Gambit Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I have seen two in either form that stand out. In test cricket, it has to be Waqar's audacious inswinging yorker(outswinger to a RHB) that took overbalanced Lara with the curve it got and uprooted his legstump! In ODIs, McGrath's delivery to take out Lara's offstump in the must win super 6 game in the 1999 world cup is the best I've seen. The ball pitched on Lara's legstump and gently clipped his off. Link to comment
Dhondy Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Pathan's reverse swinger to uproot Gilly's stump in 2004. Link to comment
kumble_rocks Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 In test cricket - But of course , Mike Gatting bowled by Warne 66I1YDOKcGI In ODI - Chris Lewis bowled by Akram in WC 92 finals . KHC3Lqo7gWg Link to comment
Guest BossBhai Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 -- Removed on request of the user -- Link to comment
ali0786 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 how about Wasim Akrams delivery to Rahul Dravid in that Asian Test championship match..the one that pitched on middle swung away and took one bail of his off stump. Link to comment
Ram Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Akhtar's two yorkers to Rahul and sachin.. doubt if anybody would have survived those balls ! Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Mcgrath to Lara in 99 WC I want to see it! IIRC it was during AUS's last group game. Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Akhtar's two yorkers to Rahul and sachin.. doubt if anybody would have survived those balls ! The ball to Sachin was perhaps "playable" but the one to Rahul was simply insane. Link to comment
Rajiv Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Due to pace, Sachin was late and he tried with Azhar too but he defended it t Midon Shoaib to Fleming in 99WC was a great one too Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 SRT Cleaning up Moin Agree:cantstop: Link to comment
CC1981 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Cant pick one..just random recounts: 1. 'THAT' over of Mikey Holding to Boycott 2. Akram's deliveries to Robin Smith and Chris Lewis 3. Waqar's yorker to Lara 4. Warne's ball to Gatting 5. Murali's ball to Chandrapaul 6. Akhtar's yorker to Dravid 7. Ambrose cutting Steve Waugh in half with that 'arm-bands' incident. Link to comment
Holysmoke Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 1. warne's ball to strauss 2. warne's ball to chanderpaul... 2nd one in this compilation Link to comment
The Outsider Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Test Cricket : Akram's delivery to Dravid in the Calcutta test in '99. Great deliveries are generally associated with bowled and leg before wickets but this is the exception which stands out. Infact, the entire over was a sight to behold. ODIs : Warne to Gibbs in the '99 SF. For my money this was a much better delivery than the ball of the century (Gatting) because there was hardly any rough for Warne to work out of and did a mesmerizing job. Link to comment
apocalypse Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 same here cant pick one one of the good ones by Shane Bond Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 The ball to Sachin was perhaps "playable" but the one to Rahul was simply insane. The one he bowled to Laxman was better than both of them, IMO. Left me stunned. My picks; ODI's - Bond to Gilchrist; absolutely devastating yorker in a 2002 VB Series match. There are plenty though. Amongst Indians, i really liked Pathan's delivery to Hall in the Mumbai ODI vs South Africa Tests - Akram to Dravid, '99 Chennai Test. Not just the actual delivery itself (which was incredible), but the way he set him up. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Cant pick one..just random recounts: 1. 'THAT' over of Mikey Holding to Boycott 2. Akram's deliveries to Robin Smith and Chris Lewis 3. Waqar's yorker to Lara 4. Warne's ball to Gatting 5. Murali's ball to Chandrapaul 6. Akhtar's yorker to Dravid 7. Ambrose cutting Steve Waugh in half with that 'arm-bands' incident. that over to boycott has been overrated alot. it was some good stuff, but then we have seen better bowling then that.. its just that the way boycott summarised it, has made that over pretty famous.. Link to comment
gs Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Aktor's yorkers to SRT and Dravid Aktor's yorker to S.Fleming in WC '99 Akram in WC '92 finals Malcom Marshall on innumerable ocassions :) Link to comment
Dirty_South Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVsjvYi9yhs Link to comment
Ram Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Ultimately , isnt this all just contextual ? A ball is only as good as the batsman allows it to be... Link to comment
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