Top 3 fast bowlers in tests ATM?

[Kylez]

Ishant Sharma, Abhinav Mithun, Munaf Patel

Gold.

 

[Faisal1985]

TBH, if you ask "At the Moment" as in right now....Asif, Gul, and Amir.....what a bowling performance...

 

[Jezroy]

I think it's suddenly pretty clear that it is Steyn, Asif, and Amir isn't it?

 

[akilana]

Ameer? 9 tests and 25 wickets? Ya he's been pretty good in this match but does it make him the 3rd test?

 

[age_master]

Steyn, Asif and Johnson for mine.

 

[Black_Warrior]

I will have to give Aamer atleast 2 more years before I would put him in the same category. Also his average needs to be at least below 27.

 

[nightprowler10]

This gets asked a lot; I fail to see why people don't realise that he wasn't named with characters from the Latin alphabet and hence it's just a phonetic translation. His name is neither Aamer or Amir; it's something in Arabic (IIRC?) characters that sounds like Amir. He'll probably pick one and stick with it soon, like Shakib did.

Well yes but Ameer makes zero sense as that's not how it's pronounced, though that is how my surname sounds. His name should be Aamer, Aamir, or the dubious Amir. Ameer sounds like a completely different name.

Both names are Arabic FTR.

 

[Spark]

Thought Ameer was a typo TBH.

 

[slowfinger]

I will have to give Aamer atleast 2 more years before I would put him in the same category. Also his average needs to be at least below 27.

Yeah before this match his average was 40 :S

 

[Faisal1985]

I just hope Amir doesn't break down...he needs to keep fit to become the great that we think he may be....

However, ATM, i wouldn't pick Johnson over him....

 

[Ikki]

Well yes but Ameer makes zero sense as that's not how it's pronounced, though that is how my surname sounds. His name should be Aamer, Aamir, or the dubious Amir. Ameer sounds like a completely different name.

Both names are Arabic FTR.

The Persian/Iranian way of saying it is more like "Ameer" actually.

 

[kingkallis]

Make some changes and...

Steyn
Asif
Malinga

Looks great!

Morkel
Johnson
Aamer

Not bad either...

 

[Faisal1985]

Make some changes and...

Steyn
Asif
Malinga

Looks great!

Morkel
Johnson
Aamer

Not bad either...

This. Killer trio...

 

[pasag]

Steyn, Asif, Watson.

 

[Uppercut]

I'd go with Morkel to partner Steyn and Asif. Polarised performer, but there's been enough more good than bad bowling since his recall to put him ahead of the others. No outstanding candidate, really, IMO.

 

[Prince EWS]

Well yes but Ameer makes zero sense as that's not how it's pronounced, though that is how my surname sounds. His name should be Aamer, Aamir, or the dubious Amir. Ameer sounds like a completely different name.

Both names are Arabic FTR.

Well I've never actually seen it written as Ameer so I'm not sure what your point is.

 

[Kylez]

After seeing Amir bowl in this recent test series against Australia, I can comfortably rank him as the 3rd best seamer in the world.

 

[slowfinger]

After seeing Amir bowl in this recent test series against Australia, I can comfortably rank him as the 3rd best seamer in the world.

Yeah he's definately ranked now.

 

[nightprowler10]

Well I've never actually seen it written as Ameer so I'm not sure what your point is.

...NUFAN's question was why is it sometimes written as 'Ameer' and your answer was that it's just a phonetic translation, I'm just clarifying that it's incorrect as a phonetic translation, Persian aside apparently.

 

[morgieb]

I always thought it was "Aamer" personally. Either way, it's too early to call him one of the 3 best quicks in the world.