From the Vault: Insane spell of 7-1 as Ambrose wreaks havoc

Curtly Ambrose produced one of the best spells of fast bowling ever seen in 1993 to pick up 7-1 off 32 deliveries in Perth

[@47.000]

His run up, his action, his attitude, his death stare, his silence, his celebration, his aura... Nobody like him. Yesterday, today, tomorrow..

[@assamsportslovers1971]

Yeah mate. Miss those 90's era. Today's fast bowler sucks

[@santoshtodkar4463]

Moreover sir Ambrose personality deserve success..

[@syedraheelshah8410]

Nice words bro

[@20secondsmotivation26]

I've never seen him bend his body

[@DharmendraKumar-mm1pe]

What I think after looking ambrose that jofra archer has learnt the art of bowling from ambrose if you see their bowling action it is almost same and the bowl delivery time is full same with same pace generated.

[@arnab_biswas12]

I understand now after seeing this clip why my father used to say the west indies team of the past was so deadly!!

[@owaisaliyt1403]

Mine also

[@786Corleone]

It was indeed ... Lara, Walsh, Ambrose, Hooper, chanderpaul, simmons etc

[@omkart8853]

Even my dad told same , In 1980s when India beat unbeatable WI in World Cup , All people were dancing crazy on mumbai roads . In lord Ganesh Festival Kapil dev idol ganpati's were selling all over and WC cricket style decoration every where for Ganesh festival in mumbai 😁

[@karltaylor2857]

Best I have ever seen.

[@nitinmadhwal5349]

And gavaskar put up 650plus on his 1st series against them on their soil absolute legend

[@coezi]

I'll never forget this test. As an Australian boy we were taught to fear the West Indian fast bowlers. They had some of the biggest names in Cricket and now they had this new gun batter in Lara too. Generally we'd only remain competitive through a stubborn boon or border innings of somewhere between 25 and 55 runs, so seeing Border drop in the first ball after Boon was soul crushing. You knew the Windies were going to towel you up from there, but you still held out a forlorn hope. It wasn't until the 95 tour of the West Indies that Australia confronted and overcame that fear, taking the crown for the next 10-15 years. The dominance of the West indies from 78 through to 95 will forever be one of the greatest in history. Such a powerful team.

[@sanjaysolanke3242]

0:39

[@abhisheknarayanahaniyur3233]

Not 78....ig you can say 71-72

[@lyndona.arden-wong5303]

It's also the joy and emotion that the West Indies teams played with. Often cricket since the 2010s just seems soulless

[@nswrules8368]

In the present day, they are a mere shadow of their former selves-just another team making up the numbers.

[@bikramjitdas8298]

And now Windies have Jason Holder, Shannon Gabriel, kemar roach, alzarri Joseph 😅😅

[@saamegan2985]

Magnificent. As an Aussie this might be a nightmare.. but we miss you wonderful Windies.. please come back

[@Mit_yourfriend]

True, need a good Windies team, not the same without them competing at the top. Congrats on the WC btw.

[@flash-uj6ly]

Ajanta Winslow Mendis is a better bowler than Curtly Ambrose. Ajanta Mendis bowls carrom ball which Curtly Ambrose doesn't bowl. Ajanta Winslow Mendis is a mystery man whom the batsmen around the world can't tackle because he bowls carrom ball. Curtly Ambrose is playable but Ajanta mendis is unplayable. Ajanta Mendis is simply the best because he is unorthodox.

[@alb1771]

@@flash-uj6ly Cr^ck head alert ..🤣😂

[@rupanchhabra9673]

90' s was a great era of great fast bowlers Ambrose, Walsh, Akram, Waqar, Donald.

[@berbatov3890]

Rupan Chhabra not to mention mcgrath

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Cricket is dead. RIP cricket.

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Rupan Chhabra even Zimbabwe had a class fast bowler in Heath Streak.

[@jayacharya334]

And sachin and Lara were averaging 50+ against them ... now it's just a joke

[@anirudhsridhar564]

Now the era's gonna repeat with Cummins,starc,bumrah,rabada,boult,archer

[@PABITRABADHUK]

Ambrose on Sky Sports: I never liked being driven down the ground. You wanna drive? You go buy a car. An absolute legend.

[@davec8730]

M.M.A. Holding half a generation before him used it to Greg (i believe) Chappell in Aus. 'if you wanna drive, hire a car'

[@thecricketer6266]

😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂 Every bowler feels the very same way bro. Good one.

[@xyzop5168]

Gall Bani koi

[@nikkeipvck8529]

comedian

[@rvs1444]

He never was interested in cricket. Just watch the episode of cricket's greatest featuring him. He always wanted to play basketball. But, Cricket was the most popular sport and beach cricket was widespread in his childhood. His mother wanted him to be a cricketer and he always had the talent playing beach cricket. He joined a club at the age of 21 and was playing for his country 4 years later. Incredible story of an incredible player

[@81179venky]

Will never be repeated again..7 for 1....Ridiculously rare numbers. The Legend Ambrose..

