Bowling yorkers is an art and not many can master the art. The last decade saw Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga dominate the proceedings while India’s Jasprit Bumrah has now come up the ranks, who can the hit the length at will. With T20 cricket taking grip all over the world, having yorkers in one’s arsenal is a must.
Recently, former Indian cricketer-turned commentator Aakash Chopra revealed his top six picks for the yorker specialists as part of the Super Over series on his YouTube channel. The 42-year-old is very famous on social media and runs a YouTube channel where he gives his opinion on various aspects of the game.
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Meanwhile, yorker refers to a full-length delivery aimed at the toes of a batsman with very little scope of errors. An inch here or there, the batsmen will get enough room to manoeuvre the field to put the ball to the boundary. In his recent video, Aakash Chopra rated former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff in the sixth ahead of the likes of Brett Lee and Zaheer Khan. Chopra mentioned Flintoff’s ability to bowl reverse swinging yorkers which earned him a lot of wickets during his prime.
The former Delhi cricketer went with Australia’s Mitchell Starc for the fifth position – who has been spot on for his country in the last few years. India’s Jasprit Bumrah, who is only a few years old in international cricket occupied the fourth spot in Aakash Chopra’s list.
“While Bumrah hasn’t played that much of cricket in his short career, as compared to other players, but he has done wonders,” said Chopra.
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Proceeding further, the legendary pacers from Pakistan – Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis occupied the third and second sport in the chart. The duo used to hunt in a pack and earned a lot of accolades for their country.
And finally, Aakash Chopra went with Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga as the best yorker specialist the world cricket has ever witnessed. Malinga’s skill to hit the yorker length on a consistent basis made him a lethal character in the game who will go down as a legend.
“Whenever we talk about yorker specialists, the first name that pops out is of Malinga’s,” said Chopra, before wrapping up his list.
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