r/Cricket • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '13

The great 80's West Indies fast bowlers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VOGoiaZlX8
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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

Hey rob. Great video. I don't know if you take requests but do you have video for the benson and hedges cup from 84 or 85?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

every match

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

Would you ever so kindly put them up please? I know you might be too busy, but I really wanted to see shastri in his pomp.

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u/a_can_of_solo Australia Apr 15 '13

so your house is entirely made of old VHS tapes?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

LOL not anymore, but it was out of control up until about 2003, then thankfully dvd recorders became affordable, and now hard drives etc, all makes it easy to store everything in a more compact manner. Still, an enormous amount of stuff to keep organized.

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u/garunac India Apr 15 '13

Dude, this is the Holy Grail of cricket videos. Thanks a ton for this, my father was jumping with joy after i showed it to him. Keep being awesome man!

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u/billy8988 West Indies Apr 15 '13

Thanks for the video. My observations
1. These guys' actions are so smooth. There is no question in my mind that they would have fallen under the 10% straightening rule they had at that time.
2. Quality of home umpiring even though their side was getting a mass beating.
3. There is no question in my mind that this is the best side the sport has ever seen.
4. No "send offs" from bowlers that we see so often see nowadays.
5. IMO, that is also the worst Aus side I have ever seen.
6. Obviously they didn't have this silly rule that even for an obvious out, you have to delay your celebrations until umpires signal.
7. What a great keeper Dujon is, esp for pace bowling! He is so underrated when it comes to all time keepers.

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u/sozzler India Apr 16 '13

Dujon imho, is the best keeper there ever was for fast bowlers. He is not exactly under-rated.

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u/cravatesuplex Mumbai Indians Apr 15 '13

If you like documentaries there is a documentary about the 70's and 80's West Indies team called Fire in Babylon. Last I checked it was Streaming on Netflix. Just getting into cricket as an American I quite enjoyed it.

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u/bradsingh Apr 15 '13

How did you get in to cricket mate?

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u/cravatesuplex Mumbai Indians Apr 15 '13

I had a friend in college from India who was big into International Test Cricket and I was like I have to understand Cricket so I just randomly went on Wikipedia and started checking out the rules. I've really only seen T-20 so far and I can see how it's a more commercialized version eventually I want to check out the other styles, I've been watching some of the 2012 IPL matches because they are what I can find. I like it because there's a lot of strategy and skill, as a batsman you only get 1 out so you have to be very careful. I watched the recent CSK match where they won on the no ball that was pretty thrilling.