[@randimapss]

Im just wondering how come its 1 run only. He conceaded a boundary at the start of the video right?

[@ZeeshanLatif-lo4hi]

@@randimapssit’s a spell not the whole bowling overs I think

[@WKSchwenke]

Absolutely never again. That was amazing. That was Curtly Abrose!

[@SamareDoTelke]

@@randimapssyes mee too can someone explain like to a 7 yr old kid plz

[@randimapss]

@@SamareDoTelke its a spell they are talking about I think. it means, a bowling session during a match. You may have few spells in a match. so the total would be different, but here they have mentioned a spell. hope its clear now.

[@the90skid79]

Germany 7-1 vs Brazil a tribute to the legendary Curtly Ambrose.

[@ankitlfc170]

HAHAHA

[@gururam5883]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dominicanvibe]

I like that

[@parthmhatre3537]

😂😂😂

[@JonnyDredd]

yes absolutely love that comment

[@pantonfire]

Ambrose takes 6. "One of the best spells of bowling at Gabba", man took 7 wickets for 1 run. Who was better??

[@harshilpareek8394]

Don't know about them but u r better than Kunal kamra😁😁😂😂

[@arcticwanderer2109]

Sarfaraz Nawaz also took 7 for 1 at MCG

[@sirlordhenrymortimer6620]

@@arcticwanderer2109 Ambrose>>>> nawaz

[@arcticwanderer2109]

@@sirlordhenrymortimer6620 yes Ambrose is a much better bowler than S.Nawaz but given the match situations, Nawaz's spell had more value. Check the scorecard of that match.

[@sirlordhenrymortimer6620]

@@arcticwanderer2109 Ambrose won this match for his team and his avg. of 20.99 is insane . I think only Marshall has better avg. than him.

[@TejasNaik01]

I miss this fast bowling action. Ambrose, Courtney Walsh were some of the fiercest bowlers of their time. Thank you Cricket Australia for keeping such a treasure alive and sharing it with us.

[@RahulKumar-ce3xi]

And also legend sir marshal

[@TejasNaik01]

@@RahulKumar-ce3xi Yes. I agree.

[@joannecheekes2396]

Ambrose loved the game and it shows.Many many years ago my uncle and family were doing a world tour by ship and one of their stops was Sydney Went to cricket ground but it was closed When the head grounds keeper heard where they were from he gave them a personal your He was a big WI fan.Test cricket then was exciting and WI was a big part of that excitement

[@akkubaba]

Ambrose was a gentle giant towering over the rest. I think he was 6’7 or 6’8 in height

[@markscarborough1018]

@@akkubaba plus his arms were an extra 6' (or appeared to at least) on top of that, ball coming from that height was super intimidating. One of the greats for sure!

[@sgupta1983]

That pace, that length and that hint of swing! Absolutely gem of bowling. Unplayable.

[@rameshsehgal4909]

McGrath was also unplayable

[@danyalparacha1761]

His record is better than Glenn

[@ivoosborn2620]

Once in a generation bowler, but West indies had Garner, holding, Robert's, Marshall and Wayne Daniel. But west indies had all of these at the same time. And I was there to witness this awesome stuff.

[@garethwest9069]

Think of how good Sunny Gavaskar was to average 50-odd against that attack.

[@coopsawright7225]

Glad to see them play the Aussies mid to late 80's at the S.C.G . Insane pace attack. Pa was a member and he used to take me along. I will never forget it.

[@flash-uj6ly]

Ajanta Mendis is a better bowler than Curtly Ambrose. Ajanta Mendis is unplayable and he is a threat to the player around the world. Ajanta Mendis is a mystery man. Nobody knows how to tackle him.

[@mohammadrahman9361]

That was the West Indies team, probably best of all time.

[@mohammadrahman9361]

@@garethwest9069 he had the intention to stay whole day even without any score. It is hard to get rid of this type of wicket.

[@dipankarpaul9228]

I am not able to understand how batsmen used to score against him. Such a tall lad with those line and length along with control(at great pace) . Hats off to you Sir Ambrose....

[@juanestadian8471]

Well look at his average.....just over 20. Guys never scored off Ambrose. Lara scored a hundred off Northampshire in 1994. That was Curtly’s club......and Lara scored off everybody except Ambrose.

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

if you attack them wont let them settle, you can score plenty( check one dayers). and normally they got tired in later spells. so you have to wear them out. and curtly had walsh at the other end. curtly also took 9 to 10 overs to get a wicket!

[@chunkygroove9038]

Yes indeed. One of the greatest bowlers of the 20th century.

