The death

[sunilreddy]

Sachin

 

[Precambrian]

Sachin

Sachin used to be a death bowler during the 90s (particularly early nineties). In fact he was instrumental in the Hero Cup Semifinal win over SA in 1993, when SA needed 6 runs in the last over, Tendulkar bowled a magnificient over giving just 3 reasons. 1st SEMI: India v South Africa at Calcutta, 24 Nov 1993

And this classic ODI at Perth in 91, when Tendulkar's one over dribble ensured that the match ended in a tie despite India scoring just 126 runs. Cricinfo - 1st Match: India v West Indies at Perth, Dec 6, 1991

 

[zaremba]

Joel Garner




big gap




the rest

 

[weldone]

joel garner. By all accounts the accuracy of his yorker was pretty much automatic, not to mention coming from god knows what angle and the pace too.

awta

 

[nightprowler10]

Yeah have heard Garner was devastating in limited overs, so will go him, Akram and Gul. I am baffled every time Malik doesn't use Gul at the death as that seems to be his specialty.

 

[Mister Wright]

Akram

 

[zaremba]

Yeah have heard Garner was devastating in limited overs, so will go him, Akram and Gul. I am baffled every time Malik doesn't use Gul at the death as that seems to be his specialty.

Also pretty handy in Tests with a bowling average below 21 and a first class average of 18. He was an awesome bowler and his yorkers were more or less unplayable and certainly unhittable. He had good pace but wasn't outstandingly quick (compared with, say, Marshall or Holding) but his angles were extremely awkward - he got an awful lot of lift and he had a high action which made the most of his enormous height.

I'd have Wasim and Garner bowl the last 2 overs at the death but if I had to pick one it would be Big Bird.

 

[_Ed_]

Probably Joel Garner, Wasim Akram or Waqar Younis - It would be hard to hit 10 runs off an over of yorkers

Yeah, definitely. Those were the three I thought of as well.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Flintoff surely has to be up there.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Garner or Akram.

 

[Uppercut]

If the ball's not being changed in the 34th over, it's hard to look past Wasim.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Damien Fleming. Held his nerve twice on the grandest possible stage - the WC semi finals in '96 and '99.

 

[Precambrian]

Damien Fleming. Held his nerve twice on the grandest possible stage - the WC semi finals in '96 and '99.

Or did he? Esp in the '99 semifinal, had Klusener not brain-farted after those two successive boundaries....

 

[Jono]

Fleming was told to come around the wicket as part of team plans though, and got smashed.

When he came over the wicket he held his nerve.

But at the same time you're right, those two 4s should have cost Aust the match.

 

[Furball]

Damien Fleming. Held his nerve twice on the grandest possible stage - the WC semi finals in '96 and '99.

The 99 win had more to do with the South Africans losing their nerve.

 

[Josh]

Surprised Ian Harvey hasn't been mentioned.

 

[biased indian]

in form waqar ...with those toe crushing yorkers

 

[inbox24]

Donald Bradman

 

[GIMH]

freddie wub

 

[Speersy]

Botha