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Top 3 fast bowlers in tests ATM?
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Noble One
International Vice-Captain
Shows the weakness of Test fast bowling currently in that we have to consider bowlers who have barely played 10 Tests as the # 3.
Let's hope that in 12 months time that we don't have a new batch of names up for consideration, it would show a real lack of progress from the current crop.
Let's hope that in 12 months time that we don't have a new batch of names up for consideration, it would show a real lack of progress from the current crop.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Yeah it really would. I'm pretty excited about the bowlers on display at the moment though. Amir, Bollinger, Johnson, Gul, Hilfenhaus, Roach, Broad, Anderson, Finn, Southee etc are all 28 or younger.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
This gets asked a lot; I fail to see why people don't realise that he wasn't named with characters from the Latin alphabet and hence it's just a phonetic translation. His name is neither Aamer or Amir; it's something in Arabic (IIRC?) characters that sounds like Amir. He'll probably pick one and stick with it soon, like Shakib did.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
Yep - we've had the same with Muralitharan/Muralidaran and Aaqib/Aqib Javed.
The real mystery was Somerset's Dutch speed merchant Andre van Troost who for a couple of years was uniformly referred to as Adrianus van Troost which was a complete invention
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Depends how you look at it. You could also say it shows that the fast bowling stocks are on the rise if so many new names are impressing.
I do tend to agree with you though - hopefully people are still talking about Aamer and Roach in eighteen months and they haven't gone the way of Sharma.
Stapel
International Regular
Well, that's probably not correct. In NL is is quite usual to use different names in daily life than names that appear in official documents and archives. Same difference as James-Jim, William-Bill, Stephen-Steve, Michael-Mick. Though I have never actually seen André van Troost's passport, it would be very, very likely that Adrianus is his offical first given name.
Me, my brother, my dad, my mum, my nephews & niece, several cousins, aunts and uncles all share the same priciple.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Voted Steyn, Asif and Johnson at the moment..
Although Aamer is my favourite...he just hasnt played enough to be considered 3rd best bowler in the world..
Hopefully in 3 years time, it will be
Aamer, Asif, Steyn
Although Aamer is my favourite...he just hasnt played enough to be considered 3rd best bowler in the world..
Hopefully in 3 years time, it will be
Aamer, Asif, Steyn
kingkallis
International Coach
No matter how badly Johnson looks at times but still he is the best contender for 3rd best fast bowler at the moment!
Himannv
Hall of Fame Member
Johnson's far too hot and cold for me personally. When he;s on song he's terrific but otherwise he's soemwhat disappointing. Maybe my expectations are too high.
For his age, Aamer is a fantastic talent and he delivers as well. Still too inexperienced to be called the third best bowler in the world I'd say but I'd rather give it to him than anyone else. Something about raw fast bowling talent that makes the future seem a little bit brighter.
slowfinger
International Debutant
Asif, Steyn and Johnson looks awesome but I am gonna go for Steyn, Asif and Aamer.
slowfinger
International Debutant
Tbh 'tis is just fast bowlers, but yeah he does deliver and consistently. Just worried he's gonna end his career breaking his back.
Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
Amir is a rock star for me...
Would go with Steyn, Asif and Amir....
However, thought Gul was also a gun in the last game.....how come he is not included...he was touching 90mph at times.....
Would go with Steyn, Asif and Amir....
However, thought Gul was also a gun in the last game.....how come he is not included...he was touching 90mph at times.....
TumTum
Banned
Because he isn't any good.
Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
27 tests and 101 wickets is not bad...imo
TumTum
Banned
Those figures compliment him IMO. He is a T20 bowler and doesn't seem to get the ball to do anything in the Test arena (except those 2 deliveries against Clarke/Hussey).
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
After a long time Gul looked like being worthy of a test bowler. However one test is not enough to include him in the top 3.