Allan Donald names the toughest batsman he ever faced

[@drviveksharma2196]

Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara....The two greatest batsmen of the era!👍💐

[@fashionornate]

Dravid also

[@neilbancroft1132]

Jacques Kallis, best cricketer to have ever graced any oval.

[@laislabonia]

@@neilbancroft1132 hahaha, u mustve just hatched. Kallis couldnt hit a six if his life depended on it

[@laislabonia]

@@4wate2024 wow !! u must be doing the good stuff mate ! im jealous of you.

[@neilbancroft1132]

@@laislabonia goes to show how limited your cricket knowledge is, and how narrow minded you are 🤣👍

[@Angrybogan]

Allan Donald, I respected you as a fearsome bowler. After this interview, I respect you as a great sporting diplomat. Cheers to you, sir!

[@pras2429]

Donald will never forget Sachin 169 at Cape town 1996....That was the only time I saw this great bowler(300+ test wickets at a strike rate of 46 and an avg. of 21) looking helpless on the cricket field....

[@greygrey9628]

He will not name any brown or black cricketer.

[@sangeethslal463]

@@manpreetmatharucomic who are you mental doctor? common man

[@Godplayzdice]

@Narendra Balapa when he didn't have talent. He had to rely on so called mental toughness.

[@kushagragupta4363]

Narendra Balapa lol so what it doesn't proves he was tougher mentally than Lara tendulkar

[@Godplayzdice]

@Narendra Balapa not nearly the same as Mark Waugh or other natural players. He had an unconventional technique that he developed and was scoffed at by purists all over the world. He however was just as effective as Steve Smith or Shivnarine Chanderpaul. There are always 2 types of players - naturally gifted ones and others who work hard to be effective. I've been watching games since 1982... Born in 1974. I stand by my statement. So tone down with your insinuating remark.

[@tysondog843]

I miss the days of cricketers playing hard, but with respect. I loved the battle between Waugh and Donald, full of fire, but never did either disrespect the other. They wanted the other one to give them everything, and wanted to beat them, and gave everything with still respecting the skill and effort of their rival. That's the cricket I grew up with, and grew to love. And Tendulkar, well, what a player...If you have a kid wanting to learn to play, no better role model.

[@Techie-time]

Do not get emotional..this man Donald was very disrespectful towards batsmen..He was fine with white folks but once Rahul Dravid hit him for six and this guy was very abusive on him. Towards West Indies this guy was very mouthful.

[@WarriorsSon]

Good to see Steve waugh in the conversation. Not a stylist but mentally tough. Lara and Tendulkar always highly regarded. Atherton surprised me. he did have a 10 hour epic against Donald to save a test though. 1995 Dec 4 185 not out.

[@palehorse1234]

Brian Lara "fights fire with fire".. Now that's some expression..

[@KG-qm7pb]

palehorse1234 have you never heard that before?

[@portcullis5622]

Water is much more effective. Unless it is an electrical fire, in which case it is much safer to opt for carbon dioxide, foam or dry powder.

[@laislabonia]

World's greatest ever prodigy was Lance Klusener. Absolute shame that he is forgotten in the history of the game. Almost single handedly won South Africa the World Cup.

[@Carpetlay1]

avik mitra South Africa have never won The Cricket World Cup. They’ve never even been in a final. Lance Klusner was a fine all rounder. But I’m afraid he’s no where near the best they’ve ever had.

[@hemanthbs2649]

rightly said avik

[@louisjwiese5515]

Think South African cricket actually never invested time and energy in Klusener, in order to develop his obvious raw talent. He could have been alot better as both a batsman and a bowler (scored a century at test level, but they never bothered training him as a proper batsman or giving him a chance higher up the order; and once took 7 wickets in an innings as a youngster at test level, but they never worked on his bowling action etc). He apparently used to train himself at home to bat to fast bowling. Why didnt the coach help him with that? Why did he have to do it at home? As a South African I can say I remember them using him both nationally and at club level, as just a second thought or fale-safe. Never as an actual key figure. What a shame.

