Kapil vs Shaun Pollock in Tests

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Kapil is not exceptional in either batting or bowling. So is Botham. Hadlee, Pollock, Imran, Kallis, Sobers all are exceptional in one of the disciplines.

Weird logic.
Imagine a player with batting calibre of Kohli and bowling ability of Starc.. Forget Pollock, That player is arguably better than Sobers and Bradman.

 

[Migara]

Kapil was a better batsman than Imran.

There is nothing besides your opinion to say so.

 

[Migara]

Weird logic.
Imagine a player with batting calibre of Kohli and bowling ability of Starc.. Forget Pollock, That player is arguably better than Sobers and Bradman.

Exactly. but Kapil has no batting class as Kohli or bowling class as Starc. Hence he is lesser than Sobers who is class above Kohli with bat and Imran who is a class above Starc with the ball.

 

[Everton Seymour]

I would select Shaun Pollock because of his versatility, very good team player ..can open the bowling but also is happy to just hold up an end and you can rotate with a strike bowler ..With the bat Pollock would do what is required for the team , if you need a nightwatchman he would happily do it , quick runs for a declaration no problem, bat time he would try ...Such players I admire a lot .

 

[Bolo.]

Team strength

So, based on team strength, we can adjust Mcgrath and Marshal up to 25-26, and Heath Streak down to 22-23?

Hadlee should have had the good sense not to win so many matches for his side... might have been able to challenge Streak as the best modern quick if NZ had lost more.

 

[Coronis]

Team strength

I always knew Shakib was worthy of a 45/25 average. Right @Burgey

 

[mr_mister]

45/25 is what Botham achieves in an alternate universe where he doesn't get fat and lazy

 

[Bolo.]

I always knew Shakib was worthy of a 45/25 average. Right @Burgey

Na, Shakib ends up averaging 60-80 with the bat if we apply the Kapil team strength adjustment consistently.

 

[Migara]

I always knew Shakib was worthy of a 45/25 average. Right @Burgey

Shakib >> Kapil then

 

[Coronis]

Shakib >> Kapil then

I thought this was common knowledge?

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Exactly. but Kapil has no batting class as Kohli or bowling class as Starc. Hence he is lesser than Sobers who is class above Kohli with bat and Imran who is a class above Starc with the ball.

Kapil is no Kohli class batsman, but a Klusner class batsman.. ie, Galaxies ahead of Hadlee and Pollock.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Na, Shakib ends up averaging 60-80 with the bat if we apply the Kapil team strength adjustment consistently.

Accepted. Team strength can not be a reason for player performance.
Now tell me,
Why Kapil has far more runs, 50s, 5fers, 10fers, 3 times more centuries..than Pollock In same number of innings?

 

[Migara]

Kapil is no Kohli class batsman, but a Klusner class batsman.. ie, Galaxies ahead of Hadlee and Pollock.

Klusener averaged exact same as Pollock. Unless Galaxy is a proverbial atom or something this claim also has no merits.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Kapil is no Kohli class batsman, but a Klusner class batsman.. ie, Galaxies ahead of Hadlee and Pollock.

Klusener averaged 32 in tests (the same as Pollock).

 

[Migara]

Kapil vs Pollock : Batting

 

[Migara]

Kapil vs Klusener - batting - LOL at Klusener level batsman

 

[Migara]

Kapil vs Imran

 

[Migara]

Kapil vs Miller

 

[Migara]

Finally, Kapil vs Shakib

 

[Migara]

ICC rankings and averages both show Kapil had no special prowess with the bat compared to Imran, Miller, Pollock, Klusener and Shakib.

Imran, Miller and Pollock are way better bowlers than Kapil. So they are way better all rounders. Kapil is a better bowler than Shakib, so he is a better AR than Shakib.