Who is the worlds best fast bowler?

It's not very clear at the moment. Clark? Ntini? Asif? Bond? Hoggard? Shoaib? Lee?

Clark and Asif's careers are still very young, and Bond has trouble staying fit for more than 2 tests in a row. Shoaib hasnt played a test for close to a year, and Lee is very inconsistent. I guess when you consider experience, ability to stay fit, and career records, it comes down to a choice between Ntini and Hoggard. Id go for Hoggard, as he has a proven ability to take wickets away from home on pitches that dont suit him, unlike Ntini, who struggles on slower, lower pitches.

Henry wrote:It's not very clear at the moment. Clark? Ntini? Asif? Bond? Hoggard? Shoaib? Lee?

Clark and Asif's careers are still very young, and Bond has trouble staying fit for more than 2 tests in a row. Shoaib hasnt played a test for close to a year, and Lee is very inconsistent. I guess when you consider experience, ability to stay fit, and career records, it comes down to a choice between Ntini and Hoggard. Id go for Hoggard, as he has a proven ability to take wickets away from home on pitches that dont suit him, unlike Ntini, who struggles on slower, lower pitches.

No. Ntini is a HTB and Hoggard isn't that good. Asif, Clark and Bond look to me to be the best around atm.

Umar Gul is getting better.

Nel may not be the most liked, but he is also a pretty good bowler aswell.

Daren Powell from the Windies aswell has promise, just needs the right direction and care.

There really isn't a clear leader.

Asif bond and clark seem like the bst around but they haven't played enough tests to be sure.

Bond would be clear leader, but he can't last more than 2 tests without damaging some part of his anatomy or another. The rest are much of a muchness.

Who is the worlds best fast bowler?


Munaf Patel

What a bunch of one-armed hick jokes.

Two injury-prone, one being a showpony. Two fledglings and one dross-weasel. That leaves Hoggard. Who hasn't played much at all this year.

Liam Plunkett

Stuart Clark for me.

Shane Bond. Easily. And then Asif.

James Harris

A good time to be a test batsman.

Bond if he could stay fit.

Hoggard's done it in most places in the world.

If Bond can get on the list, surely Flintoff can?

He was fearsome in the India ODI series. Or at least, the games he played in.

ten years after wrote:A good time to be a test batsman.

AYe - here is the current ICC Top 10:











Name

Country

Rating

Career Best



1
M. Muralidaran
SL
913
920 v Bangladesh, 11/07/2007

2
M. Ntini
SA
824
863 v India, 26/12/2006

3
S.R. Clark
AUS
750
750 v Sri Lanka, 08/11/2007

4
S.E. Bond
NZ
731
778 v West Indies, 09/03/2006

5
S.M. Pollock
SA
708
909 v England, 25/11/1999

6
A. Kumble
IND
702
859 v Sri Lanka, 26/01/1994

7
M.J. Hoggard
ENG
700
795 v Sri Lanka, 28/05/2006

8
D.W. Steyn
SA
691
691 v New Zealand, 11/11/2007

8
B. Lee
AUS
691
691 v Sri Lanka, 08/11/2007

10
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
684
855 v New Zealand, 26/12/2003

Stoopid forum.

I see Steyne is coming fast.

Where's Joe Dawes on this list?

Leaving the doping black mark aside I would say Asif.

Rob I wrote:Bond if he could stay fit.

Hoggard's done it in most places in the world.

And I thought we were discussing bowling.

South Africa's Morne Morkel has all the tools to be the worlds best fast bowler in 2-3 years time. He's Steve Harmison with a good, consistent bowling action.

Henry wrote:South Africa's Morne Morkel has all the tools to be the worlds best fast bowler in 2-3 years time. He's Steve Harmison with a good, consistent bowling action.

Why the hell would you compare him with that muppet?

because Trev's a ******

Henry wrote:South Africa's Morne Morkel has all the tools to be the worlds best fast bowler in 2-3 years time. He's Steve Harmison with a good, consistent bowling action.

And the Ayatollah is like a Rabbi, with Mohammedan faith.

I'd say right now Stuart Clark and Mohd Asif are big contenders for world's best pace bowler.