I remember as a schoolboy watching Asif Iqbal bowl for Kent. At first sight, his bowling (medium pace swingers for the most part) looked innocuous. But he was a clever bowler. He varied his pace well and used the crease to change the angle at which he bowled. He was accurate, too. He knew what he was doing! All his bowling attributes can be seen here.
The amount of legends in this match: majid, viv, imran, Lloyd, Holding, Safraz, Greenidge and Haynes, Mudassar, Abbas, Roberts.....you rarely get ganes today with this amount of star power on each side
Mudassar Nazar should not have played at all in 1979 world cup. In 4 matches he scored 3 runs and took just 1 wicket. He was a dead slow defensive batsman not suited to the one day games
@@bhattgirish7321 Mudassar was a batsman who only relished slow wickets and scored heavily in home series against medium top slow bowling. I am surprised you have not mentioned the names of Asif Iqbal and Majid Khan among legends. Majid scored 530 nuns against the fearsome West Indies attack in 1976-77. Asif Iqbal scored 2 centuries against Australia including Dennis Lillie and a lion hearted 135 in the final test against West Indies in the same 1976-77 season. Majid also has the distinction of scoring the first ever ODI century a belligerent 109 of only 93 balls in 1974. I am from Pakistan but Mudassar as a batsmen is no where near Zaheer, Asif, Majid or Mushtaq in his prime
@@atherqadeer2570 Pakistan were the best Cricket team in the World in the late 1970s. They beat Australia in Australia in 1976-77 Series which they drew! They beat West Indies in The West Indies, which they lost 2-1. That Series was great!
Zaheer played one of the greatest World Cup innings ever seen against a fearsome pace attack. Pakistan Should have won but for the blunder of sending harpoon who consumed 36-40 balls to score 10 runs.
In the series against India that followed (1979-80) Haroon Rashid was dropped. Wasim Raja batted brilliantly against India throughout the series. He was a thorough gentleman off the field.
The dropping of Wasim raja for Haroon Rashid cost Pakistan this match. Wasim raja was a great player of fast bowling and had a proven record against the West Indies. He hit fourteen sixes against the west indies quickies in the 1976/77 five match test series which has never been equalled team playing away from home.
I agree and in the previous match against England Wasim Raja gave good support to Asif Iqbal during his fighting half century, its a mystery why he was dropped?
@@ishyandmikkischannel8811 He was equally severe against the fast bowlers as well. He was a great player of fast bowling. Had pakistan played him at number four then we would have seen the best of him.
@@abdulmajid6444 That is a different point. I was pointing out a fact. Raja was a slasher at 7, a fantastically talented gung ho batsman, the original Gilchrist before there was a Gilchrist.
@@ishyandmikkischannel8811 If pakistan had played him at number four in the side wheather it was test match or one day then we would have seen the best of him. Like you said mostly he was sent in at number seven with only couple of overs to go in the one day's. Seven in the test match was too low for batsman of he's calibre. He didn't have time to do much.
Haroon Rashid had failed miserably in England on the 1978 tour and this time he was the reason for Pakistan's loss. Miandad still played as if there was no LBW law against him. Wasim Raja was dropped for no apparent reason when he could have played in place of Haroon - a better batsman and a decent spinner. Later Asif Iqbal mentioned how he was about to change the batting order when Haroon Rashid just walked out at the fall of Zaheer Abbass and he decided not to call him back
Asif should have called back Haroon and come out to bat himself. Asif with his quick silver running and wide range of strokes could have steered Pakistan to victory since Majid was well settled at the other end. Miandad in the earlier match against England also got a duck on both occasions he was plumb LBW. Raja has given good support to Asif in the match against England. They added 52 at a stage when Pakistan was 34 for 6. its a mystery why he was not selected for the semi final. Haroon's selection in the first place and his slow batting cost Pakistan the match
And India is extremely rich country. Developed with HDI of 100 . Most advanced in science and technology, they have already their colonies on Mars and Jupiter. There is absolutely no poor in India.
@@appujo1901 definitely not...India is a poor country and we accept it. But some people don't accept the truth about them. Oh yeah...one doesn't need to live in Mars and Zupiter to show richness. Also listen a country with over 140 crores people can't be rich in a statistical view with individuals. But we accept we are not rich..but we are happy...
Idiotic comment when Gordon Greenidge wrote that he bowled very fast but erratically. Just 8 months ago he had been the 2nd fastest bowler on average speed in the Perth competition behind Thomson.
No Imran is looking fast in few deliveries seen in this footage … it definitely ain’t medium pace. By 1976 onwards he was genuine fast bowler…and offcourse after revamping his action around 1980 period, he became even more genuine quick and was the fastest around or atleast in top 3 during 1980 to 1983 just when he got his shin injury.
