This brought tears to my eyes. As a Trinidadian, as a little boy grew up in the early 90's who lived 10 minutes away from the Queen's Park Oval, I remember so vividly Sir Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul defeating the English, Indians, South Africans, Australians, Pakistanis and Kiwis. I am so proud that these men represented the Caribbean so well. So happy to se Sir Ambrose looking well.
Growing up in the 90's I could never quite appreciate the quality of bowlers such as Ambrose, Akram, Donald etc. Now when I look at the current lot of bowlers, I realise what a golden era of cricket that truly turned out to be.
@@paulrichards6894 fair point. But with competition of Akram as a swinging magician and donald as a brutal pace machine, Ambrose had tough competition. And ive not even brought in McGrath and Waqar in yet. :D
Play a drive against Curtly?!? Better find gaps between slips&gully,u might succeed getting some runs, only if u are lucky not to get caught !! 'Curtly is very curt', u know!❣️
How can such a humble, joyous man have such a killer instinct. Sir Curtly was my all time favourite bowler, what a humble man and an absolute legend of the game. He would still dominate in todays game.
Curtly has smiled more here than his entire career! We can see him smile and relish all those magnificent memories of contests and conquests against opponents around the world! What a player! Awe-inspiring Ambrose!
@@lawrencedosithee7502 That's right, he's laughed enough - but he's been feared far more often. The night that Dean Jones asked him to take off the white wristbands ended with Ian Healy playing all over the world's slowest slow ball, and the entire field laughing and Curtly bending over at the waist he was laughing so hard. It's at the end of the video on TH-cam of Dean Jones recounting that incident, the whole video is worth watching. th-cam.com/video/ziQ2D9ivqpg/w-d-xo.html
Same here.. I also copied his action.. He was also my Favt..... My Favt bowlers were 1. Srinath from india 2. Anil Kimble from india 3. Ambrose from westindies 4. Shanewarne from Aust...
He's the quintessential fast bowler.That rhythmic run up,that pace and bounce,that metronomic accuracy,the movement he got and of course that deathly stare and silent mouth- damn he was just a silent assassin! Absolute pleasure to watch.My all time favorite!
Throughout the 90s, Nobody was more feared than Curtley Ambrose. The most intimidating sight for a batsmen was to see Ambrose running towards you to bowl. All the great batsmen said that
I rarely heard Curtly speak during his spectacular career. Hearing him here, I now understand how precision, planning, guile and unerring focus made him such a devastating force during an illustrious career. 🙏🙏🙏
Dude this makes me so happy. Legends of the game, massive respect for each other, and a treasure trove of knowledge and anecdotes. Sir Curtly's mom used to ring the bell at the village church for every wicket he took in test cricket - I imagine that bell is well worn-out with 405 rings!
What a fun interview. And what an amazing person! Hard to imagine this is the same guy who never spoke a word to anyone or smiled. I love Curtly Ambrose
My favourite fast bowler - the guy was a machine. Walsh and Ambrose - the best opening partnership I've seen. Taught me that line and length is everything. And that pitch at Sabina Park - you can see the batters' reflections in it.....
Yessir I love a good back and forth test match..always feel satisfied no matter the result.love the struggle of playing 5 days str8 and the mental part of it day to day👌🏿
@@davidantony2734 maan too true and sad how they are killing test cricket.😪as a boy growing in the west indies that was the gold standard for us all as cricket fans,glued to the TV on days i wasnt at primary school lol..but i feel many of the rule changes made a bit of a mockery out of test cricket and the other format too(thanks ICC😒)
What a down to earth man. Sir Ambrose along with Sir Walsh were such an impeccable pair . World cricket will never produce such great bowlers again . Only history will have it in records . Love & respect for both with all my soul .
Being a cricket child from 1986, I have admired Ambrose a lot. It is my pleasure to see him have a wonderful career and give us our happiness. Thanks Sirre. ❤❤❤
What a well spoken, thoughtful, intelligent, man, and a terrifying, incendiary bowler, a sublime juxtaposition, plus you can see how competitive Michael Atherton was and still is!
