The balls of the century: why we picked the way we did
No Trent Boult, no Glenn McGrath, no Chaminda Vaas. Does that mean our list sucks? Hopefully not
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The Balls of the Century
The balls of the century, No. 1: Ryan Harris to Alastair Cook
The perfect delivery, from a bowler who often tried too hard to bowl such balls
Daniel Brettig
November 2020
The balls of the century, No. 2: Mohammad Asif to VVS Laxman
The perfect incoming delivery doesn't exist. Or does it?
The balls of the century, No. 3: Muttiah Muralitharan to S Ramesh
When the bowler is nearly as surprised as the batsman
Andrew Fidel Fernando
November 2020
The balls of the century, No. 4: Shane Warne to Andrew Strauss
Turn so sharp it could cut through your psyche
Rahul Bhattacharya
October 2020
The balls of the century, No. 5: Dale Steyn to Michael Vaughan
Seam at a fierce pace. Or was it swing?
The balls of the century, No. 6: Shoaib Akhtar to Adam Gilchrist
The last of the great reverse-swinging yorkers
The balls of the century, No. 7: Muttiah Muralitharan to Mark Butcher
How do you play an offspinner who turns it that much? You don't
Andrew Fidel Fernando
October 2020
The balls of the century, No. 8: Irfan Pathan to Mohammad Yousuf
Irfan Pathan and the shape of inevitability
Rahul Bhattacharya
October 2020
The balls of the century, No. 9: Andrew Flintoff to Ricky Ponting
An allrounder in his prime against a world-class batsman under pressure to protect his team's No. 1 status
Andrew Miller
September 2020