Video: Dangerous cricket - Fast, ruthless bouncers which make batsmen fear for their lives

Who doesn’t love batsmen jumping around their crease, getting into awkward positions, praying silently in their minds as bowlers unleash the final weapon in their armoury when all else fails – the bouncer.

In the new millenium, Australia’s Brett Lee and Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar have been the most devastating, along with a certain Shane Bond, but the Kiwi was always troubled with injury issues. Here and there then, someone like Sreesanth and Fidel Edwards has also bowled some deadly bouncers to surprise batsmen.

Here’s a collection of some great moments (for the bowlers) which shows cricket at its most dangerous: