Lockie Ferguson has picked five legendary bowlers as the greatest Test bowlers of all time, while ignoring spinners. Though three among the top 5 highest wicket-takers in the format are spinners from three different countries.
Considering he has named only pacers in the top 5, even then, he has not included the likes of greats like James Anderson or Glenn McGrath, or even the modern-day genius of red-ball cricket, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Starc, or Kagiso Rabada.
Among the many legendary Australian seamers, he chose undoubtedly one of the finest, Mitchell Johnson. Johnson was one of the most destructive left-arm pacers of his generation. He had a decorated career with 313 wickets in his Test career.
No Tim Southee or Glenn McGrath, but Ferguson names 2 Pakistani quicks in his List
He instead opted for two Pakistani pacers; the duo was, however, not the contemporary Wasim-Waqar duo; it was the Akram-Akhtar duo that caught the Kiwis' attention. Shoaib Akhtar, with 178 wickets in 46 Tests, and Wasim Akram, the legendary pacer with 414 Test wickets, made it to his list.
Lockie picks Virat Kohli over Rohit Sharma
Firstly, leaving out Jasprit Bumrah from the list of top Test bowlers, Ferguson added to his mysteries, ruling out Rohit Sharma's pull shot as one of the finest shots on the field.
Virat Kohli, on the other hand, the other veteran, is known for his elegant cover drives, and when asked to pick between the two shots as to which looks better from a bowler's end, Ferguson claimed (via CricTracker):
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