AWTA (learning CW's abbreviations). And for such small samples, it is worth looking at number of outstanding performances. Here is one where Murali ran havoc:
He could have come later on after practicing a little more.
it didnt affect his record against india either. it was ****ed up any way.
Well I can only use my judgement in these matters. If others don't accept these kinds of circumstances it doesn't matter to me. I didn't know that about Imran. With exceptional injuries these considerations should be paid.
3 tail enders + 1 night watch man + 2 top order bats. and he was slaughtered for 130 runs. no big deal.
of course, mate. richards is a better batsman. but i can see that yousuff has better numbers than viv. you bring in the context afterwards.
may be. but it kills me that sachin's record against SA and Pak - both home and away - is not too hot. and that viv didn't do anything significant in NZ and that he was merely good against Pak. Lillee was not the same force outside australia and england. these are giants of the game who did not dominate the game in certain situations as much as they would have liked. but it is what makes them human and their achievements in other conditions more glorious. i dont look for excuses when i see these gaps in their resumes because i know they are champions nevertheless despite these black marks. the same holds true for warne and his stats in windies and against india.
Now that you know this Ikki would you rate Imran as a better bowler than Marshall or Hadlee?
Well said
I already think he is comparable to them. Look at the comparison between their bowling in the 80s; Imran was imperious and fantastic against the best batting attack by far. Without a doubt he is a better player than both though.
That the only laboured 5-wicket haul. Nothing in it indeed. Only valuable wicket in that was of Sehwag. And it took him 42 overs to get his 6. I remember watching that match. Warne didn't trigger any collapse.
Ikki by this logic the Pakistani bowlers viz 2 Ws and Imran should be the best bowlers ever because they bowled under the worst conditions ever for fast bowling. Lillee played one 3 test series in Pakistan and was wicketless in that series. He hated the sub-continent wickets because they were terrible for fast bowling. And he is on record for saying that IIRC. So it turns out that Lillee had one of the best conditions for fast bowling and Imran and the 2 Ws had the worst. Does that mean that Imran and the 2 Ws were all better than Lillee or even McGrath who has a 30+ average in Pakistan (the only place that McGrath has a 30+ average)???? I wouldn't say that because the statistics have to be seen in context
Better player or better bowler???? Better player we know but is he a better bowler???
Don't know if the stats will back me up but I felt even more scared when Dizzy came on to bowl in India than McG.
