Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Top 10 is something like:
Woakes
Steyn
Anderson
Bumrah
Cummins
Rabada
Philander
Broad
Woakes
Steyn
Anderson
Bumrah
Cummins
Rabada
Philander
Broad
How is Jimmy below RabadaWoakes
Steyn
Cummins
Bumrah
Rabada
Anderson
Hazlewood
Philander/Broad
Rabada debuted in 2015 and since thenRabada is better in SA than Anderson is in ENG. And has a better away record as well although doesn't have quite the longevity. Can go either way, but I have Rabada over Anderson as well
What about before then? You are comparing Anderson's peak with Rabada's entire career. Anderson was very poor for about 10 years.Rabada debuted in 2015 and since then
Rabada has 299 wickets in 64 matches with a 22.03 average, Home: 19.07, Away/Neutral: 26.90
in the same timeframe, Anderson has 324 wickets in 89 matches with a 22.63 average, Home: 21.78, Away/Neutral: 23.80
so it's not like Rabada has outbowled Jimmy.
Like I said you could go pretty much either way, I prefer Rabada because he is more of a wicket taker. He has the best SR in cricket history, (although it is aided by friendly home conditions). Putting either over the other, isn't a wild take imoRabada debuted in 2015 and since then
Rabada has 299 wickets in 64 matches with a 22.03 average, Home: 19.07, Away/Neutral: 26.90
in the same timeframe, Anderson has 324 wickets in 89 matches with a 22.63 average, Home: 21.78, Away/Neutral: 23.80
so it's not like Rabada has outbowled Jimmy.
Anderson took over 500 @ 23 from 2010 to 2023. That's a very conventional career length and currently longer than Rabada's career.What about before then? You are comparing Anderson's peak with Rabada's entire career. Anderson was very poor for about 10 years.
to the contrary, This also includes Anderson's decline and retirement phase of 2023 and 24 where he averaged 34, which is the sole reason Rabada got the average advantage.What about before then? You are comparing Anderson's peak with Rabada's entire career. Anderson was very poor for about 10 years.
How did he get outbowled exactly? I don't think either of them had outbowled the otherto the contrary, This also includes Anderson's decline and retirement phase of 2023 and 24 where he averaged 34, which is the sole reason Rabada got the average advantage.
and Yeah Anderson as a young pacer was not good but when you sustain this quality for 140 matches and 14 years I'm fine with forgiving a bad start, especially against a guy like Rabada who bowled his entire career alongside Jimmy and still got outbowled pretty decisively.
Jamieson in 7th???? WowSteyn
Cummins
Rabada
Bumrah
Anderson
Philander
Jamieson
Wagner
Broad
Hazlewood
Harris
Bond
Asif
Johnson
Shami
Southee
Boult
Starc
Morkel
Roach
Others close to top 20:
Clark, Ishant, Zaheer, Harmison, Siddle, Hoggard,
Asia performance (23 vs 35) and NZ, While Rabada did better in Aus.How did he get outbowled exactly? I don't think either of them had outbowled the other
Watling and Wagner were better than Boult and Southee.Why a lot of posters are rating Wagner higher than Boult?
The best players of NZ's last generation were Williamson, Taylor, Boult and Southee. Wagner was always the third cog in that pace attack.