@@karlditz8631 What a myopic truly asinine question!! it does not deserve a response but I will humor you, and use brevity to hold your attention, As curtly used few words on and off the pitch and let his bowling do the talking, it was the first time I had the privilege to listen to him at length, regardless of color, ethnicity, gender, I would have said the same thing! So please leave your vapid politically correct imputations, for those of a more feeble mind, I believe each person should be judged on there individuality and contribution " greatness does not discriminate it is a choice" The irony of your last name does not escape me!
God I love Curtly Ambrose.... I grew up as a kid in outback NSW and I was a massive West Indies fan..... Watching Walsh, Ambrose, Bishop was so awesome and then the batters in Richie Richardson, Carl Hooper, Brian Lara, Jimmy Adams while not the best team at the time but could take it up too any team at the time.
What a legend Sir Curtley Ambrose.. Marshall was end of his cricketing career. But Ambrose and Walsh were lovely to watch. Hopefully WI should revive soon. Atherton exactly said the issue. You cannot go forward when WI bowlers are bowling during 80 s and 90.s
I was lucky to meet him in person while I was a student at RMIT in Melbourne During West Indies tour of Australia in early 90s along with Joel Garner a towering figure himself very soft spoken Gentle Giants and probably curtly the best bowler ever to play cricket with Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding just right up there
Curtly's voice is a perfect match for his cricket persona. I loved watching those 90s Windies teams, even as they ripped through my Australian team's batting lineups!
what a bowler...... i started admiring fast bowlers seeing Curtly & Courtney running on the Australian grounds during their 90's tours..... God his celebrations were awesome too!
All the gentlemen featuring in this vid are highly respected and are indeed very eloquent. They’ve all made outstanding contributions to the world of cricket for which we owe them an indebtedness. They will never ever be forgotten and may God bless them all!
Sir Curtly Ambrose, my all time hero not as a fast bowler but as a cricketer. Lovely man, great passion. Spent hours every day in childhood talking about him, his lovely action and reaction after taking wickets. My saluate to this great legend of the game.
Most consistently dangerous bowler I've ever seen, as an Australian born in the 1980s. Not just for taking wickets, but he was physically dangerous in a way other legendary bowlers of his time were not (e.g. Warne, Akram). But also I loved watching him bowl, just his action and his demeanour, even if it meant he was crushing the Aussie top order - I couldn't turn away!
I’d love to have a holiday to the WIndies, especially as they have the weather, the scenery, beaches, sea and firstly the people. I’d sit and listen him for hours how he’d tear us apart. Amazing player and great attitude.
My all time favorite bowler.. Do our young Windies fast bowlers even sit and chat with this guy.. So happy I was born in the era to enjoy this guy.. So many great memories
Wow... Giants can be so Gentle. Beautiful Cherished memories from childhood, Ambrose and Walsh were towering images of the game then. Beautifully produced.
This man ... 🙏, I started playing cricket after watching him bowl. My inspiration and I have to thank him for the love I have for this great game. Long live king Curtly!
My favourite ever player. He was a brilliant bowler. It’s been 23 years since he retired and no one has stepped up from the west indies. Also he was already a great bowler in 88/89 in Australia.
Dean Jones saying his arm pads were distracting and the umpire making him take it off. I thought Jones was gona get killed the way Ambrose looked at him lol
This guy is an absolute gentleman off the field, but once he steps over that boundary, and he gets a ball in his hand, he just becomes absolutely terrifying. You never knew if it was going to be up around your ears or if it was going to be at your shins or ankles.
Great interview. Enjoyed every moment. Good company in Atherton and Nasser. Nice questions and well prepared interviewer too. What a man Ambrose is? Loved him bowling with Walsh.
80s and 90s were golden era of Indies cricket. Ambrose, Walsh, Garner, Holding and Marshall - formidable bowling force. Batting too - with Viv Richards. Gosh - Viv was like a lion roaming about the crease and going on with his business. Amazing era. Didn't know the witty side of Ambrose. Nice.
Legends of the game , true passion, fire in the belly and sense of patriotism. Cricket then was no less than any other sport when you were representing your country. Now it has all watered down, I don't even know the players playing these days. Hope such an era comes back.
