" I know where my off stump is when I'm batting, except when I'm facing Glen McGrath". - Rahul Dravid.
@@The_Scouts_Code The actual quote was "no one challenged my knowledge of the off-stump as much as McGrath did" and can be found on many online sources. The OP here embellished a bit for effect :-)
It was depressing how badly Dravid performed against McGrath. I think his average against McGrath would be less than 10.
@@abhishekranjan3787 and yet McGrath said that the only Indian player who could get entry into the great Aussie team of lates 90s and 2000s was Rahul Dravid. Nothing depressing there kid. Greatness knows how to recognise greatness.
@@abhishekranjan3787 though dravid hasn't scored much runs against McGrath,he was very difficult to get out
563 Test wickets, 21.64 average .
Legend McGrath 🙏
Can you tell me average is that every 21 runs of a test match he takes a wicket??
@@yumaanmustafa1421 He gives 21 runs before taking every wicket, on an average
not only that...his max. wicket was front batsman not tailendar... and most importantly he takes wicket all over the world with minimum echonomy rate in both odi and test..
best in business
McGrath's bowling seems to have come straight from a bowling manual. The accuracy is just insane.
McGrath and Dravid are equivalent in amount of discipline they put their in respective department.... It's out of the world
@@versatileshankar3010 are you an idiot?
McGrath is the most discipline bowler ever in the entire cricket history.
Playing 11 from Australia during 1999 to 2009 was always lethal and they used to play with killing instinct
_"Put the ball in the corridor of uncertainty. And you'll get wickets."_ -Sir Geoffrey Boycott.
Nothing else to say about Glenn McGrath really.
Only 131.1 km, same spot each ball, and nipping back into middle and off, that’s why McGrath is so great. consistency.
McGrath could bowl faster than 131kph, around 140kph flat out, and he could also take it away from the batsman, not just nip it in. He worked out pretty early on that he wasn't, and was never going to be, fast enough to just blast blokes out of there with sheer pace, so he adjusted his game plan. What a lot of people fail to realize, is that if you bowl as fast as you can all the time two things happen, firstly you can't bowl as accurately, and second, the batsman gets used to the pace, and batting becomes easier for him. If you bowl within yourself, you then have an extra variation up your sleeve. You have a quicker ball, as well as a slower ball. I used to practice bowling yorkers absolutely flat out, so that when I attempted to surprise a batsman with my quicker delivery, it would hopefully get me a wicket. McGrath is a lot taller than me, so he was able to generate extra bounce when he really bent his back, another thing that can often get you a wicket. Bowling within yourself most of the time is also easier on your body. You can bowl longer spells, and get less injuries.
@@darrenjpeters I have seen McGrath get wickets bowling 128 kmh. McGrath said in an interview that bounce is more important than pace. Just bowl the ball perfect line and length with some nipping in and some staying straight is all you need. He had a better career than Gillespie and Lee both of whom were much faster and moved the ball more.
@@darrenjpeters not comparing but jamo could prove to be a similar kind of bowler if I am not wrong
Refering young micheal clark...who had beautiful career n retired already... time does fly by.
I have never seen any fast bowler who is better than McGrath, He is my all time favorite bowler...
One of my most favorite bowlers of the 90's.. McGrath showed how bowling is about discipline and not express pace alone.
I m frm India and 90's guy who seen complete McGrath era ....love frm India. What a time that was McGrath, Lee,glaspi,akram ,waqar,aktar,,Donald, Pollack, kallis,Heath Strick.... And many more THE LEGENT.. Love that time sooo much
@@akiladesilva7422 murli was spinner ...He is talking about fast bowlers ..So vaas is accepted..
Good old days... Perfect line and length with consistency... McGrath!!
I have hardly seen wicket keeper getting a hat-trick. If wicketkeeper and bowler both achieve hat-trick in the same match is unique.
