Johan
International Captain
Kapil has 253 @ 27.5 with 3.72 econ
Imran has 182 @ 26.6 with 3.90 econ
Kapil's winning
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Kapil Dev vs Courtney Walsh
- Thread starter DrWolverine
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Imran has 182 @ 26.6 with 3.90 econ
Kapil's winning
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Which is a perfectly fine view. I just think if you are picking a bowling ER then a notable bowling difference should be the decider.
sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
Okay enough shitposting, I'm going. I have to study bio.
(Lol I always rated Kapil as the greatest AR in ODI, and a better bowler than Imran. Close tho)
(Lol I always rated Kapil as the greatest AR in ODI, and a better bowler than Imran. Close tho)
capt_Luffy
International Coach
You study Bio???? You disgust me
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Imran still is a better wicket-taker bowler but now they have a 5 run difference in RPI overall.
Johan
International Captain
The difference is around in SR as well, so...back to Maxwell vs Markram
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
That's not how cricket was played in the 80s and even early 90s. You were trying to get wickets to stem runs too and bowl teams out.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Say will you take Shikhar Dhawan over Buttler in ODIs???
Johan
International Captain
Kapil literally won a ODI game against Australia in 1986 by not leaking runs and making them fall short
Johan
International Captain
Kapil, Flintoff and Pollock for me
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah Imran did that too but that wasn't the modus operandi if you were a lead pacer for your team in that era. You wanted wickets up front.
You know this, yet I feel you are deflecting.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
I didn't bring this RPI measure bro, he did. So I wanted to see if he cares when the difference between them is clear.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
I used to rate Klusener there, but given his USP is literally batting; him batting at 8 behind Pollock for majority of his 8 year career is like really significant to ignore personally.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Does not matters really. These two have around 5 RPI difference and 25 in SR. Will you really even consider Dhawan??
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Depends on the team and role. If I am in a weaker batting side, I prefer the higher RPI. I think that is obvious.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
I think you don't watch much ODIs is obvious...... I no team I will consider Dhawan ahead of Buttler; and I really rate Dhawan and don't Jos that highly.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Again, I am not talking about Dhawan and Buttler but both of their RPIs are sufficiently high enough to render SR more relevant.
We are talking bats in the 80s with low RPIs in weaker batting units. Yeah sorry in that context the high RPI wins.
Kapil with a great SR but a RPI of 19 isnt affecting the games you think he is.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Just like as the RPIs are higher so is the batting positions. Lower down the order no one wants a slow poke really.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
I mean, Imran wasn't one down the order either. He was adaptable in a way Kapil was not.
But I don't begrudge those thinking Kapil was better as a bat and he may get in different sides based on that.
Imran clearly a better bowler though. I'm surprised this has to be debated.