In my stars I am above thee; but be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em. William Shakespeare- Twelth Night
Excellent piece. Always great to hear these guys chewing the fat over their careers. Ambrose was truly terrifying. He created an aura of fear to go with his talent - nothing wrong with that, psychology has always been a big part of sport. Viv Richards did it through his swagger, Curtly did it with a glare down the wicket.
I still remember the WI vs SL match played in Sharjah in 1999 when Curtly bowled 10 overs for just 5 runs! I think he got 1 wkt and bowled 5 maidens in that spell. At one point they were showing on the TV screen where his deliveries were landing on the pitch - every ball seemed to be within a 4 square foot area just outside the off stump or so! Ambrose was a fantastic bowler. No wonder he got knighted!! :)
Love sir Curtly Ambrose. Fantastic fast bowler. Great athlete and a professional. Delight to see him running in to bowl and taking wickets. Great ambassador to his nation. Love and respect from Pakistan.
Delighted this popped up on my recommended. I find it crazy that the Windies had such superstar players during the 90s and yet 10/15/20+ years later there hasn't been a second generation of the kids that grew up watching them.
Most West Indies cricketers were awesome athletes both on and off the field. Sir Garfield Sobers is said to have been outstanding at any sport, be it hockey, basketball, tennis, rugby. Sir Viv Richards represented Antigua in the FIFA WC Qualifiers. Brian Lara wanted too wanted to be a footballer like his classmate Dwight Yorke and took cricket only just before high school. Sir Curtly would've excelled to legend status in every sport.
Absolute freak. Ended his career with an average of 20.99. Shows what a terror he was in his prime. Tall, probing length, seaming in and out...nightmare.
That was an absolute pleasure to watch brought back so many fond memories of watching this great man and great team play. Hussain and Atherton are right, the fearsome stares and mean demeanor along with the tremendous bowling made for fabulous theatre. I felt scared for the batsmen just watching it on TV. Sky are doing a great job bringing these legends on to talk about their careers and battles with opposing teams and players.
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This brought tears to my eyes. As a Trinidadian, as a little boy grew up in the early 90's who lived 10 minutes away from the Queen's Park Oval, I remember so vividly Sir Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul defeating the English, Indians, South Africans, Australians, Pakistanis and Kiwis. I am so proud that these men represented the Caribbean so well. So happy to se Sir Ambrose looking well.
Woodbrook.
"You wanna drive, you buy a car"...great quote. What a lovely man, but what a terrifying bowler!
Lol, that's so funny.....makes me 😃
As soon as he said it I paused the vid. Knew it would be top comment. Lol. Pure class.
Great recap on the famous Sir Curtley Gentleman Ambrose.
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Curtley is an all time great, however, I recall Michael Holding making this quote first?
Growing up in the 90's I could never quite appreciate the quality of bowlers such as Ambrose, Akram, Donald etc. Now when I look at the current lot of bowlers, I realise what a golden era of cricket that truly turned out to be.
best bowler ever??
@@paulrichards6894 hard to tag him as the best ever but surely in the top 5 for me!
@@heizingberg akram had that swinging yorker which was great....i suppose warne would have to be considered holding\marshall were fantastic
if i was a batsman ambrose would have been the one who would frightened me more....
@@paulrichards6894 fair point. But with competition of Akram as a swinging magician and donald as a brutal pace machine, Ambrose had tough competition. And ive not even brought in McGrath and Waqar in yet. :D
“I hate to see batsman driving, if you wanna drive, you go buy a car”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Play a drive against Curtly?!? Better find gaps between slips&gully,u might succeed getting some runs, only if u are lucky not to get caught !!
'Curtly is very curt', u know!❣️
Legend. Sir Curtely Ambrose was a gem of a player. Apart from his bowling achivements he is a great human being. A legend. 🙏
Was?? He is living legend and very much alive today!! Get your writing right
@@Himlovesrunning I had missed to notice it. My first was is at correct place while the 2nd one was not. Corrected it 😊
Legend...sheer class
seen clips of him......best bowler ever
@@ayasswain pkmkb
Doesn’t even look like he’s aged. 😂
He hasn’t- maybe he doesn’t drink much
@@jehanariyaratnam2874 Yeah he does not drink at all
Black dont crack
How can such a humble, joyous man have such a killer instinct. Sir Curtly was my all time favourite bowler, what a humble man and an absolute legend of the game. He would still dominate in todays game.
