capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I mean, if the Kiwibros can have Jack Cowie; why can't we have Amar Singh with even poorer pace prospects??
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Sehwag vs Jadeja
- Thread starter ma1978
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Lol is thinking bowling doesn't matter. Or that Jadeja didn't win matches. That requires a certain level of, shall we say, "imagination".
Jadeja is a second strong bowler. Ashwin wins matches. Jadeja is support.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
That's disingenuous. Jadeja has won India plenty of matches. He averages 20 with the ball and has a WPM of 5...... It's like saying Sehwag was a second (or third) strong batsman and it was Sachin who won India matches....
Coronis
International Coach
Well Amar Singh has no great record himself. His record is comparable at best to the other pace talent India has. Bumrah aside.
I think this is one where the numbers favour the man, it’s very clear that Ashwin is the lead bowler and Jadeja is support. If Ashwin wasn’t playing for India in an area where spin matters Jadeja couldn’t lead. And when Jadeja plays ex Ashwin he is used as a part time bowler
Silver Silva
International Regular
Legends will be written about Ashwin and Jadeja
The greatest spin duo of all time.
The greatest spin duo of all time.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Again, calling a bowler who takes 5 wickets a match "part time" is too much..... So, Garner was part time? And so was Pollock?? What about Warny???
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
As I said, similar situation to Cowie really (unless you want to define his 7 Test match career great). We generally lack good pacers and Amar Singh had the best peer review by far. Since then, we have seen pacers with better record but bar Bumrah (and arguably Shami and Zaheer for parts, though I think it's pushing a bit, not counting Kapil) none has comparable peer ratings. And he could bat to boot (India's first Test half centurion).
Coronis
International Coach
@subshakerz got a new disciple
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
So how do you exactly want me to judge a bowler who played 7 Tests and died at 29?? Women's intuition???
You decide he doesn’t have a sample size large enough to judge
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Like we should do for Barry Richards, Mike Procter, George Headley, Graeme Pollock, Clive Rice and Vincent van der Bijl??
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
I am glad he his willing to allow it to enter his equation.
Silver Silva
International Regular
Top 5 batsmen Jadeja has dismissed the most in Tests :
1.Angelo Mathews - 8 times
2.Joe Root - 8 times
3.Steven Smith - 8 times
4.Moeen Ali - 7 times
5.Alastair Cook - 7 times
Bar Moeen Ali these are all very good to great batsmen , a sign of a great bowler.
1.Angelo Mathews - 8 times
2.Joe Root - 8 times
3.Steven Smith - 8 times
4.Moeen Ali - 7 times
5.Alastair Cook - 7 times
Bar Moeen Ali these are all very good to great batsmen , a sign of a great bowler.
George Headley had a full test career and Grae Pollock some sample sizing
The others are irrelevant as far as test cricket goes
And Amar Singh really can’t compare to any of those anyhow because he was premodern and had very little first class sample size
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I always do, for old players as with time stats becomes more and more numbers..... I won't give a **** in my present ratings if a bunch of experts rates Kohli over Smith, because I have the context. Now, for players in early 20th Century, I simply don't have that luxury. I don't know how the runs were scored, so if everyone basically agrees that Trumper scored many more tough runs, was otherworldly at peak and suffered from health issues; I have to rank him ahead of Hill, doesn't matter how Coronis takes it.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Had wonderful English tours, was rated by Len Hutton as the best he faced, Bedser among the very best he saw, averages 18 in FC. If Jack Cowie qualifies for NZ, can't see why Amar Singh doesn't for India.
Neither should
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Would agree with your POV if you don't include Barry Richards and Mike Procter for SA.