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Tendulkar/Lara vs Murali/Warne vs Kapil/Imran/Hadlee/Botham

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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Two questions:

Which is the closest rivalry in terms of hardest to tell who is the best of the rivals?

And which is your favorite rivalry?
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
Murali and Warne is definitely the closest.

subshakerz said:
Why? Don't most consider Warne better?
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I’m pretty sure on CW at least the prevailing opinion is they’re basically the same level but Warne’s batting wins him the spot.

The allrounder one is not close at all.

Tendulkar and Lara is kinda close, but most people have Tendulkar over Lara, its more of a clear split.

Warne/Murali is my personal favourite, because they’re competing for the top spot in their discipline and because they were actually fighting with each other for most test wickets in their careers, and swapped over the lead a couple times.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
_00_deathscar said:
And Sachin/Lara too. And all their 4 careers kind of crossed.
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Sachin/Lara isn't that rare a situation. You had Gavaskar/Viv just before that who would feature in many top tens.

Two of the only actual top tier spinners appearing same time and getting 700/800 wickets won't happen again.
 
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_00_deathscar

International Regular
subshakerz said:
Two of the only actual top tier spinners appearing same time and getting 700/800 wickets won't happen again.
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Ashwin, Jadeja and Lyon have about 1,200 wickets or something. Obviously Kumble in the previous era with Warne and Murali.
Or is the qualifier top tier?
Oh unless you meant wickets each…reckon Ashwin might have hit those numbers with more tests. He’s at 5 WPM.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
_00_deathscar said:
Ashwin, Jadeja and Lyon have about 1,200 wickets or something. Obviously Kumble in the previous era with Warne and Murali.
Or is the qualifier top tier?
Oh unless you meant wickets each…reckon Ashwin might have hit those numbers with more tests. He’s at 5 WPM.
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Yes
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
subshakerz said:
Sachin/Lara isn't that rare a situation.

Two of the only actual top tier spinners appearing same time and getting 700/800 wickets won't happen again.
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Isn't it?

Two batsmen vying for best ever / best after Bradman and ended up in that absolute top tier (at the time) who very actual contemporaries?

Bradman / Hammond

Then these two.
 
B

Bolo.

International Captain
Coronis said:
Murali and Warne is definitely the closest.



I’m pretty sure on CW at least the prevailing opinion is they’re basically the same level but Warne’s batting wins him the spot.

The allrounder one is not close at all.

Tendulkar and Lara is kinda close, but most people have Tendulkar over Lara, its more of a clear split.

Warne/Murali is my personal favourite, because they’re competing for the top spot in their discipline and because they were actually fighting with each other for most test wickets in their careers, and swapped over the lead a couple times.
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Hadlee and Imran are very close IMO. I can't pick a clear winner there like there is from the bats.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
kyear2 said:
Isn't it?

Two batsmen vying for best ever / best after Bradman and ended up in that absolute top tier (at the time) who very actual contemporaries?

Bradman / Hammond

Then these two.
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Every era has at least one bat vying for best after Bradman.

Warne/Murali doesn't come every generation. We got two in one.
 
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