'Undoubtedly the quickest, the meanest' | Allan Donald's best bowlers

Allan Donald continues his discussion of the most intimidating bowlers. In this instalment he talks about the fastest bowler of all time- Shoaib Akhtar.
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[@axelbooysen1088]

i really miss those guys... he was the fastest bowler ever period... wasim the most skilled period and waqar well he is my favorite of all time i use to miss school to watch Pakistan play... love from south-africa

[@ABDULLAH-od8dn]

@Raghav Dadhich tumhre Sachin ki gaand Mar jati agar flat wickets na ho... Aur Sachin hai Kon overrated batsman he can't get into Wasim XI because his technique was poor... And shoaib take him 9 out of 12 times

[@straightfromsoul3910]

@@ABDULLAH-od8dn Shoaib Akhtar legend hai we respect him but u should also talk about our Sachin with respect yahi difference hai hum me aur tum me

[@Ahsankhan-qg2ky]

Modern India hahaha and shoab na 9 bar out kai 😂😂😂

[@Ahsankhan-qg2ky]

axel booysen yes he destroy sachin 11times

[@Ahsankhan-qg2ky]

Harsh Sharma 999 kon sa different jao oper message paro tumara indain kai bol rha ha sachin na ak six mara tha to shoab na9 bar out kai ha 3 bar 0 pa ipl ma b 0 pa ab to pta kon ha bap

[@soulsearchingify]

I'm from India but so proud of you Shoaib. Either you don't play or play in his manner. I miss ya bro. These were characters.

[@ajmo3081]

@Modern India yh legends for u

[@devdipghosh864]

@Raghav Dadhich r u really sick.....he's only talking about Shoaib s class.Even Shoaib got Tendulkar out quiet a lot

[@souravcal81]

@Raghav Dadhich as a cricket lover, I love the way Shoaib Akhtar played the game...Sachin is great and could handle all bowlers...Shoaib also had his day when he clean bowled Sachin at Kolkata test 1st ball...unfortunately I was there on the ground and had to see what followed

[@ckpatt9886]

@Raghav Dadhich har jagah gand marwana jaruri he kya?

[@cquilty1]

@soulsearchingify What does where you're from have to do with anything? Why the need to mention it?

[@ncf1]

I just love Donald's passion and honesty. A genius bowler himself, my favourite to watch.

[@shikha433]

Legend talking about another legend...love you Shoib

[@mohammedakmalamin8473]

Surabhi Lal totally agree brother

[@jasmeenahamed9531]

speeds of 153.3 km/h, 158.4km/h, 158.5km/h, 157.4km/h, 159.5km/h and 161.3km/h is the fastest over in the history of cricket officially

[@explorewithahsann]

Akhtar's career was cut short by injuries but the way he played. he left a huge mark on the game!

[@sarfarazali7909]

pakistan fielders and kamran who used to drop catches on his bowling

[@tazwaruddinmahir1591]

Also left huge marks on Batters body and faces😂

[@markhooren5530]

A really mean an quick bowler says that Shoaib was the meanest and quickest that he ever saw....you cannot question that statement.

[@direwolf8187]

Bowlers like Shoaib have a very short timespan. Shoaib peaked in the first 2 years of his advent. God he was scary...only bowler to have body blows on Lara, Kirsten , Ganguly and Sachin. Lara and Kirsten were taken home on a stretcher.

[@osamaali3053]

Its not neccessory that bowlers like Akhter have short career..It is just a mishappening that he had arthritis...He had to take multiple injections before and after the game and he also had multiple surgries as well...

[@Daniel85Zoro]

Kirsten came out to bad in the second innings. He is the toughest South Africa Cricket player ever. www.espncricinfo.com/series/15139/scorecard/64050/pakistan-vs-south-africa-1st-test-south-africa-tour-of-pakistan-2003-04

[@vish3161]

As an old timer who has been watching cricket since the late 60s , I really miss Shoaib .. cricket needs bowlers like him who love to bowl "fast". Nothing gives an adrenalin rush that is comparable to seeing a bowler steaming in from a looooong run up and then hurling a thunderbolt at 100 mph .. ( as long as you are not the one 22 yards in front of him I guess : - ) .. ).

