Neil WAGNER: The Ultramodernist | CRICKET Video Essay

[@lalitmanaswi49]

I'm sold. For both your channel as well as Wagner being the most different bowler in test cricket history.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I'll take both.

[@jackevnorman]

Is he more different than Murali or Sydney Barnes?

[@shravp769]

I'm a left handed batter as well..I will easily ramp his short ones over slips. Can't bother me

[@adarshyadav5926]

@@shravp769 I believe you. Tell me again, you play test cricket for which nation?

[@shravp769]

@@adarshyadav5926 who r u

[@rusty16663]

got re-directed to this video via reddit, and I'm blown away. Amazing analysis, literally the best video i have seen on a cricket topic. Also, wagner rocks

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Bless those redditers. Thanks, plenty more to come.

[@abhijatosensarma]

The animation makes the entire thing ten times better, and that’s saying something! Good luck Mr Kimber, you deserve a lot more subscribers :’)

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I did it all by hand, like Bill Cosby (before he was cancelled). Actually no, 42 did it, and they're great.

[@uditkumarpatra97]

@@JarrodKimberYT van you tell Which tool you vare using for animation?? Please

[@thespatulaa]

@@JarrodKimberYT bruhh 😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@youtube-admin920]

@@uditkumarpatra97 I think this is after effects. But he really had good content

[@555banter]

How does this only have so few views. Such quality content. Jarrod, keep at it. Build it and they will come.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

That's the plan, glad you like it.

[@theanalyst5264]

@@JarrodKimberYT It's a great video mate .. well done. Like and a sub for quality content.

[@psxfreak101]

The biased Kiwi in me really enjoyed this content. The cricket lover in me really enjoyed how you've presented this. I was entertained and at the same time well informed on the subject matter at hand. I'll have to watch more of your content Jarrod, good stuff!

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Cheers

[@ms07_haldwani]

He isn't kiwi He is Born in South Africa

[@brenthargreaves7085]

@@ms07_haldwani Ben Stokes is a New Zealander, your point?

[@bunnychowmuncher]

@@brenthargreaves7085 He went to the same high school as AB DeVilliers and Faf DuPlessis and learnt his trade in South Africa. Stokes went to England at the age of 12.

[@rodrobson903]

@@ms07_haldwani he is now

[@yakuzakawaii]

This is the greatest cricket analysis channel on KZbin right now, also MATE after every word (Aus accent)

[@RVNmax]

I was thinking he might be a biased NZer. Can you do an analysis of the accent differences beteeen NZ and Aus as I am terrible.

[@Ruffrider1933]

Kiwi?

[@raghavpadia]

This is not a video, this is a service to our beloved game. I mean this channel overall

[@dirkmeatwhistle3552]

He'll even bowl on broken toes just to take wickets to win the game, every team needs a Neil "Iron Man" Wagner!

[@ayushnigam3569]

Mind blown! 🤯 I graduated as Masters in sciences, and love data analysis. But, this piece on Wagner just blew me away. A perfect piece with the right mix of data, societal understanding of Cricket history, and biodynamics

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Thanks

[@lornz5374]

what a great doco, being a NZer, i have been aware of the points you mention, but not in the objective ways you mention...one thing i should add... the absolute strength, stamina and courage required to bowl short all day is rare to find in one person, this is the reason he is admired by opposition cricketers from all over the world, esp the Aussies, they know its incredibly difficult physically to bowl the way Wagner does for hour after hour, and they also know its the reason nobody else has been able to copy his prodigious wicket taking feats with this type of bowling, nobody else in world cricket has the stamina to do it..

[@atriWisden]

As a cricket-buff, you are someone I look up to! Thank you for such a cutting-edge analysis!

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Thanks

[@joedennehy386]

He has the heart of a lion, he is the hardest tryer, he never gives up, and for that reason is the first bowler I'd pick as a kiwi

[@abhigyanchatterjee]

Dude, this is the best cricket channel in KZbin. The research and data that goes behind the video is superb. Keep up the brilliant work please.

[@yuribezmenovstanaccount3120]

What bamboozles me most about Wagner's deliveries is that they look as if he is bowling at 150 km/hr, when he is actually bowling at 130 km/hr.

[@heartranjan]

Longtime reader of your articles, Jarrod. These videos are the purest adaptation of your columns. Anything less, and I would've probably been disappointed. :) Congrats on the channel and the wonderful videos.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Thanks, mate. Yeah, I think it's fair, these are almost like a combination of all of me. Whereas most of the other things I do are one facet.

