Wastemen etc

[TheJediBrah]

Comparing their batting or their match fixing?

 

[slippy888]

 

[slippy888]

 

[Burgey]

I think Azhar made more from the bookies than Hersch.

He was also a better batsman. Wonderful to watch. He scored a ton at Adelaide (iirc) which was as good to watch as anything you could see.

 

[aussie tragic]

I think Azharuddin was the better match fixer as wasn't Gibbs just a follower?

 

[NotMcKenzie]

The better man is always the one who takes the lead in such matters.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Underrating Gibbs match fixing ability. Deliberately tossed away the World Cup.

 

[Teja.]

Azhar is an underrated batsman on the same level as Crowe, Clarke, De Silva, Amla etc. IMO. He had a 15 year career in the 80s and 90s averaging 45 over 99 tests. Much better than Gibbs.

He's also the one of two international cricketers from my hometown and fits the hometown prototype of being very talented, classy, having great basic competence and performing incredible feats in difficult circumstances but also being lazy and not caring about being at the top of the charts or reaching name recognition pretty well. The other cricketer from my hometown fits it to an even more uncanny degree. He is VVS Laxman.

'Batting average: 45 HS: 281 v. Australia in Kolkota 2001' would be a solid dictionary definition of a Hyderabadi

 

[Malcolm]

It is very close in ODIs but I think Azhar is better. In tests, Azhar is a rung above Gibbs.

Both were all-time great fielders too.

 

[mr_mister]

Underrating Gibbs match fixing ability. Deliberately tossed away the World Cup.

Now that's something that I'd never considered

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Both have their faults

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Azhar great odi batsman , very very good test batsman
Both atg fielders

 

[Logan]

Tests : Azhar

ODI : Gibbs

Azhar was a miserable captain. Just had to post it.

 

[sledger]

Preferred Gibbs. Seemed like a better bloke on the whole.

 

[jimmy101]

I'd also take Azhar in Tests & Gibbs in ODIs.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Gibbs could've been a Springbok rugby player. Incredibly gifted sportsman.

 

[MrPrez]

Gibbs could've been a Springbok rugby player. Incredibly gifted sportsman.

Don't think that's true. It was a choice between football and cricket, and he actually preferred football, but got an opportunity in cricket first.

Which doesn't take away from the talented part, of course.

 

[Dendarii]

Gibbs played SA Schools rugby (http://www.rugby15.co.za/school-boys-that-played-sa-schools-rugby-cricket-1974-2014/]), although that doesn't necessarily mean that he would have made it into the senior side. But you'd suspect that he would have had a good chance if he'd opted for rugby.

 

[MrPrez]

Gibbs played SA Schools rugby (http://www.rugby15.co.za/school-boys-that-played-sa-schools-rugby-cricket-1974-2014/]), although that doesn't necessarily mean that he would have made it into the senior side. But you'd suspect that he would have had a good chance if he'd opted for rugby.

Ah, fair dues. I wasn't aware of that; only the football and cricket. Makes him even more impressive.

 

[Tom Flint]

More talented than ab ?