Tendulkar was uncomfortable facing Curtly Ambrose - Navjot Sidhu

[Cricketics]

Most batsmen struggle against some bowlers in their career and most bowlers struggle to get wicket or bowl well to certain bats. Unless one is a Robot which guys like Tendulkar, Mcgrath, Ambrose weren't.

 

Ambrose was at his peak, so any bowler at his peak not able to trouble any top batsman is surely hard to hear. So it not too shocking to hear Tendulkar troubled by Ambrose. We all saw it those who watched some games involving them.

[Jimmy Cliff]

Fun fact: Ambrose never dismissed Tendulkar in Tests . Which sucks btw as ATGs like SRT and Ambrose should've played a lot more against each other.

[Gollum]

Federer sometimes feels uncomfortable against Nadal, Anand against Carlsen, Lin Dan against Lee Chong Wei......happens when 2 ATGs face each other and one of them is in peak mode, dunno why we need a thread for such a stupid topic.

[SUMO]

Nothing wrong in that. Batsman do share the burden with their partner. Priority is to not lose wicket.

He prefered facing donald than cronje.

He sheilded his team from rampaging steyn on 2010 tour.

Its a team sport afterall.

[rkt.india]

i watched 1996 WC game.   We were chasing a modest total. All batsmen struggled but Tendulkar was the most comfortable facing Ambrose.

[velu]

5 hours ago, Gollum said:

Federer sometimes feels uncomfortable against Nadal, Anand against Carlsen, Lin Dan against Lee Chong Wei......happens when 2 ATGs face each other and one of them is in peak mode, dunno why we need a thread for such a stupid topic.

because you are commenting by just looking at the heading

sachin chickened  out and asked sishu to shield himself ..

 

in similar instance wth other players facing mcgrath ( dravid and kaif )  , dravid voluntered to face mcgrath as much a spossible instead of throwin kaif under the bus 

[Temujin Khaghan]

I wish little god Rohit faced Ambrose and Walsh on a Perth like wicket.

 

Ambrose would have torn his white shirt, tied it to a stump and waved it at Rohit. Total submission.

[Jimmy Cliff]

Highlights from the knock

 

 

[rkt.india]

11 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

Highlights from the knock

 

 

Ambrose trundling

[Rightarmfast]

21 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Ambrose trundling

Doubt he was ever express as most people want us to believe. At his fastest he would have been 145ish.

[Jimmy Cliff]

19 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Ambrose trundling

Yeah and he's not even wearing wristbands later on in the video which cuts down the coolness factor.

[vvvslaxman]

10 hours ago, Rightarmfast said:

Doubt he was ever express as most people want us to believe. At his fastest he would have been 145ish.

Yes he was deadly not because of his pace. But bounce from a good length.

[vvvslaxman]

Sidhu was named strokeless wonder when he first faced 4 pronged WI  pacers in a tour game in 1983 series. Sidhu had no issue with pace. His problem was with Swing. Angus Fraser took him out like 5 times in a row so much so Sidhu canceled the tour and left if I remember right.

[rkt.india]

10 hours ago, Rightarmfast said:

Doubt he was ever express as most people want us to believe. At his fastest he would have been 145ish.

yes, i know. but looking very slow in the video above. though @Muloghonto might have different ideas

[rkt.india]

 

1996 WC video

 

[zen]

In Tests, Ambrose esp when in rhythm is simply superb .... In a situation where the opposition needs 50-60 runs with 5-6 wkts in hand, Ambrose is one bowlers who can turn the game for the bowling side 

 

 

 

Edited August 21, 2020 by zen

[Muloghonto]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

yes, i know. but looking very slow in the video above. though @Muloghonto might have different ideas

Ambrose was express speed until 94/95 and then started slowing down after repeated shoulder injury. 

Either way, telling speed from video is stupid and i have explained that many, many times but i guess optical illusions are real to most people for a reason - trust their eye over science.

 

[maniac]

Ambrose even in prime was never a 145-150k bowler but even at 135-140 with his height and bounce he generated could be lethal...same with Walsh.

[King Tendulkar]

I remember a tour to England when Lara was worse against the short ball then raina . Harmisson all series has him jumping around like cat on hot tin roof 

 

**** happens 

[King Tendulkar]

Ambrose for me is superior version of McGrath . Just that bit quicker and nastier but all height and accuracy traits of McGrath 

 

but Marshall was king superior . Poetry in motion . Best run up in cricket history , floating in water