Even more so, Morne Morkel with more bounce, accuracy and far more hostile. He'd be the best in the world now too.
lovely personality. the fact that he took 400 wicket without sledging a single word. Respect man respect.
Ummm not exactly check out his video with inzy and of course that battle with waugh
Steve Waugh was a tough nut, probably one of the only batsmen to challenge Ambrose verbally.
@@rahultiwari-dx8qo bruh
Tanz ker raha hai comment mei. Aap mazaak nahi samjhay
Curtly has smiled more here than his entire career! We can see him smile and relish all those magnificent memories of contests and conquests against opponents around the world! What a player! Awe-inspiring Ambrose!
I am a big fan of him
th-cam.com/video/Ldqd-pK90UM/w-d-xo.html
This what was expected of him
He smiled enough for that Ian healy slower one
@@lawrencedosithee7502 That's right, he's laughed enough - but he's been feared far more often. The night that Dean Jones asked him to take off the white wristbands ended with Ian Healy playing all over the world's slowest slow ball, and the entire field laughing and Curtly bending over at the waist he was laughing so hard. It's at the end of the video on TH-cam of Dean Jones recounting that incident, the whole video is worth watching. th-cam.com/video/ziQ2D9ivqpg/w-d-xo.html
I bet batsmen around the world wished Curtly wasn't such an obedient child. One of the all time great bowlers and a great bloke.
The most dangerous and intimidating bowler of the 90s. Respect and love from India.
14:52 I hate to see batsman drive, if you wanna drive go buy a car.. 😂 legend
The 90s was best era for batsmen facing pure pace and spin. Loved watching Ambrose DESTROY AUSTRALIA 🏏🏏🏏🏏🏏
"Curtly talk to no man"...how refreshing to hear him speak after all those years of silent glares! Epic stuff, and such a lovely smile!
Yeah I'm loving it too - just thinking about all the little things I remember him doing in games...absolute champion.
What a Legend. Childhood favorite of mine. Bowled pace and copied his action. Thank u Curtly.
Rightly said bro
Same here.. I also copied his action.. He was also my Favt..... My Favt bowlers were
1. Srinath from india
2. Anil Kimble from india
3. Ambrose from westindies
4. Shanewarne from Aust...
He's the quintessential fast bowler.That rhythmic run up,that pace and bounce,that metronomic accuracy,the movement he got and of course that deathly stare and silent mouth- damn he was just a silent assassin! Absolute pleasure to watch.My all time favorite!
The best cricketing interview i've ever seen. What an absolute gem of a person. Legend.....absolute nostalgia for all 90s kids....
The living legend of cricket Sir Curtly Ambrose . Pray for your good health and prosperity
Could listen to him for ages . A gem of a man and a legend of the game .
Throughout the 90s, Nobody was more feared than Curtley Ambrose. The most intimidating sight for a batsmen was to see Ambrose running towards you to bowl. All the great batsmen said that
I rarely heard Curtly speak during his spectacular career. Hearing him here, I now understand how precision, planning, guile and unerring focus made him such a devastating force during an illustrious career. 🙏🙏🙏
Dude this makes me so happy. Legends of the game, massive respect for each other, and a treasure trove of knowledge and anecdotes. Sir Curtly's mom used to ring the bell at the village church for every wicket he took in test cricket - I imagine that bell is well worn-out with 405 rings!
What a fun interview. And what an amazing person! Hard to imagine this is the same guy who never spoke a word to anyone or smiled. I love Curtly Ambrose
My favourite fast bowler - the guy was a machine. Walsh and Ambrose - the best opening partnership I've seen. Taught me that line and length is everything. And that pitch at Sabina Park - you can see the batters' reflections in it.....
Greatest fast bowler on this planet.
