- Glenn McGrath
Not many bowlers can proudly count Brian Lara as their bunny, for that fact alone, Glenn “Pigeon” McGrath deserves a spot on this list. Yet, McGrath had the rare ability to reinvent himself again and again throughout his career. Initially, a fast bowler who bowled at over 140 kmph, he cut back on his pace as he grew older and learnt the lesson. He went on to dismiss the notion that fast bowling is just about swing or pace or bounce. Most of his success was built on bowling in the right areas, at the right line and length.
With unbelievable concentration, he used to exploit the “corridor of uncertainty” and would get the bowl to move just a bit, but well enough to produce an outside edge.