Shane Bond vs Ishant Sharma

[PlayerComparisons]

Only tests so don’t factor in odis

 

[Socerer 01]

this is an insult to Ishant

 

[TheJediBrah]

"Better" is obviously Bond

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Very close comparison

 

[karan_fromthestands]

"Better" is obviously Bond

Huge Bond fan and that was my first reaction. Bond passes the eye test so well. If he had played 50 tests at least, I'd have been stupid enough to argue that he is one of the ATGs.

But early career Ishant looked brilliant, looked unplayable for a really good patch. He then faded away for a while and became a reliable workhorse later on. No idea how Bond would've gone about it if he had continued, with injuries and other setbacks.

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Very close comparison

How?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah another bad comparison. Only thing i can think of that they have in common is one's name is Bond, and the other has the face of a Bond villain

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Yeah another bad comparison. Only thing i can think of that they have in common is one's name is Bond, and the other has the face of a Bond villain

Bond v Kapil might be better

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'd say the only bowlers you can compare Bond to in the last 30 years or so are Bruce Reid, Rhino Harris or Dean Headley who all had short injury hit careers but Harris was a different case in being a late bloomer.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Two great "what ifs" in modern cricket.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

I'd say the only bowlers you can compare Bond to in the last 30 years or so are Bruce Reid, Rhino Harris or Dean Headley who all had short injury hit careers but Harris was a different case in being a late bloomer.

Brett Schultz

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Brett Schultz

Fannie de Villiers - haven't seen anyone bowl cutters like him. Exceptional.

Had a short career and passes the eyes test, exactly like Bond.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah another bad comparison. Only thing i can think of that they have in common is one's name is Bond, and the other has the face of a Bond villain

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I'd say the only bowlers you can compare Bond to in the last 30 years or so are Bruce Reid, Rhino Harris or Dean Headley who all had short injury hit careers but Harris was a different case in being a late bloomer.

Bumrah as well

 

[Qlder]

Bonds 7th ball in the 2nd innings of his first test in Australia was better then Sharma's 7th ball so he wins

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Bumrah as well

Well he may play more yet

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Bumrah as well

Bumrah way ahead already. Can't compare him to Bond now.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Shaheen vs Bond might be a good comparison