Who is the best since Bradman?

[DrWolverine]

After Imran ruled for a decade as captain (Javed only when he was absent), Pakistan in the next decade had Miandad, Rameez, Malik, Sohail, Wasim, Waqar, Anwar and others as captain in the next decade in the 90s. No.1 reason for not living to their potential IMO.

Imran would have utilised a bowler like Shoaib better.

 

[sayon basak]

Wasim Akram has the greatest discrepancy between peer reputation and the actual numbers/performances.

That would easily be Qadir. Wasim at least has good numbers.

 

[sayon basak]

Steve Smith, Wally Hammond, Herbert Sutcliffe and George Headley??

Tbf he can't fit 15 players in his top ten.

 

[Narayana]

No below bumrah lol to be fair
Marshall
Hadlee
McGrath
Ambrose
Styen
Imran
Wasim
Hopefully bumrah crosses akram imran and styen by end of his career and becomes top 5 fast bowler

No way you rated Ambrose over Steyn, Ambrose didn't even played in unfavorable conditions, only played 6 matches in asia , by keeping nostalgic bias aside, a neutral cricket fan will put rabada above Statpadder Ambrose.

 

[Narayana]

Sometimes I feel there is very little that separates the top bowlers. I can see the argument for the bowlers in the same tier.

If rabada was from any other nation , then he would have been put just below McGrath,Marshal, Hadley, Steyn and Bumrah.

 

[Johan]

No way you rated Ambrose over Steyn, Ambrose didn't even played in unfavorable conditions, only played 6 matches in asia , by keeping nostalgic bias aside, a neutral cricket fan will put rabada above Statpadder Ambrose.

what the ****?

 

[DrWolverine]

Rabada over Ambrose?

 

[Johan]

Rabada averages significantly higher than Ambrose in Australia, England and New Zealand

 

[DrWolverine]

If rabada was from any other nation , then he would have been put just below McGrath,Marshal, Hadley, Steyn and Bumrah.

Steyn and Donald are rated very highly.

 

[Narayana]

No below bumrah lol to be fair
Marshall
Hadlee
McGrath
Ambrose
Styen
Imran
Wasim
Hopefully bumrah crosses akram imran and styen by end of his career and becomes top 5 fast bowler

Marshal
McGrath
Hadley
Steyn
Imran
Bumrah
Wasim
Cummins
Rabada
Ambrose
Waqar Younis.

 

[sayon basak]

Rabada over Ambrose?

What more did you expect?

 

[Narayana]

Steyn and Donald are rated very highly.

Unfortunately rabada is not fair.

 

[Johan]

atleast say Bumrah or smth...

 

[Johan]

Unfortunately rabada is not fair.

he has uber spicy home tracks like Ashwin and he isn't amazing away from home anywhere.

 

[DrWolverine]

Rabada has a poor away record.
Avg of 26 in Aus in 6 Tests
Avg of 26 in Eng in 6 Tests
Avg of 30 in NZ in 5 Tests
Avg of 40 in Pak in 2 Tests
Avg of 44 in Ind in 6 Tests

 

[Narayana]

Rabada over Ambrose?

he has uber spicy home tracks like Ashwin and he isn't amazing away from home anywhere.

Then what will you say about Ambrose who didn't even played same number of match in unfavorable conditions of Asia?

 

[DrWolverine]

Unfortunately rabada is not fair.

Steyn is around Top 4-5
Donald is around Top 6-8
Rabada isn’t even close

 

[Johan]

Then what will you say about Ambrose who didn't even played same number of match in unfavorable conditions of Asia?

Ambrose didn't make the schedules.

 

[subshakerz]

Rabada has a poor away record.
Avg of 26 in Aus in 6 Tests
Avg of 26 in Eng in 6 Tests
Avg of 30 in NZ in 5 Tests
Avg of 40 in Pak in 2 Tests
Avg of 44 in Ind in 6 Tests

Lol you are so indulging

 

[Narayana]

Steyn is around Top 4-5
Donald is around Top 6-8
Rabada isn’t even close

Okay but Ambrose is not above Steyn.