Glenn Mcgrath Rates Wasim Akram The Best Bowler Ever - Mark Taylor and Slater Praises Wasim

Glenn Mcgrath , Mark Taylor , Michael Slater and Marks Nicholas rates Wasim Akram as the best bowler in the world. I edited this video for all the fans of Wasim Akram who like me think that Wasim Akram is the best left arm fast bowler of All Time.

[@alisheriff9289]

To get such a glowing tribute from none other than Glen McGrath is absolutely incredible!

[@milanpercil3745]

MC Grath was the greatest fast bowler I saw.

[@shujahmohammed9173]

@@milanpercil3745 He was a medium pacer.

[@lsimmo78]

It doesn't matter how fast or slow you are, he got good batsmen out consistently.

[@shujahmohammed9173]

@@lsimmo78 Wasim Akram was quicker, could swing the ball both ways, he was accurate and had a great Yorker and bouncer.

[@arjan6804]

McGrath beats Wasim Akram in most stats and even got great batsman of that Era like Tendulkar and Lara out more times than Wasim. He is just being nice here. He was better than Wasim and every other bowler in that Era.

[@eddiedass]

Akram was a absolute magician with the ball... Capable of producing 6 different deliveries in an over and stay on top of the mind game with the facing Batsman.

[@AkashKumar47]

*Batsman

[@ZOHAIBKHAN-xl9yj]

@@nawabzadaghulammohammadwal2279 it wasn't ball tempering,you bloody Indians will never accept a Pakistani being called the greatest.

[@saadhasan2300]

Too bad his magic didn't work in winning his team many matches

[@hal2467]

@@saadhasan2300 Are you dumb or what. He was the most important player in Pakistan's ODI World Cup win and almost won another one as a captain himself.

[@razortk77g95]

Who is the guy at the left side at the end?His Name?

[@bharathsf]

Wasim Akram was next level. The love towards him from Indian fans just shows how good he was

[@dandakiran5105]

and if pakistani fielding was good enough, then his records would have been on another level on the next level u mentioned.

[@abdulmustan4788]

Hi kirn🌹🌹🌹💅💅💅💃💃💃

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

He was our Darth Vader. He was our Mogambo. He was one of the best bowlers ever

[@Wally-H]

Next level compared to what, and whom? Statistically he isn't even in the top five greatest bowlers of all time.

[@MarkSenegal]

@@Wally-H, just like Dennis Lillee and Viv Richards. Their stats are not the best but they are the best.

[@shivasrinivasan80]

Wasim Akram is the greatest pace bowler I have ever seen. No one has been able to move the ball the way he did. Legend. Period.

[@darrensmith4279]

Hes not.onviously ur biased

[@safashaikh2894]

@@darrensmith4279 lol you're just a casual

[@salmankhan11134]

He is legend no doubt the only bowler who came closer and even had a chance to beat him was "mohammad asif"

[@darrensmith4279]

@@salmankhan11134 dont be so biaseed

[@muhammadhuzaifa8361]

@@darrensmith4279 how is that biased??? name one bowler who could swing the ball like akram and asif did.... just one. i dont think u can find anyone close to them. sadly asif's career came to a disgraceful end but if he had played more he could have bowled at the same level as akram.

[@aimnov]

Wasim Akram is called Sultan of Swing for a reason. There's no one like him, and there won't be another Sir Waseem Akram. Pure pleasure and lucky to have seen him played in our lifetime.

[@salamander9614]

@@nawabzadaghulammohammadwal2279 🙄

[@ayanafzal_]

@@salamander9614 u like Geralt of rivia

[@irfanbardgujar8612]

Aiman absolutely right dear

[@Trident3rdEye]

Same feeling bhai

[@salamander9614]

@@ayanafzal_ yepsi..

[@neilmichael2676]

Count my self lucky to have seen Wasim bowl in his prime...which was his whole career...never went off the boil!! A huge fan from India!!

[@DingDong-lh4ix]

Well said. ❤

[@farrukhrafiq-dk3ru]

what a great comment. "... in his prime, which was his whole career". what a tribute 👌👌

[@vidyabhushanpandey4142]

Indeed Mr Wasim Akram is out there with the very best, and when it comes from Mr Glenn Mc Grath, u know there is enough authenticity there....

[@atindraguharoy9172]

Yes.Greatest ever.No one can swing a cricket ball like Wasim Akram.Pure Magician.All time best Fast Bowler.

