Kapil Dev vs Kumar Sangakkara

[DrWolverine]

Sanga

As WK
48 Tests
81 innings
3117 runs
Avg of 40
7 centuries


As pure batsman
86 Tests
152 innings
9283 runs
Avg of 66.7
31 centuries

 

[BazBall21]

Kapil was neither ATG with bat or ball in Tests. Botham was for a brief period, but then became trash. Sobers, Imran, Hadlee and Kallis kept at least one of their skills ATG throughout their career. So were Gilchrist and Sangakkara.

Kapil was a good bowler and a decent bat with great longevity.

 

[kyear2]

It’s ridiculous to compare wicket keepers with all rounders

But they are all rounders

 

[kyear2]

Kapil was a good bowler and a decent bat with great longevity.

Exactly.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Sanga played 134 Tests and was WK in just 48 of them

And averaged only 40 with bat when he was WK.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Kapil was a good bowler and a decent bat with great longevity.

Very good bowler + decent bat

 

[subshakerz]

Sanga is almost an ATG. I think he edge out Kapil here.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

1. Sobers
2. Don
3.WG
4.Procter
5.Gavaskar
6.Hadlee
7.Sachin
8.Viv
9.Imran
10.Akram
11.Marshall
12.Lara
13.Murali
14.Barnes
15.KAPIL DEV
16.G.Pollock
17.Botham
18.Lillee
19.Gilly
20.Steyn
21.Hutton
22.Hammond
23.Mcgrath
24.Hobbs
25.Miller
26.Warne
27.Headley
28.Kallis
29.Trueman
30.Ranji
31.Trumper
32.B.Richards
33.Knott
34.Donald
35.Chappell
36.O'Reilly
37.Sutcliffe
38.Davidson
39.Ponting
40.Ambrose
41.Border
42.SANGAKKARA
43.Worrell
44.Holding
45.Waqar
46.Miandad
47.S.Pollock
48.Lindwall
49.Barrington
50.Dravid

Without considering Smith, Bumrah and Cummins.

 

[Coronis]

Very good bowler + decent bat

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

He would be a top 10 bowler in any Era.
Or was a bowling equivalent of Greenidge.

 

[kyear2]

And averaged only 40 with bat when he was WK.

I think that's pretty damn good when added to expertly keeping to Murali.

 

[kyear2]

He would be a top 10 bowler in any Era.
Or was a bowling equivalent of Greenidge.

Top 10 bowler in an era isn't the flex you think it is.

 

[Coronis]

He would be a top 10 bowler in any Era.
Or was a bowling equivalent of Greenidge.

Wasn’t a top 10 bowler in his own era… so… yeah

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Wasn’t a top 10 bowler in his own era… so… yeah

If we count SA players?

 

[Coronis]

If we count SA players?

Off the top of my head… Marshall, Hadlee, Imran, Garner, Lillee, Holding, Roberts, Wasim, Ambrose, Walsh, Alderman, Willis, Qasim…

Probably forgot someone in there, and thats before you get into bowlers who are comparable to him..

 

[kyear2]

Off the top of my head… Marshall, Hadlee, Imran, Garner, Lillee, Holding, Roberts, Wasim, Ambrose, Walsh, Alderman, Willis, Qasim…

Probably forgot someone in there, and thats before you get into bowlers who are comparable to him..

Was about to name my list, but that's mostly it.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Off the top of my head… Marshall, Hadlee, Imran, Garner, Lillee, Holding, Roberts, Wasim, Ambrose, Walsh, Alderman, Willis, Qasim…

Probably forgot someone in there, and thats before you get into bowlers who are comparable to him..

Hadlee, Marshall, Lillee, Imran, Holding, Garner, Roberts... Yes Better and Same Era

 

[Johan]

> Alderman

he is only better if facing Gooch

 

[BazBall21]

Hadlee, Marshall, Lillee, Imran, Holding, Garner, Roberts... Yes Better and Same Era

How are Willis and Walsh not better bowlers than Kapil?

 

[Johan]

Off the top of my head… Marshall, Hadlee, Imran, Garner, Lillee, Holding, Roberts, Wasim, Ambrose, Walsh, Alderman, Willis, Qasim…

Probably forgot someone in there, and thats before you get into bowlers who are comparable to him..

Botham?