Wasim was more talented than Imran , variety etc etc BUT I honestly think that Imran at his best was as good.....meaning effective...as Wasim ever was . Look at his record in his peak years his record was like 18 average with like zillion wickets between 1980-83 against the best of teams. Even Gavaskar said that "I don't think anyone could have beaten the Imran of 1982."
I think for most of my generation, who watched a lot of their cricket in the 1990s and 2000s, there was nobody to beat Wasim Akram as a bowler. But when you look at Imran, you know where Wasim got his basics from
I agree too i actually grew up watching cricket in the 90s myself and some of the greats you mentioned were also playing interntaional cricket in the 80s!! But my personal fave moment has to be the 1992 world cup..where pak won :)
I must say the 1980's era of cricket was he greatest and the golden age of cricket, you had the awesome windies team led by the great Clive Lolyd..I an botham, Imran khan, Richard hadlee, kapil, Lille Thompson, Miandad, Gavaskar, Chappels, Viv Richard, just the toughest time to play cricket against great players, the teams we have today are nothing compared to those days?!
Well I might be biased but the 1990's era of cricket was very good. Not that I don't like the 80's era and all the cricketers you mentioned up there (in addition to Allan Border) but the 90's produced some gods. Wasim Akram, Waqar, Warne, Steve Waugh, Murali, Tendulkar, Walsh, Ambrose, McGrath among others were awesome. Each era has it's great players and I certainly loved the 80's too and in terms of toughness, I'd agree the 80's had the best.
and now there are dhoni, dale styne, zaheer, ishant, balaji, sreesanth, mendis, maccalum, kevin petersen, yuvraj, raina, de villiars e.t.c( I dont see any paki)....man, this players are kind of reminds me of 1980s cricket when there are players which rayhaan23 mentioned
what u mean biased comment and balaji is a awesome bowler...have u ever seen any bowler who can move cricket ball all around the stump like balaji does...and zaheer, sreesanth, dyle styne don't need to be superstars, only thing they need is to show their class and they did and thats why they are already great...hope u will understand me now..perhaps u r pakstani and since there is no paki cricketer now as great as the names I mentioned, u r a little jealous...aren't you? lol
@washrafulw shoaib akhter (da world fastest ever), umer gul( da world record holder in t20), m asif(gt 100 wickets in only 22 test ths also record), m aamer(in age of 17 he gt 5 wickets in inn thts also world rec), m yousif(1780+runs in calender year is world record), shaid afridi(37 balls hundred world rec) they all playing n 2000s +
@imwazzz and pakistan team still do not have any standing in world cricket ...something is wrong. I am not trying to be racial here so please ......just my opinion
Glad you think so..But you guys had the best pace bowlers around. I don't think any team would come close to Lloyd's 4-pronged attack even in years to come.
O yea we had some the best PACE bowlers of all time. The West Indies was unstopable at one time. But I got into cricket in the late 80's and Pakistan was my team.
lol. now i mean follow it. I grew in Guyana and use to love watching and listening over the radio when Pakistan was playing. I guess its because i was born a muslim thats why i like the Pakistan team more. Plus at that time they had players like Imran Khan, Javid Miandad, Salem Yousuf, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja, Waqar etc.
I remember this test match (truely memorable), 1982 Lord's, Imran's first test series as captain. Pakistan, against all odds, beat England for the first time since 1955. Throughout this test match, both David Gower and Alan Lamb could not play him at all.
Mean Tiger Khan
stylenextt 1 year ago
Wasim was more talented than Imran , variety etc etc BUT I honestly think that Imran at his best was as good.....meaning effective...as Wasim ever was . Look at his record in his peak years his record was like 18 average with like zillion wickets between 1980-83 against the best of teams. Even Gavaskar said that "I don't think anyone could have beaten the Imran of 1982."
AIMANZUL1 1 year ago
I think for most of my generation, who watched a lot of their cricket in the 1990s and 2000s, there was nobody to beat Wasim Akram as a bowler. But when you look at Imran, you know where Wasim got his basics from
wizardrockiscool 2 years ago
Was this 1982 or '87 Eng tour?
akhtrah 2 years ago
@akhtrah 82 of course - that is when he could be consistently quicker than at anytime in his career.
AIMANALI 1 year ago
thanxxxxxxxxx alot 4 uploading ... keep it up
boomboomabdullah2009 2 years ago
we need a leader like imran khan
moosabhai45 2 years ago
lol "very useful delivery: man i muiss this classs of commentry.
