HUB ODI Team - Post 90's - Pacer #1 - *Poll Started*

Wasim Akram, Curtly Ambrose!!

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Originally Posted by Kalyasi

Wasim Akram, Curtly Ambrose!!

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As an avid cricket lover/follower for decades, how mouth watering it is for me to even imagine Ambrose and Akram sharing the new ball for a World XI - be it a Test match or a one-day game. 8-)

These 2 bowlers are the 'finest' among the fast bowlers (post 90's).

Pacer poll options are tricky and so are spinners. We will have the same sample space to choose from( I mean as opposed to batsman who are chosen according to their batting positions. Opener; middle order; wk). We should leave the bowler who chose from the sample space available to 2nd and then leave the 2nd bowler for the 3rd spot.

Eg: If you chose Akram leave him outside of 2nd & 3rd and leave Mcgrath out of 3rd poll if he was chosen for 2nd pacer.

Movie Cop,

namma choice adikkadi onna irukku.. :clap: :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by raajarasigan

Movie Cop,

namma choice adikkadi onna irukku.. :clap: :thumbsup:

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Thanks RR! :D

Ambrose, Akram-ukku ellam poll-uhh? nevaaair... :twisted:

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Originally Posted by ajithfederer

Pacer poll options are tricky and so are spinners. We will have the same sample space to choose from( I mean as opposed to batsman who are chosen according to their batting positions. Opener; middle order; wk). We should leave the bowler who chose from the sample space available to 2nd and then leave the 2nd bowler for the 3rd spot.

Eg: If you chose Akram leave him outside of 2nd & 3rd and leave Mcgrath out of 3rd poll if he was chosen for 2nd pacer.

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Got it. Basically, varra nominationsai vechu 3 polls one by one nadathalamgarInga. Fine.

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Originally Posted by Kalyasi

Wasim Akram, Curtly Ambrose!!

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innum oNNu sollunga boss

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Originally Posted by Movie Cop

"First saaice" fast bowlers oda naaminEsans your haanEr.

1. Akram - nee ball, old ball, seaming wicket, bouncy wicket, flat wicket, low turning wicket, "brought in back" fresh for a spell, or currently bowling a looong spell - ellaame gets irrelevant when Akram bowls. Because with him the unplayable delivery is always waiting in the corridor. He is any captain's luxury to have in the team (particular in ODI). Opening up his shoulders, his hard hitting with the bat during the death is a bonus/freebie.

2. Ambrose - More of a Test cricket bowler, it's extreeeemely difficult to even rotate a strike for a batsman let alone scoring boundaries against him. Not really a stats person myself, but sometimes stats do help to prove a point, as in his case. With a miserly economy rate of 3.48 - none of his peers who have taken 200+ ODI wickets are anywhere remotely close to that. Aaduravan Sachin-O, Gilly-O, SeyasooriyAr-O, Afridi thambi-O, Ambrose pOdum podhu they have to stritly activate their *defense mode* - illaiyinA stump replacement-kaaga match few nimutes "held up" aagirum! :lol2: Amby exploits his 6' 7'' height advantage (like very few bowlers in the game could do) to extract menacingly steep bounce even on lifeless, slow wickets. With Ambrose having a ball in hand, you always know that a wicket is just around the corner even as the runs are drying up.

3. McGrath - Unlike Akram/Ambrose, there are times where McGrath can be taken apart and cut to a size by some really good batsmen like Sachin, Lara, Aravinda, Seyasooriya etc. However, McGrath forte lies in his typical, "Aussie style" mental strength and "come back" attitude. Sometimes, if he can't do it with the ball, he could still psych the batsman out mentally via sledging like he did to "Little Kalu" when Sri Lanka went Down Under. For the purists, McGrath may not necessarily be the most attractive bowler to watch during his era, compared to the likes of Donald's, Waqar's and Bond's eventhough he an easy, smooth action. But at the same time, unlike those bowlers, McGrath is less injury prone and is a extremely fit athlete. His forte is consistency and maintaining good line and length and he could be effective as a first change bowler too.

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Lovely post MC. idhukkAga dhAn indha threadlAm open paNdradhu.

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3. McGrath - Unlike Akram/Ambrose, there are times where McGrath can be taken apart and cut to a size by some really good batsmen

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Akramukkum pala thadavai dappA dance aadirukku.
Suddenly he will bowl like he has completely lost his imagination, control. (Qayyum kavanathiRkku :lol2:).

But when he is on top ..asaichukka mudiyAdhu, asaichukka mudiyAdhu

Feeyaar, Akram thadavara pazhaiya matches pArkkum bOdhellAm "enakku appOvE mildA doubttu" dhAn thONudhu.

Especially, 1996 WC Quarters ellAm - remba doubtA irukku. Ajay Jadeja hitting Younus and Akram for 40 runs in 2 overs - :think:

I am fairly convinced that Akram was involved in match fixing