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Waqar vs Bumrah

Better Test bowler?

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Kenneth Viljoen

Kenneth Viljoen

International Regular
I'll still say Waqar Younis for now, he was an absolute phenomenon when he was a youngster, the greatest U23 bowler of all time in my opinion .
 
Silver Silva

Silver Silva

International Regular
Kenneth Viljoen said:
I'll still say Waqar Younis for now, he was an absolute phenomenon when he was a youngster, the greatest U23 bowler of all time in my opinion .
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Yeah but Bumrah won a series for India in Australia..None of the great Asian pacers can say that , plus his away record in general is elite and now he's showing even more flames on spin friendly tracks at home.
 
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ma1978

International Debutant
His away record has enough volume to be judged against Imran and the Ws and he stacks up pretty damn well
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
ma1978 said:
His away record has enough volume to be judged against Imran and the Ws and he stacks up pretty damn well
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His only challenge at the moment is longevity, and getting tenfers which he inevitably will. He has passed almost every other test.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Silver Silva said:
Yeah but Bumrah won a series for India in Australia..None of the great Asian pacers can say that , plus his away record in general is elite and now he's showing even more flames on spin friendly tracks at home.
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Sure, but he could break down with back issues tomorrow and like Bishop and Waqar have a much less productive second career half which spoils his record.
 
CricAddict

CricAddict

Cricketer Of The Year
subshakerz said:
His only challenge at the moment is longevity, and getting tenfers which he inevitably will. He has passed almost every other test.
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but not on this. Ten-fers is a result of several factors getting together like match conditions, quality of bowling attack etc. As long as he gets 8-fers and 9-fers consistently, that 1 or 2 tail end wickets to make it a 10 fer doesn't matter.
 
ankitj

ankitj

Hall of Fame Member
CricAddict said:
but not on this. Ten-fers is a result of several factors getting together like match conditions, quality of bowling attack etc. As long as he gets 8-fers and 9-fers consistently, that 1 or 2 tail end wickets to make it a 10 fer doesn't matter.
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Mukesh bc denied Bumrah a ten-fer with a meme tailend wicket.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
CricAddict said:
but not on this. Ten-fers is a result of several factors getting together like match conditions, quality of bowling attack etc. As long as he gets 8-fers and 9-fers consistently, that 1 or 2 tail end wickets to make it a 10 fer doesn't matter.
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Yeah I disagree. Bumrah is an opening bowler. Getting a tenfer is a mark of destruction expected of any top tier ATG. Not the most important criteria though.
 
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