Michael Holding is himself regarded as one of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket.
Former West Indies pacer bowler Michael Holding was part of a world-class fast bowling attack that terrorized the greatest batsmen of their times. Holding who is a renowned commentator now picked the best four fast bowlers across generations.
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While talking in a Sky Sports podcast, Holding picked his teammates Malcolm Marshall and Andy Roberts along with Australia’s Dennis Lillee and modern-day great Dale Steyn as his top 4 fast bowlers of all time.
Holding then said that his teammate Malcolm Marshal started with good rhythm but learnt a lot about fast bowling with time.
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The 66-year-old then talked about Andy Roberts who has 202 wickets in 47 Tests, 87 wickets in 56 ODIs by saying, “Andy was someone I learned a lot from. He hardly ever spoke, he used to walk around the field with a sullen face and people thought he looked aggressive and must be a miserable guy. But that wasn’t Andy.”
The right-arm pacer then picked his fourth pacer Dale Steyn and felt that he was impressed just by watching Steyn.
(With Hindustan Times inputs)