From the Vault: Ambrose bullies Aussie batters and takes six

[@nishantintouch]

"I don't like being driven to the off side, that's just so annoying as a fast bowler. If you wanna drive, go get a car." - Sir Ambrose

[@deflepard4]

0 Op9p9pp Lop9 Per 9oo899p98. And we On 99 0p0

[@naaveenmahadeshwar7889]

He acknowledged only Sachin DRIVING him! And that too so beautifully! 😇I'm a huge Ambrose and Walsh fan. On his day he was just unplayable! Love from India! 😘😍 🇮🇳

[@Velaayudham]

👌

[@Velaayudham]

Ambrose akram waqar

[@YouTheReal]

That's how a fast bowler should be.

[@zakimzh]

At that time the commentators were absolute gem.

[@waterlord4146]

The West Indies was the sole reason behind the relatively good behavior of Aussie cricketers throughout the 80s and early 90s. They were terrified of them

[@sunilpokhrel8904]

Because If Aussies even tried to sledge them then the windies quartet would be all over them,So they feared the windies

[@janga75]

That so called Australian steel was not present in the 80s and early 90s lol

[@marcosrua7223]

Like Thanos fearing Odin

[@pradeepbaurai5671]

Langer said in his interview how he remembers this one, his debut match. What a bowler Ambrose was.

[@gauthambharati7474]

Ambrose is the greatest bowler WI ever had..

[@AdnanNaqis]

@@gauthambharati7474 not only wI actually the whole cric world

[@gauthambharati7474]

@@AdnanNaqis yes of course.....-->best in whole of cric world!!

[@jtlincoln9830]

'No heroes in test cricket son!'

[@AyushSingh-bi6gt]

@@AdnanNaqis nope there are many grets Wasim Akram , McGrath , marshall , Walsh , garner , Hadlee etc

[@kanthector]

In a pub in Germany, I met this 55 year old Caribbean man at the bar table. I got drunk and began to talk cricket with him and swore that Curtly Ambrose was the greatest ever fast bowler produced by West Indies. He was quietly sitting there the whole time listening to me with a simple smile on his face. Finally when he got up to leave, he turned around and said "True, kid! Ambrose was great. But guess who was even greater.. Malcolm Marshall".. paid for us both and left... I could only wonder..

[@kieronjohnson8834]

Marshall just edges it for me, I think he had a little more guile and variety. But there are times when I think Ambrose is unplayable. Top 2 in my book. The only two guys capable of wearing 3 gold chains without being laughed at. The Ambrose stare wins hands down, though.

[@richardrampersad1654]

MALCOLM MARSHALL WAS AWESOME.... PACE... LINE.. LENGHT.. MAGNIFICENT

[@hyena131]

@Jayakanth There isn't much in between three men and these three men are Marshall, Ambrose and Garner. The question is which one goes in your world XI? Marshall may have the edge due to the fact he was a more than handy late order batsman with 10 test half centuries and 7 first class hundreds. But then you have Garner who was all but impossible to score off and could pull toe crunching yorkers out of his pocket with ease. And of course Ambrose - a younger Garner. Not easy.

[@DrDothraki]

When Ambrose asked Howzaat? I woke and went outside my house and never returned out of fear

[@bhaskarpuvvala5849]

Cricket will never be the same Look at your screen, hear the people, quality of wicket and cricket... picture perfect

[@kunalm15]

Ambrose could do everything McGrath did just 15K faster and 6 inches higher. Pure unadulterated badass.

[@AyushLunia13]

are you mad ? mcgrath was himself 6"6 and pace was similar between both of them.

[@njas8303]

@@AyushLunia13 Ambrose more fearsome with maybe little more pace & bounce , McGrath was torrid for most top order for his immaculate line & lenght at a decent pace and enough bounce to trouble the opposition.... both are superb, no point comparing them with each other

[@njas8303]

no point comparing each other...

[@robgarth8590]

Ayush Lunia ambrose was at least a yard quicker than McGrath.

[@njas8303]

@@robgarth8590 that does not make any of them lesser or greater than the other ...

