Is Bumrah the best cricketer India has ever produced?

[Arachnodouche]

Wow.

Yeah I laughed when I saw it. Seemed like an unreasonable escalation in hostility over something as trivial as allocation of percentages to cricketing longevity

 

[ankitj]

Not really. India have played 61 Tests since Bumrahs debut. He has only played in 59% of them. Only a tard would try argue that playing 59% of games was a good sign of longevity.

The stats of the 5 other guys at the top include one guy who retired 3 years ago, one that made his debut 3 years after Bumrah and 2 spinners where only one will play in most away Tests.

More than I thought

 

[andruid]

Jasprit BOOMRAH!!

 

[PaulLennon]

Perth, Adelaide Day night, Brisbane.

Yeah India could be 3 down before even getting to MCG and SCG.

naah aus are not that strong especially with bumrah in the mix. they lost to a pretty poor wi team at the gabba and you cant forget 21. the indian bowling will be stronger than that.

 

[Sunil1z]

naah aus are not that strong especially with bumrah in the mix. they lost to a pretty poor wi team at the gabba and you cant forget 21. the indian bowling will be stronger than that.

A lot of things went our way in 20-21 to win in Australia. We won’t be that lucky everytime
Only positive is that Australian team might also be in decline currently.

 

[Arachnodouche]

A lot of things went our way in 20-21 to win in Australia. We won’t be that lucky everytime
Only positive is that Australian team might also be in decline currently.

Actually nothing, categorically, went our way in 20-21 and we still won

 

[PaulLennon]

A lot of things went our way in 20-21 to win in Australia. We won’t be that lucky everytime
Only positive is that Australian team might also be in decline currently.

yeah but the indian team will be stronger too this time.

i can see the first three tests going 2-1 either way.

 

[centurymaker]

If India can keep Australia's lead to 2-1 going into MCG, then India have a chance of 'retaining' the BGT.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Oof, missed that. Good post overall.

"tard" was the best part though

 

[reyrey]

More than I thought

Apologies ankiti. Whilst I was disagreeing with your use of stats here and quoting you, that one particular comment was not directed at you. It was for one particular "special" poster on here.

With regards to Bumrah I'm not trying to throw any shade on his achievements. White ball he really doesn't have much left to prove. Maybe just needs to play a few more years without letting his standards drop off too much and it will be tough to argue he isn't the best Indian cricketer in that format.

Tests he's still a fair way off. Maybe needs to play another 25 to 30 games averaging 20 or 40ish more games averaging 22. That along with his exceptional white ball record would put him right up near the top.

Longevity probably wouldn't be as important if judging greatness in other teams, but he is being compared to a guy who played 200 Tests and over 450 odis, plus a bowling allrounder with 131 Tests and 225 odis. These are iron men when it comes to longevity. Bumrah by comparison hasn't even played 200 international total across all formats.

 

[TheJediBrah]

It was for one particular "special" poster on here.

What about the rest of us?

 

[Victor Ian]

i think the benefits of a truely great bowler spread everywhere in a team. they make other bowlers perform better. they make batsmen a bit better, secure in the knowledge its not all over if they get out. they make the fielders better because one dropped chance is not rued when another chance comes shortly after. i dont think a batsman raises a team in the same way.

bumrah just needs more tests to secure his greatness.

 

[shortpitched713]

Another thread where the answer is Ashwin.

 

[ma1978]

Tendulkar polled as the second greatest batsman of all time. No way he’s not the GOAT Indian irrespective of what Bumrah does from there.

 

[subshakerz]

All of this is way too premature.

Let Bumrah get 300 wickets and then we'll talk.

 

[GirthQuake]

All of this is way too premature.

Let Bumrah get 300 wickets and then we'll talk.

Trash?

 

[honestbharani]

What about the rest of us?

We r not special.

 

[JBMAC]

In answer to the threads question the answer is simple NO

 

[Shri]

Let Bumrah get 300 wickets and then we'll talk.

so joel garner isn't an atg? what a clown

 

[subshakerz]

so joel garner isn't an atg? what a clown

He ain't in my book. He is just a regular great.