[@nirmalsuki]

It was a pleasure watching him play. Unorthodox and effective... He was a true all rounder.

[@talibhassan652]

90s had world class fast bowlers. And klusener in 99 world cup and for a while later made those bowlers look like gutless chicken. The word is 'terror' my friend. He did terrorise bowlers for some time. And i dont mind that he wasnt consistent later. Players like Lara like Donald said "fights fire with fire" and we as spectators and lovers of the game want to see just exactly that. Klusener had his glory and we will remember him for his daring approach to the game.

[@harshmohanbadola]

WHEN EVER I SEE ALAN DONALD, I REMEMBER ONLY ONE DAY AUS VS SA, 1999 WC SEMIFINAL. WHAT WAS A HEART STOPPING MATCH I HAVE SEEN EVER......!!!!

[@18jemini]

What a superhuman bowler. So exciting. Full respect from an england supporter. I like that he was phased by atherton. I always remember their staring matches

[@blackhoundrise8431]

who disliked this? it's not attempt to win fame or make people upset. he was being honest. i really liked this and surprised that Michael Arthurton was mentioned as one of Donald's toughest opponent. when i look at Arthuton's record and how people speak of this quiet man, i truly respect him. thanks to Donald's feedback and to MegaDVision who uploaded this

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

Alan, from Australia, you are tough, gritty and an absolute champion!

[@shashanksingh1785]

Said same things which entire world says, Sachin I the best and Lara on his day fire, Steve Waugh a true fighter

[@harveyhalloway]

AD, what a class bowler and a thoroughly decent chap, nice to here him mention Athers!

[@timeoutwithballal132]

Can't see this man left out of any all time eleven! Great great bowler!

[@gr8indi]

i never seen a bowler getting angry as donald used to get! i used to love his all angry expressions man they were simply great!!

[@hyena131]

gr8indi Yes. Mean on the field, but a gent off the field was Donald. This is exactly how a world class test match bowler should be.

[@sailenghosh1978]

Your bowling action was amazing, jumping delivery on the popping crease I was enjoying my childhood to watch you....

[@MandeepSingh-hn4jd]

alan is one of my all time fab from childhood. i miss his bowling. he was just beauty to watch.

[@crystalcargo5707]

Mandeep Singh exactly

[@rahuljoshi5723]

Rightly mentioned........sachin n Lara.......no one comes close to these giants of batting.........one thing more.....genius is a word that should b reserved for very few ...and those two men were really genius....wizards at their chosen craft

[@AhamedImran]

as varun said ponting wasn't that good against spin. i'd put kallis above ponting any day.

[@4zafinc]

Ahamed Imran Kallis too had his own weakness against pace. Tough to beat him as an all rounder however

[@4zafinc]

Varun Off course. I'm in no way suggesting he couldn't face pace. But when he faced bowlers really fast, the spells at times got to him. Its not as apparent as Ponting's spin issues cause you usually don't have that many super fast bowlers that can bowl consistently in line and length at one specific timeline. And don't see his lack of aggression during those years a weakness. In fact he kept up with the times in terms of pacing his innings till 90s. It is only when T-20 format came to prominence that people started casting doubt with his strike rate that he later proved wrong.

[@chap666ish]

Allan Donald. A credit to South Africa.

[@abhijitkundu1879]

I still remember u bowled an inswing yorker and the middle stump was struck and he out for a duck outstanding bowling to him and after that he showed u the respect and teached you how to smash the ball yes he is Sachin thank you Allan

[@thed.i.ysisters5155]

Awesome, thanks MegaDvision

[@htnakirsus]

I remember hating it whenever Steve Waugh came into bat against India. He was a tough cookie. Actually all the Aussie captains play extremely well against India come to think of it.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Waught- arguably the most stubborn player ever. Most tough mentally.

[@vinaybatthula9354]

Ponting has poor record in india though...

