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The Better Player: Ravi Ashwin vs. Shaun Pollock

The Better Player

  • Ravi Ashwin

    Votes: 11 21.6%

  • Shaun Pollock

    Votes: 40 78.4%
  • Total voters
    51
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Genuinely interested, I think they are comparable cricketers as in the 400 wicket club and useful lower order bats. Would say Pollock is underrated as a bowler, from 97-2000 he was amazing everywhere, including some key spells in victories in the subcontinent. He declined rapidly towards his later years though. As batsmen, he has an average advantage over Ashwin but Ashwin has more tons.
 
h_hurricane

h_hurricane

International Vice-Captain
On topic, I would say Pollock as he could bat a bit better. Nothing much to separate between them as bowlers imo, though they are very different.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
h_hurricane said:
On topic, I would say Pollock as he could bat a bit better. Nothing much to separate between them as bowlers imo, though they are very different.
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Except for a handy fifty he scored back in the 90s, I honestly dont remember any innings of note from Pollock. My impression was he scored soft runs.
 
h_hurricane

h_hurricane

International Vice-Captain
subshakerz said:
Except for a handy fifty he scored back in the 90s, I honestly dont remember any innings of note from Pollock. My impression was he scored soft runs.
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That really could be the case. Possibly because he batted too low as well. Ashwin also had a 2-3 year period when he was genuinely batting like a tail ender.
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
His knocks against Pakistan in 98 were anything but soft. Think he scored some important runs against Windies in the 5-0 series too. And he got a 100 in that "unofficial" test in the 2002 series against India?
 
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Arachnodouche

International Captain
Pollock was deadly boring to watch once past his prime, which occurred at a fairly young age. Ashwin's twilight years could yet prove his best which is saying something considering what's gone before.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Interesting, I thought the results would be closer. Especially since some posters were arguing that Ashwin is behind only Murali/Warne in the spinners, while Pollock would barely make the top 20 pacers ever.
 
Slifer

Slifer

International Captain
There was a time in the 90s when if I recall, Pollock was averaging 20 and change. Great great fast bowler. Did well home and away except for against Australia. Nothing to be ashamed of, very few bowlers did well vs Australia during their time of dominance.
 
ankitj

ankitj

Hall of Fame Member
Pollock clearly. He and Kallis were the only 2 world class all rounders in 2 decades after the fab 4 era

Jadeja better than both
 
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