[@pantonfire]

"COME ON BIG BOY". P.S. loved this.

[@sagarjarugu7322]

so ja bhai

[@शुभमशुक्ला-ल5ट]

Har jagah mil jata hai tu

[@dipyamanghosh927]

Vinod Kambli Lite watching cricket analysis videos 😂🤣

[@nimishpadhye3074]

Ae taklya

[@omjha8602]

Taklya

[@mission101]

Wow, this is some amazing effort and an overall really good video. I hope the algorithm helps you out a bit so you get more views and subs

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I hope so too

[@geetbehera3593]

@cool Knight more like cricinfo.. netter quality than cricbuzz

[@sunitatripathi396]

I accidentally came across one of your videos in my recommendations and tbh with you,i haven't seen a yt channel as underrated as yours. I'm simply amazed by your analysis and content. Keep going the same way and you'll get what you deserve one day surely!!

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Ha, thanks.

[@9pranjal3]

You do the most unique stories! Kudos to you and what a fitting tribute to Neil Wagner, he'll be missed on the field!

[@rockyp3917]

Brilliant essay. Neil Wagner is pure fire 🔥🔥

[@prabhatkagra6932]

Absolutely love it when Wagner is bowling those long spells of bumpers. An underrated gem. Always wondered when will such a video come for Wagner , who has been slowly and steadily doing his job over the years and is now sitting quietly at world number 2 . Much deserved.

[@sandeepannamaraju4130]

Wow...this channel is underrated...this is got be the best analysis on a cricket player...

[@ahnafdrubo9727]

Decent narration, very good editing and a peculiar yet extremely interesting topic!

[@Chrispycreme94]

How have I only found this channel today? This is excellent content, I'm absolutely blown away. That feeling when you found a new channel with great content!!!

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Great to have you here

[@Chrispycreme94]

@@JarrodKimberYT cheers mate been following your articles for a while

[@jmur095]

algorithm sending me here late but better late than never - amazing video!! fair play to all the work that must have gone into it

[@HkFinn83]

It’s bizarre. Imagine somebody told you a 5’9 medium pacer is going to terrorise the world bowling 6 bumpers per over😂

[@TheCricketBadgers]

Ikr, troubling guys like Smith when he doesn't even touch 140 a lot of the time. Bizarre bowler.

[@russelljimenez4715]

@@TheCricketBadgers He barely gets up to 130 some days

[@shikhargovil9579]

@@TheCricketBadgers his main strength is the control and extra bounce which he gets, and certainly the most difficult thing is to control the bounce when you hit the deck hard, he always bounces the ball on batsman's chest which means batsman can neither duck easily nor play the shot.

[@rohitrockzz6139]

@@shikhargovil9579 he just confuses players with continuous bounces and suddenly takes wicket......remember how he tortured rahane

[@DoubleMonoLR]

@@shikhargovil9579 Exactly, some people act like 'anyone' could get wickets by bouncing 'all the time'(which he doesn't anyway), but his control is exceptional, not to mention the ability to bowl so much with minimal injuries. This year he returned to domestic T20 cricket in NZ after not playing T20 for years - his first match back = 3 wickets in the first couple of overs, for a few runs, with no bouncers of course. And still as intense as always. Albeit Kyle Jamieson tonked him around in his last over.

[@avishakrghadge9524]

why does this man have 8.86K subs. Probably this kind of educational videos could make famous cricket across globe . Instant sub

[@areez22]

16.6K subs now. I almost can't believe they've doubled in less than 3 weeks!

[@shikhargovil9579]

@@areez22 and now 27.1k

[@noohshahbaz8776]

i am glad someone made a vid on Neil Wagner and how different he is from every other bowler

[@iceymonster4675]

Again as a biased NZer, Waggy is my fav NZ bowler in recent memory.. yes, you have your Boults, Southees, Fergusons, the odd Jazzy Patel.. but Waggy's bowling is so aggressive but respectful (most of the time.. he's been caught a few times crossing the line that was set down by Baz).. He's a consistent sacrificial nightwatchman who still holds the record for first and only 5 wickets in a 6 ball over in First Class (W,W,W,W,.,W).. he's so much fun to watch! Love the analysis, new subscriber here :)

[@Contemporarywise]

This video is beyond ordinary deserve much more recognition

[@vandanpatel3395]

How does this channel not have more than 1M subscribers? Even the best of cricket channels doesn't have such rich content, given they have all kinds of experts, technologies, and ex legend cricketers. Kudos to you, Jarrod! Keep up the good work and it's just a matter of time before you become a big deal.

