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    How hard is opening the batting?

    Mentioning Sehwag in the same breath as Gayle, Trescothick, and Tamim? You sure you are not drunk?:ph34r:
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    How hard is opening the batting?

    Do you know anything about the history of covered pitches before making such blanket statements?
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    Ian Botham vs Kapil Dev

    Certainly worth more than Botham's contribution against the best team of his era and not "resigning"! :)
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    Ian Botham vs Kapil Dev

    BTW, and this has little to do with the Botham vs. Kapil thread, but since I couldn't find any appropriate thread about Kapil here is an example of the kind of workload Kapil had to bear : 3rd Test: India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, Nov 12-16, 1983 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo Bowled 31...
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    Sachin Tendulkar better than Don Bradman, new study shows

    However much you choose to discard Bradman's average by 2 points here for playing minnow, 5 points there for playing in 2 countries he is still going to trump everyone, so huge is the margin between him and everyone else. And, anyways am I supposed to take any ranking seriously which places...
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    Dravid lacked courage to revolt & Chappel being in Oz camp hardly matters: Ganguly

    I am not really too concerned about the "balls" part, but there is nothing to say that Dravid would not have been able to achieve what Ganguly did when he got the captaincy in 2000. As far as I am concerned Dravid was one of the best on field captains I have ever seen - do you really think...
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    Dravid lacked courage to revolt & Chappel being in Oz camp hardly matters: Ganguly

    Well, Dravid was the more successful captain between the two given similar resources if you ignore bashing up the likes of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Puts into perspective the phrase about sour grapes.
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    Should India lose ICC test ranking points for refusing to play Pakistan?

    No, it isn't. Don't want to get into a more than superficial political discussion on a cricketing thread and section, which is why I wrote implicitly or explicitly. And I also clearly stated that it's my personal opinion - obviously I don't have any ultra secret facts to back it up. I won't...
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    Should India lose ICC test ranking points for refusing to play Pakistan?

    It's a simple issue and can't see why tons of people seem to be complicating it beyond what it is. A summary: 1. Cricket between India and Pakistan has always been a factor of politics and the relation between the two countries. One might argue that it shouldn't be so, but it is so and will...
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    Does strikerate matter in judging a test bowler?

    Average, quite obviously is the most important parameter because cricket is a game of taking as many wickets as you can while conceding as less runs as you can - of course one has to be careful while judging fast bowlers and spinners here on the same scale. However, if the average is in a...
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    Ian Botham vs Kapil Dev

    Thanks Contra for clarifying the intent of my post - perhaps Sanz can now bother saying something about the rest of my post. No other team had a bowling attack even comparable to the West Indies during those times. Australia came closest, but there was still a huge gap between them and the...
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    Ian Botham vs Kapil Dev

    Some really ridiculous arguments on the thread - WI were more at ease in England than in India? So, what accomplishments does Botham have in the West Indies? As for Kapil he more or less topped the bowling averages from either side on not one, but two tours of West Indies. In fact, the barely...
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    Lillee vs Holding

    That's your opinion and you are entitled to it, as I am entitled to a defense. What I've written above is a fact - Lillee wasn't injured when he skipped the tour to Pakistan in '82. And this is not retrospective analysis, but there were articles when he made that decision insinuating whether he...
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    Ian Botham vs Kapil Dev

    Don't have a problem with anyone picking either of them - they are both great players. However, some of the arguments advanced in the thread earlier were bordering on ridiculous by calling Botham as the greatest all rounder ever or preemptively suggesting that anyone who chooses Kapil will do so...
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    Ian Botham vs Kapil Dev

    Had a knee surgery in 1984 and lost quite a bit of pace and the late swing as a result. Had to change his bowling style quite a bit and developed an off cutter to remain effective. Before the surgery, he had taken 250 test wickets in just 60 test matches with 18 5 wicket hauls and a strike rate...
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    Ian Botham vs Kapil Dev

    Well, every fast bowler has his share of injuries. Kapil and Imran themselves had severe injuries among the great all rounders of the 80s. Botham is undoubtedly a great all rounder and like any other great player would have great performances. He has some against top quality opposition as well...
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    Lillee vs Holding

    Lillee's sample size in the subcontinent is small, but it could have been more if he had chosen to make it more. Besides Packer, he voluntarily sat out of the '82 tour to Pakistan. Imagine, Gavaskar not touring Australia because of 'personal reasons'.
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    Ian Botham vs Kapil Dev

    Kapil for a variety of reasons : 1. Botham's best was a 4 year peak which coincided with a lot of depleted squads in the world thanks to Packer and World series. 2. Has a very poor record against the West Indies. Had no series against them in which he had any impact at all. No centuries or any...
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    Is Viv Richards an Overrated Test Batsman?

    Viv Richards is overrated? No one even in this era of quick scoring a T20s has even managed to replicate his ODI record. Oh yeah, the thread is about tests - depends on where you feel he is rated. For me, he isn't the best batsman of his generation by any significant difference. We can argue...
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    Why is Lillee rated above Imran?

    BTW, I am not too familiar with the forum, so maybe some regulars can fill me in on this - is this Ikki guy some sort of wind up (no offense)? Reading through a few threads he seems keen to derail every discussion topic into some Australian versus another debate regardless where things started...

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