[@rehanvila]

So much wisdom. Really Steve Waugh was the toughest

[@ericp7129]

My most favourite interview.... Steve Waugh wishes Australia were 13 for 3 so that he can bat all day... Donald and Waugh and Sachin and Lara and Atherton .... Legends

[@VishalGupta-vt9fo]

I never like Steve Waugh batting but I always fan of his mental toughness & cricketing skills.

[@devangpandya7]

very rightly said about Steve Waugh....the most mentally strong cricketer ever...

[@uditraizada1335]

I THOUGHT H WAS RAHUL DRAVID

[@montedog100]

I'm an Aussie and Steve Waugh is my favourite player ever, but I also love Rahul Dravid , when India toured Australia I saw why his nickname was the brick wall , I think he did better then Tendulkar in Aus . Waugh and Dravid are definitely in the middle order of my best ever test team

[@naseebmumbaikar4293]

Yes you right Steve Waugh and Rahul dravid are similar But on overall I think Waugh just beat dravid by 1 or 2 point

[@uditraizada1335]

@@manpreetmatharucomic that's because Steve was in his prime during that time. David debut in 1996 , so still a relatively new player

[@michaelellams9105]

As an Aussie I love Allan Donald great fast bowler and a credit to his team and very respectful but very tough I must admit I just love watching bowlers play more than batsmen.

[@Prodigy_Fan]

Donald's battle with Michael Atherton in 1998 was still the most intense period of cricket I've ever seen.They had a great rivalry over the years and certainly brought out the best in each other.

[@deebadubbie]

:) Our country is in general fucked up compared to England, but that is not the point here. Just like your point about the England team. It is also a pointless comment. The point is about Atherton vs Donald.

[@ravipathnaana1]

you are sitting inside a glasshouse & throwing Stones Anurag!!

[@ashutoshratnam4034]

I agree 100%. I really admired Atherton as a player, he'd really put his body on the line when he went out to bad, that was a very bad time for England cricket, even personally he wasn't always scoring runs, but you could tell he took real pride in representing England. He was spoken of with a fair bit of regard whenever he came to India to play.

[@adamsamuel8593]

+Ashutosh Ratnam Atherton was a shitty player. Never scored runs against West Indies, ball tampering idiot and was a inexperienced captain when he got the opportunity. Most of the English players in the 90's were SHIT.

[@robertmilroy8506]

A genuine personality, and a serious speed demon. He love to torment Aus

[@smalltimer666]

Like any great fast bowler, he's got a permanent scowl etched onto his face!

[@abhijitkundu1879]

Thanx Allan ❤

[@ncf1]

True champion and full of class.

[@sportsglobally146]

My o my what a contest that was by Ambrose and Waugh by mark Jones author of the book great Jamaican athletes

[@vzo14]

Whoa...i just watched a shane warne video b4 this one he said tendulkar n lara...amazing

[@kamleshbairwa8567]

सचिन तेंदुलकर सबसे माहिर बल्लेबाज था मगर स्टीव वा सबसे मजबूत खिलाडी और संघर्ष करके हार को जीत में बदलने वाला शानदार बल्लेबाज था। स्टीव वा खराब से खराब हालात में भी लगभग हारे मैच को अकेले दम पर जिताकर ले आता था।

[@mikerandel]

Steve Waugh is the toughest, mentally strongest batsman ever! Nobody could match him, he was the best batsman for matches which mattered the most and situations when the chips were down. Best in history!

[@bonappa]

no way...who are you to judge that?? loser

[@nishanthsurendran7721]

Good to see Atherton mentioned. The guy was tough as nails when it came to test batting.

[@PrakashSharma-jj1ju]

My all time aussie and South African Favourite players : Michael Bevan , Mark Waugh , Gilly , Steve Waugh , Klusener , Rhodes , Gibbs , Cronje , Donald .. I dont see that class in today's cricketers !!

[@oshawaxpress]

maverick buckley - The commenter you responded to specifically referenced Aussie and South African cricketers. That apart, not sure what you mean by '(sometimes) Steve Smith' A player who can't stop scoring Test centuries - 10 in his last matches - now averaging close to 60. Smith is unquestionably the No.1 batsman in World cricket. He's developed from a player of considerable promise to a batsman of the highest class.

