Sir Ian Botham a proper Legend played the game naturally without any fear. Just a pleasure to witness playing for county side and international, flamboyant stlyle. Top Man 🏏✨😎
As an Australian didn't like ian as a cricketer cause he always gave us headaches but really admire and love what he has done for lukemia and cancer suffers
One of the greatest cricketer of all time. A cricketer who can win matches by bowling batting or fielding.Good slip fielder also. Once in 100 years only such greats will be born
I remember watching the 1981 test series as a boy of 11,it was on BBC 1 then and cost nothing to watch, I loved test cricket This was the first time I ever witnessed an all rounder like Ian botham, Was a brilliant era for cricket, Bob willis was fantastic too... We all would copy his bowling style Ian botham was a English legend,Hes humble which I think proves his greatness, I miss those days... Enjoyed the video still got the Duncan fearnley bat too🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sorry, you are not with the beat. He had a terrible reputation in the 1980's after his association with Tim Hudson, trying to be a Hollywood actor and then got found out for lying through his teeth for smoking cannabis on the 1982/3 tour (he tells alot of lies, the latest being he gave away all his mementoes - but then sold them all at auction!). He did a charity walk which rebuilt his reputation, and provided huge financial personal rewards to him and his greedy wife, by way of commercial contracts, TV and advertising and sponsorship. He then got a knighthood, baronhood and lordship when his entire motive was for himself. Anyone who can't see through that is a misguided fool - except his cronies, of course.
Frances Edmonds (Phil Edmonds' ex-wife) wrote a couple of books on England tours of the mid-80's. She said, of Botham. "Always be wary of someone whose weight in kilos is higher than their IQ". Honestly, not bad advice.
I could not stand him when he started. He would get 5 for, bowling absolute rubbish. Then he would do it again, and again against chappell and Walters etc and eventually I thought, " there might be a bit more to this."
Ian Botham was the first superstar all-rounder I watched and instantly loved his amateur attitude towards cricket and life in general. 383 wickets and 5200 runs in test ask a lot and I must mention that what I saw on TV was the first mega star on cricket arena. Hats off
All were special in their own way. Botham had scored more runs than the rest and only all rounder to score double century. Hadlee has taken highest wicket than rest of the others in lower test matches. Kapil and Imran were all true match winners who led from front and captained world cup wins. Imran was fastest than others. Followed by Hadlee. Kapil was highest individual ODI scorer for 9 years. Both Kapil and Imran were true champion skippers, other two didn't lead their teams.
I'd have to check up on the stats but the way I think about them is roughly: Kapil and Botham were free spirits who just enjoyed the game. Kapil looked after himself while Botham didn't and so while Kapil declined fairly slowly as he aged, Botham's performances fell off a cliff and aside from a few decent odi performances didn't really play well after 1986-7 (and he plodded on for 6 more years). Imran and Hadlee were more cerebral, Hadlee almost from the start, while Imran brought his intellect to bear a little later. Hadlee was I think probably the best bowler over his whole career, and the weakest batter. For the last few years of his career, imran's performances were unbelievable, and he seemed to get better as he aged. I think I'd give it to Imran over a whole career, but perhaps Botham reached the highest peak, when he was young and before all the beer, pies and parties got to him.
Sir Ian Botham a proper Legend played the game naturally without any fear. Just a pleasure to witness playing for county side and international, flamboyant stlyle. Top Man 🏏✨😎
One of my heroes. When I was a kid I always wanted a Duncan Fearnley bat because Ian Botham used one.
My friend had a DF when we were kids.
Patrick Patterson is one that often get's forgotten about. Excellent bowler.
I remember his exaggerated bowling action.
As an Australian didn't like ian as a cricketer cause he always gave us headaches but really admire and love what he has done for lukemia and cancer suffers
One of the greatest cricketer of all time. A cricketer who can win matches by bowling batting or fielding.Good slip fielder also. Once in 100 years only such greats will be born
Thanks Ian - magnificent cricketer and a magnificent person
I remember watching the 1981 test series as a boy of 11,it was on BBC 1 then and cost nothing to watch, I loved test cricket
This was the first time I ever witnessed an all rounder like Ian botham,
Was a brilliant era for cricket,
Bob willis was fantastic too...
We all would copy his bowling style
Ian botham was a English legend,Hes humble which I think proves his greatness,
I miss those days...
Enjoyed the video still got the Duncan fearnley bat too🤣🤣🤣🤣
A true legend ON & OFF the pitch 👏🏻 🙌🏻
LEGEND
Great cricketer. Incidentally the most catches ever in the Ashes!