[@sonustar8161]

👍b👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@demiurgeofguitar6587]

thats the thing. they didnt make runs against him. He was never ever hit for a 6. Amazing talent.

[@RATsClasses]

Ambrose, born 15 years later, would have earned millions in IPL.

[@MsFunky22]

Not million bro billions may be you can't find fast bowler like this

[@smarajitpunaykanti6463]

Bowlers like him come no more because of rules . By the way it would be 25 years later not 15.

[@prash516]

I am glad that he was not. Test Cricket is the pure gold of Cricket, IPL is not even Cricket as the great Michael Holding says. That was the best era and just match up the legend as much.

[@ddr8130]

No one cares about IPL other than India.

[@siddheshshivraj3534]

IPL doesnt deserve Ambrose.

[@somenathpathak6281]

Soldier of golden era of carribean pace attack, I have not seen team Australia so helpless in front of any other bowler like sir ambrose..

[@cameron7603]

I watched it live on that day, I can't believe it was that long ago. What an amazing spell and cricketing era.

[@tejsingh502]

Really? I was also teenager and loves to Westindies so much.

[@arefinzeesan3940]

1:51 he covered the 22 yards area so smoothly with about 10-11 steps! Unreal athlete!

[@bhargavpandya8302]

He was nearly with batsman, while the ball reached the keeper

[@Samsung-zg9ql]

He was just tall.

[@anweshchatterjee7595]

Some people are just gifted

[@maccastrewth]

​@@bhargavpandya8302Imagine just having time to look back and see the ball caught, turning around to walk off and in that half second he's already in your face.

[@arslaanpasha3334]

​@@Samsung-zg9qlYeah 6'8

[@georgeknox1822]

An absolute legend in a team of legends. Breaks my heart to see West Indian cricket now ....

[@RehmanKhan-pw7xn]

Bunch of league jokers Now🤡

[@paulrichards6894]

don't think it was much fun facing him at his best

[@flash-uj6ly]

Ajanta Mendis is a better bowler than Curtly Ambrose. Ajanta Mendis is unplayable and he is a threat to the player around the world. Ajanta Mendis is a mystery man. Nobody knows how to tackle him.

[@liongordel9088]

@@flash-uj6ly WTFC, Ambrose is the best.

[@olsonabrams4009]

They need a retreat where they watch these videos and hopefully use them to cataylse some sort of return to greatness.

[@roryalgate872]

God I miss this guy.... my mat favorite cricketer of all time.... HOPE YOU HAVING A GREAT LIFE CURTLY....

[@guruprasad0516]

What a bowler he was! ❤️ He along with Walsh were a deadly combination! good old genuine Cricketing days!

[@paulrichards6894]

unplayable at times

[@andrea22213]

I'd forgotten just how good he was!

[@rudraprasadroyrpr]

That West Indies era was of monsters... They used to eat batsmans alive

[@sap_waasap_waa2120]

Marshall, Roberts, Joel Garner,Holding , Croft ...and nearabout no helmet those days...You Must be a Brave man or completely foolish to play cricket against the W. Indians those days !! The one's today are Just complete weenies !

[@abhijeet_hitman]

@@sap_waasap_waa2120 think of Gavaskar playing without helmet

[@tiktomisterious729]

British daily journals portrayed windies bowlers as barbarians who like to batsman bleeding....

[@yellove3745]

Malcom Marsh Joel garner Andy Roberts Michael holding Legend bowlers

[@yellove3745]

Ian bishop Curtly Ambrose

[@TheAudioman15]

This is the greatest spell of fast bowling I have ever seen.

[@TheAudioman15]

Saurav Narresh you assume I didn’t grow up with Big Bird?.....

[@MrDrgdf]

First bowl gone for 4 Then how 7-1 Please explain

[@TheAudioman15]

@@MrDrgdf it was the spell. That one spell of bowling was 7 for 1. Not his overall bowling figures for the inning.

[@swapnilgarg6695]

@@MrDrgdf There is a difference between a spell and innings dude. 7-1 is the spell figures

[@dinglemccringleberry6258]

@@swapnilgarg6695 that guy was absolutely right spell means that part is his innings figures where he went for 7-1.

[@greganderson7534]

Ambrose was the ultimate West Indian fast bowler. He had the pacey aggression of Roberts, the lithe athleticism of Holding, the intimidating height of Garner, and the surgical accuracy of Marshall. How anyone ever scored any runs off him remains one of the world's deeper mysteries.

[@redrum234]

Best bowler of this generation (last 35 years). Spare a thought for Steyn, but Ambrose’s stats were better I reckon

[@redrum234]

@@shivansh668 in terms of bowling averages. Also I believe that Ambrose bowled to a higher class of batsmen. Just my opinion

[@TheRip72]

@@shivansh668 Steyn never had Malcolm Marshall, Courtney Walsh & Ian Bishop at the other end, also taking wickets. SA had some great bowlers, but not quite as good as the WI.

