Former Australian cricketer, Glenn McGrath was in Mumbai a few days ago, when he shared that he has been in India once every year, since his first trip in 1992. To celebrate some of that fast-bowling brilliance, we analyse the greatest fast bowlers from each of the top Test-playing nations of the world. Speaking on-air, Glenn McGrath admitted that he was very impressed with the 29-year-old, as he called him the 'find of the series'. Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath talks to TOI about Australian pitches, workload management, mind games and Indians' familiarity with Australian cricket. Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has opined that Rohit Sharma could be the batsman to deliver the goods for the Indian Test team during their upcoming tour of Australia in the absence of Virat Kohli.. McGrath rated Smith as an amazing batsman. https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/top-10-australian-fast-bowlers-of-all-time He was a stalwart for Sri Lanka and also picked up a hat-trick in the first over of the 2003 World Cup match against Habibul Bashar’s Bangladesh. He is one of the two bowlers to get more than 500 ODI wickets. T Natarajan has come a long way, what an inspirational work. T Natarajan played an instrumental role in both the IND vs AUS 2020 matches, finishing as the pick of the bowlers. Then McGrath went for fellow countryman Brett Lee, who has 380 wickets. The left-arm pacer continued his fine run in the second match as well and was economical in his spell despite the other Indian bowlers going for runs. Also Read: Hardik Pandya 'impressed' By T Natarajan, Cites The Speedster As An 'example' For Many, 1st T20I - 3/30 I’m leaving Australian bowlers out of this list as I feel they all are great,” McGrath said as quoted by The Outlook. IND v AUS 2020: Pat Cummins compares his rivalry with Virat Kohli to contests between Glenn McGrath and Brian Lara Pat Cummins (R) and Virat Kohli (L) … McGrath was a part of the world beating Australian side that dominated in … Apart from four pacers, McGrath picked Muttiah Muralitharan as his lone spinner. Australian legend Glenn McGrath has heaped praise on the Indian pace bowling battery and said that India has the ability to push the Aussies to the deep end this summer. After getting his chance in the past few games, the 29-year-old has performed admirably. 2nd T20I - 2/20 Among batsmen, the 49-year-old named his compatriot Steve Smith and Indian captain Virat Kohli. In the first match of the T20 series, T Natarajan picked up three wickets while conceding just 30 runs in his quota of four overs. The iconic Australian cricketer also pointed out how T Natarajan does not have to rely on yorkers to pick wickets, praising his versatility. Wasim Akram- 502 wickets, Muttiah Muralitharan- 534 wickets, Brett Lee- 380 wickets, Chaminda Vaas- 400 wickets, Shaun Pollock- 393 wickets. McGrath, also known as the Pigeon, picked up 381 wickets in the 50-overs format in a career that spanned 14 years from 1993 to 2007. However, it is in the IND vs AUS 2020 series where the pacer has shown his true mettle. Glenn McGrath loves to make series predictions. In light of T Natarajan’s impressive start to his international career, Australian bowling great Glenn McGrath has heaped praise on the fast bowler. Glenn McGrath Australian cricketer DescriptionGlenn Donald McGrath AM is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all formats of the game for 14 years. Talking about the pacer, Glenn McGrath applauded the fast bowler for adapting to Australian surfaces quickly. He was a … For viewers who want to catch the AUS vs IND live stream online, they can do so by logging onto the SonyLIV app and website. McGrath is the all-time leading wicket-taker for the Australian team in ODI cricket. The final match of the T20 series will begin on 1:40 PM IST and will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground. McGrath, also known as Pigeon, took 381 wickets in a 50-over format in a career spanning 14 years from 1993 to 2007. McGrath put forth the names while speaking ahead of Australia’s third and final ODI against India on Wednesday, December 2 at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. pic.twitter.com/T74kdiAdMf. McGrath’s last choice as the fast bowler was South Africa’s, Shaun Pollock. However, he believes that Australia have a slight edge over the Indians going into the Border-Gavaskar series. Natarajan continues to impress Stay updated on the latest IND VS AUS news, IND VS AUS updates, IND VS AUS schedule, IND VS AUS matches and more. 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He had an economy rate of 3.93. While concluding the discussion, the Australian hoped that the bowler’s great form continues in the future as well. Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath believes Australia will have a better chance of winning this Test series and one player will become the X factor for the Australian Side. Over the last few decades, the India-Australia rivalry in Tests has achieved legendary status, on par with the India-Pakistan tussle and the Ashes.. Australia have held the ascendancy when it comes to numbers in their rivalry against India, with 42 wins and 28 losses in 98 Tests. © Copyright 2013-2020 CricTracker Pvt Ltd, World Cup 2019: ICC releases official statement on plane flying with ‘Justice for Kashmir’ banner during Ind-SL match, Ahead of crucial Melbourne Test, Virat Kohli asks India’s batsmen to step up, Indian man uses MS Dhoni’s name to cheat a US based woman of thousands of dollars, Top 5 successful chases in last over of an ODI. Vaas also played in the 2007 edition of the mega event before last playing in 2008. Parthiv Patel lauded former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath and said Srinath was underrated and compared his bowling with Glenn McGrath. Also Read: Virender Sehwag Points Out Massive Co-incidences Between Jasprit Bumrah And T Natarajan. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/j7MvrDc4ha. Speaking on-air, Glenn McGrath admitted that he was very impressed with the 29-year-old, as he called him the 'find of the series'. Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath (L) names the legendary left-arm pacer, Wasim Akram (R) as one of his favourite bowlers for ODI formats. From getting a reward from the hands of Glenn McGrath to delivering a match winning performance against Australia. The legendary pacer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, was commentating during the 2nd IND vs AUS T20 when he praised the pacer. Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath picked his top five ODI bowlers and most of them turned out to be speedsters. The legendary fast bowler said: ‘Umesh Yadav’s got raw pace, Mohammed Shami has great control and swings the ball both ways and Bumrah is just class. The youngster in his debut T20 series is also currently the highest wicket-taker, with the bowler taking five wickets in the two games at an average of just 10. Great debut performance from Natarajan! Australia’s Glenn McGrath heaps praise on T Natarajan. After having a breakthrough season in Dream11 IPL 2020 with the Hyderabad outfit, the left-arm pacer was picked for the IND vs AUS 2020 tour. He has grown up watching legendary duels between the likes of Glenn McGrath and Brian Lara. Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath selected his top five ODI bowlers and most of them became fast bowlers. ... (Glenn) McGrath bowling … Glenn Donald McGrath AM is an Australian former international cricketer who played international cricket for 14 years. From live updates to breaking news, Republic World brings you all the live updates online so that you don't miss out on the IND VS AUS extravaganza. Australia legend Glenn McGrath picks his top five ODI bowlers Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath, also known as the pigeon, has chosen legendary left-arm pacer Wasim Akram among his top five picks for One Day International (ODI) bowlers. The legendary pacer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, was commentating during the 2nd IND vs AUS T20 when he praised the pacer. Notably, Glenn McGrath had worked with T Natarajan when the former visited the MRF pace foundation a few years ago. Glenn McGrath had a list of star bolwers who shared dressing room with him in that all-time greatest Australian team. Lee made his ODI debut in 2000 and played until 2012, ruffling a lot of feathers. However, the Aussie picked just one bowler … Pollock picked up 393 wickets from 303 ODIs, but an economy of 3.67 meant that he was accurate and hardly allowed looseners to the batters. Catapulted from the outback of New South Wales into Test cricket to replace Merv Hughes in 1993, McGrath became the greatest Australian fast bowler of his time. Javagal Srinath was the leader of the pack of India’s fast bowling during his career. McGrath is also the all-time leading wicket-taker for the Aussies in ODI cricket and it won’t be easy to overhaul his tally. Updated - Dec 15, … - 177/5 (19)#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AUSvIND. The third match of the IND vs AUS 2020 T20 series will take place on Tuesday, December 8. McGrath said, “Australia has an advantage against India this time and the biggest reason for this will be the lethal bowling of left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc. The Sultan of Swing is also the highest wicket-taker for his country in the shorter formats. The fast bowler showed great skill and technique to consistently execute his yorkers and bowled brilliantly under pressure. This South African bowler Rabada is an amazing bowler, I’m a big fan of his. India vs Australia: T Natarajan is the find of this tour for India, very impressed with him, says Glenn McGrath Australia legend Glenn McGrath, considered to be one of the best bowlers ever, praised T Natarajan and said that he definitely had to be the find of the tour for India. The four-match Test series begins with a pink-ball game at the Adelaide Oval on December 17. Lee was also one of the fastest bowlers of his generation. CricTracker Author. Indian fast bowler T Natarajan has had an incredible few months. Oz pace legend Glenn McGrath talks to TOI about Australian pitches, workload management, ... Last Ashes Test at the Oval, Australia went with the wrong bowling attack. This time, all he is willing to concede is that "Australia have a slight advantage." Murali is currently the all-time leading wicket-taker in ODIs. document.getElementById('newsnowlogo').onclick=function(){ window.open('http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Cricket','newsnow'); }; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo').style.cursor='pointer'; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.textDecoration='none'; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.borderBottom='0 none'; © 2013-2020 CricTracker Pvt Ltd All rights reserved. "In the last seven or eight years, I have been director of coaching at the MRF Pace Foundation, so I am here at least three times a year.Dennis said that he has been here 95 times, so I have a long way to go. Although the match was a dead rubber, T Natarajan gave a good account of himself, ending with figures of 10-1-70-2. He was a fast-medium pace bowler and is considered one of the greatest Australian international bowlers of all time, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the late-2000s. He made this observation while talking about the forthcoming series between … The Tamil Nadu pacer was picked for the limited-overs sides in the IND vs AUS 2020 series and made his debut in the 3rd ODI. The match will be broadcasted on the Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 3 and Sony SIX channels in India. Although Australia scored 194, T Natarajan ended with figures of 4-0-20-2. ‘He has great mental strength. Lee, along with McGrath, made the ball talk and took down a number of quality batters in their career. Glenn McGrath believes Rohit Sharma could stand up for India in the Test series against Australia. Vaas is currently fourth in the list of all-time leading ODI wicket-takers. Glenn McGrath, born on February 9, 1970, is one of the greatest fast bowlers to have played the game. https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/india-bowling-good-enough-win-091920097 As his third pacer, McGrath zeroed in on Chaminda Vaas. Also Read: 'I Thought He Should Be Man Of The Match': Hardik Pandya Dedicates His Award To Natarajan. Sachin Tendulkar and Glenn McGrath. Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins recently spoke about targeting the wicket of Indian captain Virat Kohli in the first Test of the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Previous Australian quick bowler Glenn McGrath picked his main five ODI bowlers and the vast majority of them ended up being Former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath believes that even though the India fast bowling unit has improved a lot over the years and will take confidence from their performance in … Kohli’s side beat Australia 2-1 in 2019 to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but McGrath believes the Baggy Greens are well-placed to get revenge this winter. 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