10 bowlers from the 90s era who we would have loved to watch in the IPL

Wasim Akram would have been more than handy with his ability to swing the ball

T20 cricket is now by far the most watched format in international cricket and its popularity soared to such great heights that some cricket pundits prophesied doom to other formats of the game due to its gigantic success. Although we have a number of T20 leagues around the world now, none of them comes close to the Indian Premier League (IPL) in terms of popularity.

Since its inception in 2008, the IPL has provided spectacular entertainment to cricket fans all over the world. The fans have been delighted to see both international superstars and the domestic cricketers playing in the same team.

Let us look at some of the bowlers of the 1990s whose presence would have made the IPL even more wonderful. It is true that some of these players contributed or are still contributing to the teams in the IPL in various roles such as coach or mentor but the joy of watching them with the ball on the field would have been unmatched.

#1 Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram was a magician with the ball and a player worth his weight in gold. He was, without an iota of doubt, the greatest left-arm pacer in the entire history of cricket and the first ‘Sultan of Swing’ from Pakistan. He was a great master of every aspect of fast bowling – yorker, bouncer, swing and variations in pace.

The former Pakistani skipper's record of 502 wickets in 356 ODIs at a miserly economy rate of just 3.89 runs per over is ample testimony to his wizardry with the ball. He could not only get wickets by the bucketload without leaking plenty of runs but his ability to also strike lusty blows forms a complete package any captain would want in his frontline bowler

The fact that he played a stellar role in Pakistan's victory against England in the final of the 1992 World Cup vividly demonstrates that he was a big match player. With his large bag of bowling tricks and the ability to make some quick runs down the order, Akram would have been a player any team would die for. Although he is involved in the IPL as a coach, watching him bowl in this league would have been a sight to behold.