Do teams make the following trades?

[subshakerz]

There's zero scenarios where I'm picking Kapil for a test team over a Courtney Walsh..

Maybe for the 80s WI where Walsh is just a 4th seamer, Kapil would be a better bowler in those pitches and a bowling AR.

 

[Thala_0710]

Marshall
McGrath
Hadlee
Steyn / Ambrose
Bumrah

And mind you, when you say you're not swapping anyone for Bumrah, those 3 at the top were, even at this the peak of Bumrah's powers, better. Ambrose pre surgery and Steyn on his day as well

I think all of this is pretty debatable.. And I don't agree with the Steyn one

 

[Thala_0710]

Bumrah is the first ATG level fast bowler our country has produced. I'm not giving up that for even Bradman tbh even if it doesn't make sense from a cricket perspective.

100%

 

[OverratedSanity]

Marshall
McGrath
Hadlee
Steyn / Ambrose
Bumrah

And mind you, when you say you're not swapping anyone for Bumrah, those 3 at the top were, even at this the peak of Bumrah's powers, better. Ambrose pre surgery and Steyn on his day as well, but especially those two at the very top....that's what dynasties are made of.

I don't think any of them were clearly better , if at all, than Bumrah at their respective bests tbh.

They're better bowlers due to durability/length of career and maybe for McGrath/Steyn for reasons like flatter conditions to deal with.

 

[capt_Luffy]

I don't think any of them were clearly better , if at all, than Bumrah at their respective bests tbh.

They're better bowlers due to durability/length of and maybe for McGrath/Steyn for reasons like flatter conditions to deal with.

I do think Bumrah has a more diverse arsenal than either though

 

[sayon basak]

I do think Bumrah has a more diverse arsenal than either though

He clearly wins against anyone except Marshall based purely on diversity. Him vs Marshall on variety is still arguable.

 

[Coronis]

80s India exchanging Kapil for Walsh?

I mean, if we assume Walsh would remain at the level he was in India they would surely.

 

[Athlai]

2000s India switch Dravid for Botham?
Yes - even latter half career Botham is a big step up for Indian pace in the 2000s

70s/80s England exchanging Botham for Pollock?
Yes they should but I don't think they actually would

Current India exchanging Bumrah for Sobers?
No

2010s Australia exchanging Smith for Ambrose?
No

90s Pakistan exchanging Wasim and Waqar for Murali and Sanga?
No

80s India exchanging Kapil for Walsh?
Yes

 

[subshakerz]

I do think Bumrah has a more diverse arsenal than either though

Again McGrath and others are more durable to last an entire long series.

 

[ankitj]

Current India exchanging Bumrah for Sobers?

No

 

[subshakerz]

No

Honestly would be hard for India to turn down Sobers since their batting has weakened and Sobers is the extra pacer they need.

But without Bumrah they arent winning games overseas.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Again McGrath and others are more durable to last an entire long series.

Again I agree. But that wasn't what the discussion was on really.

 

[ankitj]

Honestly would be hard for India to turn down Sobers since their batting has weakened and Sobers is the extra pacer they need.

But without Bumrah they arent winning games overseas.

I'll turn down Bradman too.

 

[Johan]

But without Bumrah they arent winning games overseas.

Doesn't sound that awful, they aren't gonna be winning overseas games for a while either way

 

[ankitj]

I'll turn down my childhood crush too for Bumrah

 

[OverratedSanity]

2000s India switch Dravid for Botham?
Yes - even latter half career Botham is a big step up for Indian pace in the 2000s

Eh think you're downplaying how bad later career Botham was. He averaged 37 in the last 10 years of his career. Basically pre-2016 Ishant Sharma numbers in a bowler friendly era.

Peak Botham would be a no-brainer trade.

 

[Athlai]

Eh think you're downplaying how bad later career Botham was. He averaged 37 in the last 10 years of his career. Basically pre-2016 Ishant Sharma numbers in a bowler friendly era.

Peak Botham would be a no-brainer trade.

Ishant Sharna is a big step up of 2000s Indian pace bowlers.

 

[DrWolverine]

At the end of 78 Tests, Shaun Pollock had 318 wickets at an average of 20.84 and averaged 35 with the bat.

 

[subshakerz]

Eh think you're downplaying how bad later career Botham was. He averaged 37 in the last 10 years of his career. Basically pre-2016 Ishant Sharma numbers in a bowler friendly era.

Peak Botham would be a no-brainer trade.

Overall Botham is a quality enough pacer India would need in the 2000s even at the expense of their best bat.

 

[Coronis]

Eh think you're downplaying how bad later career Botham was. He averaged 37 in the last 10 years of his career. Basically pre-2016 Ishant Sharma numbers in a bowler friendly era.

Peak Botham would be a no-brainer trade.

I wouldn’t call it a bowler friendly era tbh. Not that I disagree with your main point.