[@vish3161]

Certain things are beyond the pale of friends and enemies my friend. I would have admired Shoaib's bowling even if he were my personal enemy .. The world is not black and white ..every Pakistani is not evil any more than every Indian is the paradigm of goodness. I dont like many things about Pakistan , but that doesnt mean that I should not appreciate the good things that come out of there ( great fast bowlers, Sufi singers ,like Abida Parveen , Nusrat Fateh Ali to name just two , excellent rock bands and wonderful guitar players ..). I do not like the kind of rigid salafi Islam expoused by Zakir Naik but then neither do I like the "neo Hinduism" that has sprung up as a reaction here in India. It is diversity that makes this world a beautiful place and all attempts to undermine it will leave the world that much poorer.

[@maddy729]

I am with you on this.

[@callertoallaahexaltedmosth8075]

Vishwanath Natarajan Hello there. Ahlulhadeeth/Salafia are the saved sect in Islaam....Sufism is all about associating partners with God just like other religions like when sufies use graves as place's of worship or call upon the Messenger of Allaah like Christian's do now with Eesa ibn Mariam (Jesus) Kindest regards from heart

[@vish3161]

+Caller to *Allaah* Exalted & Most High. -- I happen to be an agnostic, but when I hear sufis like Abida Parveen or the Wadali brothers or Nusrat Fateh Ali sing, it seems like God might actually exist. On the other hand when I hear Zakir Naik speak, all I can sense is naked ambition , a very human super ego. In short I can only see all the shortcomings of man in all his discourses ..If this is the "saved" sect then humanity is better off without it.

[@callertoallaahexaltedmosth8075]

Vishwanath Natarajan If it makes you feel better Zakir naik is not pure Salafi/Ahlulhadeeth and some Salafies have refuted his beliefs. Regarding God, then these are the 6 pillars of Eamaan (faith) and I will let you find out the 5 pillars of Islaam if want to search for the truth about life. 1.) To believe in Allaah. 2.) To believe in the Angels 3.) To believe in the Books. 4.) To believe in the Messengers. 5.) To believe in the Last Day. 6.) To believe in Qadar the Good & Bad of it. (Pre-Decree/Pre-Destination). Kindest regards from Sageer Alam

[@ahsan.06]

Watching this one can easily tell that Donald has keenly observed Shoaib throughout his career. The passion he has for quick bowling is unmatchable.

[@southstar577]

Long run ups and the crowd cheering the bowler on were epic. Watching Shoaib or Donald run up and bowl to a top batsmen was always worth the money.

[@JAANTARIQ.SA786]

Most dominate Most furious Most lethal Most dangerous fast bowler Shoaib Love and respect for legend From south Africa 🇿🇦

[@vixe727]

Im from india.. I really love akthar .. and till now he is the best dnagerous bowler I ever seen.. Pak trio - akram , waqar and Shoaib are the evertime fast bowling combo the world ever seen

[@waka-bn9cn]

Undoubtedly quickest meanest but be honest we all missing his behaviour and 150+ insane fast bowling

[@Raj-ul9my]

waka1022 not olny that but very very mean, and so scary

[@Puzzledcubicles]

what an athlete Shoaib Akhtar was... It was terrifying when he comes roaring in. I remember we used to turn the TV on mute and close our eyes as Sachin faced him in the Edens. what a player... An absolute irreplaceable talent.

[@BEALogic100]

Waqar, Wasim and Shoaib, the deadly Trio. Best possible combination of fast bowlers when a nation send team for a World Cup.

[@souvikdas1396]

Pakistani bowlers were at peak at that era , every bowler used to hit more than 90 mph . Everybody feared akhtar ,even tendulkar ,dravid ,lara,hayden felt difficult to play against him .but now hardly any bowler has that kind of attitude,body language as fast bowlers had then

[@syedshakir7979]

he became DON at Eden Gardens in 1999. I'm sure you remember that?

