

Qadir could also bowl two googlies: one from the back of the hand, which went straighter and finished more like a traditional googly, and one that used finger spin to move further across the batsman’s when it spun. As a result, Qadir had some of the best individual bowling figures in world cricket, including his famous 9 for 56 against England in the 1987/88 season. Like Anil Kumble, Qadir didn’t have the ripping speed to bomb down quick-paced leg spinners and googlies. Abdul Qadir (Pakistan): A leg-spin bowler who could produce eye-catching googlies to raise any crowd to its feet.

This was particularly difficult to read and helped Warne take over 1000 international wickets in his career. However, Warne was a player who could bowl traditional leg spinners and the googly at the same pace. Some players lose pace on their googly deliveries due to the challenging technique required. The notorious Australian was so skilful with the ball he had various deliveries that could out-wit any of his opponents. Shane Warne (Australia): Perhaps the greatest all-around leg spinner to ever play the game, Warne was a master of wrist spin.The spinner famously said: “It’s all about creating doubts in the batsmen’s mind,” a philosophy that made him the third ever highest wicket-taker in the history of cricket. Kumble apparently had two googlies in his armoury: one the batsman could read and play, and another the batsman couldn’t read before it was delivered. But, aware of shortcomings, Kumble developed his googly to devastating effect, and he was one of the most cunning leg-spin bowlers of his time. Anil Kumble (India): Kumble did not possess the pace to spin the ball at the same speed likes some of his fellow leg breakers.Below are some of the greatest googly bowlers to ever play the sport: The googly is considered a skill in its own right, one that takes time and patience to perfect on some of the biggest stages in world cricket. While there have been many superb leg-spin bowlers in cricket’s history, that does not necessarily make them the greatest googly bowlers.
