In international cricket, reverse swing is the biggest weapon for any great fast bowler. It has been seen many times that the batsmen of the opposing team have faced a lot of trouble due to reverse swing and the bowlers have played an important role in their team's victory.
There are many fast bowlers around the world who have the art of throwing reverse swing. Let us tell you, this is the most difficult thing and not every bowler is able to throw reverse swing. With this, today we tell you about five such bowlers who have always troubled the batsmen of the opposing team with their reverse swing and have also taken their wickets.
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Sarfraz Nawaz has been one of the important fast bowlers of Pakistan. Sarfraz Nawaz has taken 177 wickets in 55 Test matches for Pakistan. Even though Sarfraz did not have that much speed, there was no better bowler than him in reverse swing in the 1970s.
In the Australia vs Pakistan match played in Melbourne in 1979, the host needed 382 runs to win. Australia's score was 305 runs for three wickets. After this Sarfraz came to bowl and he took a total of 9 wickets for 86 runs in an innings. Due to his bowling, Pakistan won this match.
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Dale Steyn is considered one of the world's aggressive bowlers. He has been one of the important players of South Africa. Dale Steyn also had speed and he used to trouble the batsmen of the opposing team with his swing.
Dale Steyn's biggest strength was his reverse swing bowling. Let us tell you, this legendary player took 439 wickets in 93 Tests for South Africa. Not only this, he had 196 wickets in 125 ODIs. Dale Steyn took 64 wickets in 47 T20 matches.
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Zaheer Khan's performance has always been excellent in international cricket and he has left his mark against the batsmen of the opposing team. Zaheer Khan played an important role in the victory of the Indian team in the ICC ODI World Cup 2011. He was the highest wicket-taker of this tournament along with Shahid Afridi.
Zaheer Khan has always put pressure on the players of the opposing team with his reverse swing. Even though Zaheer Khan retired from international cricket a long time ago, even today his fan following is very high and many young players consider him their idol.
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In the 1990s, Waqar Younus was considered one of the most lethal fast bowlers in the world. He had a lot of speed and the legendary player has also been seen troubling the batsmen of the opposing team with his swing.
Waqar Younus has performed brilliantly in Tests for Pakistan. Waqar Younus has taken 373 wickets for Pakistan in 87 Tests while he has 416 wickets in 262 ODIs. Waqar Younus's biggest weapon was his reverse swing bowling.
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Wasim Akram was the master of reverse swing. Let us tell you, Wasim Akram is also called the Sultan of Swing. Wasim Akram was one of the few best fast bowlers who had the ability to throw reverse swing even with an old ball. He has played an important role in the victory of the Pakistan team many times with his bowling.
Wasim Akram made his international debut for Pakistan at the age of 18 and took 414 wickets in 104 Tests and 502 wickets in 356 ODIs. Wasim Akram retired from international cricket in 2003.
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