[@harshmohanbadola]

AMBROSE IS A TRUE MONSTER OF CRICKET HISTORY......

[@lovedalestudios]

Awesome childhood growing up watching these legends...collecting their stamps from toffee wrappers and collecting pics from the sports pages of newspapers.......sweet memories....

[@notoriousredandyellow2479]

Bro if he's staring at me like that i'd declare my innings.

[@kingsrd1]

Ambrose was badass

[@IGKMrNice1973]

Good comment 😂😂

[@MrDrgdf]

@@IGKMrNice1973 stolen from Roblinda video of Ambrose-Waugh battle

[@hav5493]

The greatest fast bowler of all time

[@IqbalKhan-eg9fc]

Genuine fast bowling spell by great Sir curtly Ambrose from West Indies

[@justatravellingsoldier6255]

If there's a list made of the most terrifying fast bowlers ever.. Ambrose would easily top it.. Legend

[@priyacharichakravarti6868]

… along with Dennis Lillee, who is credited with creating intimidating badasses like Ambrose, McGrath, Donald, Johnson, Stein and company.

[@Makkajakka]

Jeff Thomson comfortably tops that list. Ambrose would be in the top 5 though.

[@West2WesternGhats]

​@@MakkajakkaYou forgot Wes Hall..!

[@naveenmallampati3294]

When an Australian writes that someone BULLIES Aussies, , imagine the level of BULLYING they suffered..

[@lachlankitchen2176]

Australian cricketers are actually the most severe, towards their team mates in Sheffield Shield.

[@zorndy5750]

@@lachlankitchen2176 the Australians just hate everyone in cricket, it isn’t fun the watch

[@muhammedadil240]

I wish India had someone like that.

[@lachlankitchen2176]

Alexander de Lautour That’s incorrect. Australian’s believe, more so than any other team, in have having a drink post game with the opposition, more than any other team.

[@zorndy5750]

@@lachlankitchen2176 yea, maybe the people. Just not the team

[@jimmymann1496]

This is one of the greatest test bowlers of all time and the elite level James Anderson will never reach

[@c3vzn]

Don't think Jimmy cares tbh.

[@atriacharya2967]

His surname is Clouderson.

[@BigAidsIII]

What a bunch of Indian virgins. Why don't you sod off and do something, anything else?

[@jimmymann1496]

AAKEEL HUSAIN SAIYED yeah definitely two different types. You got Curtly who was phenomenal in every single country he played in and then you got James who is average when he plays outside England

[@gauthambharati7474]

@@BigAidsIII well...we love cricket and that's why we have won the WORLD CUP 2 times.....and has produced legends like sachin, dhoni,kapil dev etc. INDIANS rule the KZbin today...U know that????( May not be YT CEO but in terms of YT user traffic)....Better don't have hate towards anyone please

[@gauthambharati7474]

_Aussies: We are the greatest cricketers in the world_...... Ambrose: Hold my Bouncer😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@nickj2554]

Nope !!!...Ambrose will say , " Hold my balls !!!...😆😆😆😆

[@gauthambharati7474]

@@nickj2554lol.......nice try man..those were the days WI played like dons...nowadays the WI players are not even taller than their past generation.

[@InderjitSingh12]

Those were good lengths

[@gauthambharati7474]

@@InderjitSingh12 Yup, some Bouncers too!!!

[@nickj2554]

@@gauthambharati7474 first the board is total asshole mistreating their players : Keiron Pollard, Marlon Samuels , Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy, Dwaye Smith, and the latest Jason Holder

[@S08GTM]

That Ambrose stare after he hit boon. Damn!

[@naveenmallampati3294]

Today's bowlers wants overcast conditions: clouds, breeze, green & bouncy pitches to take 600 wickets.. But McGrath & Curtly Ambrose just need a ball to pick wickets!

[@sadhukumar6482]

No offence but there were more green and bouncy pitches during that time and breeze and overcast conditions r not in hands of a bowler

[@bilboomer1105]

@Razeel Hassan come on bro McGrath and Ambrose are equally gr8

[@ij_1243]

@Razeel Hassan what's wrong with you ? Isn't ambrose and mcgra greatest? What's the need to brought akram and wakar yunus ? No doubt they are great but this two are beast.

