Javed Miandad vs Geoffrey Boycott

[PlayerComparisons]

Two ATGs from the 70s and 80s

 

[BazBall21]

Okay I'm here early so prediction time!

Miandad 15-7 Boycott.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Okay I'm here early so prediction time!

Miandad 15-7 Boycott.

Thoughts on this comparison?

 

[BazBall21]

Thoughts on this comparison?

Evenly matched. Boycott was a great opener but his scoring rate was very rigid. Miandad was a great middle order bat but has a decent home/away gap with the home umpiring controversy in mind.

 

[kyear2]

Miandad for me, not a fan of these super slow opening batsmen.
Yes I know my favorite did the same, but as some pointed out different era and physical limitation after the war.

 

[Coronis]

Miandad for me, not a fan of these super slow opening batsmen.
Yes I know my favorite did the same, but as some pointed out different era and physical limitation after the war.

This is what I hate though. You have one standard for Hutton because you like him and then criticise all other slow batsmen, regardless of era etc.

 

[kyear2]

This is what I hate though. You have one standard for Hutton because you like him and then criticise all other slow batsmen, regardless of era etc.

Played against significantly better and varied competition than Hobbs and Sutcliffe

Love the mental strength it required to break Bradman's record with the great man staring him down and O'Reilly coming at him.

Love even more what it took to return from the devastating arm injury he sustained during the war, which would have required some change in technique and capacity.

I don't exempt him because I like him, those are the reasons I rate him.

 

[Coronis]

Played against significantly better and varied competition than Hobbs and Sutcliffe

Love the mental strength it required to break Bradman's record with the great man staring him down and O'Reilly coming at him.

Love even more what it took to return from the devastating arm injury he sustained during the war, which would have required some change in technique and capacity.

I don't exempt him because I like him, those are the reasons I rate him.

Also screw this war storyline, Hutton injured himself in training and never went to war. He had a couple of years playing club cricket to rework his technique before first class cricket resumed, let alone test cricket.

 

[trundler]

As a Boycott hater this one is easy

 

[BazBall21]

My 15-7 prediction was based on Boycott doing well against Younis because I get the impression Miandad isn't rated miles higher than Younis on here. But this looks like it will finish something like 18-3.

 

[kyear2]

Also screw this war storyline, Hutton injured himself in training and never went to war. He had a couple of years playing club cricket to rework his technique before first class cricket resumed, let alone test cricket.

The training was during the war for said war, but that's semantics.
Reworking a technique, after rehab and what not couldn't be that simple and had to be somewhat of a handicap going forward.

 

[BazBall21]

To be fair I was always told it was a war injury. Guess that's the romantic story.

 

[_00_deathscar]

As a Boycott hater this one is easy

Should have boycotted the poll

 

[Coronis]

The training was during the war for said war, but that's semantics.
Reworking a technique, after rehab and what not couldn't be that simple and had to be somewhat of a handicap going forward.

Like Warne’s toenail and Tendulkar’s elbow.

 

[BazBall21]

Voted Miandad. Boycott's rigid tempo is a problem against deep attacks and when the situation demands quicker scoring.

 

[Jumno]

Maindad

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Me and Dad

 

[Jumno]

Boycott could only dream of scoring 116 and hitting six last ball in a highly tense Sharjah cup final

 

[Prince EWS]

I voted Miandad because I think he was better (one of the most underrated batsmen on CW) but all the nonsense replies about him apparently being better because of scoring rate almost make me want to change out of spite.

 

[BazBall21]

It's pretty close outside that caveat. Miandad probably had to face stronger bowling across their careers but opening in England is hard and they average the same away from home.