Ricky Ponting vs Rahul Dravid (Read OP)

[Johan]

The thread is specified to their weaknesses, so say Ponting is batting on a Spin-friendly wicket against Muralitharan/Warne/O Reilly while Dravid is batting on a bounce friendly wicket against Donald/Ambrose/Garner, who'll be more successful?

More or less, Ponting's ability against Spin vs Dravid's ability against Bounce.

 

[Johan]

Ponting is...awkwardly vulnerable to both a pacer moving the ball and a spinner moving the ball, it's kinda weird.

 

[sayon basak]

Am I supposed to pick the worse or the better one?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I feel like Ponting would do better in this comparison

 

[sayon basak]

I feel like Ponting would do better in this comparison

I've not seen ponting play but have heard people say Ponting looked like a rookie when the bowl moved even millimeters vertically.

 

[Johan]

I've not seen ponting play but have heard people say Ponting looked like a rookie when the bowl moved even millimeters vertically.

wait what? Ponting retired like a few years ago, you haven't seen him play?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Ponting was a genius

 

[sayon basak]

wait what? Ponting retired like a few years ago, you haven't seen him play?

I guess I didn't gain consciousness at that time.

 

[Johan]

Ponting was a genius

why?

 

[Burgey]

Seeing as you left Harbhajan out of the people bowling to Ponting, I'd say he will be fine. He played Murali really well, he just sucked in India, especially early in his career. Weirdly got better there as he declined every place else. Why anyone would want to spend more time there as they go along instead of getting out sooner is beyond me, but I suppose everyone is different.

 

[Coronis]

wait what? Ponting retired like a few years ago, you haven't seen him play?

12 years ago. Not surprising that someone in their late teens to early twenties may not remember him. Obviously one can look at his highlights but that’s not the same.

 

[Johan]

12 years ago. Not surprising that someone in their late teens to early twenties may not remember him. Obviously one can look at his highlights but that’s not the same.

****...

 

[subshakerz]

Ponting tackled Murali quite well. Problems in India seem more specific to the spinners and conditions there than a general spin weakness.

Dravid though was found wanting versus bounce many times in his career.

 

[capt_Luffy]

wait what? Ponting retired like a few years ago, you haven't seen him play?

I also hardly remember Ponting bat, just glimpses from his last series.

 

[BazBall21]

Ponting tackled Murali quite well. Problems in India seem more specific to the spinners and conditions there than a general spin weakness.

Dravid though was found wanting versus bounce many times in his career.

Ponting was a bat pad candidate to fast accurate spin.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Ponting was definitely pretty weak on spinning pitches but it’s not a big deal. Most players have weaknesses.