subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Nah it's simplistic to just reduce it to box office.This
Akram has more peer acclaim than McGrath & Ambrose as well
Lillee definitely had showmanship on his side but the fact is he debuted and cemented his reputation as the best fast bowler in the world more than five years before the other bowlers who were all inspired by him. If they were direct contemporaries, there would be less consensus for Lillee.
Viv had an actual fear factor that numerous bowlers have given testimonial towards which is why they rated him so high. Imran said he was scared bowling to Viv. It's not just about being entertaining.