The former West Indies batter Curtly Ambrose played 98 Test matches and took 405 Test wickets at an average of 20.99 and topped the ICC Player Rankings for much of his career to be rated the best bowler in the world. Moreover, he was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1992.
Later, after his retirement, he entered into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame and was selected as one of West Indies’ all-time XI by a panel of experts. He made his Test debut in 1988 against Pakistan and played his last game in 2000 against England. In 98 Test matches, he claimed 405 runs wickets at an average of 20.99.
Moreover, in ODIs, he played his first game in 1988 against Pakistan and his last game was against Pakistan in 2000. In ODIs, he played 176 games and claimed 225 wickets. From 1995, Ambrose was increasingly affected by injury, and hence, his playing spirit decreased due to the criticism he received.
After his retirement, he pursued a career in music as a bass guitarist in a reggae band. Ambrose was a terrific bowler who didn’t rely on pronounced swing or seam moment of the ball when he was doing great. He just concentrated on bowling into the same areas of the pitch and his height became an advantage for him.
The batters found it difficult to ball since the ball was coming from a great height. The ball had a certain bounce and after pitching, it deviated slightly from a straight line and frequently took the edge of the batsman’s bat to be caught behind the wicket. He did put in a lot of effort behind his bowling and hence, was one of the greatest in the game.
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