[@liongordel9088]

​@@shivansh668Curtly shared wickets with some of the greatest fast bowlers the world had ever seen.

[@juanestadian8471]

Steyn played in a generation where the batsmen weren’t as gifted. In Steyn’s prime days, only two or three batsmen averaged over 50…..chanderpaul, Tendulkar and dravid. Between 2008 and 2014, steyn’s prime years, Kohl’s had not come of age as yet and was still struggling to get Anderson off the square in England. Ambrose days had Lara, Waugh, Tendulkar, Andy Flower, Allan Border, Javed Miandad. All averaged over 50 and Ambrose dismissed them repeatedly. Allan Border wasn’t even allowed to break the world record for most aggregate test runs in a world championship series with the WI

[@jackverberne34]

Can’t get over how deep the keeper and slips are, unbelievable bounce and carry

[@KINGMJ1990]

7-1 in 32 balls in Test cricket....Think about it...How good was Ambrose?

[@TheTredoc]

Majestically as the natural mystic blowing through the air of the cricket arena! And as a catergory 5 hurricane!!

[@arcticwanderer2109]

@Sudhakar Rao 7 for 1. Australia were 305-3 at one stage needing another 60 to win, they were all out at 310

[@patrickgracias5782]

Arctic Wanderer If he got 7 for one they would’ve been all out for 306

[@pugazhenthi6868]

@@patrickgracias5782 Australia might have scored 4 runs from other bowlers.

[@Ramndom]

That too against Australia at their home ground. Mind Blown!!!!!

[@TheTredoc]

Ambrose's arm action was so legal it couldn't get more legal!! The best arm action in test cricket ever, everything else is copied by other bowlers!!

[@pkoppula]

Was just thinking the same after deciding to rewatch this video for like the nth time. The arm action is just damn perfect 😍👍

[@TheTredoc]

@@pkoppula Indeed! Indeed! Indeed!

[@vinkagral3585]

Lol, he was called for chucking once and he’s never forgiven the ump....

[@mr.techwhiz4407]

This is pure swing!! Can't get better!

[@vamshikrishna1354]

Abdul razaq copied ambrose

[@boysiehallhall2140]

Wow!! This is a phenomenal performance for Mr Ambrose. This will go down in history as the greatest bowling performance by the west indies cricket team. Kudos to Mr Ambrose!!

[@abhimanit12]

His arms were so long his action looked like he is going to hit umpire in the head every time.. what a beast of a bowler..

[@makhaboliya5786]

Hit umpire🤣🤣

[@seanlynch1185]

Never ever seen anyone ever bowl like Ambrose... my fav all time

[@flash-uj6ly]

If MS Dhoni would have existed during Ambrose era then Dhoni would have murdered and butchered Curtly Ambrose bowling.

[@flash-uj6ly]

Ajanta Mendis is a better bowler than Curtly Ambrose. Ajanta Mendis is unplayable and he is a threat to the player around the world. Ajanta Mendis is a mystery man. Nobody knows how to tackle him.

[@ajoysengupta7581]

@@flash-uj6ly for MS:- He would've got the numbers of Ambrose for 1st few matches then we know what will happen. For Mendis:- Ask Sehwag.

[@Itsmiserable]

Without a doubt, a complete great fast bowler any team can desire on this Earth. My god this guy is the giant

[@anonymous2964]

His record was poor in Asia.

[@anonymous2964]

Not complete, he relied on bounce a lot. That is why he didn't succeed in subcontinent.

[@anonymous2964]

However on pitches like these with his bounce he gave the best bowling performances in the cricket history.

[@shahroopal6194]

@@anonymous2964 he is 10 times better than each and every bowler produced by India

[@AditiSharma_4678]

@@shahroopal6194 lol but his record in asia is pathetic..

[@Akhil2481]

What a WI team that was...those names give me goosebumps...respect!

[@Mit_yourfriend]

One of the greatest bowlers of all time and that has to be one of the best ever bowling spells. 7 wickets downunder against a great batting lineup.

[@ianghose1]

Nowadays, you can only dream of seeing such pace and bounce in Australian test wickets.

[@MK-hy3ko]

The game has changed to favor batting with creating flat pitches, power plays, fielding restrictions.

[@manjulakr9637]

Bro I heard that Ambrose bowled 149.6 kph actually how much was his fastest ball

[@jilankhadri]

@@manjulakr9637 meekendukandi cricket gurinchi..

[@viharisanamandra2879]

@@jilankhadri adhi nekenduku Thana istam thelistey answer cheppu lekapothey musuko ap ga

[@mithunchakravarthi8423]

@@manjulakr9637 he can achieve 90mph regularly Google it

[@manishbharadwaj232]

In today's time he would have earned 25 crores in the auction... absolutely legendary....