[@TransgirlsEnjoyer]

lol no, u havent seen McGrath bowl or west indies bowler bowl

[@atindraguharoy9172]

@@TransgirlsEnjoyer McGrath was never known for his swing bowling.He was more an immaculate line and length bowler.Great West Indian Fast bowlers were known for their intimidating firey fast bowling.Get your facts correct before commenting

[@ronkawasaki1896]

6ft3 high arm action short run up capable of bowling vicious bouncer he had everything a fast bowler could dream .

[@salmanshah3846]

6"4 hai bro 😅

[@bob-thebuilder2898]

wasim is 6'2 only

[@soumalyachatterjee6974]

No Wasim is 6ft 3 inch

[@harunyahyadotorg]

@@soumalyachatterjee6974maybe 6’3” now but was 6’4” when playing.

[@shujahmohammed9173]

@@harunyahyadotorg Tell 6 ft 10 😃😃. Funny guy he was 6 ft 3

[@hafeezminhas]

It was India's Ravi Shastri who gave Wasim Akram the title of THE GREATEST FAST BOWLER OF ALL TIMES. Well deserved.

[@Wally-H]

Oh well that's that then, if Shastri says it we must all bow down and kiss the ground in respect.

[@SIRebrum]

@@Wally-H lol

[@mehreenmisbah9556]

It was Sir Donald Bradman who said 'Wasim Akram is the greatest left-arm fast bowler the game has ever seen'

[@monirsarkar8591]

Ravi is almost always unbiased rough truth teller in on field commentary. i also admire Harsha as an Indian commentator.

[@grunthostheflatulent9649]

As an Australian, my favourite pace bowler was Glen McGrath. Wasim Akram was the greatest of them all. Wasim delivered lightning bolts from his hand.

[@gregc2467]

Have you forgot ' whispering death ' Michael Holding, or Malcolm Marshall ?

[@sohelbashar6925]

@@gregc2467 holding wasn't as good as akram , even though he was incredible. Akram and marshall are two best bowlers ever skills and everything considered

[@SanG-tc3gb]

Imran , hadly, akram, donald, lillie were very high quality bowlers... I can rate mcgrath with bowlers like Brett Lee, stein, Johnson, stark and Anderson.. dale stein is an inch better than all these...

[@gruntgobshite]

@@SanG-tc3gbMcGrath belongs to the absolute top league. Only a millennial or even worse Gen-Z who grew up on T20s and ODIs will say otherwise. McGrath has a stellar test record all around the world and consistently troubled all the best batsmen of his time. He is under-appreciated at times because he was never very exciting to watch. Laughable to compare McGrath with someone like an Anderson lol.

[@SanG-tc3gb]

@@gruntgobshite , you might have not seen, ambrose, lillie, donald, akram,marshell, roberts, haedly ect.... mcgrath was nothing before them.... Anderson, Johnson, stein were equally good bowlers.....but lillie, haedly , marshell ... you can't compare with anybody..

[@falcon5917]

Wasim Akram was Pakistan's greatest bowler of all time. No one has even touched half of his career peak. A perfect bowler , perfect all-rounder, highest individual score in test 267 Runs , highest wicket taker for Pakistan, most hatric record holder in all formats . Great athlete

[@rrao7963]

In test imran Khan match winning performance is better than akram especially against australia in odi best bowler he was still i pick imran above him

[@hassangibrail]

Muhammad Asif had short career, but his control on the ball and is swing on both sides with same wrist action was unmatched. Had he played as long as Wasim, he would have either surpassed Wasim, or would have been very close.

[@psnayak4314]

@@hassangibrail but the moment the ball was old,he used to get hammered mercilessly.Ex:MS Dhoni, Yuvraj.Asif was just a new ball bully.

[@psnayak4314]

@@rrao7963 Imran was not even half of Akram.Imran was not even in the league of hadlee, Ambrose, marshal etc...

[@jimbocho660]

@@psnayak4314 Imran was very much in that league but the pre back-injury Waqar is the greatest fast bowler of all time.

[@imranhaider2149]

I was lucky enough to witness wasim's sir career,87 world cup ,92 world cup, england tour of 92 and 96,B&H cup in Australia 97,windies tour of 98 ,chanai,culcutta test and many more memories. Wasim Akram the living legend.♥️

[@harneetsahni4551]

Absolutely Legend Thank You Waz For All The Cherish Moments

[@zakirkazi9485]

One of the greatest bowler to have ever graced this game. LEGEND.