Afzaalkhan 3 years ago
I agree too i actually grew up watching cricket in the 90s myself and some of the greats you mentioned were also playing interntaional cricket in the 80s!! But my personal fave moment has to be the 1992 world cup..where pak won :)
rayhaan23 3 years ago
I must say the 1980's era of cricket was he greatest and the golden age of cricket, you had the awesome windies team led by the great Clive Lolyd..I an botham, Imran khan, Richard hadlee, kapil, Lille Thompson, Miandad, Gavaskar, Chappels, Viv Richard, just the toughest time to play cricket against great players, the teams we have today are nothing compared to those days?!
rayhaan23 3 years ago
Well I might be biased but the 1990's era of cricket was very good. Not that I don't like the 80's era and all the cricketers you mentioned up there (in addition to Allan Border) but the 90's produced some gods. Wasim Akram, Waqar, Warne, Steve Waugh, Murali, Tendulkar, Walsh, Ambrose, McGrath among others were awesome. Each era has it's great players and I certainly loved the 80's too and in terms of toughness, I'd agree the 80's had the best.
SATULAL 3 years ago
and now there are dhoni, dale styne, zaheer, ishant, balaji, sreesanth, mendis, maccalum, kevin petersen, yuvraj, raina, de villiars e.t.c( I dont see any paki)....man, this players are kind of reminds me of 1980s cricket when there are players which rayhaan23 mentioned
washrafulw 3 years ago
wtf is wrong with you? balaji is awful, zaheer, sreesanth arent superstars
very biased comment
zk427 3 years ago
what u mean biased comment and balaji is a awesome bowler...have u ever seen any bowler who can move cricket ball all around the stump like balaji does...and zaheer, sreesanth, dyle styne don't need to be superstars, only thing they need is to show their class and they did and thats why they are already great...hope u will understand me now..perhaps u r pakstani and since there is no paki cricketer now as great as the names I mentioned, u r a little jealous...aren't you? lol
washrafulw 3 years ago
inzamam ul haq, Mohd. yousuf, younis khan ,misbah ul haq,imran nazir,Mohd. asif,umar gul,shoaib akhter,saqlain mushtaq,saeed anwar,shabir ahmed
sabee007 3 years ago
Sohail tanvir,imran farhat,mushtaq ahmed,aaqib javed,aamir sohail,anwar ali(u19 finals)salman butt,ijaz ahmed,moin khan,shahid afridi(bowler),
sabee007 3 years ago
if you want you can include your name,too in this dumb list you'v mentioned
washrafulw 3 years ago
@washrafulw shoaib akhter (da world fastest ever), umer gul( da world record holder in t20), m asif(gt 100 wickets in only 22 test ths also record), m aamer(in age of 17 he gt 5 wickets in inn thts also world rec), m yousif(1780+runs in calender year is world record), shaid afridi(37 balls hundred world rec) they all playing n 2000s +
imwazzz 1 year ago 2
@imwazzz and pakistan team still do not have any standing in world cricket ...something is wrong. I am not trying to be racial here so please ......just my opinion
AIMANALI 1 year ago
i respect west indies
gekadeol 3 years ago
i dont they havent shown me respect why should i give them.
tharabapp2007 3 years ago
Best captain and allrounder of all time. I am from the West Indies.
shrum777 3 years ago 4
Glad you think so..But you guys had the best pace bowlers around. I don't think any team would come close to Lloyd's 4-pronged attack even in years to come.
Imrankniazi 3 years ago
O yea we had some the best PACE bowlers of all time. The West Indies was unstopable at one time. But I got into cricket in the late 80's and Pakistan was my team.
shrum777 3 years ago
You mean you you used to play? At international level?
Imrankniazi 3 years ago
lol. now i mean follow it. I grew in Guyana and use to love watching and listening over the radio when Pakistan was playing. I guess its because i was born a muslim thats why i like the Pakistan team more. Plus at that time they had players like Imran Khan, Javid Miandad, Salem Yousuf, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja, Waqar etc.
shrum777 3 years ago
Imagine if Allan Lamb was not wearing a helmet!!
I remember this test match (truely memorable), 1982 Lord's, Imran's first test series as captain. Pakistan, against all odds, beat England for the first time since 1955. Throughout this test match, both David Gower and Alan Lamb could not play him at all.
orientalism99 3 years ago
best allrounder they has ever been!
deccorey 3 years ago 12
imran owned himm,
generationnext9000 3 years ago 10
@generationnext9000 Imran Owned Botham
imthemess 5 months ago
i'd love to see people bowl like that again. they're killing the art of bowling. you can't bowl bouncers, you can't bowl on the leg side.
vikramt121 3 years ago 4
now i know why he was after imran but sadly he lost both battles.
HassanNY 3 years ago 3
omg he nearly got seriously injured.
coolcp16 3 years ago 2
imran rocks
khan0047 3 years ago 5
wow
beautyincolors 3 years ago 4
Excellent. Do it again.
Gr8Candid8 3 years ago 6
samething worked foe me while having sex
hotandcold80 3 years ago 3
Who's the batsman - I think its Allan Lamb but not 4 sure
spyker786 4 years ago
Allan Lamb it is !
dinboy778 3 years ago
WHo's the bastman - I dont know 4 sure, but luks bit like Allan Lamb
spyker786 4 years ago
i wanna know how u make the ball bounce this high with a tennis ball.
malikahsan1990 4 years ago
WELL DONE.
letmesee74 4 years ago 2