So just because someone tagged him Bradman of Asia you believe it. Sunil Gavaskar in the same era had average over 50 as compared to Zaher in mid 40's Gavaskar hit 34 centuries and first person to make more than 10,000 runs. So who should be Asian Bradman?
Hello Rahul, sadly the BBC only showed the West Indies reply in their evening highlights... ruclips.net/video/kuqr2eISEpk/видео.html Thank you for your interest, DARREN
Majid rotated the strike all day. Ridiculous factually incorrect comment after Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbass added 166 in 36 overs. Majid Khan"s average in all Test Matches and World Cups vs West Indies with Roberts and others is 51. This is over 9 matches with only 2 tests in Pakistan in which averaged 34 with one hundred and one run out. West Indian fast bowlers said the biggest dangerman was Majid Khan an getting his wicket was what they wanted.
Asif Iqbal should have come out to bat at the fall of Zaheer Abbas. Asif was in great form 61 against Australia and 51 against England and Asif was always the fastest runner between the wickets and expert in rotating the strike The decision to send Haroon who should not have played in the first place cost Pakistan the match.
@@ishyandmikkischannel8811 Asif Iqbal should have come out to bat at the fall of Zaheer Abbas. As a matter of fact Asif was the fastest runner between the attacks with a wide range of strokes. The decision to send Haroon who should not have played in the first place cost Pakistan the match. Asif has regretted his decision to send Haroon many times. Majid cannot be blamed he was holding the innings together since Zaheer was in great mood and the dead slow batting of Haroon was the cause of Majid's dismissal
True.. Zaheer and Majid were in great touch and had they stayed for another 20 overs match would have been done.. Haroon's slow batting was the cause of Majid's dismissal and after that no one could withstand the attack from WI
I remember as a schoolboy watching Asif Iqbal bowl for Kent. At first sight, his bowling (medium pace swingers for the most part) looked innocuous. But he was a clever bowler. He varied his pace well and used the crease to change the angle at which he bowled. He was accurate, too. He knew what he was doing! All his bowling attributes can be seen here.
I remember as a kid listening to this game on the radio and wanting the West Indies win - but that Pakistan team was just stacked.
The amount of legends in this match: majid, viv, imran, Lloyd, Holding, Safraz, Greenidge and Haynes, Mudassar, Abbas, Roberts.....you rarely get ganes today with this amount of star power on each side
Mudassar Nazar should not have played at all in 1979 world cup. In 4 matches he scored 3 runs and took just 1 wicket. He was a dead slow defensive batsman not suited to the one day games
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@@bhattgirish7321 Mudassar was a batsman who only relished slow wickets and scored heavily in home series against medium top slow bowling. I am surprised you have not mentioned the names of Asif Iqbal and Majid Khan among legends. Majid scored 530 nuns against the fearsome West Indies attack in 1976-77. Asif Iqbal scored 2 centuries against Australia including Dennis Lillie and a lion hearted 135 in the final test against West Indies in the same 1976-77 season. Majid also has the distinction of scoring the first ever ODI century a belligerent 109 of only 93 balls in 1974. I am from Pakistan but Mudassar as a batsmen is no where near Zaheer, Asif, Majid or Mushtaq in his prime
@@atherqadeer2570 Pakistan were the best Cricket team in the World in the late 1970s. They beat Australia in Australia in 1976-77 Series which they drew! They beat West Indies in The West Indies, which they lost 2-1. That Series was great!
Zaheer played one of the greatest World Cup innings ever seen against a fearsome pace attack. Pakistan
Should have won but for the blunder of sending harpoon who consumed 36-40 balls to score 10 runs.
Also dropping wasim raja was a blunder.. He had a very good record against WI..
In the series against India that followed (1979-80) Haroon Rashid was dropped. Wasim Raja batted brilliantly against India throughout the series. He was a thorough gentleman off the field.
Pak fix match
The dropping of Wasim raja for Haroon Rashid cost Pakistan this match. Wasim raja was a great player of fast bowling and had a proven record against the West Indies. He hit fourteen sixes against the west indies quickies in the 1976/77 five match test series which has never been equalled team playing away from home.
I agree and in the previous match against England Wasim Raja gave good support to Asif Iqbal during his fighting half century, its a mystery why he was dropped?
13 of Raja's 14 sixes in the series were hit against spinners
@@ishyandmikkischannel8811 He was equally severe against the fast bowlers as well. He was a great player of fast bowling. Had pakistan played him at number four then we would have seen the best of him.
@@abdulmajid6444 That is a different point. I was pointing out a fact. Raja was a slasher at 7, a fantastically talented gung ho batsman, the original Gilchrist before there was a Gilchrist.