[@samlee3039]

Syed Shakir Yup, Dravid and Sachin on consecutive deliveries. How can we forget.

[@vijayjolly07]

Yes it was breath taking

[@joydas88]

It was breathtaking fast bowling at eden that day

[@vik56in]

Remeber 2011 World cup. Sachin baap, baap hota hai , Shoaib beta beta hota hai

[@Thatcardude207]

@Raghav Dadhich you just had to bring ur dumb ego in here. they were talking about Eden gardens in 1999 not about the events you talking about. it doesnt change what happened in Eden garden. If its too hard to watch for you then go and watch sponge bob square pants or something this is not for u.

[@thelastofsamurai9249]

Shoaib was a great entertainer.. something be missed by today's generation

[@alimirzabeg]

He started using his slow ball very late in his career n man it was equally dangerous!!!

[@Raj-ul9my]

Shoaib was a box office bowler, the quickest, meanest and scariest bowler the world has ever seen. Know-one was more exiting to watch, lee was fast but was boring and he was very predictable due to his action but shoaib had it all he was an anomaly, shoaib was not just faster he was mean, aggressive,

[@niteeshmanat5707]

It didn't count bro illegal action,bend his arm to bowl quick. If he plays for another country he cannot go far club level

[@Raj-ul9my]

@@niteeshmanat5707 Pure nonsense....... he has issues with his joints in his body since birth, he was tested for chucking and he was cleared.

[@niteeshmanat5707]

@@Raj-ul9my Listen his team mate aqib Javed.that time rule changed for these kind of bowlers.nowdays these kind of bowlers not go beyond club level. even sehwag also said every one knows he was chuking

[@Nyasalands_Finest]

​@@niteeshmanat5707Jealousy isn't good buddy. He had a gift. Hyperextension of the elbow just like Bumrah.

[@SewakS108]

You were pretty mean yourself Allan. You could get the ball to rise from a quiet full length

[@SewakS108]

He never got reverse sweeped lol. Neither did Allan Donald.

[@malikmalik-fc9ne]

Shoaib picked up sachin 9 times out of 12 games. what is the meaning of this. I am Big fan of sachin. Great cricketer. but don't forget Shoaib is the don of fast bowling. love you Shoaib. Shoaib aik he hai or aik he rahay ga. no one can replace Shoaib.

[@Ashutoshsinghh31]

malik malik he didn't get him 9 times but 8 times out of 33 innings. 3 times in test cricket and 5 times in ODIs.

[@sidainepeters5127]

@@Ashutoshsinghh31 he still got him out jeez😠😠

[@kripeshpoudel9071]

@@Ashutoshsinghh31 bro and once he dismissed Sachin in IPL too

[@KingDavid-ts5pb]

Lee has dismissed sachin more than akthar who is a chucker

[@kripeshpoudel4588]

Solid Snake yeah Brett dismissed Sachin 14 times in his career❤️ 5 times in tests and 9 times in ODI’S

[@allinone0002]

His Average speed 150 ....hahahahah and know days bowlers fastest speed 148 149 hahah

[@gyrotiktok6267]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@teamankitsaxena1430]

Now a days there is no fast bowler .. the max speed is 140

[@umar3015]

You don't have to be fastest you want to be best

[@tsbsingh6536]

99 world Cup best of all time no doubt

[@jibranaziz3188]

after waqar , Donald has a perfect run up and action

[@oscar5584]

Jibran Aziz it should be the other way

[@nazeemameen1253]

Bond

[@VinayakVidhyasagar]

One of the person who raised the game,our Indian quicks only javgal srinath was quick n kicked the batsman,all others can only tople at 130kmph,umesh yadav his action makes him weak even though he has pace

[@shanakaeranda5102]

Shoaib is the best fast bowler in the world. Is a very powerful power house love you from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@helpmetoreach1ksub471]

45.7 strike rate and bowling in Asian conditions is remakrable.

[@muhammadasad696]

That cardiff match was against west indies and the first ball was a bouncer to sherwin Campbell who tried to avoid the it but it hit the bat and went for 6 at third man.

