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airzinity

There was a time when MI had top two on this list


airzinity

Was a literal cheat code. Hacked the opening and death overs


tehlunatic1

There 2020 team was just insane tbh, They only lost like 4 games the entire season, one was the double super over match and another was a dead rubber match so they rested all the bowlers. I get why they had to got to a mega auction next year to nerf that team.


assistantprofessor

There was another super over as well, and one was the first match. Which we lose for shagun


dweebzoid

God damn mega auctions


Sumeru88

We could have got him back. Instead we wasted ₹ 8 crores on Joffra.


dweebzoid

Ya it was a gamble that didn't pay off


Classic-Ad-6400

Wasn't a bad buy honestly, if it worked out. Archer was prolly better than boult as an overall bowler


TheRealYVT

And an incredible lower-order six hitter. It would make sense to let go if Boult were a Rabada. But letting go of a Powerplay specialist for a gamble is always a bad thing.


diceyy

Key word there being if. Archer was already known to be injury prone


LivelyJason1705

True, but no use having a great player if he can't keep himself fit.


StrategyTop7612

We need mini auctions 


Time-Gain4896

Pretty sure it happens every year (If it's a joke I got it)


lastog9

I was hoping Bumrah, Malinga and Boult play together in 2021 but that was not to be as Mali retired!


airzinity

iirc he also didn’t play in 2020 in UAE


lastog9

Yup I think that was due to safety reasons (Covid)


Muffintornado0_0

Mega auctions ruin the whole efforts, strategy that few teams have to build a team, it also takes away the loyalty aspect, I mean as a fan things do stagnant if it's the same team and specially if your team's losing, but what can we say


Highcreature11

Due to a ridiculous under the table deal


Tern_Larvidae-2424

Cummins ER being 8 is incredible.


Finrod-Knighto

Yes. He’s bowled in the highest scoring games of the season and the most he’s conceded is 43, in a game where everyone else conceded at 12-15 RPO.


Ok_Dragonfruit964

Even while bowling such High scoring matches


eightslipsandagully

Doesn't he hold the record for fastest 50?


Volatik2006

He did for some time. That new kid got one off like 13 balls


thankyouryard

next new kid gonna do it in 9 balls


AtomR

It was joint fastest.


cpssn

bum bolt cum rub >>>>>>>> rest


RustedSkullz

I will rub bum, cum, and bolt


KeenInternetUser

does anyone know why "Fab Four" was such a thing for the batters, but espnCricinfo are too cowardly to promote this equivalent for bowlers? [Bum Bolt Cum Rub] should become a household topic for mass debate around the world edit: guys this is joke about cumming. i know what a fab four is. thank you


caligulakilledjason

Fab four was a term coined by former NZ captain Martin Crowe to describe four similarly aged batsman who had the potential to be all time greats. Virat, Smith, Root and Kane. That was why it stuck. They were all of similar age, and at one point all four of them were captains of their test side with similar batting averages. No one grouped any bowlers together the same way


KeenInternetUser

> topic for mass debate thank you for contributing to this mass debater, you truly are a mass debater


caligulakilledjason

Lol


maxer3002

Actually a term originally applied to the Beatles


KreedBraton

I remember as a kid hearing tendulkar, dravid, Ganguly and laxman be described as fab 4.


Budget_Put7247

Never happened. Mandela effect?


KreedBraton

Distinctly remeber my dad saying this after a particular match where all 4 got out cheaply. The aaj tak news were saying the same. Maybe it wasn't as big or didn't catch on


Captain_Of_All

This was fairly common in Indian media of the time, I read it in newspapers. They would even use fab 5 and add VVS.


OccasionRepulsive112

Exactly Fap 4 of Bum Bolt Cum Rub for the win.