Highest possibility of that happening was with McGrath bowling and Gilchrist keeping. Alas that ain't going to happen 😕
When considering who is/was the greatest fast bowler ever, McGrath's name would feature prominently, either at, or near, the top. He was truly magnificent.
my all time australian bowling lineup would be warne, cummins, lillee, mcgrath, in batting order not in order of skill. i can’t split lillee and mcgrath and i think cummins will be in that conversation when he retires
back when Perth had character - bring back the WACA
Agreed. Stop the drop in stuff. (I say this even though I am from subcontinent whose team gains the most from this)
That will happen in time as a history is built at the new ground, the WACA didn't develop its character immediately
Anthony Kernich mate we play afl and it can take months to prepare a pitch for the summer which will take too long when you’ve got afl six months of the year
@@AlonsoRules The drop ins have gotten better the last two years as they continue to develop. This current series has been real good for tbe bowler
Lee and McGrath are my fav Australian bowlers.
Both of them were special for their pace and discipline respectively.
I'm so grateful I got to grow up watching this Australian team
True. We (Australians) got to watch this team every summer. We knew we where going to win. The question was, how much by or how quickly.
I was there! I remember as a kid hoping for a more competitive game to be honest but we got to witness Glenn McGrath at his absolute best!
Australia hardly had any competition, though it was a treat to see them play but one way traffic was pretty boring at times.
Back then when we wanted this Australian era to end... Now I miss it so much
Look at the speeds and the lengths. In 120s and good lengths, people these days just talk about bowling full and fast which is what you would prefer but the most important thing is consistency.
At that level, taking 7+ wicket hauls, especially 10 wicket hauls several times will undoubtedly put you on the highest tier there is to be on. Glenn McGrath is the most consistent bowler that I had ever had the privilege to witness. From a kid in the late 90's right up to his final ball, Glenn McGrath was my favourite fast bowler. Legend is the word.
130 kph only!!!!! But what a legend !!! Pure skill
My all time favorite bowler nobody can replace him.. 💪
One of the greatest pacer ever
Glenn McGrath 🔥🔥
The legend at his work and at his very best...The pigeon, the legend 'the McGrath'
A champion bowler. An absolute metronome who can decimate the opposition with uncanny ability of scalping the opposition's best batsman every time.
90ish kids today appreciate all the former retired bowlers and batsman. We miss good old days when cricket was actual cricket and we waited for new series to start… 2003 aus team was the best of all time.. those days n that kind of team will never come back.
That's why I prefer Glenn McGrath against other bowlers. Akram comes close because he had the skill ....Ambrose a little bit as well. But Glenn McGrath not only has skills but converted those into wickets. All over the world as well
And he did it when it matters the most and all over the world. After 1992 wc akram flopped in world cups but mcgrath was man of the series in his last world cup
😂😂😂😂so you are saying akram n Ambrose didn’t take wickets lol go check you dumbo akram n Ambrose were leading wicket takers in their times
@@alpacinoravidutt like sachin flopped after 2003 wc and pointing performed consistently well in all world cups. pointing is better than sachin. sachin also flopped in 1999wc and 92wc as well .
@@alpacinoraviduttyes...but I wouldnt say Wasim flopped...he had decent numbers but McGrath was on another planet. 99 and 2003 were decent for Wasim but Glenn was just going through the gears and was picking wickets for fun in 2007 WC where he was man of the world cup
@@Karanvirk09 How ironic that you call me what you behave like. I never said they were bad . But for me number 1 is Glenn McGrath... Wasim akrams best performance in test is 7/119 while Glenn McGrath has two 8 wicket hauls in test. Also I said Wasim Akram had skills. Blind fellow
"well, he doesn't look as if he wants to go" that's typical inzy in a nutshell.LOL😂
When McGrath is bowling, the captain can place 9 slips without any tension
GLENN MCGRATH was a great bowler with a amazing swing control 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Stunning. Speaking as a pomme there's not many who have bettered is action and balance in his run up. Is wicket to wicket accuracy was a sight to behold especially with warney at the Other end!
One of my all time cricket heroes. 🇿🇦💚
Discipline speed.perfect line and length, wicket to wicket bowling made him an legend.