[@TheGoldFrame]

Wasim Akram without a doubt the GOAT fast bowler

[@RetroSage]

@@nawabzadaghulammohammadwal2279 prove it and u can put that made up qayoom report, no real evidence just hear say.

[@akkubaba]

@@nawabzadaghulammohammadwal2279 stop spamming the comment section

[@arthurmall4688]

Do you reckon he is a GOAT??? What kind of drugs are you talking buddy???/

[@TheGoldFrame]

@@arthurmall4688 Name a single bowler that has the numbers to match his numbers and influence on global cricket??? ZERO, only Wasim Akram the GOAT of all

[@muhammadhuzaifa8361]

@@arthurmall4688 name a guy who is close to him... bro he is the goat. he is the guy who made a player like SIR VIVIAN RICHARDS angry and akram said to him ( go home old man ). Against sir richards !!!! when he was only 21 years old!!! bro its not easy

[@pinakiroy1051]

People may not support my comment, but I liked Waqar Younis more. Loved his rhythmic bowling action. What a bowler. My favourite.

[@Eranda.harsha]

I’m from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, Wasim is one of the greatest of all time, ❤❤ completely package

[@sunilthomas8216]

The only bowler I have seen who swung the ball both ways in the air before it landed on the ground. Ball to Dravid I think. Imagine being the batsman having to face up to that freak of a delivery. Absolute genius with the ball.

[@shezaadkarim9123]

Wasim had such a flowing action, no jump, or pulling the arm back. Just flowed from his run up, through the ball release and then followed on down the wicket. Never seen a bowling action like it, and don't think we ever will again.

[@rakeshmishra679]

The bolling action of Maikel Holding - all time greatest action. Akram - greatest swinger of the game. According to Kapil dev --- Boller toe ak se ak huye - Leeli the Holding the Marshall the Imran the, sab ak se badh kar ak huye par Akram jaisa toe koi huaa hi nahi. Akram toe Kalakaar thaa.

[@MrDarkweaver]

@@rakeshmishra679 Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall would be the other two bowlers with Wasim that I would choose for my pace attack. Add Shane Warne as your spinner, and that bowling attack would be lethal anywhere, on any pitch, against any team.

[@rakeshmishra679]

@@MrDarkweaver Correct. 100% Correct. Sir Don was great fan of these four. Holding,Marshall, Akram and Warne.

[@SulemanSiddique]

Hands down the greatest bowler of all time! His mighty 6'3 stature, his short run up, effortless most beautiful bowling action and the explosive energy made him all the very special and outstanding! It was a treat to watch him and to wait for his over. I remember watching him bowl live in Karachi and I was seated on the side of the pitch so I could see how far the keeper actually stands from the pitch and Moin Khan went back at least 40 feet when Wasim Akram came in to bowl. 145 km/h may seem like not too fast but you can barely see the ball at that speed..He must have easily touched rather crossed 150 km/h when he was younger. Glad to have seen him playing live, to have met him a few times and really really proud of him and to have him play for my country! Wish him success in all his endeavors! I also deeply respect, adore and admire all the love and admiration he gets from all over the world! Makes me really happy! I have the same respect for all the greatest players of my and earlier eras specially!

[@shujahmohammed9173]

He bowler one bouncer to Viv in 1988. That bouncer gave Viv nightmares. It was easily 154 kmph

[@RedDiamondXYZ]

Wow. Is heartening to see legends praising legends. Thats true Sportsmanship

[@mohammadtariqshaikh8380]

Those were days when we had Akram, McGrath, Ambrose, Waqar, Saqlain, warne, and Donald...against Lara, Sachin, inzimam, azharuddin, Ponting, dravid, Hayden

[@solipsisticslacker2483]

Sultan of swing🔥 Made batters dance on their toes everytime he came to bowl. Legend

[@jedviper100]

Wasim Akram was a diffcult bowler to face, he was @ his best in WC92 final against England, what a delivery to clean up Allan Lamb

[@akhtarkhanbaloch6365]

And chris lewis too. Even I rate the delivery of chris lewis more than the alam lamb.

[@shujahmohammed9173]

@@akhtarkhanbaloch6365 That ball to Chris Lewis was the ball of the century, it swung way inside and it was nearly 152 kmph.