[@shariqquadri9024]

my childhood hero, ur really a big cricketer , to praise somebody needs to have big heart , specially the creame u use to put around in 92wc can't forget those visuals

[@cricuts1]

What a sight to behold. Charging in, hairs flying, sweating profusely, grunting, stumps cartwheeling and fiery celebrations afterwards.

[@Wonmanbanned]

Watched white lightening as a kid. Beautiful action and mean on the pitch. Seems like a top fella too.

[@smarajitpunaykanti6463]

Short career but a brilliant one

[@user-mm4rr1vh6r]

Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰 to South Africa 🇿🇦 ... We really admire your cricketers ❤

[@zibtihaj3213]

his action was just as hard to pick up as thommos was.. Donald was also REAL quick..

[@yahyaarshad3066]

Respect u sir just giving respect to a man who undoubtedly deserves it.

[@MuhammadAdnan-mo8cb]

he was the bowler who ran in and your heart beat getting fast by every split of a second, i feel really proud being his country man ❤💚🤍🇵🇰

[@sharmapra79]

Any given day Allan Donald is the best after Wasim Akram and had the best bowling action ever.

[@steveirungu3132]

i have tromendous respect for you Shaun Pollock and Allan Donald by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[@muhammadasad9353]

What a pacer. That's how a quick bowler should be what amazing pace

[@Tatteredghost96]

Shoaib didn't york Gilchrist in the 99 wc Wasim bowled him in the first over. The yorker hes talkin about was the tri series in 2001 between aust eng and pak

[@yousaf8457]

No other country has fast bowling attack like Pakistan

[@kunalsingh3121]

West indies,has produced better,so please Fuck off now.And their guys dont throw matches Like Wasim used to do

[@amrutkarsaurabh7398]

Had

[@donajoshy8038]

Fucking blind man

[@youshakhan2822]

@@kunalsingh3121 pakistan is still producing good raw fast bowling talent that just needs to be polished and those young talents will become bowling geniuses

[@kunalsingh3121]

@@youshakhan2822 Not more Now Yes there are some overrated Fast bowling talents,i respect pak cricket for long time But now it has became a joke literally. And to be fair West indies actually produce better talents than pak or any other country In recent times Guys Like Kemar roach who i always belive was succesor To Greatest of them all Malcolm marshall,Shanon gabriel,Archer,Thomas,Joseph etc but due to the diasray in their board these kids arent fullfiling Their Talent For the Windies.

[@graphicclicks1320]

Nowadays if any bowler bowls at 150kmh speed then he is confirmed to join his national team.

[@steveirungu3132]

Ihave tromendous respect for you Shoaib Akhtar by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[@dr.zulfiqarali2444]

Two legends Shoaib Akhtar and Allan Donald.

[@shahzadtariq8088]

Best definition of Shoaib Akhtar

[@mohammedakmalamin8473]

Both Alan Donald and shoiab akhtar have good combo of pace and swing

[@RurallSoull]

Action like throwing a jevlin. WOW

[@user-qt9wt5ie8i]

Shoaib undoutedbly the best with wasim, waqar, donald, macgrath, lee, bond, steyn, walsh, ambrose, marshall, garner, roberts, holding, hadlee, kapil dev & none otjer than IMRAN KHAN.

[@ibrahimabubakarsiddiqui880]

Kapil not a best bowler

[@Singh-gb2vr]

@@ibrahimabubakarsiddiqui880 totally agree kapil as an Allrounder but not a great fast bowler

[@creatorlight4346]

@@Singh-gb2vr put Johnson instead of Kapil

[@mukeshsrivastava2720]

Shoaib is not the best. He is not in the league of waseem, waqar, mcgrath, donald, walsh, ambrose or dale steyn. He is the fastest. that's it. Like Donald said "he is not the most skillful." Check out any list of great fast bowlers, you would not find Shoaib's name with the skillful bowlers.

