ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
So you are saying that Murali's 6 fivers against India vs Warne's only 1 is due in large part to luck and timing? How do you then explain the difference between their records in shorter format? Again Murali quite comfortably beats Warne.I don't know how some one can seriously argue that the difference between performances of two spinners against India is not considerable.Warne and Murali are two of the greatest spinners ever. Now that we've got that out of the way..... And he got clobbered by them as well. 93/94 Sidhu and Tendulkar pummelled him. 97/98 he got punished by those two + Azharuddin the same way Warne was that year. Next we come to 2001. Murali was outstanding, unlike Warne in his series against India that year. But while Warne faced a full strength attack capable of tearing any spinner to pieces, Murali faced the likes of Muhammad Kaif and Hemang Badani. Both Tendulkar and Laxman were missing on that tour. So really, That's all I'm saying, that Murali and Warne both got pummelled repeatedly by India's best batsmen against spin. Don't get me wrong, Murali did pretty well against us in 05/06 and brilliant in 08 as well and overall did better than Warne, but Warne had slightly worse luck in terms of timing whenever he faced us we had a freaking monstrous lineup, and missed that infamous 2004 match at Mumbai where he would have destroyed us... Clarke took 6/9 FFS In conclusion, Murali did better against India, but Warne could've done well too, had he had some more luck. So I don't really look at their records against India when I try to separate them