I miss those test match days. Long live the test match. The ultimate form of the game.
Yessir I love a good back and forth test match..always feel satisfied no matter the result.love the struggle of playing 5 days str8 and the mental part of it day to day👌🏿
@@JAHDCypha Too true. Unfortunately though, some people just don't get it.
@@davidantony2734 maan too true and sad how they are killing test cricket.😪as a boy growing in the west indies that was the gold standard for us all as cricket fans,glued to the TV on days i wasnt at primary school lol..but i feel many of the rule changes made a bit of a mockery out of test cricket and the other format too(thanks ICC😒)
What a bowler, what a man ! Ambrose and Walsh....one of the best bowling partnerships ever
What a down to earth man. Sir Ambrose along with Sir Walsh were such an impeccable pair . World cricket will never produce such great bowlers again . Only history will have it in records . Love & respect for both with all my soul .
Being a cricket child from 1986, I have admired Ambrose a lot. It is my pleasure to see him have a wonderful career and give us our happiness. Thanks Sirre. ❤❤❤
What a well spoken, thoughtful, intelligent, man, and a terrifying, incendiary bowler, a sublime juxtaposition, plus you can see how competitive Michael Atherton was and still is!
Why shouldnt he be well spoken?
@@karlditz8631 What a myopic truly asinine question!! it does not deserve a response but I will humor you, and use brevity to hold your attention, As curtly used few words on and off the pitch and let his bowling do the talking, it was the first time I had the privilege to listen to him at length, regardless of color, ethnicity, gender, I would have said the same thing! So please leave your vapid politically correct imputations, for those of a more feeble mind, I believe each person should be judged on there individuality and contribution " greatness does not discriminate it is a choice" The irony of your last name does not escape me!
That was one of the most enjoyable interviews/episodes/whatever you want to call it, I have seen.
An angel of a man. A monster of a bowler.
My favourite bowler of all time. As an England fan I was in awe of Curtly, what a legend. Thanks for the upload, cracking insight to the great man.
God I love Curtly Ambrose.... I grew up as a kid in outback NSW and I was a massive West Indies fan..... Watching Walsh, Ambrose, Bishop was so awesome and then the batters in Richie Richardson, Carl Hooper, Brian Lara, Jimmy Adams while not the best team at the time but could take it up too any team at the time.
I always liked Curtly Ambrose. What a nice man, thoroughly enjoyed listening to him reflecting on his time!
Ambrose about Marshall is the highlight of this programme.. amazing..
True...
"Curtly talk to no man, marn......" :) **Awesome guy and a legend of the game!** Cheers from New Zealand!
Malcolm and Ambrose.. greatest fast bowlers of the game. Legends
There was something about Ambrose and Walsh... which was very laid back and very challenging at the same time-- coolest pace bowling pair i know!!
Walsh was more laid back while Ambrose was a straight killer. I don't think I ever saw Ambrose relax during his playing days,dude was always edgy
He's talking so politely but his bowling roars in the heart's of every batsman of that era.
Blessed seen them playing.
SIR CURTLEY. .U LOOK THE SAME AFTER 30YRS ..BIG UP 🔥🔥🔥SIR COURTNEY 🔥🔥🔥SIR CURLEY
I used to wake up in the wee hours as a kid, to just watch him bowl. For me he was Mr. Cricket!!
What a legend Sir Curtley Ambrose.. Marshall was end of his cricketing career. But Ambrose and Walsh were lovely to watch. Hopefully WI should revive soon. Atherton exactly said the issue. You cannot go forward when WI bowlers are bowling during 80 s and 90.s
I was lucky to meet him in person while I was a student at RMIT in Melbourne During West Indies tour of Australia in early 90s along with Joel Garner a towering figure himself very soft spoken Gentle Giants and probably curtly the best bowler ever to play cricket with Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding just right up there
Ever heard of Wasim akram
@@trickshotsandfunwitharaiz4010 No, we know the other guy who begs in the UN now a days.. 😂🤣
@@chekmater how abt ur chaai wala who calls the president of united states Dolaaannn trump
@@trickshotsandfunwitharaiz4010 best left warmer ever.
