any bowlers peak in the 90s or since. So this gives the edge, along with the fact that their peaks started and perfectly coincided for 5 years, with is slightly more the than time that the peaks of Donald/Pollock coincided(1998-2000).