[@akhtarkhanbaloch6365]

@@shujahmohammed9173 exactly bro. In my childhood, I didnt understand for many years how swung it was, literally. Indeed, it was a masterpiece 👌

[@kaushikkashyap557]

I can listen it whole day along... Without getting bored.. ❤

[@saadvidz]

Most skillful fast bowler of all time. Do wonders on dead wickets!!!

[@Wally-H]

No, that was Malcolm Marshall.

[@hrb9877]

One of the fast bowlers with so many tricks up the sleeve, certainly the most skillful bowler of all time in my opinion. Just not only about having many deliveries but the intelligence of how to use it to set batter in just brilliant.

[@healthylifehub8089]

For me he was the magician with the ball. GOAT ever

[@Farooquekhushk]

Such a great pleasure to one who is admired as being all time great from one of his legendary fellow ...salute to both of you Wasim Akram and Glenn McGrath along with others of such class

[@keeppedaling]

Akram was just incredible with the ball. I don't think there is any current bowler in world cricket who comes anywhere close!

[@salmanshah3846]

No bowler ever who come close to him .. not yesterday not today and not tomorrow

[@ydexpert131]

Wasim and Glenn are both legends....

[@kashifss1]

Undoubtedly the best ever left handed fast bowler world cricket 🏏 have ever produced. A Proud Pakistani 👍

[@milindkadam7133]

Off course!! Wasim Akram sir is greatest ever baller of all time... Still love to see the matches he played.. Great love and Respect for him from India....

[@carekindnessforallmankindm9375]

The Great Wasim Akram, the legend of world cricket of all times.

[@A.Pheno-Menon]

Wasim Akram was the greatest fast bowler ever! I agree with all these legends. You have to give credit where it's due. Pakistan team had some of the best players from mid-80s till mid-90s and I think their bowling was so innovative, even the controversial (back when it first started and now much sought after) reverse swing. Not an easy team to beat. Even when they looked like they were losing on some occasions, they would make incredible comebacks as well. Greetings from India.

[@prasenjitdas6676]

Akram was joy to watch. Greatest bowler along with Ambrose in that Era without a doubt.

[@anweshchatterjee7595]

And don't forget McGrath

[@senaritraguha5568]

Of all times

[@a51kartoos5]

6 feet+ fast arm action, pace wise 140+, seam, swing, reverse swing, deadly Yorkers, brutal bouncers, Highly skilled and intelligent.TopClass👑

[@salmanshah3846]

He was 150+ brother not 140 ... Later in his career he was 140+

[@vaibhavchoudhary4895]

@@salmanshah3846 Yeh thoda jyada ho gaya🙄. He was never 150+ . He was in high 140s in his initial years, later he dropped to 140s. When he retired he used to bowl 135+ with an even shorter run up. Having said that, No one even comes closer to him. Greatest bowler of all time....

[@salmanshah3846]

@@vaibhavchoudhary4895 Bro he was 150+ , have you seen him in 1987-1996?? he was constantly bowling 150+ , ask every batsman that he faced , reverse swing need pace behind it otherwise you cant fool the batsman, even in his later part of career he was bowling 136-144 constantly with diabetes.

[@shujahmohammed9173]

@@vaibhavchoudhary4895You were not born in 1989 when he bowled that bouncer to Viv at 154 . He was bowling at 142 in 2003 World Cup. So you can imagine that he was 150 plus from 1984 to 1994

[@shujahmohammed9173]

@@salmanshah3846 Wasim was 150 plus from 1985 to 94

[@tensallastel4196]

Man I haven't seen him playing but what my father says that he used to take wickets for fun. Whenever pakistan needed wickets wasim and waqar used to that pretty easily. GOAT.

[@faisalsalahuddin9186]

Dear...pls watch Wasim bowling on youtube to get mesmerised

[@saifmohammed1481]

As an indian, i remember Wasim, Waqar and Shoaib tormenting our best batsmen throughout the 90s. I used to hate them for that back then, but now I have the utmost respect

[@bharathsf]

Yes bro. While growing up,I hated them. Now I admire them :)

[@muhtadaali8847]

same. used to hate kohli when ever he played against us. but has respect for him as a cricketer. it is normal. we all want our team to win. but we should not lose respect for legends.

[@i_love_chilli]

It was exciting to watch Wassim Akram growing up. I just imagine how many wickets would he have under his belt if DRS was used in his time?!

[@faisalsalahuddin9186]

His tally would have been doubled had PAK fielders not dropped so many catches...