@@chekmater Hahaha
Curtly's voice is a perfect match for his cricket persona. I loved watching those 90s Windies teams, even as they ripped through my Australian team's batting lineups!
what a bowler...... i started admiring fast bowlers seeing Curtly & Courtney running on the Australian grounds during their 90's tours..... God his celebrations were awesome too!
Thanks Sir Curtly Ambrose, you were my Favorite Bowler.
I am of Indian origin but I was big big big big admirer of Ambrose.....Lara and Ambrose, two of my all time favourite cricketers...
All the gentlemen featuring in this vid are highly respected and are indeed very eloquent. They’ve all made outstanding contributions to the world of cricket for which we owe them an indebtedness. They will never ever be forgotten and may God bless them all!
Always a pleasure to listen to Curtly Ambrose... He is straight and blunt. Fearsome on the field, fun off it. Great character ☺️
Sir Curtly Ambrose, my all time hero not as a fast bowler but as a cricketer. Lovely man, great passion. Spent hours every day in childhood talking about him, his lovely action and reaction after taking wickets. My saluate to this great legend of the game.
Sir curtly ambrose 🙋♂️
My child hood hero
Most consistently dangerous bowler I've ever seen, as an Australian born in the 1980s. Not just for taking wickets, but he was physically dangerous in a way other legendary bowlers of his time were not (e.g. Warne, Akram). But also I loved watching him bowl, just his action and his demeanour, even if it meant he was crushing the Aussie top order - I couldn't turn away!
Still remember the first time seeing him bowl. Every fiery ball bowled in the hood made you an Ambrose. Such a legend.
Great Sir Curtly Ambrose...Pace Man Ambi...Ah very cool man...He never drives by without blowing his horn...Respect from Antigua
I’d love to have a holiday to the WIndies, especially as they have the weather, the scenery, beaches, sea and firstly the people. I’d sit and listen him for hours how he’d tear us apart. Amazing player and great attitude.
Love the way, when he gets the ball, he instinctively starts shining it, even with his good trousers on!
My all time favorite bowler..
Do our young Windies fast bowlers even sit and chat with this guy..
So happy I was born in the era to enjoy this guy..
So many great memories
Wow... Giants can be so Gentle. Beautiful Cherished memories from childhood, Ambrose and Walsh were towering images of the game then. Beautifully produced.
A very interesting watch. It's great to know that one of my idols who I looked up to so much is a really nice and humble guy too.
Such a nice person and great bowler.. a gentle giant indeed... enjoyed this interview ... Hail Sir curtly...childhood memories!!
I love how he never trash talked on the field but just channelled his aggression into his bowling.
'I was just trying to be an obedient boy'
'Cricket was maybe 3rd on the list'
Imagine if cricket was his passion....
One of the greatest sportsmen of all time & a gentleman.
This man ... 🙏, I started playing cricket after watching him bowl. My inspiration and I have to thank him for the love I have for this great game. Long live king Curtly!
My favourite ever player. He was a brilliant bowler. It’s been 23 years since he retired and no one has stepped up from the west indies. Also he was already a great bowler in 88/89 in Australia.
curtly ambrose ,walsh ,bishop along with dillon and franklyn rose what a bowling attack WI had in 90's wow
Remove dillon and rose.
@@hariharansankaran9012 yes they played less games but some games they bowled really well bro 😎
Sir Curtly Ambrose: "I hated to see batsman driving. If you want to drive, you go buy a car..!!"😂
Lovely interview.
I love the way he bowled to Late Dean Jones and the slower ball to Ian Healy, pure Gold
Dean Jones saying his arm pads were distracting and the umpire making him take it off. I thought Jones was gona get killed the way Ambrose looked at him lol
a true legend. I grew up watching his bowling alongside Walsh. I admire them a lot. hats off sir
What a joy to have seen Curtly bowl in his hey day. I enjoyed this interview too.
This guy is an absolute gentleman off the field, but once he steps over that boundary, and he gets a ball in his hand, he just becomes absolutely terrifying.
