Kapil Dev only Indian in Sanjay Manjrekar's Top 10 bowlers list

Sanjay Manjrekar had only one Indian bowler in his list of all-time great bowlers

Former Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar's list of ten top great bowlers contains just one Indian pacer. Manjrekar took to Twitter to announce his picks and Kapil Dev, the 1983 Cricket World Cup-winning captain, was the lone Indian player who made the cut.

Other bowlers included Richard Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, Wasim Akram, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Dale Steyn, James Anderson and Muttiah Muralitharan.

Ha ha. Ok let me pick 10. Then you will have the ‘not so old’. 😊
Hadlee
Marshall
Ambrose
Akram
Warne
McGrath
Steyn
Anderson
Kapil
Murali. https://t.co/pPh6PtrLWp
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 7, 2021

Twitter reacts to Sanjay Manjrekar's list

Quite a few netizens were of the opinion that Pakistan seamer Waqar Younis and Indian spinner Anil Kumble deserved a place on the list. Others were critical of Sanjay Manjrekar for his choice of bowlers.

Bhai isse dimaag mat laga. Pagal hai ye.

No Waqar or Kumble or Walsh. Just be happy he has not included himself.
— Bharat Army (@BhartArmy) June 7, 2021

Anderson has no five wicket haul in India. Only one in the subcontinent. By your own logic he should not be an ATG right?
— ashwin (@ashwinbtw) June 7, 2021

Why not Imran Khan , I think he was the best fast bowler of his era . He could fit in any team as a bowler only .
— TouseeF (@fitt_insaan) June 7, 2021

I still don't understand how @jacqueskallis75 is missed. Look at his stats and the next all rounder in the list. He is literally miles ahead.
— Lingesan (@S_Lingesan) June 7, 2021

Earlier, Sanjay Manjrekar made headlines for his comments on having a "problem" with Ravichandran Ashwin being regarded as an "all-time great."

"When people start talking about him as being one of the all-time greats of the game then I have a few problems. One basic problem I have with Ashwin is that when you look at SENA countries, Ashwin doesn't have a single five-wicket haul there," Manjrekar said on ESPNCricinfo.

"And the other thing when you talk about him running through sides on Indian pitches that are suited to his kind of bowling is that in the last four years, Jadeja has matched him with wicket-taking abilities. Then, interestingly, in the last series against England, Axar Patel got more wickets than Ashwin on similar pitches. So that is my problem with accepting Ashwin as a real all-time great," he explained.

A quick look at Kapil Dev's numbers

Kapil Dev featured in Sanjay Manjrekar's list

Dev retired in 1994 and held the world record for the number of wickets taken in Tests at the time. Courtney Walsh subsequently broke the record in 2000.

Dev's Test career bowling stats are as formidable as it gets - 434 wickets from 131 matches with the best figures of 9/83 (BBI) and 11/146 (BBM) at an economy of 2.78

In ODIs, he picked up 253 wickets from 225 matches at an economy of 3.71 and best figures of 5/43.

He was widely known for being outstanding in his accuracy and ability to swing the ball, usually away from right-handers.