[@rudranshu8711]

Today bowlers have all odds against them

[@naveenmallampati3294]

@@rudranshu8711 I am talking about Test cricket, not shorter formats of the game..

[@syedaliiqbal3]

This tall bloke was a nightmare for the cricketers of that era.I've heard a lot about him but here he outclassed Aussie's batting line-up.

[@sriram23416]

Curtly Ambrose is the greatest ever fast bowler my inspiration

[@svgkm]

After retirement of Richards and Greendige, Ambrose was the one who stood against Australia, England, South Africa from taking crown out of West Indies

[@arunk3874]

Ambrose was too good for the Australians back then!!!! Simply dominant!

[@naaveenmahadeshwar7889]

I LOVED HIM! 😍😍😍 Deadly! On his day he was invincible! Love from India 🇮🇳

[@hyena131]

What does your "love" and where you're from have to do with anything and why is it that it's nearly always Indians that have to announce this unsolicited? Nobody cares, nobody asked. These are highlights of a great game between AUS and WI that have *N-O-T-H-I-N-G* do with India. Just calm down with the irrational nationalism and simply try to enjoy cricket regardless of race, creed, nationality, heritage or which teams are playing.

[@hyena131]

@naive Maddishwar 2nd time now, what does your "love" and where you're from have to do with anything and why is it that it's nearly always Indians that have to squeak this unsolicited? Any plans to answer this? Nobody cares and nobody asked. These are highlights of a great game between Australia and the West Indies that have *N-O-T-H-I-N-G* do with india. Relax with the hysterical nationalism and just try to enjoy cricket immaterial of race, creed, nationality, heritage or which teams are playing. You can do it!!!! Maybe... *LOOOOOOOL!!!!*

[@duke_hugo]

It’s hard to know how quick he actually was because his peak came before speeds were consistently recorded. I would assume he was around 140-150 most of the time but wouldn’t be surprised if he was even quicker some days.

[@lexsite]

He was mid 130k in the 2nd half of his career. I don't think he was ever a consistently 145k bowler but he must have toched that number often. Ambrose like McGrath was more of a bounce+length bowler.

[@juanestadian8471]

@@lexsite Yeah....was quicker than mcgrath. Taller too. Horrible to face because you're afraid of being injured, worried about being dismissed and at the same time you have to figure out a way to score runs.

[@BinaryRex18]

Ambrose, McGrath, and Steyn are easily the best fast bowlers of the last 30 years

[@aadizaheer4048]

Did David boon got arrested after getting hit 😂

[@paxtonpoyiposida8901]

Good one

[@sathishkumar8702]

😆😆

[@deepak7218]

His feet were still shivering so needed support : )

[@minoljayalath6539]

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[@amitjain11000]

People thought life was easy after Garner retired, but out came the 6’8” giant Ambrose who could hit your head from a good length delivery.

[@ilovegurusahib]

Windies cricket need to bring these giants into leading roles of cricket boards across country. They will change the future of Windies cricket for sure.

[@devandawilliams340]

When you want to remember wi in a happy way you watch these kind of bowling compare to what we are now smh. Great bowling sir curtley.

[@Warlock786]

The 90's was truely a time of great cricketers.

[@gauthambharati7474]

yessss.....Now everyone is just coming and going within a year expect 1 or 2 persons.

[@Warlock786]

@@gauthambharati7474 the ones that stay also are'nt that good if you think about it. No one would even pay attention to any bowler except Steyn if they were in the 90's.

[@gauthambharati7474]

@@Warlock786 True that...exactly

[@guhadebojyoti]

I really do not blame the present bowlers for not being as good as bowlers of yesteryears. Modern day cricket favours batsmen selfishly. Cruel legside wides, free hit for a no-ball, field restrictions, one bouncer per over, and obviously batting pitches all over the world. Today's bowlers are left with lesser options and heavier penalties. I feel bad for them.

