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Ben Stokes vs AB de Villiers

Who is the better test cricketer?

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BazBall21

BazBall21

International Captain
GIMH said:
How many other captains declare when Stokes did in that first Test?

People are ready to jump in on him for Edgbaston. Has to work both ways.
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He's better than the average captain at creating wickets on flat tracks too. That's the underrated side of Bazball and something England struggled at in the time before Stokes' captaincy.
 
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Boy_Blunder

First Class Debutant
Stokes batting numbers are definitely impacted by his style of play. In the Baz ball era he leads from the front with his no fear attacking play. In doing so he regularly throws his wicket away. If he played in a more orthodox way I think he would average low to mid 40s with the bat.

That said ABD is clearly the better batsman.
 
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PlayerComparisons

International Vice-Captain
Boy_Blunder said:
Stokes batting numbers are definitely impacted by his style of play. In the Baz ball era he leads from the front with his no fear attacking play. In doing so he regularly throws his wicket away. If he played in a more orthodox way I think he would average low to mid 40s with the bat.

That said ABD is clearly the better batsman.
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Stokes averages around the same before and after Bazball so I guess it hasn’t affected his batting
 
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