[@salmanrasheed4731]

I totally agree with you 💯

[@mohamedrahaman9238]

And how many more if there were not so many dropped catches by Pakistani fielders.

[@saeed6730]

no doubting the accolades paid by these 3 legends of their era .. does not matter who is praised because class will always be class .. take a bow wasim akram .. respect 🙏 .

[@Naadjeevapalikadcha]

Best commentators in single frame 🙌

[@amirhasan7845]

GM himself is among greats

[@sylarasim]

You all are legends. Respect for the panel.

[@faran1684]

Respect for all these cricket GREATS

[@pramodgaikwad5500]

For me Akram has no comparative in any era...he had his unique class. Highest respect from india..

[@kkhera3730]

Hands down greatest left arm pace bowler in my time watching cricket since circa 1990 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@bangnee]

What a wonderful discussion. Hope to see more.

[@balajishiva489]

Quality fast bowlers in earlier era Akram N Ambrose n McGrath top quality fast bowlers.

[@amitfromgurgaon2883]

you can imagine how great Akram would be when even Glenn Mcgrath himself considers him literally outstanding and unbelievable.

[@shujahmohammed9173]

Despite being from Pakistan, Akram is considered the greatest bowler ever . If he was from England, he would be knighted

[@ikfan2744]

My all time favourite. Every delivery seemed was on a mission.

[@gpet23]

Don’t undersell yourself Glenn. You’re an absolute legend of the game.

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

Yes Yes he is

[@souravvlogs5048]

Yes but ambrose akram different level

[@gpet23]

@@souravvlogs5048 cmon man I agree Akram did things with the ball no one else could do but Numbers don’t lie.

[@rrao7963]

McGrath ultimate match winner especially in do or die matches finals his record speaks yes akram equally great unfortunately against aus south africa batsmen failed to give a score to defend

[@nickmacey305]

Agreed, absolute Pratt of a bloke though

[@yadwindersingh3821]

Talent is Talent and with hardwork you become unstoppable. Wasim Akram is a living Legend ❤

[@vijayanvelayudhan8474]

Even with short run up, he’ll be able to swing the ball either side… Simply Great!!

[@rajakiani2647]

Even the great McGrath rates him up there! ❤

[@vineetgupta5938]

Absolutely the best fast bowler ever to play the game

[@mohammadabusayeedsayeed5814]

Everyone talking about Wasim Akrams swing capability with ball but he was well capable of producing great yorker same time and become nightmare for batsman

[@muhammadjamalkhan4103]

The one in only GOAT Bowler the cricket world has ever seen,admitted by Macgrath him self wasim Akram love n respect.

[@AIJimmybad]

McGrath doesn't say that at all, he says Ambrose and Akram are best of his era.

[@lsimmo78]

Akram was a genuis. He was a dangerous bowler in all conditions.

[@arindamghatak]

Akram and McGrath were probably the best bowlers in the 1990s and 2000s.

[@thecount1]

and King Kohli whoops both of them

[@thechampshere3169]

@@thecount1 Abe kon sa nasha krta hai 😂😂 iss baat ka koi logic hai 😂

[@thecount1]

@@thechampshere3169 King would have smashed them!

[@thechampshere3169]

@@thecount1 Sourav Ganguly ki bowling khelne layak nhi hai Kohli or tum Akram or McGrath ki baat krte ho

[@thecount1]

@@thechampshere3169 dont underestimate the power of king and viratians

[@ignatiusborges8005]

When India is about to win the match wasim Akram change the winning situation I seen many matches he is really my favorite we will never see more like him

[@aayushrai8881]

Akram, Ambrose and McGrath would all be in my greatest XI of all time.

[@megan7243]

Also Allan donald

[@hddeals4075]

Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Denis Lillee also in with a shout

[@sujas7939]

Mohammad Asif and Chaminda Vaas on the bench

[@Lindaeditz8]

@@sujas7939 vaas good bowler but don't belong in that company

[@bluesque9687]

Who will want to face them??!!!

[@intermediate-G]

The thing we have to acknowledge about Indian fans is that they truly love cricket, they're not biased, my regards to all of you, from Pakistan

[@sawaria123]

I guess Wasim Akram has more fans in India than Pakistan. What a bowler. Natural Talent.

[@MRGAMING-xx8dj]

Agreed, I respect and appreciate the way you people love cricket and with cricket stars as well

[@salmanshah3846]

Because india ki abaadi zyada hai 1.3 billion .. pakistan have 250 million

[@arvindhmani06]

@@salmanshah3846 Even if we had the same population, India doesn't have a substantial number of people who think he was a match fixer...

