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Who is Asia's sixth greatest cricketer?

6th Best Asian Cricketer

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Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
Yeah that Pollock guy really benefited from playing the majority of his career in the 00’s
 
R

reyrey

U19 Captain
There was a time during their playing careers when talking about Pollock and McGrath and greatness in the same sentence wouldn't have raised eyebrows. Pollock was that good, but faded later in his career.
 
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Majestic

U19 Captain
Pap Finn Keighl said:
Pollock 24
Kapil 26
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I think Pollock was a comfortably better bowler than Kapil and Kapil was a better batsman than Pollock.

Bowling:
Pollock - 24
Kapil - 28

Batting:
Pollock - 29( batting avg inflated slightly by not outs)
Kapil - 33

Overall, Pollock should be better.
 
Pap Finn Keighl

Pap Finn Keighl

International Debutant
reyrey said:
There was a time during their playing careers when talking about Pollock and McGrath and greatness in the same sentence wouldn't have raised eyebrows. Pollock was that good, but faded later in his career.
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Pollock always been a league below Donald.
If Donald had the batting ability of Pollock, he would have been hailed as greatest cricketer of the generation by many of us.

Akram, Donald, Ambrose, Mcgrath and Waqar easily a league above Pollock.
 
R

reyrey

U19 Captain
Pap Finn Keighl said:
Pollock always been a league below Donald.
If Donald had the batting ability of Pollock, he would have been hailed as greatest cricketer of the generation by many of us.

Akram, Donald, Ambrose, Mcgrath and Waqar easily a league above Pollock.
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When Pollock had 210 wickets and averaged under 20 the conversations were very different. McGrath at the time was averaging 22 at a near identical strike rate. Pollock faded, McGrath kept getting better. Those other names don't have much to do with the comparison I was making.
 
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Bolo.

International Captain
Majestic said:
I think Pollock was a comfortably better bowler than Kapil and Kapil was a better batsman than Pollock.

Bowling:
Pollock - 24
Kapil - 28

Batting:
Pollock - 29( batting avg inflated slightly by not outs)
Kapil - 33

Overall, Pollock should be better.
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Why adjust Kapil's batting average up? If you are crediting him for bowling in tough conditions, shouldn't he take something of a knock in terms of batting. 26 Away average with the bat doesn't make it seem like he's better than his career average.
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
Bolo. said:
Why adjust Kapil's batting average up? If you are crediting him for bowling in tough conditions, shouldn't he take something of a knock in terms of batting. 26 Away average with the bat doesn't make it seem like he's better than his career average.
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I hear Kapil was a better bowler and batsman than Botham too
 
M

Majestic

U19 Captain
Bolo. said:
Why adjust Kapil's batting average up? If you are crediting him for bowling in tough conditions, shouldn't he take something of a knock in terms of batting. 26 Away average with the bat doesn't make it seem like he's better than his career average.
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Kapil's impact with bat was way more than his average suggest. He would score his runs at fast rate and has played several audacious knocks vs high quality bowling attacks. His record vs Windies is the best among the quartet. That knock vs South Africa in 1992 cannot be played by the likes of Shaun Pollock, Daniel Vettori or any player averaging 30 with bat.

Just like how Stokes is better than what his batting average reads, same applies for the likes of Kapil and Botham.

Imran, Jadeja and S Pollock are not as good a batter as their averages suggest as it's inflated by not outs ( many of them coming with their score being less than 30 runs).
 
S

subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Majestic said:
Kapil's impact with bat was way more than his average suggest. He would score his runs at fast rate and has played several audacious knocks vs high quality bowling attacks. His record vs Windies is the best among the quartet. That knock vs South Africa in 1992 cannot be played by the likes of Shaun Pollock, Daniel Vettori or any player averaging 30 with bat.

Just like how Stokes is better than what his batting average reads, same applies for the likes of Kapil and Botham.

Imran, Jadeja and S Pollock are not as good a batter as their averages suggest as it's inflated by not outs ( many of them coming with their score being less than 30 runs).
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Kapil is an underrated bowler and overrated bat.
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
Majestic said:
Kapil's impact with bat was way more than his average suggest. He would score his runs at fast rate and has played several audacious knocks vs high quality bowling attacks. His record vs Windies is the best among the quartet. That knock vs South Africa in 1992 cannot be played by the likes of Shaun Pollock, Daniel Vettori or any player averaging 30 with bat.

Just like how Stokes is better than what his batting average reads, same applies for the likes of Kapil and Botham.

Imran, Jadeja and S Pollock are not as good a batter as their averages suggest as it's inflated by not outs ( many of them coming with their score being less than 30 runs).
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I don’t disagree re: Pollock, but imo Jadeja is definitely clear of Kapil and Imran is quite close. Botham ahead of all of em.
 
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