[@Warlock786]

@@guhadebojyoti this is also true, that coupled with Kookaburra balls instead of Dukes does'nt help either. Now you cant eveb use saliva to shine ball and nor can you scratch it either.

[@vageeshpl6179]

Fearsome,Awesome and Worrisome for opponents...one of a kind bowler

[@flash-uj6ly]

Adelaide is a very tough wicket to Bowl at. Ambrose taking 6 there is much better to WACA wicket at Perth.

[@saurabh5991]

Right 👍

[@juanestadian8471]

Actualky this pitch was quite bowler friendly. It was a low scoring match and i think jo angel struck Desie Haynes in the face with a bouncer in this match

[@incognitobrown7782]

What a bowler - Amazing!!

[@indianpatron329]

I love sir ambros & walsh bowling they are legends of world cricket ♥️

[@johy2007]

When pace was still pace.

[@priyacharichakravarti6868]

If this was today, no batsman would be mug enough to hang around for DRS reviews in fear of having to face Curtly’s wrath.

[@anoopkhandekar799]

Sir Curtly Ambrose one of the all timd greats my fav

[@yashkumar05]

These top order batsman moved there feet after playing the shot, this shows they were worried about the pace.

[@Akhillll1]

I never saw Ambrose bowling though I wish. I have seen Macgrath and Anderson bowling with accurate line and length. But seeing Ambrose it seems to me that his bowling almost unplayable. Dont know when can we get to see a bowler like Ambrose again.

[@11hitmanDagenius]

Mcgrath was more clinical and a miles better bowler than anderson who looked tame in non swinging conditions. Classifying him as a line/ length bowler is an oversimplification.

[@conroyanglin3166]

What a ledgen of a bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose

[@nitinshobby1581]

Ambrose was fearsome, superfast.. my favourite

[@mohammadimranawan8367]

Great fast bowler, my one of all time favorite, cultly you beauty..❤❤❤❤❤ from Pakistan

[@therobust]

Those were the days of legacy for Windies. Such a shame where their cricket is now. Couldn't even qualify for World Cup. 😢

[@icmanju]

Mark Waugh was plumb in front but typical Australian umpiring

[@gigantor62]

Could be worst : An Indian umpire.

[@winstonjackson925]

Am just here to read the comments as a West Indian!

[@winstonjackson925]

Loll

[@stat8173]

Ambrose and McGrath the two best bowlers of all time. Not just fast bowlers, but bowlers period.

[@karigiris3555]

Greatest Bowler, Ambrose, In Cricketing History!

[@richardrampersad1654]

JUST AS THE WORLD WILL NEVER SEE AN ENTERTAINER LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON SO WILL THEY NEVER SEE A MAGNIFICENT LEGENDARY AWESOME PHENOMENAL RESPECTED BOWLER LIKE SIR AMBROSE GARNER MARSHALL HOLDING BISHOP ROBERTS

[@gmanjun]

Curtly Ambrose used his height and his pace and extra bounce in a right way. His extra bounce was unpredictable. Real nightmare for the opposition. Regards

[@kasharathsharath3833]

Ambrose sir ❤ love from India 🇮🇳

[@krishnachaithanya3899]

Sir Curtly Ambrose 👏👏

[@siddhantdubey1848]

No, it's Shri Kartikeya Ambarish

[@TheDizzyness]

The last of the legendary era of WI pace battery.Hope those day's return to WI cricket and world cricket.

[@Priyanshi25621]

The greatest and Fearsome bowler ever bowled on the 24 Yards .

[@shivenkhajuria2488]

Australia and West Indies were the greatest teams that produced best cricket in every era!!!

[@iandawson3171]

To a degree. India early 2000's were a darn good side. Batting wise as good as any.