[@2911sagar]

Yo this is one of the best analysis video related to cricket i've ever seen. Keep doing this !

[@prateekyadav7679]

This is the most brilliant, artful, ingenious video I have seen on YT in a long time.

[@geetbehera3593]

Excellent from you, sid and bharat representing 3 best platforms of cricket

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Cheers

[@musandlala7991]

It is refreshing to see someone come to an opinion based on facts. Bravo!!!

[@abhijitbadgujar2443]

Wow. Not a single clip of him bowling yet such an amazing analysis. Great work, man. Keep it up.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@vaisakh96]

WOW, well thought out content, lot of effort. i feel like you will soon hit 100k. KEEP up the excellent work, I get inspired by poeple putting so much effort to a very specific niche. THANK YOU.

[@dafyddlloyd868]

what a fantastic vid! the analysis is on point...I watched it twice in a row, just to take it all in. I subbed instantly, the moment I heard "flight of the valkyries"

[@laxmanaraghavan]

Not in my wildest dreams would I have realized wagner was so effective ! Mr Kimber , you have a knack of analysis that very few have ! And wagner switching sides from SA shows he knew his limitations and was ready to accept and move on to better pastuers !! Hats off to Wagner for his genius and you for deciphering it :)

[@nikhilkulkarni9095]

This is the best video, i have seen in the longest time on cricket. Explained with such ease and the animation is brilliant. Great work Jarrod!

[@nikhilbhatt1396]

Watched this video like 10 times last year but came back to watch it again after England vs NZ's third test where he take 2 wickets in 5 balls. But a gem of a bowler. AND WHAT A GEM OF A VIDEO THIS IS!!! Hope to see more content like this from the creator ❤️ Great job man, cheers!

[@squiggletop]

Amazing video. As with other commenters I am thinking how does this great content have so few subscribers? I laughed out loud when you snorted sardonically at 12:00 and when you gave a pause for us to collect the “exploded bits of your mind.” After that I started thinking - this jarrod dude is like the NZ cricket team- just doing his thing and doing it really well - without a huge amount of recognition. From a new fan I say: keep going and you too may also be rewarded with a large silver choppa chup!

[@Ruffrider1933]

👍 nice format ..great content ..and funny. Nice work dude

[@VikramPremanand]

One of the best videos I've ever watched, period. Enjoy what's coming your way. Keep it going.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Thanks, will do

[@orsomethingorno]

"In this video essay I am going to successfully make a case that" goodness, the confidence

[@dougieboxell6505]

That music at the end was sick as, thanks for the video man!!!

[@mybmw2876]

That was awesome, keep em coming

[@ajinkyaghadge3106]

This was the easiest subscribe in my life, ever. And I am sharing this with soooooooooooo many fellow fans right fucking now!!!!!!!!!! I will be a Patreon once school gets done. This is crazy good.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Welcome to the club.

[@jimprix179]

What a video! Great infographics and interesting as well!

[@abhaynair158]

I declare myself a big fan of your channel with just this one video! WOW! The animations, the narration, the analysis, the story and how its all brought together as one is just freakin amazing! Hats off!

[@rahulchaitu1]

Awesome video with such minute details. I started following you on twitter when you started doing polite inquires on ESPNcricinfo. Now subscribing to your KZbin channel because of this video. Me as your fan personally expecting more such videos.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Thanks a ton. There are a few coming.

[@laurielounge]

Jarrod, as a data analyst, this is just awesome stuff. It's all very well slamming graphs on a screen. You have to make them tell a story and that's where you're succeeding. This is wonderful content. Also... Wagner. I mean... know what I mean? I mean... Jesus. Wagner. How the hell did we get him? Man's a god.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Very nice of you to say. I’m a storyteller that fell into data.

[@michaelfredricks9596]

A fantastic video analysis of Mr Wagner. I appreciate his efforts even more now.

[@GaneshPatil-ip4kl]

Best cricket analysis I've ever seen .

[@emergencyyadav3573]

I have always felt that wagner is different than any other bowler that man thrives on difficult conditions, a natural go get it guy. Insane meta analysis, You have got your subscriber mate.

[@joshforde698]

I remember a Cricinfo tweet of modern bowlers vs 90s batsmen which would be the one contest you'd like to see. No one gave Waggy any love, sign me up for a Wagner 10 over spell of bouncers to Brian Lara.

