Peak Bumrah vs Peak Akram

[govinda indian fan]

Ironically wasim and waqar were bumrah s idols while he was growing up

 

[Randomfan]

Ironically wasim and waqar were bumrah s idols while he was growing up

Nothing ironic about it. You can surpass your idols.

Firing a gun on the shoulders of giants.

 

[sayon basak]

Ironically wasim and waqar were bumrah s idols while he was growing up

Pretty sure Nazario was Messi's idol.

 

[Coronis]

Bumrah is what you get when you combine Wasim's skills with McGrath's thinking brain.

In the words of Aerosmith…

 

[Fanboy375]

Do you guys think Bumrah can be goat bowler inf future

 

[Coronis]

Do you guys think Bumrah can be goat bowler inf future

Anything’s possible. This is quite a bowling friendly era so ideally I would say to be considered conclusively the goat he’d need at least an average of 19.94. You’d probably want 400 wickets or 377 at a minimum. But if he gets 377 it probably takes him longer than Marshall so..

Plus he should try and take a 10’fer.

I’m just not sure I see him playing long enough to conclusively put himself with that very top echelon in career terms, let alone above them. Like can he maintain this level for another 5 years? I don’t think so tbh. Would love to be proven wrong.

 

[DrWolverine]

Do you guys think Bumrah can be goat bowler inf future

If he goes at the same rate yes.
300 wickets is enough for me.

 

[capt_Luffy]

If he goes at the same rate yes.
300 wickets is enough for me.

to be in the conversation? maybe. The GOAT? Nah

 

[DrWolverine]

What’s your argument against Bumrah?
If this are his figures say 320 wickets @ 19.8

 

[sayon basak]

What’s your argument against Bumrah?
If this are his figures say 320 wickets @ 19.8

Bowling friendly era.

 

[capt_Luffy]

What’s your argument against Bumrah?
If this are his figures say 320 wickets @ 19.8

Longevity and is fragile

 

[DrWolverine]

Bowling friendly era.

Since 2018
Against SA, Eng, NZ, Aus, Ind & Pak

Overall



SENA(away)

 

[DrWolverine]

If he is miles ahead of every other fast bowler since his debut why should it matter if it is bowling era or not?

 

[DrWolverine]

Longevity

Don’t agree.

Marshall played full time for just 9 years. Why is that not used an argument against him when Hadlee played for 15+ years?

Fragile

Okay

 

[capt_Luffy]

Don’t agree.

Marshall played full time for just 9 years. Why is that not used an argument against him when Hadlee played for 15+ years?



Okay

I use it against him and for Hadlee/McGrath all the time. Also, yeah Marshall almost never broke down in that timeframe, and he did played a fair few games, albeit not regularly, for 5 good years. It wasn't like Cummins with 1 game and a 5 year break. I think @Swamp Witch Hattie illustrated it really well

 

[DrWolverine]

I do agree that being fragile is the only argument against him for now.

 

[Johan]

If he is miles ahead of every other fast bowler since his debut why should it matter if it is bowling era or not?

why do you think people rate Viv over Sangakkara when Sangakkara averages 8 points more?

 

[Randomfan]

why do you think people rate Viv over Sangakkara when Sangakkara averages 8 points more?

If Sanga had played at the same time as Viv and averaged 8 runs higher with fantastic performance against top teams, no one would have rated Viv higher.

 

[Randomfan]

If he is miles ahead of every other fast bowler since his debut why should it matter if it is bowling era or not?

It shouldn't.

If you stand out against top 4-5 teams home+away & away then you stand out. Key is standing out and you have to be miles ahead of your peer group. Era being bowler or batsman friendly is not relevant here.

Now if we are deducing something just based on raw avg without looking at peer group then thinking about era is important.

 

[Fanboy375]

But if he gets 377 it probably takes him longer than Marshall so

He is quite old so he may at best get 300