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Does that mean our list sucks? Hopefully not</p> <div class="author"> <p class="caption">Osman Samiuddin</p> <p class="date">November 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item alt"> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1232509/the-balls-of-the-century--no--1--ryan-harris-to-alastair-cook"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/311000/311059.2.png"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1232509/the-balls-of-the-century--no--1--ryan-harris-to-alastair-cook">The balls of the century, No. 1: Ryan Harris to Alastair Cook</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">The perfect delivery, from a bowler who often tried too hard to bowl such balls</p> <div class="author"> <div class="authorimg"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131200/131247.png"> </div> <p class="caption">Daniel Brettig</p> <p class="date">November 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item "> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1234536/the-balls-of-the-century--no--2--mohammad-asif-to-vvs-laxman"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/311000/311060.5.png"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1234536/the-balls-of-the-century--no--2--mohammad-asif-to-vvs-laxman">The balls of the century, No. 2: Mohammad Asif to VVS Laxman</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">The perfect incoming delivery doesn't exist. Or does it?</p> <div class="author"> <p class="caption">Osman Samiuddin</p> <p class="date">November 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item alt"> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1230692/the-balls-of-the-century--no--3--muttiah-muralitharan-to-s-ramesh"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/311000/311061.5.png"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1230692/the-balls-of-the-century--no--3--muttiah-muralitharan-to-s-ramesh">The balls of the century, No. 3: Muttiah Muralitharan to S Ramesh</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">When the bowler is nearly as surprised as the batsman</p> <div class="author"> <div class="authorimg"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184300/184315.2.png"> </div> <p class="caption">Andrew Fidel Fernando</p> <p class="date">November 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item "> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1230036/the-balls-of-the-century--no--4--shane-warne-to-andrew-strauss"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/311000/311062.5.png"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1230036/the-balls-of-the-century--no--4--shane-warne-to-andrew-strauss">The balls of the century, No. 4: Shane Warne to Andrew Strauss</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">Turn so sharp it could cut through your psyche</p> <div class="author"> <div class="authorimg"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116700/116722.3.png"> </div> <p class="caption">Rahul Bhattacharya</p> <p class="date">October 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item alt"> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1230581/the-balls-of-the-century--no--5--dale-steyn-to-michael-vaughan"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/311000/311063.5.png"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1230581/the-balls-of-the-century--no--5--dale-steyn-to-michael-vaughan">The balls of the century, No. 5: Dale Steyn to Michael Vaughan</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">Seam at a fierce pace. Or was it swing?</p> <div class="author"> <p class="caption">Sidharth Monga</p> <p class="date">October 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item "> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1232331/the-balls-of-the-century--no--6--shoaib-akhtar-to-adam-gilchrist"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306700/306730.5.jpg"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1232331/the-balls-of-the-century--no--6--shoaib-akhtar-to-adam-gilchrist">The balls of the century, No. 6: Shoaib Akhtar to Adam Gilchrist</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">The last of the great reverse-swinging yorkers</p> <div class="author"> <p class="caption">Osman Samiuddin</p> <p class="date">October 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item alt"> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1228131/the-balls-of-the-century--no--7--muttiah-muralitharan-to-mark-butcher"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306700/306732.8.jpg"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1228131/the-balls-of-the-century--no--7--muttiah-muralitharan-to-mark-butcher">The balls of the century, No. 7: Muttiah Muralitharan to Mark Butcher</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">How do you play an offspinner who turns it that much? You don't</p> <div class="author"> <div class="authorimg"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184300/184315.2.png"> </div> <p class="caption">Andrew Fidel Fernando</p> <p class="date">October 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item "> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1228535/the-balls-of-the-century--no--8--irfan-pathan-to-mohammad-yousuf"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306600/306687.5.jpg"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1228535/the-balls-of-the-century--no--8--irfan-pathan-to-mohammad-yousuf">The balls of the century, No. 8: Irfan Pathan to Mohammad Yousuf</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">Irfan Pathan and the shape of inevitability</p> <div class="author"> <div class="authorimg"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116700/116722.3.png"> </div> <p class="caption">Rahul Bhattacharya</p> <p class="date">October 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <article class="story-item alt"> <div class="story-body">  <div class="story-imgwrap"> <figure class="story-img"> <a href="/story/1229291/the-balls-of-the-century--no--9--andrew-flintoff-to-ricky-ponting"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306700/306717.5.jpg"> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="story-brief "> <h2><a href="/story/1229291/the-balls-of-the-century--no--9--andrew-flintoff-to-ricky-ponting">The balls of the century, No. 9: Andrew Flintoff to Ricky Ponting</a></h2> <p class="story-desc">An allrounder in his prime against a world-class batsman under pressure to protect his team's No. 1 status</p> <div class="author"> <div class="authorimg"> <img src="https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103600/103650.1.png"> </div> <p class="caption">Andrew Miller</p> <p class="date">September 2020</p> </div> </div>  </div> </article> <div id="genre-container" data-genreid="723" data-jsonp-path="https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/genre/data_json?genre=723" data-proxy="false"></div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var omniPageName = "The Balls of the Century"; 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