Top 10 bowlers who never got their due because of the greatness of their peers 

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#8 Ian Bishop

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He is far better known to a certain generation of cricket fans as an outstanding cricket commentator but when he was in his pomp, Ian Bishop was one of world's leading fast bowlers and had it not been for injuries, he would certainly have got into the august club of fast bowlers.

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However, during his career, his performances were lauded and his ability to swing and seam the ball either way at pace was also appreciated by cricket fans. That being said, Bishop could never really come out of the looming shadow of West Indies' leading fast bowlers at the time- Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose.

His career lasted around 9 painful years, during which Bishop played 43 Tests and 84 one-dayers, however, his skills as a fast bowler was never in dispute.

During his career, the outstanding abilities of Ambrose and Walsh overshadowed him but now people appreciate the sort of talent that he possessed.

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