Top 5 legends whose bowling overshadowed batters

The unexpected aspect of cricket in the modern era is one of the things that makes the game quite enjoyable. Predicting anything about the match is nearly impossible until the very last ball is bowled. It is a batter's game, cricket. The willow-wielders are the rock stars that pack stadiums. But if batters are the poster boys, then bowlers represent the essence of this beautiful game. Nothing is more entertaining than watching a bowler go full throttle and outsmart the batter with a variety of cunning moves. Bowlers win matches for you while batters set them up.

The entire trajectory of the game can be altered by a single ball. However, there are some things in this game that can be foreseen, and most of the time, the prediction comes true. Nevertheless, this discussion is about bunnies. The term "bowler's bunny" is used to describe an opposing batter who has been repeatedly dismissed by a specific bowler. Remarkably in cricket, such a phenomenon is not new.

Let's look at five such bowlers whose bowling overshadowed batters:

5. Zaheer Khan - Graeme Smith

Whenever Zaheer Khan faced Graeme Smith of South Africa, there was only ever one winner. On the field, the former India pacer used to be harsh with the Proteas legend. Smith's wickets may have sealed Zaheer's victory against left-handed hitters, who he had great success against.

In reality, Zaheer had dismissed Smith in three straight games during the 2006 One-day International series. Smith played 15 Test matches against India, and on seven of those occasions, Zaheer got the wicket of the Proteas left-hand batter.