Greatest West Indies ODI XI of all time

#8 Joel Garner

Garner was feared for his pace and bounce

Joel Garner belonged to the 'fearsome West Indian pace quartet of the 1970s and 1980s' and is unquestionably a great bowler in the history of the game. Nicknamed the 'Big Bird', Garner often unleashed hell on the batsmen of his times with his unplayable deliveries.

Garner had tremendous pace, could extract an incredible amount of bounce by virtue of his tall frame and send in scorching yorkers that landed at the batsmen's toes like missiles. With his wide range of deliveries, he could pose serious problems to even the greatest of batsmen. In a nutshell, he possessed all the qualities of a consummate fast bowler.

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Garner snaffled 146 wickets in just 98 ODIs at a miserly economy rate of 3.09 runs per over. His bowling average of 18.84 is the best for any bowler who claimed a minimum of 100 wickets. His stats are remarkable even after considering the fact that he bowled in a more bowler friendly-era. To overlook a bowler of Garner's stature would be an unpardonable sin and he will enter the 'all-time West Indies ODI eleven' as its pace spearhead.