Most deadly ATG opening bowling pair

[zen]

Vote and discuss!

[kohli]

Marshall- ambrose 

[Majestic]

Marsh- Amb

[Sooda]

Marshall Ambrose are not just two top tier ATG bowlers but also complement each other more so than other combos, got a shorter skiddier type and tall bouncy one, deadly in all conditions

 

Arguably Pak would open with Waqar, with his pace.

[Serpico]

Didn't imran-wasim actually play together for many tests? Feels odd one in the list

[Adamant]

4 hours ago, Serpico said:

Didn't imran-wasim actually play together for many tests? Feels odd one in the list

Imran was a medium pacer by then..More of a batting allrounder 

[express bowling]

Madan Lal and Venkatesh Prasad.

 

One tall and bouncy another short and skiddy.

 

Both had bowling averages that would make batsmen proud. 

[rkt.india]

Marshall Ambrose did play together.

[DeepSpace]

Abey Kuruvilla-Dodda Ganesh   

 

Blows the other pairs in the list ............................. away!

[kirkutfan]

Shakoor Rana and Khizr Hayat

[adi B]

Marshal and Ambrose every day of the week and twice on Sunday 

[DeepSpace]

On 4/3/2021 at 12:01 PM, kirkutfan said:

Shakoor Rana and Khizr Hayat

Don't know about ATG opening bowling, but in terms of itch of the forefinger, they are ATG for sure.

[kirkutfan]

On 4/4/2021 at 11:56 AM, DeepSpace said:

Don't know about ATG opening bowling, but in terms of itch of the forefinger, they are ATG for sure.

Rana and Hayat had good variations too. 150 mph forefinger fast ball when India was batting and the slow ones when the Pakistanis batted. 

[Straight Drive]

Lillee and Thompson was a quality pair which is missing in this list.The arrogance and brutal bowling of Thomson with a slingy kind of action and the much better accuracy of Lillee was a treat.

[zen]

 

^ those deadly yorkers 

[zen]

 

^ pacy Donald

[DeepSpace]

2 hours ago, Straight Drive said:

Lillee and Thompson was a quality pair which is missing in this list.The arrogance and brutal bowling of Thomson with a slingy kind of action and the much better accuracy of Lillee was a treat.

Lillee and Thomson were a deadly pair from 1974-76 especially during the England and WI tours down under. Too bad it did not last long when Thommo got injured and never gained his ferocious speed. Also the Packer defection broke the pair up. By the time a full strength Aus played Eng in 1979, Thommo was not even in the team.

 

Gavaskar faced Thommo in the 1977-78 tour and despite his reduced speed noted that he was fastest bowler he ever faced and over Marshall, Holding and Robert’s.