subshakerz
International Coach
There is no comparison to the level of bowling quality.i’ll bite. who are those world class pacers of the 90s that made it far ahead? Ambrose, the two W’s, Pollock, Donald, Bishop? McGrath? you have Jimmeh, Cummins, Bumrah, Rabada, Shaheen, Broad, Hazlewood, Jamieson from the last decade with more like Robinson and Jansen who could join them
the hype and buzz is very subjective. someone like Kohli is well known in other sport circles too by their players and fans. how do you even measure something like that?
By the end of the 90s, Akram, Donald, Ambrose and McGrath were all confirmed top tier ATGs. Pollock, Waqar and Walsh were not far behind.
And then there were second tier worldclass bowlers all around. Fanie Devilliers, Bishop, Shoaib, Gillespie.
Look at the last 20 years, only Steyn is a confirmed ATG.
Jimmy is Walsh level. Cummins is not ATG yet. Rabada, Bumrah, Shaheen, Jansen and Jamieson are still worldclass level and have a lot to prove. It's a big if if they all or most reach ATG status but even then it won't compare to the 90s quality. And let not even talk about spin.
However, I will say that pace stocks nowadays are pretty good. But mid-90s to 2000 were the best I have ever seen.