[@Novok242]

Wow impressive case study. I loved it ❤❤❤ He is really a different breed.....

[@tanupreet]

WE NEED MORE CASE STUDIES LIKE THIS

[@udayanswamy8734]

Ok I'm surprised that this channel hasn't blown till now.This is the cricket equivalent of "Tifo football".You are doing great mate.I hope more and more people discover this channel

[@layyah0905]

Wonderful...also he's skiddy and catches batsmen between and betwixt as to whether to duck,fend or play a horizontal bat shot .Mark Nicholas,commentating in 2019 asked if there was ever a top left arm seamer that didn't rely on swing.i think the discussion was with Shaun Pollock and Mike Haysman. I tweeted these guys Wagner's name but none responded back to me..show the guy some love !!

[@AussieAquatic]

WOW!!!! That DESERVES a SUB............Incredible video Jarrod :)

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Thanks

[@zam4745]

Bro u made this video with so much effort its visible, this is the first video in my recommendation which I dont regret to watch thank you for this video❤️. I wish u good luck for upcoming videos.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Gad you liked it.

[@chethu69]

This is a beautiful concoction of cricket and data analysis. Here you go Sir, you've earnt yourself another subscriber.

[@pat4281]

Stumbled across this great analysis! liked and subscribed

[@harryridley5464]

Jarrod your piece on the Ugly Australian was the best cricket article i've ever enjoyed and i'm only now discovering you did a dope video essay on my favourite bowler. Thank you very much for what you do.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

It feels like I'm just here to please you, Harry.

[@nithilanamudhan6260]

This I must say is one of the most complete analysis of a fast bowler. Brilliantly made. Going to sub

[@srini8701]

@Jarrod: You forgot one stat: Neil Wagner has the biggest heart among bowlers in the world. Obviously, no stat can measure heart/ticker/grit.

[@tazzmania4ever]

This is GOLD! Such brilliant analysis and presentation. Mate, well done! Looking forward for more.

[@shafayetjamil442]

The greatest Jarrod Kimber video to date.

[@sanatkapur2398]

This was a really fun watch. The leaving SA for NZ bit was really good - you've convinced me that he definitely wouldn't have made it in SA.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

It just would have been tough to even get it. And being that I think this tactic really came from him being in the team, I don't think he would have got the time.

[@hardikdave7774]

Loved your love for the game, i mean there are journalists reporters writers everything, but your love, my friend, feels to be on another level (same as mine 😌) for the game...

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I do indeed love the game.

[@hardikdave7774]

@@JarrodKimberYT will meet u someday mate 😀

[@pakkogujarati2412]

Great video man keep up the good work

[@smarter_by_bit9346]

This is too good analysis. I loved it ❤️😍

[@shubhamtoshniwal2221]

Loved your articles on Cricinfo and just recently discovered your KZbin channel. More power to you sir. Brilliant as expected. Hope you comeback to do the Two Men Out & Polite Enquiries series :)

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Cheers. Wouldn't think I'll be back on cricinfo any time soon, so this is the place to find what I'm making.

[@onylra6265]

His formula is insanely effective. In the days when humans were hunter-gatherers they'd often kill their faster and larger prey simply by exhausting it through having greater stamina (sweat tech), and in a way this is what Wagner does to batsmen. The medium-pace short ball is, theoretically, a gift - but three per over for ten or more overs straight? You're gonna duff it eventually and sky one, because at that pace the batsman has to time it well, at that length your potential scoring shots are very predictable and usually catchable, so the field is pretty easy to set for it. He just out-lasts his prey - no big flashy scorchers, just a metronomic and relentless assault until you inevitably lapse and make a mistake. It makes good sense when you think on it, but the sheer stamina and determination required to execute it is simply beyond most people. He's out there running marathons against sprinters and middle-distance runners, cricket's own tortoise vs hare fable. It's an odd story, but a lot of credit has to go to the captain, coach, and selectors for backing it to the hilt in the first place - while Wagner is a machine, and utterly unique, I honestly don't think any other team/nation would've ever entertained this notion for long enough in the first place to make it work. Sometimes you just have to do more with less - necessity is the mother of invention, so they say.

[@AnalogTVMainChannel]

He is such an underrated cricketer in my opinion.

[@TheLeftie600]

The best thing is that even if the current review on limiting short pitched fast bowling does result in any law changes, Wagner may not be affected as he’s too slow! 🤩

[@lornz5374]

brilliantly made doco...great stats and facts

[@rahulbhagchandani6585]

Absolutely terrific content. This is the real stuff. Hoping Jarrod's content will revolutionize cricket analysis completely - one slow bouncer at a time.

