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The normal awards that everyone else has
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Is Dhoni greatest OdI cricketer off all-time
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The normal awards that everyone else has
Well, Kapil did what Pollock did but was significantly better
CricAddict
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Kapil, Pollock, Klusenar, Jayasuriya, Watson, Imran, Hadlee and as outsiders Shakib and Afridi.. So many quality all-rounders out there. Couple of these guys definitely deserve to be in the top 10, if not top 5.
When did PFK learn to hack accounts?
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yeah wtf was Kapil even half the bowler Pollock was
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Pollock played until 2008 and finished with a better economy rate than McGrath and Akram. Spent almost his entire career at the top of the rankings as Bolo said. Basically S tier as a bowler alone and when you add the runs he's any captain's dream.
Weird how you don't see bowlers like him and McGrath in ODIs anymore though.
Weird how you don't see bowlers like him and McGrath in ODIs anymore though.
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Are there bowlers like him and McGrath anymore? Maybe a few with similar styles but nowhere near as good
Mohammad Abbas I guess
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stephen
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Cummins is closer but I kind of think Cummins is more of a Ryan Harris with a bit more bounce.
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Haze would definitely be in Aus' best team but you're right that he never seems to play unless it's a World Cup. Permanently rested.
Migara
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Pollock lacked pace only for ha;f a decade. Before that he was damn quick.
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Fun comparison between Pollock and McGrath:
pre-2000 Pollock averaged 20, post-2000 averaged >25
pre-2000 McGrath averaged 22, post-2000 averaged 20
Working on a few assumptions that could indicate that Pollock relied slightly more on pace than McGrath did. McGrath actually got more effective as he slowed down and Pollock got less.
pre-2000 Pollock averaged 20, post-2000 averaged >25
pre-2000 McGrath averaged 22, post-2000 averaged 20
Working on a few assumptions that could indicate that Pollock relied slightly more on pace than McGrath did. McGrath actually got more effective as he slowed down and Pollock got less.
ankitj
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Those are ODI figures?
TheJediBrah
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No Test sorry. Just defaulted to that lol
edit: The ODI figures show a similar story though
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They dont at all. 118 wickets @ 23.4 in the 90s vs 275 wickets @24.5 in the 2000s. If anything he was statistically better in the 2000s. Economy was better too.
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When I say a "similar story" I'm talking about the comparison between the 2. McGrath's figures post-2000 improve more than Pollock's do.
But yes it's definitely not as stark a contrast as the Test figures, which I was more interested anyway, despite the diversion from the original thread topic.
h_hurricane
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A couple of other interesting stats.
Only player in 1990s to take 100+ ODI wickets with ER less than 3.5 -- Curtly Ambrose(3.48)
Only player in history to take 100+ ODI wickets at ER less than 4 and 2000+ ODI runs at SR greater than 100 in a decade -- Kapil Dev in 1980s(ER 3.68, SR 101.91)
Only player in 1990s to take 100+ ODI wickets with ER less than 3.5 -- Curtly Ambrose(3.48)
Only player in history to take 100+ ODI wickets at ER less than 4 and 2000+ ODI runs at SR greater than 100 in a decade -- Kapil Dev in 1980s(ER 3.68, SR 101.91)