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Courtney Walsh

The first bowler to bowl 5000 overs in Test Cricket and reach the 500 wickets mark in Tests, Courtney Walsh's easy approach to the bowling creasing, coupled with an impressive discipline and the ability to swing the ball both ways doesn't have to make us wonder why the great man was so successful. His fast bowling partnership with Curtly Ambrose is one of the most lethal the world has ever seen.

In all, Walsh picked up 519 Test wickets at an average of 24 and a strike rate of 58. His best bowling figures of 7 for 37 came at Basin Reserve, Wellington against the Kiwis. His ODI career was not as remarkable as his Test career, though he picked 227 wickets in 202 matches at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 48, famously picking up 5 wickets for just 1 run against Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 1986

He presently serves as the fast bowling coach for the Bangladeshi Cricket team.

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