David 'Bumble' Lloyd picks his all time favourite Pakistani cricketers

One of the most popular commentators, David Lloyd picked his favourite Pakistani cricketers across all generations. Lloyd named Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Imran Khan and Javed Miandad as his most favourite Pakistani cricketers. The commentator was asked about it by one of his followers.

The names he took are obviously world class players who made an immense contribution to Pakistan’s success during their playing days.

Wasim Akram considered the greatest left-arm pacer of to have graced the game was a master at his art. He had the ability to dictate terms both with the new ball and the old ball and was arguably the best exponent of reverse swing. His performance in the 1992 World Cup still remains one of the highlights of his glittering career. The way he tormented the English batsman in the final being a youngster in the team left everyone spell bound.

Bowling around the wicket the left arm speedster repeatedly swung the ball away from the batsman which was an unknown commodity till then. Many people still suggest it’s nearly impossible to swing the ball away from the batsman bowling from that angle but Wasim Akram was not any ordinary bowler.

Waqar Younis formed the lethal ‘Two W’s’ bowling pair of the nineties with Wasim Akram. While both Wasim and Waqar bowled with lively speeds but Waqar was more reputed for his lethal Yorkers and well-directed bouncers. He literally intimidated batsman of his era and the duo gave nightmare to any top batting line up.

Miandad was all about guts and passion and would easily rank among the greatest Pakistani cricketers to have graced the game. He had a great knowledge of the game and was an aggressive leader. He smashed Chetan Sharma for a six in the last ball of Austral-Asia Cup final in 1986 which is etched in everyone’s memory.

Imran Khan was arguably one of the greatest captains of all time and he was instrumental in Pakistan winning then 1992 World Cup. He led his troops in a professional manner and had an astute tactical brain. He was the most respected person in the Pakistan dressing room during his time and was loved by all his teammates. Besides being a wonderful fast bowler, he was more than a decent batsman contributing to the Team’s total on regular occasions.

Lloyd is very active in social media and regularly interact with his followers. His fans keep on asking him different questions but the former England coach never gets tired and replies to most of the questions. The former England international is a voracious speaker who loves talking about cricket and sports most of the times and that is the reason why he is a popular figure among cricket lovers despite only being a commentator. A look into his Twitter account reveals his love to discuss cricket all the time.