Battle of the Subcontinent

[cameeel]

Dev

 

[BhupinderSingh]

Waqar Younis

 

[Beleg]

Waqar Younis.

 

[Mahindinho]

Close one!

I don't subscribe to the "all-rounder beats specialist" line - I mean, if that were the case, Chris Lewis would come in ahead of Glenn McGrath! I am still miffed that Murali lost to Imran, though

Anyway, this battle. Waqar is a great, but then so's Kapil Dev. Dev in his prime meant as much to India as Waqar did, possibly more, and you've got to be a decent bowler to take 400+ Test wickets!

On balance then, Kapil Dev just edges this one.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Waqar

 

[silentstriker]

14-14 tied, closest one yet. Next vote wins it.

 

[nightprowler10]

Waqar

You didn't say if the person shouldn't have voted before or not.

P.S: Why don't you count your own vote?

 

[silentstriker]

Waqar

You didn't say if the person shouldn't have voted before or not.

P.S: Why don't you count your own vote?

Because the last battle I was running, people accused me of pulling for one guy over another.

 

[silentstriker]

All right, if no one votes in 20 mins, I will end it myself.

 

[silentstriker]

All right, I vote for Waqar. He takes it 15-14.

Inzamam Ul-Haq
113 matches @ 50.88, 25 centuries, 44 fifties, HS: 329

vs.

Sunil Gavaskar
125 tests @ 51.12, 34 centuries, 45 fifties, HS: 236*

 

[Beleg]

Arguably the best Pakistani batsman against (arguably) the best Indian batsman.



Sunil Gavaskar.

 

[silentstriker]

Arguably the best Pakistani batsman against (arguably) the best Indian batsman.

TBH I would rate Miandad and Hanif higher. And I would rate SRT higher.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Miandad is probably Pakistan's best batsman IMO, but Sunil is definitely India's best (IMO again).

Gavaskar.

 

[Beleg]

Hence, arguably.

Certainly a decent case can be made for both Miandad and Hanif, but no other man has contributed to more Pakistan wins than Inzamam.* His average in tests won by Pakistan (over 40) is second only to Bradman.

* - The two W's excepted.

Edit: Miandad is highly overrated, IMO, specially as a test cricketer.

 

[Fusion]

TBH I would rate Miandad and Hanif higher. And I would rate SRT higher.

I would almost agree with that. I do rate Miandad higher, but I think Inzi is ahead of the great Hanif. And I think SRT edges out Gavaskar.

Tough battle, but my vote for Gavaskar.

 

[silentstriker]

I would probably go:

1) SRT
2) Gavaskar
3) Dravid

and

1) Miandad
2) Hanif
3) Inzy


EDIT: But Beleg makes a good point for Inzy being higher.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Gavaskar

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I would probably go:

1) SRT
2) Gavaskar
3) Dravid

and

1) Miandad
2) Hanif
3) Inzy


EDIT: But Beleg makes a good point for Inzy being higher.

I'd go Gavaskar, Dravid, Tendulkar and Miandad, Inzy, Hanif.

 

[Dravid]

I love the picture you post for Inzi. Makes me laugh everytime. Anyway Dravid picks Sunny

 

[silentstriker]

I'd go Gavaskar, Dravid, Tendulkar and Miandad, Inzy, Hanif.

Tendulkar at 3? No way, not for me at least.