The greatest left arm fast bowler is?

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BallOil
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name this player... :)
Snoop
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The greatest left arm fast bowler I ever saw, and probably will ever see, was Wasim Akram.
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Snoop got it right!
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I will name 3 in order of greatness: Akram, Davidson and Sobers

I like them 3 so much although I know Akram cant be beat I must still mention them
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Thanks guys....well I guess it was unanimous... :)
A few would dispute on Wasim Akram’s credibility as the greatest left arm fast bowler in the history of the game. Real artists, who made the red cherry talk like no one else, had ever done.

The left arm champion swung the ball both ways at pace. He had everything in his armory; pace, bounce, cut, in swinger, out swinger, and a lethal bouncer followed up by a deceptive slower delivery. A remarkable control over seam and swing, and can generate that amount of pace with such a short run-up, almost unheard of. Mark Taylor Once said, “He is the only bowler who will pitch four different deliveries on the same spot and let them do four different things. Never, in the modern age, had a bowler explored more that could be done with a cricket ball.

Here is a link to a tribute (six parts so far) to Wasim...http://blogs.bettor.com/The-greatest-le ... t-1-a28831" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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