Thread by @OsmanSamiuddin, World: Wasim is such a beautiful artistWasim:https://twitter.com/khurramaziz123/status/1391796971556462594 The older I get, the [...]

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World: Wasim is such a beautiful artist

Wasim: https://twitter.com/khurramaziz123/status/1391796971556462594">https://twitter.com/khurramaz...

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The older I get, the more I love nasty, bouncer-happy Wasim Akram

One I love is the one to Greatbatch here, at 0:45 secs - gets all up in his armpit like even deodorant can’t

https://youtu.be/Vus5l-FWzO0 ">https://youtu.be/Vus5l-FWz...

The first signs of Nasty Waz, when he hit Lance Cairns in his first Test series https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2llqc5 ">https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2l...

Then he went hard at Ewen Chatfield (bonus Javed telling it like it is to umpire footage) https://youtu.be/2CQsFf2DmIQ ">https://youtu.be/2CQsFf2Dm...

This one to Tendulkar I saw once and never forgot but only saw again recently when Kamran Wasti (a vast library there) found the clip. Enjoy.
“... a ball that leapt up as unexpectedly - and gracefully - as a dolphin from the sea.”

(Words not necessary)

Bored, strolling in, dropping this one on Graham Gooch like he’s not the best batsman in the world at that time https://youtu.be/H0P35UosXqI ">https://youtu.be/H0P35UosX...

Grant Flower bowled at the end of this one is the standard bit of Waz genius. The ball to start the video meanwhile is also an inswinger.

Except.
It.
Is.
A.
Bouncer. https://youtu.be/LleJTblfirA ">https://youtu.be/LleJTblfi...

Last one for now but more than worth the wait. Cozier commentary gold, highlighting unusualness of Waz angle because look at what angle does to David Boon

(Ps swinging >> angle) https://youtu.be/jJ0TZUi439M ">https://youtu.be/jJ0TZUi43...

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