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Debate thread for 2024 ranking of bowlers poll

AndyZaltzHair

Hall of Fame Member
You consider him a better bowler than Shakib?
I'll throw some perspective here. When Rafique made his debut he was almost half way through his career because he was from first generation of players that started to make some imact. His career got curtailed in the process. I remember him troubling many top class batsmen when he generally came into bowl at 50 for none because pacers had done ****.

His scalps to name few

Rahul Dravid 2 times
Inzamam
Chanderpaul
Brian Lara
Laxman 2 times
Ganguly 3 times
Jayawardene 2 times
Gilchrist 2 times
Tendulkar
Kallis
Amla

All of them were great players of spin
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Definitely. Is Shakib even in the top 5? Never thought his bowling was anything special. It was his all-round skills, and batting more than bowling, that stood out
What are you on about? Shakib was/is a pretty good bowler (better than Vettori, but not as good as Herath).
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Just for his presence through the delivery stride and the quality deliveries he produces. Also Tyson is the only other post WW 1 seamer to have taken 50+ wickets to average under 20.
Also, he immediately looked by far the best bowler in the team despite there already being 3 established worldclass seamers in the side.
 

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
Issue is he has become a focal point and easy to diss player. Do you rate Herath higher or lower than Verity, Tayfield and Gibbs?
Ofcourse lower, as is Jadeja. Tayfield, Verity and Gibbs are all fantastic players, and especially Gibbs is hella underrated.
 

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