You never knew if it was going to be up around your ears or if it was going to be at your shins or ankles.
Great interview. Enjoyed every moment. Good company in Atherton and Nasser. Nice questions and well prepared interviewer too. What a man Ambrose is? Loved him bowling with Walsh.
CRICKET LEGEND SIR CURTELY AMBROSE .ROYAL SALUTE SIR.
Lovely to see three great players of the time. Brings back childhood memories. 90s was the best era!!
My all time favourite Bowler
Just 12 years he played!! and became a legend!
Absolute true legend - brought back old days and memories- goose bumps watching those clips
I feel myself lucky to watch this guy bowl... What a legend of the game ... Thanks sir for wonderful service to this beautiful game...
Ambrose threw a ball at me in the nets at NCC Sri Lanka, I remember looking at him in awe... i was a teenager.. Was too scared to move...
80s and 90s were golden era of Indies cricket. Ambrose, Walsh, Garner, Holding and Marshall - formidable bowling force. Batting too - with Viv Richards. Gosh - Viv was like a lion roaming about the crease and going on with his business. Amazing era. Didn't know the witty side of Ambrose. Nice.
wow..the great man with ball in his hand..brings back memories..
Legends of the game , true passion, fire in the belly and sense of patriotism. Cricket then was no less than any other sport when you were representing your country. Now it has all watered down, I don't even know the players playing these days. Hope such an era comes back.
Memories of my latter teenage years. Fantastic video. One of the all time greats. 7 for 1 against Australia comes to mind.
Amazing to hear the legend's insights on the art of fast bowling! He was a beast of a bowler and definitely on my top 5 bowlers of all time!
In my stars I am above thee; but be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
William Shakespeare- Twelth Night
Always great my favourite fast bowler in cricket history never ever forget his bowling in my life i can see batsman run away of him.
Excellent piece. Always great to hear these guys chewing the fat over their careers. Ambrose was truly terrifying. He created an aura of fear to go with his talent - nothing wrong with that, psychology has always been a big part of sport. Viv Richards did it through his swagger, Curtly did it with a glare down the wicket.
I still remember the WI vs SL match played in Sharjah in 1999 when Curtly bowled 10 overs for just 5 runs! I think he got 1 wkt and bowled 5 maidens in that spell. At one point they were showing on the TV screen where his deliveries were landing on the pitch - every ball seemed to be within a 4 square foot area just outside the off stump or so! Ambrose was a fantastic bowler. No wonder he got knighted!! :)
A frank, open and honest interview. Loved every minute of it.
Thanks Sky team and thanks Sir Curtly for the wonderful memories. Live long and prosper.
great interview of the hero
What a gentle soul Sir Curtly is. Totally different from his on-field persona. I love this guy.
Love sir Curtly Ambrose. Fantastic fast bowler. Great athlete and a professional. Delight to see him running in to bowl and taking wickets. Great ambassador to his nation. Love and respect from Pakistan.
Huge respect for him as a true gentleman of cricket.
Delighted this popped up on my recommended.
I find it crazy that the Windies had such superstar players during the 90s and yet 10/15/20+ years later there hasn't been a second generation of the kids that grew up watching them.
Most West Indies cricketers were awesome athletes both on and off the field. Sir Garfield Sobers is said to have been outstanding at any sport, be it hockey, basketball, tennis, rugby. Sir Viv Richards represented Antigua in the FIFA WC Qualifiers. Brian Lara wanted too wanted to be a footballer like his classmate Dwight Yorke and took cricket only just before high school. Sir Curtly would've excelled to legend status in every sport.
Absolute freak. Ended his career with an average of 20.99. Shows what a terror he was in his prime. Tall, probing length, seaming in and out...nightmare.
I don't think I could love and respect this man more. What a true gent, and a true cricketing legend. Love the upload.
That was an absolute pleasure to watch brought back so many fond memories of watching this great man and great team play. Hussain and Atherton are right, the fearsome stares and mean demeanor along with the tremendous bowling made for fabulous theatre. I felt scared for the batsmen just watching it on TV. Sky are doing a great job bringing these legends on to talk about their careers and battles with opposing teams and players.