[@shahmianas8512]

Don't get me wrong, Ambrose has magnificent statistics..... but I still don't think they do justice to the kind of bowler he was. He was a mean giant and gave that vibe of being someone who wanted to kill a batsman. Nasty work. His ability to get bounce and zip of a good length even on dead pitches coupled with a pinpoint accurate yorker zeroing in from 7 feet plus made him a batsman's nightmare. Typical West Indian off the feild though, always up for a good laugh and some fun 😊

[@meshalsinnen5917]

Ambrose went through entire spells where batsmen would score next to nothing and he'd beat the edge 90 percent of the time. He is the second greatest fast bowler of all time for me, after Marshall, and the greatest player between the late 80s to early 90s. Amazing amazing player

[@shahmianas8512]

@@meshalsinnen5917 can't agree more. We have to throw Akram in the mix as well. I remember so many spells of Wasim where the catchers let him down. I have seen games where more than 5 catches were put down in the slips of him.

[@meshalsinnen5917]

@@shahmianas8512 Akram was a genius but I felt like he had ups and downs. Ambrose for a time was always there constantly in your face. Almost never an off day. On the flip side Akram could bat and was the greatest ODI player through the same period

[@shahmianas8512]

@@meshalsinnen5917 I guess its not exactly fair as well to compare Akram and Ambrose. Akram might have had off days but think about the conditions he played in as well as the pathetic slip cordon Pakistan had. Two different styles of bowlers..... Curtly would sort of strangle an opposition and work into them while Akram would blast through them

[@11hitmanDagenius]

Akram was a full on attacking bowler and not that much natural line and length. While ambrose was both

[@chowdarirajeshbabu3744]

Now we need this bowlers and these matches again

[@realindian1272]

Aussies are dancing on pitch🤣🤣🤣

[@nickj2554]

Except for Smith and Nathan Lyon, todays Aussies are Pussies ...

[@ket_wav1013]

@@nickj2554 Yeh because the indians are real tough lmao

[@no_one8224]

Everyone dances on the pitch when these guys are bowling not just Aussies and Aussies batted better among all.

[@williamsatish25]

@@no_one8224 nice joke 🤣

[@no_one8224]

@@williamsatish25 don't forget Australia's record against India.

[@ismailshekh1578]

When he takes wicked and just celebrate l'll never stop my launch 😩😩😩😩😩😩

[@vanindersinghhundal9495]

Carribean Express Sir Curtly Ambrose.

[@apoorvkumar8128]

Who is better fast bowler .!!! Curtly Ambrose - like Vinay Kumar - comment...😁😁

[@deepalaxman1856]

Vinay Kumar he does stuff people don’t dream about

[@laxmantrichinapalli9052]

I know

[@HarshKumar-dz9sc]

We all miss this West Indian team♥️

[@karthikpatra]

Boon definitely left the ground more from that Ambrose stare than the blow. He feared what might come later if he stayed on. Quite right too!

[@kabishraj]

That poker and slightly innocent look of Ambrose after that nasty delivery to David Boon. 😂❤

[@padamsambhav938]

One of the deadly bowlers in history of cricket.

[@Billie0708]

If you want to win the test match. Ambrose would be the first choice for me .

[@RanjeetKumar-gk9xi]

Height like palm tree , Never ending arms, lips like it's stung by bees, face like a monster. That's how Waugh described AMBROSE in an interview.

[@sheikhmohsin57]

Aussies being racists. What else is new?

[@RanjeetKumar-gk9xi]

I too feel that.

[@iamsurojit]

You suddenly realize that the slip catching was so so good for WI throughout that period. They made it look so easy. Hooper, Lara, Simmons... (WC murray was mediocre, by the way) all caught everything and without rolling on the ground (which we see catchers do today after every single catch).

[@mrviner265]

GREATEST OF ALL TIMES

[@skyniazi]

Aussies were always terrified while facing ambrose

[@11hitmanDagenius]

All batsmen were not only the aussie

[@NERGYStudios]

Toby Greig and Michael Holding on the mic, cannot be better than that

[@peternicholson2504]

152nd. Curtly Ambrose was pure intimidation.

[@IggyZgalf]

Once we didn’t replace these great bowlers, that was the end of us!

[@aniketchoudhary2338]

Wi bowling attack early in 18s and 19s was so great

[@ShivKumar-ry1fd]

Man those guys were real champions

[@ianreid8982]

This media is very important and educational.

