best bowlers in the 90s

[vcs]

When the choice is between Waqar and Ehtesham Younis, Kamran Younis, Nadeem Younis or Younis Ahmed, well..... (Ahmed had cool hair, though).



Even then, as good as Waqar was during that time, Curtly also did his bit to keep his numbers down. And, unlike Waqar, Ambi didn't get smashed by Australia. In Waqar's favour, took 50 more poles so there's that.

Haha, that photo of Younis Ahmed is superb.

 

[bagapath]

ambrose was the best bowler of the 90s; even better than shane warne who would run him a close second. among pacers it is a toss up between wasim and donald for the second spot. waqar is clear 4th among fast bowlers in my opinion.

 

[ankitj]

Younis Khan is quite good looking IMO. Pakistan had their fair share of handsome cricketers in the '90s.. Wasim, Imran, Waqar..

You must be blind. Inzamam the handsomest.

 

[vcs]

You must be blind. Inzamam the handsomest.

Babyface Inzy in WC '92 was charming.. not so much later on.

 

[smash84]

You must be blind. Inzamam the handsomest.

are you kidding?????

 

[Howe_zat]

Babyface Inzy in WC '92 was charming.. not so much later on.

Still a fair bit of pudding even then.

The bottom is almost hypnotic.

 

[vcs]

Not in a good way either.

 

[smash84]

Still a fair bit of pudding even then.

The bottom is almost hypnotic.

 

[ankitj]

Babyface Inzy in WC '92 was charming.. not so much later on.

The white bearded, slow walker of later years was what I was talking about

 

[smash84]

Three great bowlers together

YouTube - Imran Khan - Wasim Akram - Waqar Younis.flv

 

[bagapath]

Three great bowlers together

YouTube - Imran Khan - Wasim Akram - Waqar Younis.flv

ha ha.... it is quite cool that imran whacks them after ducking the bouncers. i dont think they could have made a commercial with waqar yorking imran and akram bouncing him out.

they all look good. imran looks great! wish the ad were shot and edited better though. but i guess the late 80s, early 90s film/TV industry in pak wasnt all that great. even the recent films, like khuda ke liye, despite being strong on content, are not really technically sound.

feels like a trip down memory lane for me. thanks for sharing it, mate.

 

[smash84]

ha ha.... it is quite cool that imran whacks them after ducking the bouncers. i dont think they could have made a commercial with waqar yorking imran and akram bouncing him out.

they all look good. imran looks great! wish the ad were shot and edited better though. but i guess the late 80s, early 90s film/TV industry in pak wasnt all that great. even the recent films, like khuda ke liye, despite being strong on content, are not really technically sound.

feels like a trip down memory lane for me. thanks for sharing it, mate.

lol......you are welcome....true.....I doubt waqar or wasim would have dared bowl those toe crushers to Imran or try to bounce him EVER.......he would have had them flogged.......

yeah the editing is quite bad but I though the ad was pretty cool.........Imran is almost 39 years old in that ad and still looked fresh compared to Wasim and Waqar......really funny hairdo on Wasim.....lol

 

[salman85]

Someone should share Wasim's 'Main Cigarette Nahi Peeta" commercial.Probably the most nostalgic of all commercials for my generation.

I can't open youtube since they've blocked youtube in office,hopefully someone else can do that.Classic commercial.Probably shot somewhere between 1990 - 1992 since it shows footage of his hattrick against Australia.

 

[Howe_zat]

Someone should share Wasim's 'Main Cigarette Nahi Peeta" commercial.Probably the most nostalgic of all commercials for my generation.

I can't open youtube since they've blocked youtube in office,hopefully someone else can do that.Classic commercial.Probably shot somewhere between 1990 - 1992 since it shows footage of his hattrick against Australia.

Couldn't find it on Youtube I'm afraid.

However, I did find Wasim Akram winning in the Krypton Factor.

So, I learned something today.

 

[Furball]

Pollock could solve your allrounder problem, but he was at his best around 2000-05 rather than the late 90s.

Pollock was immense in the 90s.

 

[smash84]

ha ha.... it is quite cool that imran whacks them after ducking the bouncers. i dont think they could have made a commercial with waqar yorking imran and akram bouncing him out.

they all look good. imran looks great! wish the ad were shot and edited better though. but i guess the late 80s, early 90s film/TV industry in pak wasnt all that great. even the recent films, like khuda ke liye, despite being strong on content, are not really technically sound.

feels like a trip down memory lane for me. thanks for sharing it, mate.

I thought you were Tamil speaking????

 

[Howe_zat]

Pollock was immense in the 90s.

Well, on reflection and looking at his record, perhaps it would be fairer to say his peak was closer to 1998-2003. However, given that he had only played 14 matches prior to this period, and didn't have a great first couple of seasons anyway, it's hard to say he was among the best bowlers of the entire decade. Especially considering the competiton.

 

[smash84]

Well, on reflection and looking at his record, perhaps it would be fairer to say his peak was closer to 1998-2003. However, given that he had only played 14 matches prior to this period, and didn't have a great first couple of seasons anyway, it's hard to say he was among the best bowlers of the entire decade. Especially considering the competiton.

a fair assessment. His captaincy era was dire for South Africa. How did he himself perform during that time?

 

[Howe_zat]

a fair assessment. His captaincy era was dire for South Africa. How did he himself perform during that time?

Actually, pretty amazingly well. He was carrying the entire team at the time, "in transition" would be the polite way of saying it.

26 matches

998 runs at 41.11
2 centuries, 3 fifties, HS 111

103 wickets at 21.36
4 5w hauls, 1 10w haul
BBI 6/30, BBM 10/147

 

[smash84]

actually, pretty amazingly well. He was carrying the entire team at the time, "in transition" would be the polite way of saying it.

26 matches

998 runs at 41.11
2 centuries, 3 fifties, hs 111

103 wickets at 21.36
4 5w hauls, 1 10w haul
bbi 6/30, bbm 10/147

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