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*shudders*I thought gambling was illegal in India?
*shudders*I thought gambling was illegal in India?
I don't think it is, it's just not enforceable.It is probably legal to use offshore betting sites
Shows how much the pitches dictate everything. If you are always getting tough pitches you are bound to average upto 40 odd, most probably 30-35 during those tough pitch seasons/years.Don't you want to see Kohli score a hundred at home against Australia?
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NoThe same players we call great can easily fall down a tier or two if pitches were different in their entire career.
'Greats' would have been 'very good' or just 'good'.
Ashwin would have been like Kumble and been considered good to very good (if he played on flat pitches)
Smith would been considered 'very good' instead of 'great' (if he played on green tops/tough pitches)
Kohli could be just 'good' or 'average' rather than whatever he is right now, if he had always played on raging turners. On the contrary, if he had mostly batted on roads, he would be averaging like 54 and he would be considered great! 'Wow what a player'
It seems all this labelling is Bull****. I feel pitch is KING. Pitches make or break a player or make someone great or not great!
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Yes but their career averages would be drastically different. So we would judge them based on that. Ashwin would be closer to 30 and we would not consider him ATG at all.No
There is something called eye Test too
Anyone who has seen these players in action won’t decide these labelling simply on the average.
For eg. this series has clearly proved that Axar Patel isn’t in same league as Jadeja/Ashwin.
Similary Head is better opener than Warner in these conditions.
No one considers Ashwin/Jadeja ATG as pure bowler. They are in consideration as an all rounderYes but their averages would be drastically different. So we would judge them based on that. Ashwin would be closer to 30 and we would not consider him ATG at all!
People consider Ashwin as a 'great' based on his bowling alone. He would walk into India's All Time XI as a bowler alone, right?No one considers Ashwin/Jadeja ATG as pure bowler. They are in consideration as an all rounder
Being selected in your country’s all time XI is not a criterion for being ATG.People consider Ashwin as a 'great' based on his bowling alone. He would walk into India's All Time XI as a bowler alone, right?
Why? because of what he has achieved on the very favourable pitches he's had.
Maybe I shouldn't have used the term ATG, I just meant 'Great'Being selected in your country’s all time XI is not a criterion for being ATG.
He took 6 wkts in the 1st innings. Why are you under rating him ?Take away the favourable pitches, and he would be fighting tooth and nail against all the other contenders. His record would not stand out. Bedi, Prasanna, Kumble, Chandra, Bhaji and co... would be in contention alongside him.
If the game was being played in England he wouldn't.People consider Ashwin as a 'great' based on his bowling alone. He would walk into India's All Time XI as a bowler alone, right?
Why? because of what he has achieved on the very favourable pitches he's had.
And the same applies to the batsman too. A lot of players averaged in the low to mid 40s in the 1990s for example, if they played now they might be averaging close to 50.Shows how much the pitches dictate everything. If you are always getting tough pitches you are bound to average upto 40 odd, most probably 30-35 during those tough pitch seasons/years.
On the other hand, if you are mostly playing on flat pitches same batsman is likely to average 50+ or 60+ during those flat pitch seasons/years.
So our method of comparing/judging players based on their average is not right.
Ashwin and Jadeja average like 24, get them to play on flatter surfaces most of the time and I am certain they would be averaging closer to 30. Ashwin perhaps 27-28, Jadeja 29-30. Same applies to all the other players.
Did you just forget that during the time Kohli was averaging 60 odd in India Ashwin and Jadeja were killing it? England lost by an innings twice after making 400+ batting first thanks to their bowling.Ashwin and Jadeja average like 24, get them to play on flatter surfaces most of the time and I am certain they would be averaging closer to 30. Ashwin perhaps 27-28, Jadeja 29-30. Same applies to all the other players.
Nah they'd miss the straight ball and be pinned LBW on these pitches like everybody else, which is why post-2018 has been one of the most bowler friendly eras in Test cricket in history.And the same applies to the batsman too. A lot of players averaged in the low to mid 40s in the 1990s for example, if they played now they might be averaging close to 50.
I tried some stuff in Aus designed for surfers that is SPF 100 and is basically like tree sap crossed with Vaseline on your skin. I couldn't get it off with soap and a cloth at night, had to sleep sticky and sand scrubbed in the sea the next day to get it off.I don’t know how he does it because any sunscreen strong enough to stop him burning would have to run into his eyes unless he’s a non-sweater.
and you can never trust a non-sweater