Ravichandran Ashwin vs Derek Underwood

[PlayerComparisons]

Two ATG spinners

 

[ataraxia]

Close one

 

[Prince EWS]

It's Underwood for me but close enough that I'd consider picking Ashwin for batting.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Only when playing against us.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

It's Underwood for me but close enough that I'd consider picking Ashwin for batting.

you can move this to the subforum. Didn’t mean to make it in cc

 

[BazBall21]

Good one. I think Underwood, Gibbs, Bedi and Chandra from that era are all very close.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Good one. I think Underwood, Gibbs, Bedi and Chandra from that era are all very close.

Gibbs underrated

 

[BazBall21]

Gibbs underrated

Yeah. Has longevity and New Zealand is the only place he didn't have a successful series in.

 

[trundler]

Gibbs over both Ashwin and Underwood for me. Not sure about these two.

 

[Coronis]

It's Underwood for me but close enough that I'd consider picking Ashwin for batting.

Right answer.

 

[BazBall21]

Yeah I would have Ashwin ahead as a cricketer. As bowlers it's very close. Maybe Underwood just.

 

[Daemon]

underwood the OG clouderson

 

[BazBall21]

Reckon Underwood edges it as a bowler but Ashwin the better player.

 

[Silver Silva]

Yeah Ashwin on uncovered wet pitches would be a cheat code .

 

[Anil]

Jadeja

 

[subshakerz]

Underwood.

 

[Majestic]

Ashwin

 

[peterhrt]

Leading visiting bowlers to Australia, India and New Zealand during the 1970s and 1980s. In each case Underwood is the only spinner.

In Australia (40 wickets): Hadlee 77 @ 17, Marshall 45 @ 23, Holding 63 @ 24, Garner 45 @ 25, Imran 41 @ 27, Botham 69 @ 28, Willis 72 @ 29, Sarfraz Nawaz 50 @ 31, Underwood 50 @ 31.

In India (30 wickets): John Lever 37 @ 19, Roberts 37 @ 19, Willis 32 @ 22, Holding 30 @ 22, Marshall 36 @ 24, Botham 30 @ 25, Underwood 54 @ 26.

In New Zealand (20 wickets): Underwood 24 @ 13, Garner 26 @ 16, Max Walker 26 @ 20, Willis 28 @ 22, Lillee 22 @ 22, Botham 24 @ 27.

 

[peterhrt]

Underwood generally struggled against West Indies, especially their left-handers who treated him as an ordinary medium-pacer and didn't let him settle.

 

[peterhrt]

Ashwin on the other hand was averaging 31 against right-handers a couple of years ago.