[@ahmedfaisal9160]

@@mukeshsrivastava2720 hahahahah are bhai itni gaand jhalti hain pak se ke legend ko legend manne se mana kar raha hai tu agar shoaib ki ball khel leta na to seedha uper transfer hojata 😂😂😂

[@waka-bn9cn]

Now people can only watch pace on youtube fast bowling is over now no shoaib will be born

[@morningstar677]

Shoaib To batsman hey dude see on my hand I have grenade let's ready to play it Players please don't ball me a grenade suddenly they relized they have glow wall thank God we can protect ourselves

[@Billie0708]

Top 15 Greatest Pacer of All Time 1 Sydney Barnes 2 Dennis Lillee 3 Wasim Akram 4 Malcolm Marshall 5 Fred Trueman 6 George Lohmann 7 Glenn Mcgrath 8 Ray Lindwall 9 Richard Hadlee 10 Fred Spofforth 11 Curtly Ambrose 12 Dale Steyn 13 Imran Khan 14 Alan Davidson 15 Tom Richardson Honourable Mentions: ( Michael Holding , Harold Larwood , Joel Garner , Waqar Younis , Allan Donald )

[@dhaanushl6465]

James Anderson, Courtney Walsh?

[@osamaabdurrahim9146]

@@dhaanushl6465 yeah Walsh should be in the list...

[@hussaintaqi9364]

Incredible

[@khaledashraf811]

I miss 90s cricket.

[@ummarjohn7466]

he wasted his few years finding himself in controversies and bad behaviour...he would have done wonders in his cricketing career !!!

[@KhalidKhan-uo1of]

Donald was brilliant bowler. If not had been injured tat much wud have broken all records.

[@Rexx01]

He started International career at 27 due( only after south africa ends apartheid

[@hilalahmadwani1277]

IN THE 1999 WORLD CUP PAKISTAN PLAYED TWICE AGAINST AUSTRALIA. IN ONE MATCH ADAM GILCHRIST WAS CLEAN BOWLED BY AKRAM AND IN THE OTHER ONE SAQLAIN MUSHTAQ TOOK HIS WICKET. HERE ALLAN IS TALKING ABOUT GILCHRIST BEING YORKED BY SHOAIB WHICH IS WRONG. IN FACT IT WAS STEVE WAUGH WHO WAS YORKED BY SHOAIB.

[@thetutor5680]

Shoaib is not a liar ... Jus listen carefully ,what he said ...

[@Suppergillow]

Only DON in cricket history ..THE WORLD WONT SEE AGAIN LIKE MR EXPRESS

[@mukeshsrivastava2720]

That's what I too think. He was the quickest, had big ego and not necessarily the most skillful (Donald's words). But he was good. Not great but good.

[@ahmedfaisal9160]

Not great he throw world fastest bowl ever aur jab itna khatarnak pace ho to skill ki koi zaroorat nahi you’re indian you will not accept that shoaib is legend of legends 😎😎😎

[@mukeshsrivastava2720]

@@ahmedfaisal9160 Please listen to Alan. I am just agreeing with what he said. I feel that Shoaib could be better, he could be as good as Waqar, McGrath, Steyn, Lee if he had a cooler head and smaller ego. He was the quickest but not accurate! Can you include him in the list of bowlers who bowled best yorkers? No! Can you include him in the list of the best bowlers who could swing the ball? No! Can you include him in the list of bowlers who the world of cricket considers GOAT? No!

[@muhammadkaleem3217]

Legend Talk about an ather legend

[@indiaindia8552]

In my childhood i used to scare this baller when I watched his bowling

[@muhammadkaleem3217]

Yes Allan you are right

[@salmakhatun4920]

Yes do

[@wvxkinggaming2699]

Tell me a better love story then pak nd fast bowling

[@sofiasif1027]

Shoaib akhtar was lethal he was quick

[@falcon5917]

Shoaib was a Don of cricket in his time..

[@muhammadammariqbalthakur5963]

The guy single handedly won Pakistan test matches.

