He was a modern day great, who was able to down the Aussies at a time when they were termed as the invincible. However, Wasim Akram never paid any heed to the stature of the bowler. He instead would focus on the ball and where to pitch it and how to get wickets.
Wasim Akram’s 10 Greatest Yorkers
He bowled Lara with the one that swung late past his forward push and in to stumps. Two stumps got uprooted and Lara saw Wasim stunned and in awe off the Sultan, it seemed as if the ball swung and dipped as it sneaked beneath the bat. The live match telecast on Gazi TV.The second beautiful yorker and my favorite of the lot was to Steve Waugh. The Australia’s great captain and batsman of all time became a victim of Wasim Akram’s 10 Greatest Yorkers. Steve Waugh was considered as the rock in the Australia batting line up.
His record against fast bowling was great. However, shocked him with a dipping yorker that seemed initially to be a beamer. Steve Waugh, think that may strike him waist high, tried to fend it away. However, to his utter surprise, the ball dipped like Malinga’s slower delivery and crashed in to his pads, only to be given out immediately. Dean Jones, who is a Islamabad United fellow of Wasim Akram also became a victim of Was, as he able to disturb his stumps as well.
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