[@blackhoundrise8431]

Ambrose and Walsh. Man what a pair. List of scariest bowlers I think the above two are there but for me: 1) Thompson - consistently the fastest and would hit 100mph+ regularly. Odd action and came out of nowhere! 2) Akhtar. Never see anything like him again 3) Andy Roberts. They called him Hitman. Nuff said. 4) Malcolm Marshall. Master bowler and possibly the most accurate and deadliest user of a bouncer 5) Brett Lee. Just fast. Fast!!!! 6) Michael Holding. Whispering Death!

[@hyena131]

blackhound rise Don't forget Joel Garner, Allan Donald and Colin Croft.

[@BharatArmyy]

Curtly Ambrose is the Giant of the game....

[@bibekdas5595]

I can't wait 2020 /2021 Aussies summer

[@michaeldethierry5901]

Wallobs had no answer to this great bowler pure gold

[@RanjeetKumar-mh8ek]

Ambrose the legend.

[@relevantbrother8964]

Ambrose was the greatest tall (6'5 and above) fast bowler in test history. Garner just behind him. I rate the non test seamer Big Vince van der Bijl very highly with a fc career average of 16.5. He used to get steepling bounce,was super accurate and moved it both ways. McGrath in the top 5 of the tall brigade.Walsh , Bruce Reid when not injured..

[@mahez2010]

His balls picking pace after it hits the ground...

[@jtlincoln9830]

"No heroes in test cricket son'

[@royoutar]

The GOAT even the greatest batsman in the world fears him

[@chaitanyajampana629]

I would love to see viv, sanath and shewag facing ambros

[@usmanrajwani3302]

Shewag who?

[@Dilmah82]

Viv would have in nets, Sanath also did. Sehwag was attacking batsman didn't have much footwork. Stand and deliver. Not sure he would have got too much in Test match to try hit over the top. Probably be coming between his ribs and throat with odd yorker

[@yunuskhan9425]

Even current Indian team will get out quickly facing curtly Ambrose😅😅😅😅😅

[@janga75]

I really dont remember them dropping much in the slips back then. Hoooer and richie were lethal in the slips

[@sudiptadas3681]

Australia in fielding or batting every time the best team in all formats 😘🥰👍

[@myic90]

"hey mr. boon, no heroes in test cricket son! retire hurt" "you might be right"

[@hutche]

Walsh was equally brilliant but Ambrose certainly had the X-factor and he was a bit of a showman as well. Oh the memories when cricket used to be awesome.

[@hyena131]

Farhan Yar Khan Cricket *IS* awesome. Always was and always will be. Try to dig yourself out the past as you can't bring it back.

[@anirudhadeshpande7244]

He is really express he can bowl deadly Yorker aswellas incoming and outgoing delivery and very good bouncer batsman have to guess what is next

[@gudebhaskararao9388]

The commentary is quite impressive 😘

[@sanjaysanj6688]

Like the looks of his , no Sorry no Thank u 😂🤣

[@ankitdoshi19]

Big, Burly, Beast, Best

[@kofukang]

2:20....Ian Healy sitting Duck against Ambrose ......wow what a bowler

[@ananthub2542]

Ambrose bowled at a speed of 145-155 kmph...am I right???

[@Godplayzdice]

Around that pace for sure. But his extra bounce and relentless accuracy was awkward from good length where one can neither play forward nor backwards. McGrath used the same formula later.

[@siddhantdubey1848]

Wrong. 130-135

[@shaileshmagar93]

@@siddhantdubey1848 140-145

[@urfankhanraja2914]

Ambroz was class bowler.

[@anoopkhandekar799]

Superb chin music to ausdies Ambrose the great

[@jasmeenahamed9531]

curtly ambrose is like dennis rodman skinny but extremely strong n talented

[@TheIkaraCult]

I got to see the last end of Curtleys career. Thank God i did

[@nalinnawani8570]

Why all of a sudden "batsmen" turned into "batters"? Did I just move into another reality where batters was always used?!

[@smallstep20]

In women's cricket they use 'batters'. And i guess thats why they want use the common term for same profession.

[@nalinnawani8570]

@@smallstep20 Probably should have used batswomen. But I guess "batter" could be used as gender neutral term.