A legend especially for his work on fund raising for leukaemia 👏
Sorry, you are not with the beat. He had a terrible reputation in the 1980's after his association with Tim Hudson, trying to be a Hollywood actor and then got found out for lying through his teeth for smoking cannabis on the 1982/3 tour (he tells alot of lies, the latest being he gave away all his mementoes - but then sold them all at auction!). He did a charity walk which rebuilt his reputation, and provided huge financial personal rewards to him and his greedy wife, by way of commercial contracts, TV and advertising and sponsorship. He then got a knighthood, baronhood and lordship when his entire motive was for himself. Anyone who can't see through that is a misguided fool - except his cronies, of course.
He is a legend
Greetings from sri lanka
Legit all time great.
What a man
Best allrounder
SIR BEEF, 🍺cheers .. I was at the MCG that day 80-81, I was 8 ..
My cricket hero when I was growing up. What a great bloke as well. The fund raising for the lukemia charity was absolutely brilliant.
Greatest ever human being in my opinion.
Proper Englishman, proper rebel, pro brexit, pro England, loved him and still do 👍🏻👍🏻
14 Test centuries, nearly 400 wickets, and over 100 catches.
When you post numbers like that, you're surely made of the right stuff.
One of the greatest Cricket IQs ever ..very clever cricketer. ..just ask Andrew Hilditch 😂😂
Beefy Both !!
Viv beefy. Wonderful example of friendship
Frances Edmonds (Phil Edmonds' ex-wife) wrote a couple of books on England tours of the mid-80's.
She said, of Botham.
"Always be wary of someone whose weight in kilos is higher than their IQ".
Honestly, not bad advice.
a nobody who did nothing, commentating on this man. Even Phil Edmonds f***ed her off
Beefy transcended sport
Certainly emptied the bars when he was batting or bowling
Never scored runs against the West Indies
Nobody did!!!
@@iangibnos2114
Yes he did.
Great cause but the Queen ?
lol Beefy South Africa had 3 world class all-rounders in the same team 🤣
Yeah they were magnificent in the 70s
It seems you didn't find any Indian Legend?
Search for Harsha Bhogle
Cricket Legends - Harsha Bhogle
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Harsha Bhogle is a broadcasting legend.. Get a proper Cricketer please
There aren't any
@@roshanariyaratnam8225 so his words are Word of God 😂
beefier botham full of it, makes up stories regarding ian chapplie
ian chapplie ?!
@@LavisP chapplie thats Ian's nick name, what his players team mates called him, so not to get mixed up with brother Greg who played on the same team,
Thats right mate he us always lying about the incident with chappeli
ians no bull tish cheers mate@@Madhawkssupporter
And you know how ?
I could not stand him when he started. He would get 5 for, bowling absolute rubbish. Then he would do it again, and again against chappell and Walters etc and eventually I thought, " there might be a bit more to this."
Got 383 wickets in test, couldnt be bowling rubbish all the time!!
@@ucantseeme7477 that was my point. He SEEMED to be bowling tripe. To continually get 5 for and end up with 383, he just had to be good
Ian Botham was the first superstar all-rounder I watched and instantly loved his amateur attitude towards cricket and life in general. 383 wickets and 5200 runs in test ask a lot and I must mention that what I saw on TV was the first mega star on cricket arena. Hats off
Imran and Kapil were better than other two
All were special in their own way. Botham had scored more runs than the rest and only all rounder to score double century. Hadlee has taken highest wicket than rest of the others in lower test matches. Kapil and Imran were all true match winners who led from front and captained world cup wins.
Imran was fastest than others. Followed by Hadlee.
Kapil was highest individual ODI scorer for 9 years.
Both Kapil and Imran were true champion skippers, other two didn't lead their teams.
I'd have to check up on the stats but the way I think about them is roughly:
Kapil and Botham were free spirits who just enjoyed the game. Kapil looked after himself while Botham didn't and so while Kapil declined fairly slowly as he aged, Botham's performances fell off a cliff and aside from a few decent odi performances didn't really play well after 1986-7 (and he plodded on for 6 more years).
Imran and Hadlee were more cerebral, Hadlee almost from the start, while Imran brought his intellect to bear a little later. Hadlee was I think probably the best bowler over his whole career, and the weakest batter. For the last few years of his career, imran's performances were unbelievable, and he seemed to get better as he aged.
I think I'd give it to Imran over a whole career, but perhaps Botham reached the highest peak, when he was young and before all the beer, pies and parties got to him.