[@muhammadzaheer8715]

Love u sir

[@ShortsByHaaziq]

ah man world misses the charm of these quality pacers cricket sucks now totally only bowler i can think of steyn rest r all poor

[@obaidpirzada4995]

Blessed to have Afridi n Shoaib ... #ProudPaki

[@ohadams8008]

respects

[@nitinchaudhary7734]

Can anyone tell me about the music which plays at the end when they kind of show the career highlights of the bowler

[@being.official7346]

Allan ur runup was also one of the longer if not the longer one.

[@salmaninformativechannel7741]

U were great also typical style bowler Allan Donald Shoaib was the best...

[@shahnazgull2000]

Pakistani and WI fast bowlers always used to come from another planets

[@zulfiqaraliassad8631]

Shoaib is hero

[@hilalahmadwani1277]

Mr Donald you have already forgotten that.

[@munindersangar8253]

Alland donald#1

[@waka-bn9cn]

For world its ego for subcontinent india Pakistan he was Don

[@malikubaid1086]

The quickest the meanest........

[@mohammadsaeed3494]

Mean & ego........perhaps that was the source of his energy

[@cricketpassion9638]

paksitan is very lucky that shoaib took birth in pak ,,, but we have sachin tendulkar .. but it dosnt matter because we indian and pakistanis is like brothers .. we were one before partition ..

[@hasnainbadsha3825]

Only best Shoaib

[@yssssh4168]

Shaibi❤️

[@pickeazy2341]

It was his ego destroyed him

[@waka-bn9cn]

Hook shot against shoaib was head shot Oouch

[@Carpetlay1]

I hate to argue with AD, but I’m going too. Shoaib was more interested in the speed gun than he was the wickets. He wasn’t in the same league as Waquar and Wasim and he wasn’t in the same league as AD. Glenn McGrath said. If you take away the showmanship. Your not left with much. How right he was. Great Guy. Not a great bowler. Please spare me any replies. I’m not interested. That’s my opinion and I won’t change it

[@sajid-marth4380]

Shoaib's ego was bigger to everyone ♨♨

[@hilalahmadwani1277]

THE FIRST GAME OF PAKISTAN IN THE WORLD CUP 1999 WAS AGAINST WEST INDIES AT BRISTOL. IT WAS THE FIFTH GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT. IN THAT GAME SHOAIB CLEAN BOWLED SHERWIN CAMPBELL.

[@3010MrMughal]

Shoaib did not get Gilly's wicket Wasim did

[@ianghose1]

He's probably mixing up events here. Shoaib bowled Gilly with a 97 mph screamer during a tri series in 2001. That match was indeed played at Cardiff.

[@vaskodagama3771]

Shoaiba

[@sirajwali8194]

Good

[@faisal-ca]

He is right. Shoaib's ego destroyed his career. He could have slowed down a bit and prolonged the career like Wasim did.

[@honeydhillon9274]

Sbi comment me apne according world's best bowler btao

[@chunara]

The most deadliest bowler ever

[@anandk9220]

All dear readers, I'd like to share my all time beast 11. Do reply your thoughts IN RESPECTFUL MANNER. My ALL TIME BEAST 11- (With the consideration that all players are in the best ever form) ODI : 1. Sachin 2. Jayasuriya 3. Ponting (captain) 4. Kallis 5. Gilchrist (wicketkeeper) 6. Bevan 7. Warne 8. Akram 9. Lee 10. McGrath 11. Muralitharan Test : 1. Dravid (wicketkeeper) 2. Jack Hobbs 3. Bradman 4. Viv Richards (captain) 5. Sobers/Lara 6. Steve Waugh 7. Richard Hadlee/Imran Khan 8. Brett Lee/Michael Holding 9. Malcolm Marshall 10. Joel Garner 11. Andy Roberts I CAN BET THAT THIS TEAM CAN'T AND WON'T LOSE EVEN TO LEGENDARY AUSTRALIA OR WINDIES TEAM !!!

[@screwthevaccine4955]

He had a short test career

[@baburao87]

How fast was Alan Donald himself, btw?

[@ABDULLAH-od8dn]

Better than poor Indian bowlers whom pace was less than 120kph

[@Nyasalands_Finest]

Once recorded at 155.7kph.. Express!