Lara vs De Villiers against pace

[PlayerComparisons]

Who was a better player of fast bowling in your opinion?

 

[subshakerz]

ABD quite easily

 

[honestbharani]

black friend defence crumbling aws.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

AB, for his genius vs Mitchell Johnson. Very few I’d take over AB in this regard. This is assuming fast bowling refers to express pace here

 

[PlayerComparisons]

When I say fast bowling I mean anything in the 85-100 mph range

 

[Johan]

Lara, for the 1999 Australia series and the 132 at Perth

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Maybe ABdV if question was about specifically express pace, but Lara against pace bowling generally.

 

[subshakerz]

It says fast bowling so I assume it's not general pace bowling. Lara is obviously better against medium pace.

 

[Thala_0710]

Maybe ABdV if question was about specifically express pace, but Lara against pace bowling generally.

This.
Fast bowling doesn't necessarily mean akhtar, Lee or peak Donald level pace. Most ATG pacers such as Hadlee, McGrath, Akram etc didn't bowl 150 kmph + consistently, and Lara played most of them beautifully.

 

[govinda indian fan]

This.
Fast bowling doesn't necessarily mean akhtar, Lee or peak Donald level pace. Most ATG pacers such as Hadlee, McGrath, Akram etc didn't bowl 150 kmph + consistently, and Lara played most of them beautifully.

Lara struggled against express pace even holding was critical of him but was greatest against spin tho

 

[Thala_0710]

Lara struggled against express pace even holding was critical of him but was greatest against spin tho

He did struggle against express pace a bit. But my point is express pace isn't the only metric while discussing pace bowling. How u tackle seam, swing and bounce and your record against ATG pace attacks also plays a part

 

[kyear2]

Maybe ABdV if question was about specifically express pace, but Lara against pace bowling generally.

This

 

[Majestic]

AB hated facing Shaun Tait

 

[Bolo.]

He did struggle against express pace a bit. But my point is express pace isn't the only metric while discussing pace bowling. How u tackle seam, swing and bounce and your record against ATG pace attacks also plays a part

Ya. The number of good express bowlers is absolutely tiny. Unless the intention is to measure quality against express specifically, it shouldn't count for much.

In the same way, your record against poor/mediocre/good bowling is a lot more important than your record against great bowling. I'm not sure which of the two was better against top quality pace. But Lara was definitely better against the levels below.

 

[Slifer]

Lara and I'm so happy for those who understand that the question says "pace" bowling not express, which means medium, fast medium and the whole lot should be included. In that respect, it's BCL. But I wouldn't say easily, because ABD was also a class player.

 

[h_hurricane]

Only one of these two endured the brutal examination of being up against a red hot Chris Woakes and that settles this debate firmly in his favor.

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[subshakerz]

Lara and I'm so happy for those who understand that the question says "pace" bowling not express, which means medium, fast medium and the whole lot should be included. In that respect, it's BCL. But I wouldn't say easily, because ABD was also a class player.

Question says fast bowling.

 

[Slifer]

Question says fast bowling.

I know...

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

'AB had the ability to make you feel completely helpless'

Team-mate and friend Dale Steyn on the AB de Villiers he knows and admires

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[HouHsiaoHsien]

Highlights how special AB was against the really fast guys(though assuming in this thread, the comparison takes medium pacers as relevant, I’ll take Lara overall).