Gavaskar Vs Murali Vs Kapil Dev

[Jumno]

Who is the better cricketer?

An opener who faced great attacks, the great all rounders of his era.

Kapil Dev, a fine all rounder.

Murali, one of the greatest spinners.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Murali is slightly ahead of Gavaskar, and both are considerably ahead of Kapil.

 

[sayon basak]

I would rank them-
Muralitharan
Gavaskar
Kapil Dev

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Gavaskar > Murali > Kapil Tests
Kapil > Murali > Gavaskar ODIs

 

[sayon basak]

Gavaskar > Murali > Kapil Tests
Kapil > Murali > Gavaskar ODIs

Gavaskar really is a league below Kapil and murali in ODI imo. Kapil and murali were the goat All rounder and bowler of odi Respectively.

 

[kyear2]

Has to be Murali

 

[howitzer]

Gavaskar really is a league below Kapil and murali in ODI imo. Kapil and murali were the goat All rounder and bowler of odi Respectively.

Both disputable. Klusener has an argument and Jayasuriya and possibly Watson do too from the batting all-rounder side of the debate for all-rounders. Garner, Wasim and McGrath definitely have cases for being the greatest bowler.

 

[sayon basak]

Both disputable. Klusener has an argument and Jayasuriya and possibly Watson do too from the batting all-rounder side of the debate for all-rounders. Garner, Wasim and McGrath definitely have cases for being the greatest bowler.

Yeah initially forgot about Garner. Don't really think Watson, Klusener or Jayasuriya were better all rounders than Kapil dev. Averaging 23 with the bat and 27 with the ball doesn't sound good, but still he is ahead of them in icc ranking system

 

[Bolo.]

Yeah initially forgot about Garner. Don't really think Watson, Klusener or Jayasuriya were better all rounders than Kapil dev. Averaging 23 with the bat and 27 with the ball doesn't sound good, but still he is ahead of them in icc ranking system

ICC rankings are never perfect. They are usually good enough to be a decent indication, but not a crutch to the extent some people use them in rating players.

For early ODIs though, they are complete turd. Some really crappy bats in particular managed some outrageously high ratings.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Both disputable. Klusener has an argument and Jayasuriya and possibly Watson do too from the batting all-rounder side of the debate for all-rounders. Garner, Wasim and McGrath definitely have cases for being the greatest bowler.

I would say Kapil offers a better balance than most ODI allrounders.... Probably? Klusner wasn't much as a bowler and Jayasuriya and Watson borderline part timers. Imo, Pollock was the GoAT allrounder, followed by Dev, Flintoff, Klusner, Khan and Watson.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Gavaskar really is a league below Kapil and murali in ODI imo. Kapil and murali were the goat All rounder and bowler of odi Respectively.

Kapil GOAT Allrounder

Akram
Garner
Mcgrath
Donald
Starc
SAQLAIN

> Murali

 

[number11]

The assumption in all these threads is that we are primarily talking test cricket. In that case, Murali is the best. Gavaskar 2nd and far far behind them is Kapil. He was not a T1 ATG, the other 2 are.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

The assumption in all these threads is that we are primarily talking test cricket. In that case, Murali is the best. Gavaskar 2nd and far far behind them is Kapil. He was not a T1 ATG, the other 2 are.

Kapil, Botham, Miller 3 Tier 1 ATGs while not being ATG in either discipline.

 

[number11]

Kapil, Botham, Miller 3 Tier 1 ATGs while not being ATG in either discipline.

Kapil is not the equal of those 2 either as bat or bowler. T1 means he'd be a legitimate contender for an AT XI. He is not. Nor can you credibly claim so.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Kapil is not the equal of those 2 either as bat or bowler. T1 means he'd be a legitimate contender for an AT XI. He is not. Nor can you credibly claim so.

Kapil > Botham

Kallis is not a contender for AT11, that means he is not Tier 1. And there are people who think Kallis is the greatest cricketer for the last 50 years.

 

[number11]

There is some case for Kallis as a batting AR (I don't pick him) but there is no valid case for Kapil.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I would say Kapil offers a better balance than most ODI allrounders.... Probably? Klusner wasn't much as a bowler and Jayasuriya and Watson borderline part timers. Imo, Pollock was the GoAT allrounder, followed by Dev, Flintoff, Klusner, Khan and Watson.

Shakib??
Can bat anywhere from 3-8 (dominated at the 2019 WC) and was/is a better bowler than many of those listed.

 

[howitzer]

Shakib??
Can bat anywhere from 3-8 (dominated at the 2019 WC) and was/is a better bowler than many of those listed.

I'm one of his biggest haters on here and I would definitely take him over Flintoff in this format. Flintoff's big game record, particularly with the bat, is just not good enough imo.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

There is some case for Kallis as a batting AR (I don't pick him) but there is no valid case for Kapil.

There is no case for Kallis.

 

[Coronis]

Kapil > Botham

Kallis is not a contender for AT11, that means he is not Tier 1. And there are people who think Kallis is the greatest cricketer for the last 50 years.

He is. That’s not how you build a cricket team though. That’s also why Imran doesn’t make all the ATXIs despite being a consensus top 4 test player of all time.


@kyear2 @subshakerz do not respond to this post. There is nothing here favouring either of your arguments. This is about Kallis. Just shut it.