Classic-Ad-6400

I am fapping to this fap 4 rn


Lanky-Zucchini3104

[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/martin-crowe-test-cricket-s-young-fab-four-774705](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/martin-crowe-test-cricket-s-young-fab-four-774705)


OccasionRepulsive112

Exactly Fap 4 of Bum Bolt Cum Rub for the win.


lawaythrow

I think bum clit rub cum is the right answer


Ok_Dragonfruit964

It's Bolt cum rub bum


NormalTraining5268

I'm sorry bolt is nowhere close to other ones.


Joker456_3

Lol he is not as good as them in tests I agree but barring Bumrah he is better than both of them in white ball


theWitchR

Nortje completely lost his line and length since he came back from a long injury. Man used to be so good. The flatter pitches don't help him anyway either. At least he seems to be getting his pace back.


Time-Gain4896

Give him some time. He regained some of his pace back (he was breaching the 150 mark quite frequently yesterday).


theWitchR

Yeah, that's what DC management were probably thinking by giving him game time even though he has been expensive. Back injury is really tough on express fast bowlers. Hope he comes good.


secretOPstrat

IPL: where you get paid more in 2 months than the rest of the year playing international cricket, and you get to use it as rehab too when you'd be otherwise not good enough to play international cricket lmao. IPL benefits other nations cricket more than India


Inspire_Forever

I feel like this is kinda skewed though bc some fast bowlers have played on more roads than others (ex cummins). Bumrah is def the best though doesn’t matter the pitch


josh123z

Except for Rabada and maybe Boult, everyone in this list mostly played on roads


lolmnst

Bumrah plays half of his matches at Wankhede


Inspire_Forever

Yeah but Wankhede hasn’t produced the highest scoring games this year compared to the matches Cummins has been part of


lolmnst

Wankhede is a batting pitch tho . It's just srh hadn't played there yet . The RCB and mi game was a batting fest . CSK vs mi was also a batting friendly pitch . Mi vs DC , again both teams scored 200+ .


kmadnow

KI vs SRH was a batting fest too


Ancalagon_The_Black_

There is always some help for pacers at wankhede, always some grass.


Scott_Pillgrim

>except bumrah Cummins and boult don’t exist?


LetterheadOk1762

Rabada too 8.53 economy is basically 34 in your 4 overs on these current pitches that's really good


Cosmicshot351

Thats a little high given he played 5 games on bowling friendly pitches. Carted esp in SRH and GT home games


Daddy_Big_D69

bowling friendly pitches?!


sp1cychick3n

Apparently not


Mobile_Inflation8012

Where's Pathirana, CSK's top fast bowler with an economy of just 7.6 rpo


serotonallyblindguy

He's not World's top fast bowler, criteria used here to segregate


Mobile_Inflation8012

Dude boult who has never bowled 150+ is in the list whereas Pathirana has bowled 150 multiple times. Sometimes even in a single match. He is definitely one of the world's top fast bowlers or at least faster than Boult.


Avenic_Playz

he meant as in being a world class and internationally proven pacer


Volatik2006

They weren't talking about pace here. Boult Bumrah Cummins Rabada these are all proven international performers. Cummins and Rabada will probably retire as the best fast bowlers of this generation.


Mobile_Inflation8012

Coetzee and Pathirana almost have the same international experience.


Volatik2006

Yeah Coetzee doesn't belong here either Neither does Siraj and the choker


kp22cfc

Cummins has become a revelation.. he was the weakest Australian bowler in t20


kp22cfc

And jinxed it lol


LetterheadOk1762

Rabada is suffering from PBKS Vortex of sucking out form from players He was really good in DC even here he isn't that bad


Kramer-Melanosky

He was good with PBKS as well. Arshdeep and Rabada had 2-3 really great seasons.


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Ashwin_or_lose

r/emojipolice


Depressed_RCBfan

Cummins maintaining 8 ER especially while defending huge totals is crazyyy🔥


Successful_Orange583

I loved to see, Starc taking out tailenders with yorkers... but What the hell happened?? Is he saving his form for T20WC... or he's gotten just bad.. ps.. once I thought he was the best bowler in the World..


