Ashwin - The ATG Spinner

[TheJediBrah]

Ashwin has no more holes in his record than Warne or Murali? Why the double standard

So is India for Warne and Murali. How is this any different?

not sure if srs

 

[subshakerz]

not sure if srs

He is, that's the problem.

 

[honestbharani]

Does provoke a lot of OTT reactions. A consummate blend of trolling, contrarianism, and the occasional unpalatable truth. Quite the artform really.

That is where you and @RossTaylorsBox are wrong. He is not trolling. His hatred is real and passionate and sad.

 

[ma1978]

Subz on anything India related

“tis but a scratch”

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The art of trolling is maintaining the appearance of sincerity.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The art of trolling is maintaining the appearance of sincerity.

Every time an Indian gets mad at subz, he wins

#butthurt

 

[ma1978]

While on the Monty Python theme. Subz is definitely the taunting French guy

 

[ankitj]

Five star thread this

 

[subshakerz]

He was genuinely our best bowler in the first two games of that second tour and I'm kinda amazed that non Indian posters have tried to rewrite history there and frame his wickets as some kind of holding support role. He was bowling with the new ball knocking over their top order batsmen and making life hell for Smith. Then in the third game when his bowling slipped a bit with an injured back he plays a match saving innings. Genuinely heroic performance. But yeah because he didn't pick up 5-175 in a game, he wasn't that great lmao.

His numbers in the last four games in Australia (2019 and 2021 tours) are: 18 wickets in 4 matches @27. 2 series wins. 1 match saved with the bat. Doesn't really get much better for a spin bowler who can bat tbh.

You really don't know what ATG standards are if you think those Aussie numbers, which represents his absolute best in SENA, really are that comparable. Good is not great.

 

[honestbharani]

C'mon man. GOAT is taken. Don't turn this into some of that AB style bull****.

Ashwin can still be the sheep, or the cow. Maybe the llama or antelope. He can't be rhino. He could be the camel. Maybe peacock!

Nah he is just the GOAT spinner. Lyon can be the GOAT Aussie Off spinner.

 

[honestbharani]

The art of trolling is maintaining the appearance of sincerity.

So is the art of cope.

 

[honestbharani]

Its funny how a matter of fact statement that Ashwin is an ATG test cricketer, bowler and spinner causes such vehement and idiotic brain gymnastics.


Ethical Brain indeed.

 

[subshakerz]

Its funny how a matter of fact statement that Ashwin is an ATG test cricketer, bowler and spinner causes such vehement and idiotic brain gymnastics.


Ethical Brain indeed.

Sorry I didn't catch your sarcasm in the OP.

Just out of curiosity, who are the other spinners you consider ATGs?

 

[Shri]

Based on what? What is the new thing he has brought to the table to justify this? More home wickets?

2 series wins in aus

something pak can not even dream about

 

[subshakerz]

2 series wins in aus

something pak can not even dream about

He didn't even fully play in either series.

 

[Flem274*]

2 series wins in aus

something pak can not even dream about

they dream about it tbf

 

[ma1978]

You really don't know what ATG standards are if you think those Aussie numbers, which represents his absolute best in SENA, really are that comparable. Good is not great.

Murali and Warne in India

simply bad

 

[Shri]

He didn't even fully play in either series.

kept smith quiet and got him out frequently

go suck on a lemon bc

 

[_00_deathscar]

Yes he does.

Possibly not if 3-4 of the top 5-6 are averaging mid 20s in the last 3-4 years

 

[_00_deathscar]

Yea there’s no way Ashwin would do well on the pitch Lyon just took a tenfer on

Ashwin (and even Jadeja) have outbowled Lyon often in the same matches on the same pitches.