Zaheer Abbas vs Jimmy Amarnath

[ma1978]

Two players I’m sad I only read about and never got to see. This one is genuinely hard for me.

 

[ma1978]

We’re talking tests here btw

 

[h_hurricane]

Abbas was a notable home track bully but has a record that is all over the place abroad. He was great in England(aided by that mammoth 274 in 1971) and good in Australia. Horrendous in NZ, WI and India. Imran had said that he was weak against quick bowling.

Amarnath on the other hand was an away track bully but dire at home. Normally one would rate the better overseas batter as better if the records are similar but I wouldn't give Amarnath a free pass for his home record.

Would hence conclude that there is no right or wrong answer in this comparison.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

We’re talking tests here btw

ODIs would be a massive mismatch

 

[BazBall21]

Amarnath in tests, Abbas in ODI.

 

[kyear2]

The way Amaranth handled pace away from home is rarer that being a "htb" so him.

 

[capt_Luffy]

ODIs would be a massive mismatch

Only one of them has a Man of the match award in a WC Semi Final, Final and a WC Man of the tournament.....

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Only one of them has a Man of the match award in a WC Semi Final, Final and a WC Man of the tournament.....

There was no man of the tournament in 1983 no?

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Is Yuvraj Singh a better ODI player than Kapil Dev, by that logic?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Is Yuvraj Singh a better ODI player than Kapil Dev, by that logic?

Relax man..... That was just sort of a joke and just something I find extremely weird (but in a good way? Kinda... ) that Amarnath with a 30 avg and sub 60 SR, and even more horrible bowling record bagged a MOTM at a WC SF and Final. Ofcourse there's no point in comparing them in ODIs.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Relax man..... That was just sort of a joke and just something I find extremely weird (but in a good way? Kinda... ) that Amarnath with a 30 avg and sub 60 SR, and even more horrible bowling record bagged a MOTM at a WC SF and Final. Ofcourse there's no point in comparing them in ODIs.

I know, I’m just kidding

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Amarnath was clutch in the 83 WC