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  1. smash84

    The FINAL- South Africa vs India (D), Kensington Oval, Barbados-- June 29th

    India favorites in general and it's hard to see them messing up this time. Although that seemed to have been the case last year as well. Their bowling attack is incredible, and as long as the batsmen can put up a half decent total, one would expect them to win.
  2. smash84

    How much did slip cordons affect McGrath's and Wasim's records?

    It isn't entirely rigid tbf. It is extremely flexible to include certain players while excluding others.
  3. smash84

    How much did slip cordons affect McGrath's and Wasim's records?

    The question is pretty clear. Why is the batting of a number 11 not a factor in any way? Why should Sobers bowling matter at all if specialists are the only ones that matter?
  4. smash84

    How much did slip cordons affect McGrath's and Wasim's records?

    This is exactly the problem which has been pointed out to him. Always inconsistent in applying his own principles.
  5. smash84

    Don Bradman vs Garry Sobers

    Yeah. He almost averages as much as Sobers while facing body line on those wickets. And Sobers average is flattered by his bashing of India. His record against other teams isn't that great (by ATG standards). And even while scoring against India, he still doesn't average as much against them as...
  6. smash84

    Don Bradman vs Garry Sobers

    No, at least Pakistani cricketers in the 50s and 60s were paid a pittance. And they had other jobs besides playing cricket. It was very similar to the era that Bradman played in.
  7. smash84

    Don Bradman vs Garry Sobers

    The Don has almost 2/3rd higher output than Sobers. I don't see how Sobers gets the nod ahead of him.
  8. smash84

    Don Bradman vs Garry Sobers

    There was barely a 6 year difference between the Don's retirement and Sobers debut. I am at a loss to understand how you reach that conclusion. "Modern" cricket (for lack of a better word) became a lot more professional in the 1970s with Kerry Packer. the 50s and 60s were pretty tame, except...
  9. smash84

    Imran Vs McGrath

    Now, just watch kyear2 make a hideously long reply without actually answering your question.
  10. smash84

    Imran Vs McGrath

    As a cricketer, it's Imran easily. As a bowler, McGrath is better.
  11. smash84

    CW's 100 Greatest Cricketers Poll

    1. Bradman 2. Imran Khan 3. Garry Sobers 4. Richard Hadlee 5. Viv Richards 6. Malcolm Marshall 7. Statchin Tendulkar 8. Muralitharan 9. Jack Hobbs 10. Glenn McGrath
  12. smash84

    John Woodcock's 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Seems more like a John Softcock list
  13. smash84

    John Woodcock's 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Marshall's ranking sounds just about right.
  14. smash84

    Players with no peak

    maybe Michael Hussey? He started off at the peak and was just downhill? Not sure if that counts.
  15. smash84

    Commercials with cricketers.

    Yes, this commercial was a pretty good one. I still remember the kids trying to copy Imran by wiping their foreheads with an ice cold Pepsi bottle in summers as in this ad :laugh:
  16. smash84

    Best Attack

    Dude, how do you come up with such nonsense?
  17. smash84

    Group A - India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, United States

    Congratulations USA. Thank God this pathetic team are out. Did not deserve to go through to the next round. Have just been playing awful cricket for some time now. There needs to be a proper rebuild. The worst part is that I am not hopeful that any lessons will have been learnt and we will see...
  18. smash84

    Best Attack

    Lol, you can't even be sold that case that Imran is the 20th best bowler, let alone top 5, or the greatest ever. Let me remind you of your rankings. The first 3 are top tier. The next 3-4 are a very slight tier below. Then comes a HUGE gap with Imran coming in at number 8. And then the next 50...
  19. smash84

    im i too old to start playing cricket

    I wonder if OP is still looking at the advice being dished out here
  20. smash84

    Best Attack

    Dude, that was Bolo pointing out the exact reason you get people to gang up on you. Never addressing the question or your inconsistent reasoning.

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