shortpitched713
International Captain
Lee's a gun right now, but hes still got a bit of ground to make up if he wants to be considered as good of a Test bower as Akhtar in my book. The early part of his Test career was very, very disappointing.
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Lee vs Akhtar
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haroon510
International 12th Man
can Bret Lee do this to a line up that quickly?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-FDCluG2Rc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-FDCluG2Rc&feature=related
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But that's the point, isn't it? Akhtar did that then went missing for the rest of the, well, series. Tends to pick and choose which ones he participates in too. People have much respect for his ability but I don't think there' smuch respect for his attitude or longevity. I'm pretty sure that most Test bowlers, were they able to choose to play only when feeling at their absolute best, would have far better records too.
That said, I agree with the general sentiment; Lee has much ground to make up before he matches Shoaib's record and achievements.
That was a fluke one ,other wise his average against Australia would have been better than 36 .Or in other words he was inconsistent .Not only against Australia ,against India as well .He didn't well against two best batting line up in the world .One odd performance here and there .And his fans tell those in the whole life .
PS : That action looked extremely ugly to watch .May be optical illusion ,but it is horrible .
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Once again I don't really understand that where is the brain in this world . If there is a simple question that "who is a better bowler?
Then simple answer is Shoaib Akhtar !
Better human , better looking , lesser idiot , lesser injured , lesser asshole and all that stuff is just plain rubbish (if discussed) .. Just say "Lee is better" or "Shoaib is better" and move along ..
What if Lee moves to Mumbai and joins Shiv Sena then will you guys still back him up ?
Then simple answer is Shoaib Akhtar !
Better human , better looking , lesser idiot , lesser injured , lesser asshole and all that stuff is just plain rubbish (if discussed) .. Just say "Lee is better" or "Shoaib is better" and move along ..
What if Lee moves to Mumbai and joins Shiv Sena then will you guys still back him up ?
Relatively better post by the Karachite standards but overall the best post in this thread so far (though contains Shoaib hate phenomenon in a hidden way) !
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
I'd give you Imran/Wasim/Waqar at their best but only just though. Not Fazal though, although being a great medium pace bowler of the Bedser/Mailey style don't think those style of bowlers would be such a wicket-taking threat in modern day cricket although they probably be accurate.
BhupinderSingh
Banned
Imran is an unquestionaby top 5(personally,I have no doubt that he's the best bowler ever) material,Wasim top 10,Waqar top 15 and Fazal top 20 for sure.
cover drive man
International Captain
Lee for me. Love it when he does those 96mph bouncers.
U have to tell about the modern day batsmen with such a lack of techniques ,on a good day even sreesanth will look like Michael Holding..
And AKhtar no comparison between Akhtar who ''convenietly play matches with a convenient spell of 3 overs and taking rest in the boundary lne ,or getting unfit and unavailable for the rest of the series ''with true greats who had played double number of matches than him .Just too unfair .
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Beleg
International Regular
What a load of bollocks.
He tooks wickets against all oppositions in all conditions. He troubled pretty much every single batsman he came across - he made inroads where none others could, he tooks wickets when the whole team was looking up to him to do so.
Name me a bowler (apart from McGrath and Murali) in the recent era who was similarly destructive in such a variety of conditions against so many different oppositions....
Athlai
Not Terrible
Bond, Flintoff (when fit), Warne, Steyn, Lee (ver. 2) have all been very capable of being destructive in a variety of conditions. While he was perhaps more destructive, they are all worth a mention.
Reckon he got a bit too big for his own boots TBH.
He used to walk to the pavilion when the team needs him most on many occasions as well .However Mcgrath is in a different league .He did that many times which acquired him
500+ wickets .We are discussing abt a certain Akhtar who hasn't reached 200 wickets yet . Let him play more and prove more on a consistent basis before he put him in the same bracket of Pakistani legends .I am not saying he is crap ,he is still pakistan's best bowler ,but not yet reached in the league of his predecessors.
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