express bowling Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Nikola said: McGrath was more of 140+ bowler for most part of his carrier. Batsman who faced him said he was quicker than his pace showed on meter. Yes ... the McGrath example invariably comes up when trundler references are given these days. But McGrath was a 6'5" pacer who hit the deck hard and got steep bounce. Extracted a lot of life out of the pitch. There was no regular speed gun usage during his quickest years when he was in his 20s. During the 1999 World Cup, when regular speed gun usage started, he bowled at an average speed of 138 k in the first match. That is quick. McGrath hit more batsmen on the body than Jason Gillespie did. He got a lot of zip and bounce off the deck. Some people only remember a 35 year old McGrath bowling slower. That happens to every pacer when " old ". Even Anderson is a 6'2" pacer who gets good bounce. He was a fast medium bowler during most of his career. Never a trundler. Again, impression is formed during his last years. Good pacers who are able to gather huge experience ... are able to pick up lots of wickets when they are " old ". At that time, experience and high skill level substitutes extra pace. A pacer without huge experience can't replicate that. Sgattick10, mishra, Vk1 and 5 others 2 3 3 Link to comment
jf1gp_1 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 11 hours ago, speedheat said: So.... When are we seeing him in Odis??, when is our next engagement with pak in odis?? Please get him in Odis Against red hot rohit-dhawan Six sixes on the cards lmao.. Holder last test took 5 for 50 odd against us. Link to comment
bhakum20 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Some epithets for Abbas: Rich man's Vinay Kumar Poor man's Philander express bowling and DHONI_FANN 2 Link to comment
Mosher Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) Good bowler much better than overhyped Hassan Ali and ATG spot fixer Amir. Edited October 17, 2018 by Mosher DHONI_FANN, saik, Suhaan and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment
Sandeep99 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Looks a very good bowler in Asif mould. But Pakistanis may label him as a trundler. They never appreciate these kind of bowlers. Link to comment
Lannister Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 A rank trundler but clearly knows about his strengths and weaknesses and that's the half battle won for any bowler. express bowling 1 Link to comment
Lala Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Enough praises, it will get jinxed to this lad. Therefore, Ab...Bas. Switchblade and SrinjayDutta 1 1 Link to comment
Asim Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 ends with 5/33 this inng Link to comment
rkt.india Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 7 hours ago, jf1gp_1 said: Holder last test took 5 for 50 odd against us. that was test, not ODI, poster is talking about ODIs Link to comment
rkt.india Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 look at his lengths. perfect 6-8 meter good length area of cluster. Vk1 1 Link to comment
Pratik77 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Hope he don't follow the footsteps of Asif nd amir.... Link to comment
Iconoclast Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 At 15.94 he now has the best bowling average of any bowler in the last 128 years http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283256.html DHONI_FANN 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 48 minutes ago, Iconoclast said: At 15.94 he now has the best bowling average of any bowler in the last 128 years http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283256.html George Lohmann says hi Switchblade 1 Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 He wobbles the ball. Not like Asif from what i see. Link to comment
Iconoclast Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, rkt.india said: George Lohmann says hi 122 years Edited October 17, 2018 by Iconoclast Link to comment
DHONI_FANN Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Wonderful bowler. Looks threatening all the time even though his speed is not that high. Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 7:09 PM, Asim said: Just took his 50th Test wicket in 10th match, impressive going, never went wicket-less in any inng so far... SR of 40 with avg 16 is super impressive considering it includes few matches in UAE too where he is performing equally well... wtf were you guys doing with Mohammad amir all this while? this guy should have played 75 test matches by now... Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 any post-2000, non-SENA fast bowler with below 25 average deserves respect... and this guy is at around 16.41 just super... Asim 1 Link to comment
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