Who was the best bowler of reverse swing?

[subshakerz]

Likely one of the Pakistani pace trio or can Steyn make a possible claim?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

EbaGOAT

 

[TheJediBrah]

Likely one of the Pakistani pace trio or can Steyn make a possible claim?

Probably someone that did it without cheating

Brett Lee bit of a left field suggestion

 

[Burgey]

Probably someone that did it without cheating

Also rules out any of the England 2005 bowlers

 

[honestbharani]

Bottle caps

 

[Xuhaib]

It's Waqar 90-95 it's not even close was there ball tampering yes likely but to be honest most reverse swing spells in history have been done with external support.

 

[subshakerz]

It's Waqar 90-95 it's not even close was there ball tampering yes likely but to be honest most reverse swing spells in history have been done with external support.

Waqar was fantastic but wasn't Wasim a bit more skilled in that he could reverse it both ways rather than just inswing?

 

[subshakerz]

Probably someone that did it without cheating

Brett Lee bit of a left field suggestion

Lee was more effective in ODIs than tests with reverse for some reason.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Also rules out any of the England 2005 bowlers

the systematic tampering that series was far worse than any mankading.

Possibly the worst thing England cricket has done and that is saying something in a world where Bodyline, Stokes/Hales, 2019 WC final cheating, Yorkshire racism etc. all happened

 

[Xuhaib]

Waqar was fantastic but wasn't Wasim a bit more skilled in that he could reverse it both ways rather than just inswing?

Yes Wasim was good but Waqar was unreal batsman knew what was coming but they could not do anything about it the sheer pace and in swing would do them

 

[subshakerz]

the systematic tampering that series was far worse than any mankading.

Possibly the worst thing England cricket has done and that is saying something in a world where Bodyline, Stokes/Hales, 2019 WC final cheating, Yorkshire racism etc. all happened

Ah come off it, the game's a lot more fun with tinkering with the ball. You don't think Lillee, Maco and Hadlee did their fair share? Go back through the footage and you will find interesting things.

 

[Migara]

Vaas may be. Achieved it at 125k, and cleanly without bottlecaps, vaslin, jelly beansc scrathching or sand paper.

 

[subshakerz]

Yes Wasim was good but Waqar was unreal batsman knew what was coming but they could not do anything about it the sheer pace and in swing would do them

Not really true. Waqar was especially lethal for new batsmen but once a guy was set he became manageable, whereas Wasim with reverse was far less predictable.

 

[subshakerz]

Vaas may be. Achieved it at 125k, and cleanly without bottlecaps, vaslin, jelly beansc scrathching or sand paper.

Reverse at that pace is pretty toothless.

 

[Migara]

Yes Wasim was good but Waqar was unreal batsman knew what was coming but they could not do anything about it the sheer pace and in swing would do them

I have seen Aravinda taking Waqar's reverse swing to cleaners. Wasim was much mor subtle, and Imran was probably the best among Pakistanis.

But it is Vaas, because for multiple reasons.

 

[Migara]

Reverse at that pace is pretty toothless.

Tell that to West Indians when he took 26 wickets in a single series.

Vaas' MO was not as Waim / Waqar / imran. Even with reverse swing he was Vaas. Working on batsmen's technique and getting them out rather than blowing them away.

 

[subshakerz]

I have seen Aravinda taking Waqar's reverse swing to cleaners. Wasim was much mor subtle, and Imran was probably the best among Pakistanis.

But it is Vaas, because for multiple reasons.

Imran certainly had the biggest inswing with reverse among the three and the most destructive spells.

 

[Gob]

Steyn

 

[Migara]

Wicket number 10, 6, 3 and 2 are reverse swinging. The one that gets KP is special. He entices KP with series of induckers that pitch outside off and starightens. KP moves few times out side off to play it. Then he slips in the outswinger outside leg, which first looks like a delivery gone stray. It moves towards stumps and bowls KP on the middle pole. That is typical Vaas for you with the reverse swing.

 

[Eloquentia]

Jacques Kallis