Whenever it comes to dangerous bowling in the world, the West Indies' 1970-80 pacer is a great reminder. Dangerous for bouncers This bowling lineup was once known as 'Chin Music'. Malcolm Marshall, on the other hand, was also a major part of the pace attack and the bouncer was said to be his main weapon.
What's more, the West Indies bowl was blunted by just one bowler in the world and his name is Sunil Gavaskar. India's great batsman Gavaskar admits that one Indian bowler bowls as dangerous as Malcolm Marshall. Shami has taken a hat-trick in the World Cup match against Afghanistan yesterday.
Sunil Gavaskar further says, "Seeing Mohammed Shami's bouncer reminds him of Malcolm Marshall and Andy Roberts. When the bouncers hit, he came close to the batsman's face and anyway Shami's bouncer was much closer to Malcolm Marshall. "The point is that Mohammed Shami and Malcolm Marshall's bouncers are almost the same. Whereas, Andy Roberts was more elevated. So his ball used to come from a much higher height. Whereas, Shami and Marshall's bouncer is almost the same.'
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