At childhood we used to love to see batting
But as the day went I started to see the beauty of bowling and started to appreciate it more
Who is the most Accurate ?
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Tall fast bowler, lovely bowling action, good line and length decent pace not an express pace, was enough for this legend to create ruckus in any batting line up. That's McGrath for you.
Imagine glenn mcgrath and starc playing at same era mcgrath will take the batsman wickets and starc will blew away the tailenders...
Mr NoName Starc has better numbers than him in both tests and ODIs, Lee was a great bowler but Starc posses all his attributes while troubling batsmen with the left armers angle and vastly greater height
Arthur Fleck Uhm yeah Gillespie and McGrath were better test bowlers than him as are Cummins and Hazlewood. I was comparing Starc to Lee
It’s actually incredible how similar the trios stats are, you can almost see them as a like for like attack: Cummins averages 21.45 and McGrath 21.64, Hazlewood 26.57 and Gillespie 26.13, and Starc 28.26 and Lee 30.81
Very similar attacks, Cummins/McGrath the one who has it all to trouble batsmen and the spearhead, the line and length understudy Hazlewood/Gillespie and the scattergun but scarily quick enforcer Starc/Lee
Slow medium pace....
Perfect line length bounce and variations!
Bowling from as close to the stumps as possible
McGrath
Vaas
Pollock
My all time favourites!!
Respect from 🇮🇳
Classed as fast medium. Medium would be someone like Chris Harris or dmitri mascarehnas.
Such a clever bowler and beautiful delivery
The 90s test era❤❤❤😢😢😢.
Glenn mcgrath,brett leee,shane bond,shaun tait,shoaib akhtar,wasim akram,walls what a era it was😢
One of the most ordinary bowling actions but awesome deliveries
I wouldn't call it ordinary . Traditional or simple would be a better word
Greatest bowler of All time
My fav👍💓
Legendary Era love from India
It's perfect line and length with extra bit of bounce.... That's Magrath for u.... Absolute Legend....
Those were the days man waking up at 5 am just to see Tendulkar and the others bat to the best bowling attack at that time beating Australia in Australia was like the highest honour you can achieve
Not as skillful as a Malcolm Marshall, Wasim Akram, Sir Richard hadlee but most probably one of the most hardworking fast bowlers to have graced this beautiful game of cricket.. With sheer blood, sweat and tireless efforts became one of the best. Pigeon lover for ever.
He could have easily taken 10 wickets that day. What bowler. What consistency🔥😍
I met some Indians in China at a bar and there was nothing but admiration and awe at the Australian team during our golden cricket days
Still vividly remember that match, greatness of Ausies..👌👌👌👌
I used to imitate his bowling action in my childhood
Greatest bowler ever played the game. I used to look up to him when I was a kid
Now a days spinner's dominated on This waca pich
Bring back that Fast wicket
Good ole Inzi, never in a hurry to leave the crease even when he's smashed it. Never walked once in his entire career, waited for the umpires decision even when middle stump was cartwheeling towards the keeper.
The greatest fast bowler of all time!
@@Rhemmy09 both r in contenders of greatest bowler ever but McGrath has achieved his success in more batsmen friendly era
I have Never seen most Accurate Bowler with Line and Length than this Man in my whole life (Never had extra pace) ......GOAT Bowler McGrath ❤️🙌🏻
Comparing this man with home track bully James Anderson is a big joke
James has a very good avg in all conditions look at his avg at Asia the best for any bowler
@@InFiiLtRaTor yes but in other conditions it's ok & this is unbaised comparison between both
@@Telugu_Vlogs_Off seriously?? He has a pathetic record in asia....the last time he toured in India he completely lacked the sting and ended up blaming the Indian pitches for his incapabilities
McGrath is the most professional most disciplined most humble bowler in the cricket history ❤ love from Pakistan Greetings from Dubai ❣️ legend never born again ... missing 😊
Ever lovable pidgy!! one of the greatest bowler ever!
Other bowlers---Only pace and swing can do the damage...
