Battle of the Bowling Spells

[subshakerz]

Which are the best spells in these classics?

Ambrose 7-25 Aus 93 vs Hadlee 9-52 Aus 85

McGrath 5-53 Eng 2005 vs Shoaib 5-21 Aus 2002

Imran Khan 8-60 India 83 vs Steyn 7-51 India 2010

Holding 8-92 Eng 76 vs Bob Willis 8-43 Aus 81

Kumble 8-141 Aus 2004 vs Murali 9-56 Eng 1998

 

[Coronis]

Jim Laker’s 10/53, Broad’s 8/15, Bailey’s 7/34, Greig’s 8/86

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Which are the best spells in these classics?

Ambrose 7-25 Aus 93 vs Hadlee 9-52 Aus 85

McGrath 5-53 Eng 2005 vs Shoaib 5-21 Aus 2002

Imran Khan 8-60 India 83 vs Steyn 7-51 India 2010

Holding 8-92 Eng 76 vs Bob Willis 8-43 Aus 81

Kumble 8-141 Aus 2004 vs Murali 9-56 Eng 1998

Ambrose(marginally)
Shoaib
Steyn(against peak Sachin and Sehwag, amazing)
Willis
Kumble(splendid on a flat track vs Aus)

 

[capt_Luffy]

Hadlee (That Ambrose spell is probably my most watched video on YouTube, but this one is arguably the GOAT)
Shoaib
Steyn
Willis
Kumble

 

[subshakerz]

Ambrose(marginally)
Shoaib
Steyn(against peak Sachin and Sehwag, amazing)
Willis
Kumble(splendid on a flat track vs Aus)

Steyn didn't dismiss Sehwag who scored a ton.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Steyn didn't dismiss Sehwag who scored a ton.

Dismissed him early in the second innings when we followed on on the same day an hour later. It was effectively an 8fer.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Steyn didn't dismiss Sehwag who scored a ton.

Generally faced a stronger batting attack

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Bumrah's vs us in Sabina Park, Jamaica.

 

[subshakerz]

Generally faced a stronger batting attack

Don't think that true. Imran dismissed Gavaskar, Vishwanath, Vengsarkar and Amaranth in that spell.

I give credit to Steyn for being an overseas bowler though.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Don't think that true. Imran dismissed Gavaskar, Vishwanath, Vengsarkar and Amaranth in that spell.

I give credit to Steyn for being an overseas bowler though.

Facing Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir(in his peak plague) etc, tougher, especially cause of the former 2, some of the best players in Asia

 

[subshakerz]

Facing Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir(in his peak plague) etc, tougher, especially cause of the former 2, some of the best players in Asia

I don't see the point though of bringing up players he didn't dismiss in the spell, but anyways it's close enough between the two so I don't mind either way.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

I don't see the point though of bringing up players he didn't dismiss in the spell, but anyways it's close enough between the two so I don't mind either way.

Your good bowling can maintain pressure which the other bowlers can benefit from

 

[subshakerz]

Your good bowling can maintain pressure which the other bowlers can benefit from

Not sure it really applies to that spell but fair enough.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Not sure it really applies to that spell but fair enough.

Anyways he got out Sehwag later in the day. That was a decisive moment in the match

 

[subshakerz]

Anyways he got out Sehwag later in the day. That was a decisive moment in the match

For all the talk about Steyns reverse in Nagpur, what sticks out was the delivery he got Tendulkar out with the new ball.