Ashwin vs Murali - who is the greatest at home?

[subshakerz]

Which bowler is the best home bowler of all time?

Murali may have a better WPM, but Ashwins SR is out of this world.

 

[Coronis]

Which bowler is the best home bowler of all time?

Murali may have a better WPM, but Ashwins SR is out of this world.

Murali also took on a heavier load, had much worse support and was still more economical. Its Murali no question.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Murali also took on a heavier load, had much worse support and was still more economical. Its Murali no question.

Before this NZ series you could atleast try to make a case for Ashwin with "he never lost at home"; but now, I don't think there really is any solid argument for him. Would take Imran ahead too.

 

[subshakerz]

I went with Ashwin. Just think he was slightly more difficult to counter at home. Nobody really dominated him, except maybe Smith in 2017.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Top 25 home bowlers:

1. Murali
2. Imran
3. Ashwin
4. Steyn
5. Marshall
6. Hadlee
7. Rabada
8. Trueman
9. Philander
10. Lillee
11. Herath
12. McGrath
13. Waqar
14. Ambrose
15. Barnes
16. Jadeja
17. Laker
18. Verity
19. Donald
20. Akram
21. Kumble
22. Lindwall
23. Davidson
24. Underwood
25. Statham

 

[Silver Silva]

I went with Ashwin. Just think he was slightly more difficult to counter at home. Nobody really dominated him, except maybe Smith in 2017.

I voted for Murali , don't think his amount of five fors and 10fors at home will ever be broken.

 

[subshakerz]

Top 20 home bowlers:

1. Murali
2. Imran
3. Ashwin
4. Steyn
5. Marshall
6. Hadlee
7. Trueman
8. Barnes
9. Lillee
10. McGrath
11. Waqar
12. Ambrose
13. Jadeja
14. Laker
15. Verity
16. Akram
17. Kumble
18. Lindwall
19. Davidson
20. Underwood

What about Rabada and Philander?

 

[capt_Luffy]

What about Rabada and Philander?

Forgot about them

 

[DrWolverine]

Philander was the first name that came to my mind

The guy was just unplayable at home conditions

 

[Coronis]

Rabada at home is literally insane.

33 matches 184 @ 19.07 10 5’fers 4 10’fers SR: 33.1!

 

[Migara]

Ashwin.

Murali don't thrive on absolute dust bowls. His best comes when only he could extract turn but others cannot, hence maximizing the gap between opposition spinners and Murali. His performance tend to plateau when the pitch wears out. But Ashwin becomes more and more dangerous when the quality of the pitch worsens. In Murali's time SL did not frequently produce dustbowls. That was the very reason any other Sri Lankan spinner failed to establish bowling alongside with Murali.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Herath should also be in my list there.....

 

[BazBall21]

I went with Ashwin. Just think he was slightly more difficult to counter at home. Nobody really dominated him, except maybe Smith in 2017.

DRS might be a factor there. I also feel Murali probably bowled to better players of spin overall and Ashwin playing for India is a contributing factor.

 

[Daemon]

I went with Ashwin. Just think he was slightly more difficult to counter at home. Nobody really dominated him, except maybe Smith in 2017.

subshakerz setting himself up for the black friend defence in the future where he points to this comparison as evidence that he doesn’t hate Ashwin

 

[sayon basak]

Forgot about them

You are not living up to expectations.

 

[capt_Luffy]

You are not living up to expectations.

You should feel blessed to have been able to witness an ultra rare slip from ME!

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Woakes

 

[sayon basak]

Woakes

137 wickets in 34 matches @21.59
5 5'fers 1 10'fer

Close? No.

 

[subshakerz]

subshakerz setting himself up for the black friend defence in the future where he points to this comparison as evidence that he doesn’t hate Ashwin

What a bad faith interpretation.

 

[capt_Luffy]

What a bad faith interpretation.

Can't deny, feels REALLY on point