[@anilsahu5709]

Infant that time we used to have wasims poster in home these days it would be a crime

[@karthikmohandas3587]

​@@arvindhmani06 Wasim Akram vs Prime ABD. Who wins?

[@JawaharS-u4y]

Absolutely right. Best of best Great Wasim Akram. Word legend is often misused for many. But Akram really deserves it. Hats off.

[@salman6567]

W. Akram is a legend who was able enough to swing the ball around wickets in either direction...

[@ChallHatt]

Wasim Akram's mastery surprises me every single time and then I remember Waqar Younis used to pair up with him 🤯. I don't think we've ever had better pace bros in world cricket. Both possessed mastery of the highest class and had same impact with both old and the new ball.

[@dr.downvote]

To be honest given the situation between India and Pakistan in cricket, the amount of fans Akram has in India shows how good he is!!!

[@sumancts]

Absolutely true.. its a batter’s game now. I miss the 90s game where 250 used to be a healthy score…

[@SSGSAMM]

Akram all day long baby

[@nawabzadaghulammohammadwal2279]

Wasim is a match-fixer. He tampered with the ball as well. Shame on him.

[@anearthling12]

When Glenn McGrath says you are the top dog that means you are the best ever. To me both are legends. Enjoyed watching them both..

[@TK-17]

Wasim Akram was simply the BEST 👌 👍 😍

[@valt5751]

We all know who was part of and played major role in Australia winning world cup in 1999, 2003 & 2007. Glenn Mcgrath you are legend.

[@wani.official]

Akram is absolute genius ♥️♥️

[@Think.Again.Y]

The best thing about Wasim Akram is that he was a complete package, I mean you can imagine any situation in cricket and put Akram in it he will not disappoint you. Some of the modern day greats are limited to certain conditions or situations. Glen McGrath, Dale Steyn are great new ball bowlers but not as effective with the old ball, not very good in depth bowling in limited overs, not as good in slow pitches but Wasim was the most versatile bowler ever.

[@sardarijaz9834]

You are absolutely right

[@manjumahendra508]

Wasim Akram will always be the best bowler of all time. We Indians really love him.

[@kashifajaz2543]

We are lucky to saw waseen cricket live

[@mohidilyas2103]

Great king 👑 of swing legand and great w Akram i mis him so much waht palyer he was

[@safranna3734]

Wasim Akram is legendary I love him too watch 💕💋

[@randyschwaggins]

A 4 seamer attack of McGrath, Ambrose, Marshall and Akram...oh my...that would be devastating on any track.

[@anandprasadsharma5067]

Sir Waseem Akram all time greatest bowler 🙏🙏🇮🇳

[@shujahmohammed9173]

Don’t call him sir. He should have been knighted

[@ray.shoesmith]

Top XI in the last 50 years 1. M. Hayden 2. G. Smith 3. R. Ponting (C) 4. B. Lara 5. S. Tendulkar 6. J. Kallis 7. A. Gilchrist 8. S. Warne 9. W. Akram 10. G. McGrath 11. C. Ambrose.

[@muzzammilraza8794]

Glenn Mcgrath greatest bowler of all time. A true match winner.

[@mrwesleyhsk]

Yes true Wasim Bhai was lethal even watching on t v

[@amitjain11000]

Nobody in last 200 years has been able to swing the cricket ball like Akram

[@kalfac8671]

​@@Wally-HThat's right, others play fair by using bottle caps, dirt from their pockets or the spikes of their shoes.

[@kalfac8671]

@@Wally-H Even in your focus on bottle caps, as though it were a particularly egregious form of ball-tampering and begat all other forms, you've got it wrong. The art of reverse swing was passed on by Sarfraz to Imran Khan, not Wasim and Waqar. It was Imran, who both passed it on to Waqar and Akram and demonstrated it in county cricket. Of course a ball would not "untamper" itself when the ball was tossed to a teammate of Imran's, so clearly even with the same ball, the likes of Wasim were far better than others. Besides, other forms of ball-tampering, both among Pakistani cricketers and cricketers elsewhere, were prevalent at the same time. The use of vaseline is a case in point. John Lever did it during a test series in India in the 1970s. Michael Atherton was fined in 1994 for using sand in his pocket to scuff the ball for his bowlers. More recently, Anderson and Broad were critisised for using the spikes of their shoes. For this reason, unlike you, McGrath recognised that Wasim was operating on a fairly level playing field as regards suspected or actual ball-tampering and saw no need to discount Wasim's brilliance. Note also the discussion of finger positions, bowling action and foot positioning, which you chose to disregard because it didn't suit your preferred narrative.

