10 Lethal Cricket deliveries!

In cricket as much as we bask in a great shot from a batsmen. We are equally as thrilled by a brilliant delivery.For it’s sublime nature just gets the best batsmen out.Here is 10 of the best ive seen:

Shane Warne‘s Flipper:

This ball in truth when Shane Warne could deliver it was about as devastating a delivery as has been seen.I say this for it was such a rarely seen delivery.For leg spinners are rare to begin with and then ones with deliveries like this.Well once in a generation.It was pitched like it was short to be belted for 6,but that was its lethal nature.In regards to its deception for rather than being short. It fizzed and struck like a cobra trapping a batsman LBW or bowling them

Andy Roberts Bouncers

I say plural, for this is what made them so lethal.For in an over he’d set up a batsmen with a quickish bouncer but not at full pace.So the batsmen in those days had no helmuts so more often or not they’d either hook or duck.For the ones who hooked they thought thank you very much Mr Roberts.Duly dispatching him for 4 or 6.Then Andy who never showed emotion would bowl another one in the over.This time just as accurate aimed between the batsmen’s eyes, but much quicker.So the batsman sucked in by the previous offering would take it on and either sky the ball for they were beaten by the pace.Or be rushed to hospital in the back of an ambulance for emergency face repairs

Abdul Qadir’s Googly:

This exceptional leg spin bowler had it all in his armoury.Though the real mastery of him was his powers to deceive.Like he’d bowl all of his deliveries with the same charismatic bouncy run up and delivery.Hence when he pitched his googly everyone though oh just another leg break.Thus being deceived and being sent back to the pavilion

Curtly Ambrose‘s Off Cutter:

In regards to this great fast bowler when you are talking seam you could name any of his deliveries.Though in regards to his lethal off cutter he got so many batsmen trapped in front or bowled.Then for left handers he got many caught in the slips

Anil Kumble‘s Top Spinner

This great leg spin bowler was a variety that bowled his deliveries at a faster pace than a traditional spinner.So though he got spin he relied more on accuracy and subtle variations.This was in regards to his pace for with his leg break and googlies he’d bowl around 95kms.Though when he bowled his top spinner with the same delivery action. It was a lot faster duly bowling a batsmen or trapping them LBW.

Jeff Thomsons Sand Shoe Crusher:

This ball was truly lethal due to Thommo’s express pace that was the quickest in the history of the game in the opinion of most.So when you have a guy bowling at over 160kms an hour and he bowls a brutal yorker that often had a tinge of inswing.Your thinking broken stumps or broken foot?Duly both were the result on many occasions!

Saqlain Mushtaq’s Doosra

In truth every time I think of this great Pakistani off spinner my heart breaks for he was so great.Only for the PCB to end his career in a truly bizarre action.This revolutionary delivery was the off spin bowlers version of the googly.Where instead of it’s normal turn from off it turned like a leg spinner.It was truly lethal when he first started bowling it and truly had batsmen clueless about it.Thus getting him many scalps

Richard Hadlee’s leg cutter

This delivery along with all of Hadlee’s seam variations was truly lethal.Though the fact that he was so accurate meant a batsman always had to play his deliveries.So with his leg-cutter pitched often on off stump to a right hand batmen.He got many caught in slips.Then for a left hander got many bowled and LBW.

Erapili Prasanna’s Arm Ball

This great Indian off spin bowler was the master of flight and guile.Thus you just never knew whether you were getting his stock ball the off break or his other varieties.His arm ball was such a thing of beauty for it was delivered with the same classical action.Then it in a way mesmerised for it was like it was fluttering in the breeze.Then you’d be deceived thinking it was an off break and duly be in all sorts of bother!

Imran Khan’s Out Swinger:

In his whole career Imran was a real master of swing.Whether it be inswing or out swing he was the true guru of it.Though in the early parts of his career when he had real pace. His out swinger was one of the most unplayable deliveries in the World of cricket.Even in his later years when his pace diminished it was still a very affective delivery.