[@oshawaxpress]

oshawaxpress - 10 in his last 19 matches

[@HenryDube72]

+oshawaxpress longevity and consistency will make that decision

[@Vin_1985]

Agreed but Cricket these days has changed and has become a batsman's game unlike in the past in the 70's & 80's when there were fiery bowlers especially in the west indies & Australian side when batsmen played without helmets and the 90's & early 2000's when batsman & bowlers both had a tough competition but it's an easy game these days for batsmen u have mentioned since the introduction of Crappy IPL and flat batsmen friendly pitches & powerplays etc..

[@PrakashSharma-jj1ju]

yes ,the game has to be balanced in favour of both batsmen and bowlers..!! or else we dont even need bowlers. we can replace bowlers with a Bowling machine instead .

[@lexsite]

Steyn has done some tremendous things and Pollock's stingy bowling was an acquired taste, but Donald was a visual spectacle above and beyond everyone else.

[@aritradatta1981]

Tendulkar vs Donald... Those were the days

[@ashutoshrana2421]

south africa could have produced some greatest batsmen like, barry richards, jacque qualis, hansie cronje, but south african fast bowlers could hardly match with dennis lillie, andy roberts, michael holding, jeff thomson, mal. marshal, joel garner, imran khan, wasim akram, curtly ambrose, sylv. clarke, richard hadlee and many others. today's new born babies are not as fortunate as we are. they can only see viv richards, gordon greenidge, gavaskar, greg chappel and david gower on u tube. particularly viv richards was a batsman of immense beauty. you could watch his batting long over days without food and water. pleasure, pleasure to watch him missed by million today!!!!!!!!

[@vivs005]

A true gentleman and sportsman. Probably someone who a lot of Oz bowlers should look forward to when it comes to being respectful.

[@harshmohanbadola]

ONE OF THE GREATEST BOWLER OF ALL TIME.....

[@khurramlatif7397]

Allan Donald simply u r the best . stay bleesed

[@sibghatmansoor5125]

Really sad that we have very limited number of great players around unlike 90s early 2000s.only cummins,rabada,kohli,Williamson,smith, are class players around.because of t20 we don't see great players around.

[@nitinchakravarthy9400]

Guys if I pick a world class team during 1990 n early 20s my team will be Sachin,gillchrist,Dravid,pointing,Lara,Michel beven,Lance klusner,Wasim Akram,Glenn McGrath,Allan Donald,muthai muralidharan. In my opinion this will be the best odi team.but Der were many great players still

[@paresh1013]

💝 Sachin vs donald 💝 Sachin vs McGrath Most exiting Battle

[@nitubharti9919]

Add Sachin vs akram too in this list bro

[@TheRealHarsjan]

He even looks traumatized by it

[@anthonynorris1971]

Shane Warne named Tendulkar and Lara as well

[@mafoomatty7494]

Donald,,,brilliant

[@hotnews3366]

Great clip. What year is this from?

[@MegaDVision]

Just after he retired 2004

[@pix046]

There is something extra special about the name mentioned: Lord's.

[@portcullis5622]

Great fast bowler, and (little known fact) the father of Draco Malfoy.

[@prasad.cpchekavarcpchekava4226]

Lara no1,,,,, sachin no 2,,,, aravinda disilva no3,,,,,steev vo no 4,,,, Rikki ponting no5,,, kallis no 6,,,,, insamam ul hak no 7,,,,, jaya soorya no 8,,,,kris gayil no9,,,, heydan no 10,,,, hoopar no 11,,,,, 🌹🌹

[@mrityunjoykoley4321]

Like most other greats Donald too regards Sachin as d best batsman.

[@sultanabran1]

alan donald, what an intimidating bowler.