[@kalfac8671]

@@Wally-H It seems to be you who needs to work on comprehension sufficient to understand your own posts. In at least two replies to other posters as well as this one you attributed Wasim's outstanding bowling figures to illegal ball-tampering, on one occasion saying "In England we call it cheating" as though England somehow applied a higher standard than Johnny Foreigner (or Asians, as you like to put it), which you are only able to do by conveniently overlooking the English examples of ball-tampering, among others that I've cited. If in your unconvincing attempt to row back you are now having to acknowledge that various forms of ball-tampering were widespread, then clearly it was not the key differentiator that you've been trying to make out and it was other skills that made Wasim stand out. Other posters (including your pet target, Asians) have made a much more persuasive case for consideration of other outstanding fast bowlers without denigrating Wasim or his fans or Asians. They're at the opposite end of the universe from your one-dimensional copy-and-paste trolling.

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@@Wally-H It's hilarious watching the pub bore dig himself out of a hole, only to end up digging deeper. 1) You still don't understand your own posts. You say the post was about Wasim. Ummm, no shit, Sherlock. Just a shame that in saying that his success was due to most others not gouging the ball you invited precisely the comparison with others' ball-tampering practices which you're now desperately trying to avoid. And like the troll who fears that saying something once might not give him sufficient prominence you repeated it on various occasions in response to other posters. 2) Your attempt to spin your way out of your "In England we call it cheating" comment is laughable. That comment makes no sense other than as a suggestion that what's considered cheating in England is ok elsewhere. 3) You attempt to deflect by suggesting I worship the ground Wasim walks on. Just a shame you're undermined by an inability to point to a single instance in which I actually said or implied he's the greatest fast bowler ever or even of his era as McGrath, Slater and Taylor did. In fact I've clearly acknowledged other posters (including Asians, whom you laughably described as being incapable of describing their home-grown heroes as anything other than better than everyone else) as having put forward far more persuasive a case for consideration of other fast bowlers as the greatest, unlike your asinine "he was great because he cheated" type of response with which you greeted some of Wasim's fans. Wally Hammond? The man would be turning in his grave. Wally seems much more apt.

[@RohitSingh-gk5bf]

Wasim a legend of fast bowling .,... And so humble dats y india love him so much

[@HimanshuMankodi]

I absolutely agree. I have never seen any batter hitting Akram with confidence.

[@crictracker8436]

No doubt Wasim Akram is the greatest fast bowler of all time. Greatest Right Handed - G.McGrath Greatest Lest Handed -W. Akram😍💙

[@ahsanhabib691]

Love to hear🎙️ MICHAEL SLATER, MARK TAYLOR AND IAN HEALY ❤

[@rizwan_bosan]

If he had better slip fielders, he would have about 200 more test and one day wickets to his name. A magician who transformed the art of fast bowling.

[@hasnainkhan-vq3cn]

Greatest all the time fast bowler sultan of swing sir Waseem Akram proud of Pakistan

[@nasirmukhtar4731]

All of them forget 1 thing Wasim Akram was left handed bowler which makes him more difficult

[@richardocloete3068]

I started playing cricket in the early 90s..waqar Younis..Wasim Akram..Curtley Ambrose..to many names..

[@aratrikghosh2717]

Imagine McGrath himself talking about who is the best bowler for me he himself was easily the best during his time since 90's there hasn't been a better and more consistent bowler than him

[@busyshah]

That's very humble of McGrath

[@vantagev8331]

If Akram had the benefit of bargaining with runs on the board, an Australian-esq slip cordon and bouncy pitches, he would invariably have scaled loftier heights.

[@RoutineLifeinchina]

very well said, Akram was fast with the very first bowl, where as Akhtar needed two overs to get warm up.

[@muhammadrizwanzafar8006]

Widley regarded one of the best fast bowler in the history of world cricket

[@muhammadwaqas1899]

I had my driving test in London and as my Surname is AKRAM and guess what the examiner has become super nice firstly he appreciate AKRAM and then due to my Surname the whole test turn into cricket and it made my test so smooth, honestly I have seen English people adored Wasim AKRAM ❤️