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Battle of the Subcontinent

Dravid

Dravid

International Captain
Tendulkar without a doubt in my book is the best Indian batsman, followed by Sunny, followed by Dravid.
 
Beleg

Beleg

International Regular
Inzy averages 78 from 72 innings (47 matches) with 35 scores of over fifty and averaging >50 against all nations apart from Zimbabwe. (49.68)

Whenever he performs, he usually makes it count. His average in losses (37), on the other hand is pretty dismal - <30.

On the other hand, Gavaskar averages 44 from 23 matches which India won during his time.

His average during losses is around 35 which is a smidgen higher then Inzy's.

In summation, the battle is much more closer then it might look at first glance. (History has lent its weight to Gavaskar's performances, highlighting his excellence at the expense of his weaker points; Inzamam's career is still fresh in most people's mind and his notoriety doesn't exactly warm the heart towards him.)
 
BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Gavaskar for me. Played some of his best innings in the West Indies, who were certainly challenging oppo for any bat during his career.
 
Turbinator

Turbinator

Cricketer Of The Year
silentstriker said:
All right, I vote for Waqar. He takes it 15-14.
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ARGHHHHHHHHHHH I'll never forgive you for this SS!!! :pissed:

My doubts of your Pakistani orgin are becoming more evident each day.
 
silentstriker

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
Turbinator said:
ARGHHHHHHHHHHH I'll never forgive you for this SS!!! :pissed:

My doubts of your Pakistani orgin are becoming more evident each day.
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Eh, its not exactly a secret that Pakistan has produced lots of great fast bowlers whereas India has produced exactly zero.

And I rate Kapil pretty high TBH. I'd put him in my all time ODI team - something 90% of knowledgeable cricket posters wouldn't do. But Waqar, in his prime, and even after that, was a ridiculously great bowler.

Kapil gave us 1983 world cup - the single most important event in Indian cricket history. It catapulted the game into new levels of popularity and inspired a whole generation of cricketer (including Sachin Tendulkar - he played Tennis before that).

For most of his career, he was the singular class fast bowler with the ball in the Indian line up, and saved a few tests with his explosive batting too (not to mention even better ODI batting).

However, if we are judging on cricketing ability, Waqar's far superior bowling has to put him over the edge. Waqar is an all time great bowler in his own right, and Kapil is not. Even amongst the all rounders of the era (Imran, Botham, Kapil, and Hadlee) he had the worst bowling and was maybe 2nd or 3rd in the batting list.

In terms of service to his country, his contributions are unparalleled by almost anyone. But in terms of cricketing talent, it is extremely hard to go past Waqar.
 
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