[@user-gn8zt2zx2i]

No.. Bowlers can bowl only 4 overs.. One bowler can't change everything . Jofra was doing good with the bowl but rr had probably the worst bowling attack this season

[@davec8730]

so how much less than shane warne and muralitharan?

[@swapnilgarg6695]

@@user-gn8zt2zx2i Its curtly ambrose he is talking about. Ambrose was the most deadly pacer of his time. He would sweep the floor with IPL teams in only 4 overs

[@sogekek]

@@user-gn8zt2zx2i he was talking about the bid price nothing else lol

[@Cricwhisper520429]

Just a human perception

[@HowlinWilf13]

Awesome!! I remember these glory days for the Windies. Love watching Ambrose - such a cool action!

[@JC57515]

Garner also.

[@HowlinWilf13]

@@JC57515 Absolutely - Joel Garner aka Big Bird!

[@SGOPI-ql3uq]

Semar joshep is on the way to make a big impact in west indies test cricket🔥

[@vika-br8sh]

Ambrose would probably be in almost every dream XI. Don’t matter what nationality, he was the best in that time. Test and ODI.

[@TheTredoc]

Absolutely well said!!

[@Grogu-485]

He is much better than Glen McGrath

[@sreddi83]

@@Grogu-485 By what metric?

[@Grogu-485]

@@sreddi83 all logical metric

[@sreddi83]

@@Grogu-485 McGrath played longer, had a better S/R in Test+ODI, had about 300 more wickets. Ambrose had a better Avg. in Tests while McGrath had a better avg. in ODI's.

[@thecommonman]

He was a monster.. look at his bowling action. unbelievable

[@sridhargunners]

Did he ever Bowl a bad ball?

[@rohitrockzz6139]

@pravin kulkarni agar woh hote bi kuch bi Nahi Kar pate....😂

[@rohitrockzz6139]

@@sridhargunners he is the only bowler who has never been hit for a six

[@themelomaniac7682]

@@rohitrockzz6139 de villiers may have smashed him because pf his unorthodox techniques. But kohli can't 😑

[@rohitrockzz6139]

@@themelomaniac7682 can't say coz 80s and mid 90s are bowler friendly conditions even devilliers can't play

[@mahavirparmar2205]

At that time I'm in the stadium what a incredible spell and also what an intense atmosphere !!! Wicket also very bouncy but great bowling by the great legend !!!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@kramudu]

Ambrose is my all time favourite bowler. He taught well how to bowling 😊.

[@farhanullahbaig9910]

Huge respect to the batsmen of that era who scored such magnificent numbers against such bowlers. I mean every prolific bowler and batsman in history came from this era, spin bowlers like Warne and Murlitharan, fast bowlers like Akram, McGrath and Ambrose to name a few, and batsmen like Ponting, Kallis and Tendulkar. They were in a league of their own.

[@randoms6586]

There are more of names u cant even count like dennis lillie shane bond bret lee flintoff waqar zaheer irfan and many more

[@manroopsingh5822]

It was not possible to make the fab four in that era like its today

[@brennancumberbatch1571]

..ahem Lara

[@juanestadian8471]

That's the thing.....nobody scored againt Curtly.....dude has 400+ wickets @20.......so if he's not taking wickets, he's not conceeding anything either.

[@otakuhunter4817]

the previous gen

[@ayasswain]

This is gold standard of bowling. Amazing line , length, speed, bounce and movement. It had everything. No fault of the batsmen. They could not have done anything better that day. This is classic. Sir Ambrose you are a legend.

[@udaychakraborty632]

Movement???

[@pesmobile-zf9lx]

@@udaychakraborty632 swing

[@juanestadian8471]

Not swing......seam movement. Not anything extravagant but doing just enough off the pitch to kiss the edge which is why so many of the dismissals caught in the slip

[@juanestadian8471]

The curator at the WACA actually was fired after the test for preparing a wicket that suited Ambrose as much as it did. I'm guessing the reasoning was for Australia to bowl first, and let Craig Mcdermott and Jo Angel get a go at the WI. For some reason, Border was not confident enough to allow his guys to bowl first( possibly still traumatized from the one run defeat the test before) and decided to let the WI chase on the final day. But that was all predicated on Ambrose having a bad game.......and he had the exact opposite

[@bitoffbalance4021]

perfection

[@shimul5888]

What a magnificent bowling; line, length, speed, bounce, appearance all makes him best amongst best. Hats off. Today is his 59th Birthday. Happy birthday Sir.

[@_Some_Guy_]

imagine facing Curtly in his prime at the WACA. The height from which he releases the ball combined with his pace, line, length and extra bounce would be a nightmare.

[@TheRinkuhasan]

His height was his great strength.