@@ishyandmikkischannel8811 If pakistan had played him at number four in the side wheather it was test match or one day then we would have seen the best of him. Like you said mostly he was sent in at number seven with only couple of overs to go in the one day's. Seven in the test match was too low for batsman of he's calibre. He didn't have time to do much.
Ever best match .I saw thousands times
Enjoyed the clashes between these two teams
Pakistan vs West Indies is always an epic contest. When we were on top during the 80s....they were the only team who gave us serious problems
Haroon Rashid had failed miserably in England on the 1978 tour and this time he was the reason for Pakistan's loss. Miandad still played as if there was no LBW law against him. Wasim Raja was dropped for no apparent reason when he could have played in place of Haroon - a better batsman and a decent spinner. Later Asif Iqbal mentioned how he was about to change the batting order when Haroon Rashid just walked out at the fall of Zaheer Abbass and he decided not to call him back
Asif should have called back Haroon and come out to bat himself. Asif with his quick silver running and wide range of strokes could have steered Pakistan to victory since Majid was well settled at the other end. Miandad in the earlier match against England also got a duck on both occasions he was plumb LBW. Raja has given good support to Asif in the match against England. They added 52 at a stage when Pakistan was 34 for 6. its a mystery why he was not selected for the semi final. Haroon's selection in the first place and his slow batting cost Pakistan the match
Runs making machine zaheer abas and mighty khan exellent performance
West Indies and Pakistani teams play cricket with genuine passion though their country is poor
And India is extremely rich country. Developed with HDI of 100 . Most advanced in science and technology, they have already their colonies on Mars and Jupiter. There is absolutely no poor in India.
@@appujo1901 definitely not...India is a poor country and we accept it. But some people don't accept the truth about them. Oh yeah...one doesn't need to live in Mars and Zupiter to show richness. Also listen a country with over 140 crores people can't be rich in a statistical view with individuals. But we accept we are not rich..but we are happy...
Brilliant upload, imran still medium fast within a couple of years he turned into genuine quick
Old time memory
No, Imran bowled very fast but wayward
Idiotic comment when Gordon Greenidge wrote that he bowled very fast but erratically. Just 8 months ago he had been the 2nd fastest bowler on average speed in the Perth competition behind Thomson.
No Imran is looking fast in few deliveries seen in this footage … it definitely ain’t medium pace. By 1976 onwards he was genuine fast bowler…and offcourse after revamping his action around 1980 period, he became even more genuine quick and was the fastest around or atleast in top 3 during 1980 to 1983 just when he got his shin injury.
Zaheer Abbas was a better batsman who went unrecognized. Also known as Bradman of Asia once.
So just because someone tagged him Bradman of Asia you believe it. Sunil Gavaskar in the same era had average over 50 as compared to Zaher in mid 40's Gavaskar hit 34 centuries and first person to make more than 10,000 runs. So who should be Asian Bradman?
@@boymeetsbush8232Kiddo Zaheer was the first Batsman who scored 100+ centuries in first class cricket!!
Want the 1983 semifinals between these two
Hello Rahul, sadly the BBC only showed the West Indies reply in their evening highlights... ruclips.net/video/kuqr2eISEpk/видео.html
Thank you for your interest, DARREN
When I saw Zaheer Abbas in madras india in India-pak tests match, i was surprised to see a stylish young man
Play with lots of passion
Brilliant knock in this match against one of the best fast bowling attacks ever to take the field.
He had a terrible series, that one in India--Kapil Dev got his measure
Majid couldn't rotate the strike just what happened to moshin in 83 semis and both took a long time to get going
Majid rotated the strike all day. Ridiculous factually incorrect comment after Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbass added 166 in 36 overs. Majid Khan"s average in all Test Matches and World Cups vs West Indies with Roberts and others is 51. This is over 9 matches with only 2 tests in Pakistan in which averaged 34 with one hundred and one run out. West Indian fast bowlers said the biggest dangerman was Majid Khan an getting his wicket was what they wanted.
Asif Iqbal should have come out to bat at the fall of Zaheer Abbas. Asif was in great form 61 against Australia and 51 against England and Asif was always the fastest runner between the wickets and expert in rotating the strike The decision to send Haroon who should not have played in the first place cost Pakistan the match.
@@ishyandmikkischannel8811 Asif Iqbal should have come out to bat at the fall of Zaheer Abbas. As a matter of fact Asif was the fastest runner between the attacks with a wide range of strokes. The decision to send Haroon who should not have played in the first place cost Pakistan the match. Asif has regretted his decision to send Haroon many times. Majid cannot be blamed he was holding the innings together since Zaheer was in great mood and the dead slow batting of Haroon was the cause of Majid's dismissal
True.. Zaheer and Majid were in great touch and had they stayed for another 20 overs match would have been done.. Haroon's slow batting was the cause of Majid's dismissal and after that no one could withstand the attack from WI
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