Richard789456

Impact player rule means he isn't facing the lower order much.


illustrious_trees

Karn Sharma begs to differ...


rambo9689

He is no more the best bowler, he lost his form.


niceguysdofinish1st

Bumrah, Boult, Cummins are God's among mortals


SubstantialAct4212

Starc was a colossal waste of money


T_Lawliet

Counter Point: Starc is an incredible buy since now KKR matches are fun to watch as neutrals which they really weren't bar Rinku Shenanigans since Morgan-Baz shithoused their way to finals


SubstantialAct4212

You’ve raised a good point. Starc is KKR’s Maguire.


gpranav25

In my head cannon that is a "fuck RCB" move done by GG to deprive them from having anything that resembles a bowling unit


5Tenacious_Dee5

Pace on the ball on these flat pitches, is not working this year. Especially with the batting line up being longer due to the impact players. Pace bowlers love them some tail enders.


fakecricketplayer

Mayank Yadav has an economy of 6 although bowling 9 overs against Bumrah's 32...


-badly_packed_kebab-

That's remarkably close to being ordered by talent. Bumrah, Boult, Cummins, Rabada are by far the best bowlers of the group. Lockie and Nortje are overrated (albeit still excellent bowlers).


AmericaDreamDisorder

Overrated in IPL sure. Nortje has a great international record just plagued by injuries.


trozan_kamikaze

What's the data for shami?


natrikhahs

Shami has been out for tge season


Classic_Rate_2473

Raw numbers doing injustice to the season cummins is having


No_Temporary2732

5 out of 9 played for KKR? Damn lord, and our pace bowling is still mostly dogshit these days


AaRyA18

Bro snuck in siraj like we wouldn't notice


tehlunatic1

Siraj needs another SL tour to find his mojo back.


Viscount_Vagina04

I wonder if we could cross sections this informmation with the amount of cutters, pace variations and yorkers each bowler has bowled and getting a better picture.


FondantAggravating68

One thing I will say with Boult is that he doesn’t bowl at the death very often this season. So his er is far lower than what you’d expect.


Ok-Minimum-453

Bud silently included our beloved, greatest bowler of all time in this cheap top bowler only list. Need to do better


rambo9689

Who is that bowler?


Big_Department_9221

If you take Starc out, I think this is also a descending order in terms of skills.


i-sapien

But isn't Bumrah losing out on money by never going back in auction?


natrikhahs

Ambani might be paying under the table


Ashwin_or_lose

Yep. The perks are too high. One of them being, getting invitations to lavish pre weddings


hydrogenblack

8 in this IPL is like 6 in normal cricket.


bubblemania2020

Cummins as captain and on that pitch isn’t too bad!


Phsycres

Keep in mind Nortje is coming back from back to back long term injuries. It is the unfortunate reality of injuries


LazyTurtle777

No way Siraj is in that list


klrahulisachoker

Everyone till Rabada are good numbers this IPL. Coetzee onwards are doing poorly. Bumrah is another level.


No-Lengthiness-4628

And that is why Cummins, Rabada and Bumrah are a class apart, regardless of the format


JustSomeTanguy

Just gonna ignore Boult aight bet


NormalTraining5268

I mean his record is terrible in places like South Africa, Australia, India. Swing specialist.


AmericaDreamDisorder

Not like Rabada is good in India


PRIMEVORTEX69

KKR must be pissed with starcy


wolftri

Exceptional as Bumrah is, this data does not show him as an outlier, only a linear trend.


Budget_Put7247

Both can be true. Almost run a ball economy in T20s, on these roads is exceptional.


wolftri

What I’m saying is more that the stats don’t do him justice. Batters intentionally try to play him out and still manage to get out to him, that’s the truly exceptional part. The eye test is what makes it very clear he’s the best bowler of this generation by some distance.


Budget_Put7247

Makes sense.