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Ravichandran Ashwin vs Hedley Verity
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I think Ashwins probably done enough to be the fourth best spinner of all time
shortpitched713
International Captain
Certainly.
He has a mountain more Tests played than O'Reilly also, for once he summits the current mountain.
He has a mountain more Tests played than O'Reilly also, for once he summits the current mountain.
Coronis
International Coach
As opposed to the edgelords of only modern cricket matters.
I'm going to wait until Jasprit Bumrah Ravichandran Ashwin has finished his career before making a judgement on this. @SillyCowCorner1
sayon basak
First Class Debutant
Verity dismissed don 8 times at an average of only 50.
Still leaning towards Ashwin as he has got a much accomplished test career.
Still leaning towards Ashwin as he has got a much accomplished test career.
h_hurricane
International Vice-Captain
Are these averages reliable ? It will only tell you the score on which a bowler has dismissed a batsman. It does not tell you the runs the batsman has scored against an individual bowler on the occasions the bowler has dismissed the batsman. Also misses out on the innings the bowler hasn't dismissed the batsman, but runs have been scored off. It is also very hard (probably impossible) to get ball by ball analysis of very old matches.
the big bambino
International Captain
they aren't the cricinfo averages but the actual runs conceded by Verity to Bradman. he bowes and bedser had the best averages against bradman.
sayon basak
First Class Debutant
Verity bowled 932 deliveries to Bradman, conceded 404 runs and dismissed him 8 times. Doesn't seem very hard to me.
sayon basak
First Class Debutant
the big bambino
International Captain
I'm not really across the Info icon as an alternative to the Like button. I mean what extra information do people want? I can tell people the amount of runs each of the main English bowlers conceded to Bradman and would dig them out if that's what posters would like. So for example Larwood's figures v Bradman are 5 wickets for 324 runs at an average of 65. The discrepancy between his bodyline average against his average when bowling normally is quite stark. When bowling bodyline his Bradman average is 29. Without it's 209. No wonder Jardine felt as if he had to do something.
the big bambino
International Captain
@sayon basak do you have a question to ask? What Info would you like?
sayon basak
First Class Debutant
1)What are the chances of Kane Williamson overtaking Steve Smith in terms of career average?
2)Can Joe Root surpass Sachin in terms of test runs?
3) will Bumrah end up being the best bowler of all time?
the big bambino
International Captain
sayon basak
First Class Debutant
Last question (believe me). Was Murali a chucker?
the big bambino
International Captain
To a degree.
sayon basak
First Class Debutant
More than 15 degrees?
the big bambino
International Captain
Must have been. I mean we've been told the human eye can't detect a bend less than that yet Hair called him and subsequent testing confirmed what he saw ...
shortpitched713
International Captain
I don't give a tinker's damn what convicted thief Darrel Hair and a pack of racists within Australia's cricket establishment had to say about the legality of Murali's action.
Once the rule in the ICC was fixed to allow for an objective ruling across all players, instead of being vulnerable to subjective interpretations of racist gatekeepers, Murali's action was found to be legal, and cricket has been all the better for its reforms from the dark ages into modernity.