[@coezi]

Look how far back the slipsmen are and how sweetly the catches carry to them. We shouldn't have even let the West Indies near the WACA back then haha. Should have said it was closed for renovations haha.

[@hiteshkewalramani3186]

@Some Guy: We don't need to imagine it. We can see it in the video.

[@_Some_Guy_]

@@hiteshkewalramani3186 I said "imagine *facing* Curtly", not "imagine *watching* it". Learn how to read, friend.

[@hiteshkewalramani3186]

@Some Guy you probably mean 'learn to comprehend' but then again if you could comprehend you would've understood my comment rather than getting defensive and snarky. You don't need to imagine something you can already see was my point. But then again, I wouldn't expect you to understand it since comprehension isn't your cuppa tea.

[@rohanperera5110]

That West Indies team was legendary! We will never see such talents ever again!

[@npradhan057]

Thr talented players r focusing on other sports

[@flash-uj6ly]

If MS Dhoni would have existed during Ambrose era then Dhoni would have murdered and butchered Curtly Ambrose bowling.

[@daxtonreid2353]

@@flash-uj6ly lots of great batsmen thought the same thing it never happened these guys were deadly. Dream on.

[@flash-uj6ly]

Ajanta Mendis is a better bowler than Curtly Ambrose. Ajanta Mendis is unplayable and he is a threat to the player around the world. Ajanta Mendis is a mystery man. Nobody knows how to tackle him.

[@juanestadian8471]

NOPE........WI cant even make 300 versus bangladesh. We are light years away from that era man, even though it ended only 27 years ago. The team's demise eerily reflects the demise of the Caribbean society's optimism of the 60s, 70s,80s and even early 90s. Trust me when I tell you it is one of the century's greatest tragedies.

[@dylanp2921]

I was there that day. Incredible, amazing spell. I miss the bouncy WACA pitch. The new stadium has yet to prove itself to fast bowlers.

[@short9.8mviews63]

Really

[@dylanp2921]

deekshith md By that I mean the new stadium pitch does not have the bounce yet that the WACA used to. Not sure if it ever will - there is a lot more shading at the modern stadium. You used to fry at the WACA and there was no shade in the cheap seats (which is where I always sat) but it did mean the pitch really got sun baked hence it’s hardness and bounce.

[@RameshBabu-of5qk]

Mark Waugh was dropped and still he gets 7/1

[@rishavranjansingh9630]

@@RameshBabu-of5qk Curtly was hit for four on very first ball of this video.Isn't it?🤔🤔🤔

[@priyanshu988]

@@rishavranjansingh9630 thinking the same

[@mohammedjamil2277]

What a absolutely devastating lethal spell of fast bowling one of the greatest ever!....incredible performance with fierce intensity absolute fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@salmandar589]

My father even today says that the 80's west indies team were so deadly bcz of these bowlers. They were so tall that everyone facing them were always fearful. Now I came to know why🙂

[@bhargavpandya8302]

Then after bowling was over, you had to face batting legends 😂

[@timdunn2344]

I'm English and they used to do this to us all the time - good to see they handed it out to the Aussies too! WIndies were such a great bunch of guys.

[@rmusic8969]

One of the best bowlers West Indies ever had. Respect

[@judithmatthews8460]

Remember sitting with my Dad looking at this. The joy it gave him. West Indies were spectacular.

[@aussievaliant4949]

An absolute legend of a bowler. I watched this on the TV here in Perth, and could not believe my eyes and ears. I dared not leave the room when he was bowling!

[@coopsawright7225]

I think I remember the day and from memory I couldn't believe my eyes.

[@arunnair1058]

Just think this guy bowling with pink ball😳😳😳could have been a nightmare to batsman's 🙄

[@tanmaytrivedi4959]

Think when he would bowl at night🙄🙄

[@anagha1473]

Think if any batsman would have hit him for a six🙄

[@mayanktripathi9892]

Actually nowadays he may not be that much effective .. at that time there was fear among batsman as well as their was a lack of quality equipments but now pitches are different bats are different ,etc ,

[@itsmeitoldyouthat1448]

@@mayanktripathi9892 He is talking about Pink ball. He could bowl consistently over 140 at 6 feet 8. Any bowler of the present generation could match him?

[@achilleskangabam629]

@@mayanktripathi9892 jofra archer is effective now at present.. Ambrose is better than jofra archer..so, Ambrose will always effective

[@FoodiePeshawar]

What a deadly bowler Ambrose was.... A legend

[@mohammedazharuddin1464]

Outstanding sir. Unbelievable bowling. No one can even match this type of fast and furious Bolling

[@ketanadhav8039]

7 wickets for just 1 run...unbelievable man...don't get to see such things now....grounds are too small and bats are getting bigger...poor fast bowlers

[@aryan271287]

Ketan Adhav Forgot to add that pitches r becoming road like.