[@smitmahajani7663]

This guy is a personification of underrated. What a class bowler. Absolutely agree with your judgement, Jarrod. We haven't seen many like Wagner, and we never might.

[@cali_laalten]

this is a comprehensive take on Wagner's tenacious bowling! great work!

[@shubhamshukla4249]

It went heavy on my mind but really impressive getting to know B/W THE LINES of inter'l cricket.

[@ArnieAlonzo]

Wow. Great video. Love the visuals. South African in me is proud to see so much talent.

[@bevanmorgan3946]

Well, you’ve definitely earned yourself a new sub from this.

[@Goabnb94]

I think the more important thing to note is not that he bowls bouncers, but what those bouncers are. You said it yourself, he isn't fast, and he isn't tall. If people expect him to bowl head high zingers, then batsmen will just duck, or if good enough, pull for a boundary. But that's not what you get. You get a length that puts batsmen in two minds - play forward or play back? It might be short, but is it going to be head high or waist high? To this end, he was amazing in Australia and even was able to trouble Smith. If you can challenge one of the best batsmen in the world, I think your bowling is okay. And people still have the mind to call him negative bowling, as though he doesn't have a strategy. If that were so, he wouldn't have the figures he has because he'd not be taking wickets or bleeding runs if he were truly a one trick pony. But he's not, he knows how to take wickets and keeps taking them.

[@jakibonham]

Amazing video Jarrod. I'll only take issue with one thing you said, which was that Wagner can't bat. He can.

[@beingisolated6392]

Grt work Buddy... Badly want Neil Wagner to end his test career for NZ with minimum 70+ test matches to his name along with 300+ test wickets.... His journey is an inspiration & a hard-working cricketer like him should retire on a massive high... He's currently 35 now ,which is mainly a twilight phase for fast bowlers... Want him badly to take atleast 300+ test wickets for sure.

[@ufo_ninja]

Summary: he’s a good little player

[@JarrodKimberYT]

And some.

[@prateekjos]

WOW!!!! Thats the power of Data. Well done mate!!!

[@kalravlabana7707]

Best analysis of bowler I have seen

[@puneetindersingh9522]

Cool stuff Jarrord 🔥

[@stephenharris8041]

Collinge pronunciation lesson: First half Coll is said as in the word "collar" and the second half rhymes with the word "hinge". Great vid by the way, I love Wagner, great for cricket.

[@siddharth2095]

Do we deserve this type of cricket content?? Truely amazing

[@amitsharda8198]

No don't deserve

[@sam-ri-dha]

Wow!! This is some content I just saw.Keep doing it my friend.1M is not far with this kind of quality contents.

[@John-jt2is]

You forgot to mention hes a handy night watchman lol sweet video though dude, best analysis of a cricketer I've ever seen tbh. I'll check out your other stuff for sure!

[@pushkarakolkar2081]

Share this. People need to see this. It's unbelievable and worth studying if Cricket needs to be viewed as a game for everyone and not just prolific rungetters or quickest fast bowlers or players rising thru the ranks (unfortunately) as a result of nepotism.

[@smarter_by_bit9346]

Analysis is fabulous and presentation is absolutely perfect. I think you will get more viewers if if keep video shorter or in parts. Anyways you have done great job.

[@kushb3]

Bro your analysis is fabulous 👌 You have earned my subscription

[@JarrodKimberYT]

cheers, sir, enjoy.

[@naqidoesps4]

I also think that your take on left-arm seam applies to both left-hand bats and the new round-the-wicket approach. Left-handers are so much more common now internationally simply because right-arm bowlers don’t know how to bowl to them, and so they cruise along into internationals just because of how rare they were to face in the backyard. I think this also contributes to more bowlers coming in from round-the-wicket, as it’s another way to combat left-handers that they may not be used to in their journey upwards, causing the dynamic between them to flip.

[@pramodkrishnamurthy3707]

Wow what an interesting eye opener! Why in heck do you have only 2k subscribers? Your channel is pure gold Interview a few of the boring IPL chaps (their interviews are mostly boring I mean) and you'll soon have 2 million subscribers. Hopefully they will then discover all the way more interesting content to discuss in cricket :)

[@JarrodKimberYT]

We're still quite new, but if you could tell every person you have ever met about us, that would be handy.