Mcgrath ---Hold my beer😉😉😊
He used pace and swing aswell.
Along with his exemplary on spot line and length...he was a complete bowler
@@predatorpool2986 bro i am telling the same he is a kind of bowler who dont have a 140+ pace and leangths and lines are his streanths
One famous and great saying about this champion bowler was *even if you ask him to bowl at midnight after just wakeup, he would bowl wicket to wicket with perfection and discipline*
Mcgrath is a big guy
The opponent gets scared by him before he bowls😆😂
The great Lord Imran Farhat has amazed us again with his extraordinary skills of getting out gracefully for Pakistan.
McGrath is my all time favourite bowler 2:40 😍 what a bowl 👌
As a pommie and a teenager watching the 05 ashes, I truly realised the greatness of McGrath. Unfaltering line and length and had every top batsman in the world in trouble. Combined with Warney, the most devastating 1-2 combo from a bowling pair I've ever witnessed and think I will ever witness . Whilst England may have won that ashes much to my excitement, that Australian team captivated me in a way a team has never since. Genuine world class players and hall of famers in nearly every position. RIP the GOAT bowler and competitor of all time in my eyes. Wish Warney was still here to take in the latest ashes test but the good die young. He'll be up there parting the clouds with that leg spin!
I love seeing the big man Matty Hayden in the cordon. Such nice hands and movement
What a player he was. The quality of cricket in those days too - that Pakistan team was quite star studded.
Miss Mcgrath. Miss Channel Nine
I miss channel 9 commentary team of early 2000s more than any thing else
Glenn McGrath he is greatest legend of all time ever and ever
Till now there ever and ever
No1 bowler in the world
His great bowler of Australia 🇦🇺
Very simple action good line and length bowling. Outstanding performer 🙏🏻
Glen magrath was legend what a accurate line and length my favorite bowler of all times taken wicket of most of the legend player like Sachin and Lara 15 and 18 times respectively . I love to watch clashes between Glen and Sachin. Love from India🇮🇳🙏
Australian old team is the Best
The Mighty Australians' Yellow @Firing on all Cylinders.Unending Team Line up . Always enjoying watching those Players . Great
Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist are more than great players. They're legends and gentlemen of cricket. They played 3 World cups and went to finals thrice and won the world cup thrice.
Hayden , Gilchrist , Ponting , Langer , Hussey , Clark , Mcgrath , Warne , Lee , This australia team was very mighty and impossible to beat !
In 1990s to 2000 this Australian team was perfect in all aspects. Domination... indians used to pray that we should win against them at all. odds... Shane Warne,lee,mcrath,gilly,kaspr9vitz,etc .. batting was 7 batsman lineup which has Gilchrist at no 7 ... likes of ponting,martin ,hayden ,leman ,etc.... they set examples to win repeatedly world cups... until india came back at 2011...
All time the most perfect bowler,
Simply maintained line & length...
Dicipline.
No aggression at all.
Equal credit goes to fielders as well cos Australian fielders hate dropping catches......
Magnificent
Grear leanth, dangerous line...macgra leanth, nightmare for batsmen🤣😂😍
Isi ko cricket.. Real cricket.. Real captancy.. Real bowling.. Real match field plan.. Pontin.. Gilly.. Macky..
Hi miss couple of years when his late wife had cancer 700 wickets surely
600 wickets mate. And even before wife's issue he had his only injury, spent 13 months recovering
Love from Pakistan 😊
For legend bowler McGrath
Kindly post the full highlights of Australia vs South Africa test series. 2007-08.
I still remember the headline in hindi news paper after this spell - "WACA ki pitch par Mcgrath ka tandav" :D
which means Mcgrath runs riot on WACA.
Pigeon was so good to watch in those days
He is my one of the best bowler in the world. Love you
Those days
When Australia bats it's a batting Pitch
When Australia bowls it's a bowling pitch
It cannot be more true , you nailed it in just 1 line.👍👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@surjeetchoudhary1525 More than 1 Line actually. But true indeed.
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