[@ilovelollies2]

That is why Dale Styne is the best bowler of all time

[@shernrerrsMYTUBE]

wasn't the first ball a dropped catch that went for 4? counting is hard?

[@maddy729]

Dats is why cricket has lost its charm

[@maddy729]

Now days cricket is for dumb spectators who want to see sixes

[@spectralvoodoo5233]

Man just dominantly mops up some of the best batsmen in the world

[@karthikeyana35]

Never know Damien Martin played on those days.. he stayed very young till 90's

[@Krishnakc-nd1qy]

Damien martin is australian middle order batsman... U mean damien fleming....

[@karthikeyana35]

@@Krishnakc-nd1qy I too mentioned about Damien Martin the batsman, you can see him in this match .. not the Fleming whom sachin loves to face 😀

[@sunder2936]

he played a few tests when he was super young, and we dropped him for like 6 years after we lost a test in perth to south africa when we were only chasing 90odd and he was the set batsman and threw it away for the final wicket.

[@LoneWolf-wy2cl]

Actually he scored THE 1 run

[@rajeshlad2010]

I m just thanking d same...

[@wandererkenshin7557]

Incredible bowler he used to get great bounce from his deliveries.

[@willb4552]

One of my favourite bowlers of all time. Legend.

[@jamesbustin2837]

Watch it and note the full length. Such an intelligent bowler, not suckered into bowling short on a bouncy pitch. He was a superb bowler, pace plus the accuracy of McGrath.

[@blackhoundrise8431]

i can watch this over and over again and never get tired of this. it is special and i envy those who watched it live!!!

[@johnnewman1975]

Can't agree more it was a privilege to witness it

[@andymoss2490]

Curtly's class never get's old .

[@arunk3874]

The great Curtly Ambrose bowled what some purists would call the "PERTH FECT LENGTH" at the Waca!!! His celebration and mannerisms after taking wickets has got to be legendary !!! Test cricket at it's very best!!!

[@Kooolram]

Have seen this 100 times. Its awesome every time. Ambrose the great.

[@drviveksharma2196]

Akram, Ambrose n McGrath would be a part of any All-time-playing XI.....the true masters of the game!

[@vishalbhatia73]

and not to forget ---- Great Kapil Dev.

[@drviveksharma2196]

@@vishalbhatia73 True that 😀👍

[@pulloutscotty]

Hadlee instead of McGrath

[@drviveksharma2196]

@@pulloutscotty 👍

[@chetanarjunagi5676]

Anderson

[@gvsingh8750]

That Mark Waugh Dismissal Ball was Insanely Quick Off the Pitch, really showcasing the fast Nature of both Sir Ambrose and 90's WACA wicket, With the Keeper almost in an avoiding motion by jumping backwards to collect the ball.

[@VisualineTV]

Insane. Hard to find someone like him. It was privilege to watch him bowling.

[@billnadj8277]

The WI were a legendary team at the time, torch was passed to Australia soon after. Great memories, watched alot of cricket back then after school, not much anymore.

[@MrGroganmeister]

Yes it was Steve Waugh who single handedly destroyed Ambrose and WI with it.

[@suhaschavan1206]

7 wickets in 1 run was very unbelievable spell done by Ambrose he was great bowler

[@tahirbashir6133]

It really hurts 😢 when I see present WI team situation.why they stop producing legends like Ambrose.

[@kumarnavile8067]

After that West Indies era, never found such fierce bowlers from any country so far Curtly..Amrbrose, Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner , Courtney Walsh, Malcom Marshal ...all of them playing together, it is just not possible to play them...hats off to those batsmen who stood infront of the wicket holding the bat...

[@aatomasi]

Patrick Paterson and Ian Bishop as well

[@clubberhawk]

That head shake when hi-fiving.....felt like he took feedback from every team mate. So very Ambrose.

[@randoes1046]

Just imagine Ambrose in today's game. Totally unplayable what a legend !!!

[@Shelly12465]

Always great to watch ambrose and Walsh bowling together

[@DxToys]

Most underrated bowler.. he to me was more lethal than Walsh.. And this video is also a reminder why Sachin is the god... Facing these bowlers without the review system.. on those deadly wickets with long boundaries.. champion player.. - lifetime fan 🙏

[@RelativePictures]

Sachin was never a scorer against fast pitches

[@TheBundleofkent]

Why is this video a reminder Sachin was a god? He only got the tail end of the WI bowlers anyway. No knowing how he would have feared had he faced them 1978-86 when the peak time was.