[@arunkamble2008]

Test cricket is real cricket. if we keep Sir Don out of the context, then Sir Garfield sobers , sunil gavaskar and LARA are the best batsmen. .The innings these guys played against quality bowling, and under pressure which Sachin never played. Sachin has a poor record against quality bowling attack in Test. Sachin never win matches in Test. His second inning avg is very very poor which shows he is not mentally tough and Gutsy player like LARA, Steve waugh and Jack Kallis.. Thanks god Lara played in the same era in which sachin played, so we came to know the huge gap between the gr8 lara and sachin. Sachin is light year behind lara. LARA you are GENIUS. Many Many love from India to the gr8 LARA

[@allanwhite3264]

If only the DH had run in that 99 WC semi

[@MKoley-nx1op]

Sachin, Donald believes, is d best.

[@NikhileshSurve7428]

When great bowlers calls some batsmen great we're all assured they really are great, hopefully the dead pitches' trend will end soon that is killing quality bowling from where great bowling is born & giving rise to cheap sixes with ever shortening boundaries making batting records meaningless. One example is Sachin's 200 that seemed to come against all odds even overcoming an apparent conspiracy by his own partner who was seemingly refusing to give him strike when Sachin was on 199*, whereas Rohit sharma's 264 appeared too easy as his wicket as well that came on a badly played shot looked avoidable despite the opponents being Sri Lanka.

[@harshitpatnaik6381]

sachin was struggling tired down post 190 mark..so dhoni's plan was to play out rest of the overs while giving the strike to master in the last over....get some brains brother

[@shivajibasu9257]

Probably the best bowler SA have ever produced

[@Adam-lz8oo]

nice to see athers getting a mention amongst the best. don't see cricketers like him any more

[@anupkumarkp]

The stylish bowler who is famous for that jumps while he reaches the crease...

[@sagayaraj7271]

SACHIN TENDULKAR ❤❤❤

[@symphonicbros]

where's rahul dravid?????

[@bubluhbk]

He isn't worthy enough, so Donald ever bothered mentioning him.

[@monilmehta6656]

sachin is god, but when the doors of temples are closed even the god is behind the wall.

[@ashishd380]

its his pick as to whose the toughest for him dravid wasn't the toughest

[@GANESH-fd4dc]

Dravid holds a similar place in the minds of Andrew Caddick,Dion Nash,Andy Bichel,Mohammad Sami,Fidel Edwards and Heath Streak...

[@laislabonia]

Thats rich coming from a Bangladeshi. A country which is teh 12th man of the cricketing world.

[@tenpalama2352]

truely answered sachin is toughest batsman...

[@Fuzcapp]

Steve waugh eh? Yeah - not too many other batsmen told Ambrose to just get back to his mark and bowl ...

[@GURJITSINGH-by6bd]

They don't make them like that anymore...

[@arkamukherjee6802]

Donald doesn't even pick tendulkar in his best 11..😂😂😂

[@Jhony-Walker402]

जैसा पत्रकार देखा वैसी बात कह दी । चचा ! अगर सचिन सब से बढिया थे तो कम से कम अपनी बेस्ट 11 मे तो रख लेते ।

[@503945158]

I would also say Ricky Pointing.

[@hyena131]

Getrude Yes, but it's Alan Donald answering the question(s). And he is a retired world class test bowler and you're not.

[@SunitaYadav-qq4sx]

nice

[@MegaDVision]

Thanks

[@naveenreddy5275]

Lara Sachin ponting are my best

[@gr8vijay]

I tried to copy Donald's bowling action 🙂

[@nithinsomarajan2356]

ok.i am going to guess his name without seeing the video or reading the comments.is it Rahul dravid?

[@nallaapareddysekharreddy2033]

Nithin Somarajan yes.you are right.he is the best.

[@MegaDVision]

wrong

[@drviveksharma2196]

Sachin Tendulkar... the best batsman in the world👍

[@sportsglobally146]

I remember the day when Chris Gayle collared Allan Donald hitting him for four four in a row and beat him out of the attack Donald came back him and had him caught behind for 49 caught behind for 49

[@satansurvivesuponyoursins9214]

Hansie Cronje

[@raifmuhmd880]

Sachin

[@Pureastroscine_1]

Lance klusner was dangerous

[@aqeelkhan1271]

Tough to waugh and van they ,per van ke against ye khelay nahi .....

