Cricket Legends - Allan Border

Robert 'Crash' Craddock catches up with legendary Australian captain Allan Border

[@eckydawson820]

AB is the greatest Australian player since don bradman the way he led Australia out of the wilderness in the 80s and 90s

[@BonnyWillow]

Allan Border is a god of Australian cricket..........legend as a description does not do the man justice

[@thadtuiol1717]

As an England fan I always liked AB right from the first time I saw him bat in the 78/79 Ashes series. The way he turned Australian cricket around in the late 80s was amazing. Such a tough competitor!

[@bradthurkle7217]

Got Allan’s biography. Man what a read. Grew up watching this legends career right to the end. Unfortunately to me cricket ain’t the same now. I’ve lost my feels for cricket.

[@thadtuiol1717]

Same here. But I've lost my feels for all professional sports these days.

[@peterfreeman1585]

From New Zealand Agree wholeheartedly. Too many forms of the game. Too many inconsequential games. Too much is based on money.

[@bradthurkle7217]

@@peterfreeman1585 yeah 100 percent and it’s rare now that’s games are free to air. I mean the Ashes was free to air and I got to admit I really enjoyed the coverage.

[@Marto2168]

@@peterfreeman1585it’s like a business now. They are paid to perform and win matches. Being paid to be a professional sportsman is not just about going on the field to have fun and play the game.

[@wespaul9345]

It is difficult as an oldie to maintain that enthusiasm. I still live Ashes test cricket. I stayed awake in this year's series to watch and support. We are over loaded now. It's a different world. The 1989 Ashes was the first to be televised live to Australia. I'm struggling to enthuse about the 2023 world cup.

[@greymorris9006]

Allan Border has always been a hero of mine. Best of luck in whatever you do in your later years AB. And thank you for what you did for your country.

[@markspalding6092]

I couldn’t play cricket for shit, but AB was always a hero to me growing up with steely determination & pure grit & toughness. One of the rare true legends of the game!

[@patramamurthy]

What a lovely series of interviews.Absolutely outstanding.. Lucky to have seen his two test tons at chennai..161 under Hughes n 1979 and 100 in that famous tied test.both may well have come in the second summer in MADras.. September! Glorious impact these aussies made aside ofc whilst winning the WC in 87 when they played india and nz here .gr8 share.

[@markhayward7400]

I have been watching cricket for 50 years now and Alan Border is without question my favourite Aussie batter in that period. His batting was nuggety, flinty, determined, and cussed. He parlayed a few scoring shots into a career that was low risk and high reward. Bowlers had to get him out, he didn't give it away

[@Marto2168]

He was the true old school type Test match batter.

[@chasey2327]

His attitude laid the platform for all those Ashes winning series where England were literally saying 'how the hell do we get these blokes out?' AB's team had opposition mentally beaten by end of Day 1

[@jamesfahey4508]

Like many cricketers, AB went through a form slup. Four years without a century. But unlike those other cricketers, he retained his value by piling on huge numbers of 50s. Also a very pragmatic player. A nick through slips or a glorious cover drive were both 4 runs ... time for the next delivery.

[@WaynesWorld69]

I'm loving these videos! Please keep them coming!

[@roshanariyaratnam8225]

Thank you - please subscribe and spread word!

[@123abcdef3]

One of the cricketers I admire most although I didn't grow up watching him but through these documentaries and KZbin highlights I came to really respect Allan Border as a player and captain. Tough, resilient, gritty, loyal and fiercely competitive in the field but down-to-earth and low-key off it. Great player!

[@smiledon77]

allan is hero +cricket aussie

[@louisrajan9395]

Thank you Roshan for cricket legands episodes... actually iam looking for this several times didn't find...once again thank you so much.

[@tonylove4800]

I loved AB as a cricketer. Great batsman, captain and he took 11 wickets with his slow left-armers (not sure they spun and some dreadful shots but . . . ) in a test to beat the Windies. And so honest in 99% of that interview. But, come on, AB, Hadlee fucking owned you!

[@thadtuiol1717]

No true Aussie ever admits a Pom or A kiwi owns him at sport!

[@ashtongoorachan5168]

Allan Border was a truly great player

[@fazalam8857]

Legend

[@chemistryset1]

I love AB like no other sportsman, he is still my sporting hero, an absolute champion.

[@jackdanielss]

Average above 50 playing mostly against height of West Indies. That's insane

[@wespaul9345]

The man should be knighted. Can you believe he's not! As solid a citizen as they come.

[@wayoflifefutures5017]

23:00 toughest bowler ever faced West Indies Malcolm Marshall, in the hall of fame as one of the most ferocious bowlers. It is sad he died early of stomach cancer or something, hence never got the praise and accolade after retiring.

[@anthonygill5946]

I'd like to how all today's golden boys would have been like against the Windies that AB faced.

[@wespaul9345]

His comment at 8.00 about Pat cash must boost pats inner stocks and rightly. So interesting. Because he was already captain and venerated but wanted success and found inspiration from a tennis match.

[@LeeAlanJohnson75]

Really interesting, as a pom never really listened to Border at length, what a genuine guy.

[@06588275]

about time he had a proper legend on here

[@david_g_barron]

I would guess that the reason is that Allan Border was accepted by the Australian WSC Players was that he was not part of the 1977 schism, as he just got his way into the New South Wales team in 1977. Also in the Tests before the Australian WSC players came back, he played against what was the first choice England Bowling Attack at home (Less Derek Underwood) in 1978-79, Pakistan at home in 1978-79 and India away in 1979-80, and scored plenty of runs in the latter two series, so it was unsurprising that he kept his place in the team, and stayed there, so the returning Australian WSC players would have known that he got his place in his own right.

[@oinkooink]

Dennis ssstop. Ok Robert.

[@oinkooink]

Amber fluids? Does Alan mean beer?

[@masoodkhan427]

Uncanny resemblance with John mcnroe

[@twelveytwelve]

Bats and bowls left-handed, but writes right-handed. Interesting.

[@beautyconnoisseurs9540]

Is this really true?

[@nickvegas2459]

So India and Singh were guilty, Tendulkar was a liar and money was used (again) and India threatened to go home. Bye India, don't let the door hit you on the way out. Babies!

[@2006minesh]

And you coming knocking our door for ipl money. Hypocrite