[@nilayamishra4010]

One of the finest fast bowler I saw... Natural angle to the ribcage of the batsmen Living Legend Sir Curtley Ambrose🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@jajaboree]

How is this possible, 7-1! This is sheer magic. Respect, Sir Curtly Ambrose

[@shivaprasadb4837]

how come it was 7 for 1 when 1st ball edged for 4

[@shayankhan7153]

7-1in one spell

[@pesveins5531]

@@shivaprasadb4837 i too got the same doubt bro😂😂😂

[@hardel2008]

@@shivaprasadb4837 because all 7 wickets came after the edged 4

[@Pi4Laminarflow]

Boland had just taken 6-8 against mighty England

[@adityasaigal8080]

He was like a machine. Same line, same length, devastating bowling....

[@SaiF173]

Wow what a bounce and control of his line and length everything is perfect . Now modern day wi team need to learn his former players .

[@shahmianas8512]

Just look at that spit and lift he gets after the ball pitches. Love it. This is how a fast bowler should be. Mean and nasty. Never said a word, but looked like he wanted you for breakfast

[@TheTredoc]

Absolutely well said!! Like a Freddie Kruger out of a horror movie!!

[@patruzemann]

Actually he had a great height that's why he got such a bounce....

[@shahmianas8512]

@@patruzemann Height certainly is a factor but his action also ensured he made good use of his height. Look at Jeff Thomson- wasn't the tallest but he still got that spitting bounce off the pitch

[@patruzemann]

@@shahmianas8512 yeah it's about how much you bend your back, the more you bend the more bounce you can extract

[@davec8730]

@@shahmianas8512 thompson was FAST with that sling action.

[@pknuwanprasad]

one of the most beautiful bowling actions ever

[@pheonix284]

Similar action as Mohammad shami have got...😁

[@mangoman9290]

The commentary, the signage, so many memories

[@ozzonions5200]

One of the greatest fast bowlers of all time ❤ Curtly Ambrose

[@vijaygautam1406]

What a spell. Ambrose has been one of the fastest and most feared fast bowlers in the history of cricket.

[@STRONGERDAILY1995]

He doesnt even need a proper follow thru,just needs to deliver and see what happens with the ball 😂

[@vedanthbaliga7686]

🤣

[@POVINDIAbykundanjha]

That was some observation

[@ChosenOne563]

And still bowls 145 kph

[@fiarigold]

One of the best actions…. One of the best bowlers, hands down.

[@jaceks6338]

Depressing how West Indies have gone from this to losing to Zimbabwe in world cup qualifiers.

[@KAN443]

Failed to Qualify For ICC World Cup 2023 in India

[@paulrichards6894]

whats the reason??

[@KAN443]

@@paulrichards6894 Lack of Passion and Politics and Mismanagement By West Indies Cricket Board

[@roysafari1984]

omg where are those days of cricket.. where's the bounce and characters .. only thousands of run these days no fast bowlers no competition .. young boys celebrating more than what is achieved .. where is cricket gone

[@aliasgarasgie]

Cricket died in late 90s

[@jayanthkumar7964]

Hope you caught the India Australia test series ;)

[@Aman-kw4hr]

Dale Steyn wants to know your location

[@subhrajitdey5513]

And buried by 20_20

[@HassanAli-st8ms]

Cricket was died after 2000 😓

[@exex9378]

I feel the 80’s and 90’s provided us with the worlds best fast bowlers,yet to be matched.

[@JavedShaikh-gr8qc]

Bowl coming from 2nd floor 🔥🔥 Sir Ambrose

[@Madgoorlore]

What a bowler, what a performance!

[@m.rmotivation2253]

Every cricket lover want this WEST INDIES CRICKET TEAM back 🔥!

[@kuls43]

This team was no way near to their best team. In 90s WI downfall started. They were still good but most of their legendary players had retired by then.

[@GeoDaddy26]

Perfect defination of high arm bowling action, so clean.

[@pankaja7974]

I have always loved the West Indian cricket greats especially the bowlers.

[@propjoe1060]

When I think "intimidating fast bowler" I immediately think of Curtly. Fantastic bowler to watch in his day.

[@alikhan2242]

What pitches...what bounce...what bowling...what commentary...what an era tha was..matchless

[@pandey2651]

No one could imagine the greatness of the two curtely's, the Walsh and the Ambrose. Both of them were the excellent. They performed several times. Thanks for this immemorabal clip.

[@Grogu-485]

Courtney Walsh and Curtley Ambrose only one Curtley.

[@riteprice7131]

One of the West Indies Greatest Bowler who I was privileged to see in action at the famous Bourda Cricket Ground.

[@eddherring4972]

That Windies era, Ambrose, Walsh, Lara, Richardson, Arthurton and previously Richards was incredible. Also bearing in mind Australia has Border, Boon, The Waugh brothers, Warne and Hughes I loved test cricket at this time.

[@RishiRao-pf4vo]

Keith Arthurton? Very middling record at the very most. Richardson, too, I felt could have given much more. His flair and early retirement really hurt the windies from 96 onwards.

[@naraharimohan3175]

He is the No1 fast bowler on those days.