[@nithinsomarajan2356]

I got it wrong😊

[@sk5174]

AZHAR .... Artist

[@sambhavraichand2601]

Steve waugh dominated him

[@cooltempodj6306]

Remember what happened in 1996 lol

[@vtp136]

Ronaldo was all time great batsman...

[@AVK-cinecreations]

Rahul Dravid

[@ankushbanerjee7374]

He forgot Rahul Dravid

[@iloveallahtheonetruelordof6036]

Afridi is the best and the most entertaining cricketer in the world !!!

[@harshitpatnaik6381]

best???pagla gaya h ky ???ek bhi former cricktr ko dikhade jo best bola ho afridi ko

[@hyena131]

Mohsin Khan That has nothing to do with the subject matter of this video. Calm down with the overly zealous nationalism and simply enjoy cricket and cricketers of *ALL* nations.

[@HomeGnome4Life]

*Glen McGrath lol

[@rrvasanth2007]

U didnt get much taste of Sehwag!!!

[@vasantnaik6163]

rrvasanth 2007 Sir truly said,

[@MultiRooc]

Rahul Dravid was tough too...Steven Waugh was also tough...Atherton not as tough as them

[@imranghori6492]

Brain Lara ..

[@ari.in_media_res]

Actually Sachin's greatness is overshadowed by his popularity! Basically, he isn't that great ... just made to look that way

[@saikrishnan8277]

Oh look at me, I am hating on a popular well liked guy, i am so edgy!

[@felixchous]

People think that they can clear up profound matters if they consider them deeply, but they exercise perverse thoughts and come to no good because they do their reflecting with only self- interest at the center.

[@PrakashSharma-jj1ju]

kal ke bachhe kya samjhenge What is Sachin for Indian Cricket Lovers !!

[@BatfreakinMan]

Actually Vedant's ugly face is overshadowed by his stupidity.. But who am I to call douche a douche..

[@Vin_1985]

Every person has his own opinion but people these days feel that Virat Kohli is a better batsman than Sachin but remember that Sachin has played some of the finest bowlers during his era for eg: Allan Donald, Ambrose, Mcgrath, Abdul Qadir, Warne, Murali, Walsh, Akram, Waqar Younus, Shoaib Akhtar etc etc as compared to the bowlers that batsmen face today and ever since IPL was introduced and Batsmen friendly flat pitches cricket has become a batsmen's game

[@wahdatzeeshan5873]

brian lara is the grtest batsman ever

[@kumaripriyanka4723]

GOD - the greatest ever simply

[@TRUMP20Z4]

His just a man you moron.

[@headhunter8726]

Lara was way better than Sachin...

[@THEKing-yv3qg]

RAHUL DRAVID IS GREATER THAN ALL

[@wahdatzeeshan5999]

only d grtest lara

[@umranafzal2969]

Tendulkar was very overrated. Pak had the best bowling attack of the 90's and he was badly exposed. Hitting only 2 centuries in those 10 years.

[@hcr2alex714]

Ball tempering karke out karte the ab karo

[@manudasmd]

Yes ahmed shehzad, javed miandad, inzamam ul huq, were the greatest batsmen of all time. Tendulkar, lara, richards are all over rated

[@subhadipbhattacharyaya9374]

Sahi bole aap !! Btw Pakistan ka record Aisa keu hai WC me Thora batayenge ?? India ke against... Stop being jealous u morons...

[@abcd1235911]

Overrated ?? Badly exposed?? Dude you need to consult a doctor !! During 90s sometimes Pakistani bowlers got better of Tendulkar and sometimes Tendulkar got better of Pakistani bowlers.But overall he has handled the Pakistani bowlers very nicely and has an avg of 40+ in both tests and ODIs.

[@KDPatel5]

Manu Das , Ahmed Shehzad ???????hahahahahahahaha