Cricket Special Report: Pakistan, the land of fast bowlers
There is not a better sight in the world, than a fast bowler running in with the ball in his hand delivering it at high pace, and sending shivers down the spine of the batsman on the receiving end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817. Many say that Malcolm was the best they had seen. These guys can really scare batsman with their pace, bounce and swing.
Right from the word go, when Pakistan started playing cricket in 1952, we had the likes of Fazal Mahmood and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fazal-Mahmood-c56927 was Pakistan’s first great fast bowler. Fazal was the fast bowler who combined accuracy, pace and swing. Fazal took 139 test wickets in 34 test matches at an impressive average of 24. Fazal has 12 wickets or more in test match against every test playing nation of his time.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 was truly a great fast bowler. Imran learnt the art of reverse swing from Sarfaraz Nawaz, the inventor of reverse swing. Imran took reverse swing to new heights. He combined pace, bounce, conventional swing and reverse swing to achieve the status of a great fast bowler. Imran Khan took 362 test wickets in 88 test matches at an excellent average of 22. Imran combined with Sarfaraz to form a formidable bowling pair.
In the 90’s we had the likes of 2 W’s. The fast bowling combination of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 and Waqar Younis. Rated by some experts as the greatest fast bowling combination of all times.
Wasim Akram is rated as the greatest left arm fast bowler of all-times. He holds the record of taking most wickets in a List A career with 881 wickets, and is 2nd in ODI cricket with 502 wickets. He holds the record for most wickets by a Pakistani cricketer in both ODI’s and Test matches. He was the first bowler to take 400 wickets in both forms of the game. He is the only bowler to have taken hat tricks twice in both forms of the game. Wasim has taken 414 test wickets in 104 test matches at 23. He combined genuine pace with accuracy with seam and swing. He could bowl you six different deliveries in an over, in swingers, out swinger, bouncers, yorkers, slow deliveries. Once Mark http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stewart-c91370 once said, “He can get you with a beauty doesn’t matter you are on zero or two hundred”.
Waqar Younis neglected the theory of bouncing the batsman. He pitched it up and swung it with great pace. His toe crushing Yorkers were a sight a sight to watch. Waqar was one of the fastest bowler world has ever seen. At his peak, he was devastating. Waqar had the best strike rate of 43 in test cricket for bowlers, who have taken at least 200 wickets till http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 Steyn took over. Waqar Younis have taken 373 test wickets in 87 test matches at 23.
Pakistan has produced the fastest bowler world has ever seen. He clocked 100.23 in 2003 world cup. He has always bowled with sheer pace. He has produced some magic spells with the ball. He emerged on the scene in 1999 on an Indian tour. That Calcutta test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in 1999 will be always remembered for his bowling heroics.
The land of Pakistan is still green. Pakistan still has the ability to produce world class fast bowlers. Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are prime examples. In such a short span, they have threatened batsmen around the world.
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