capt_Luffy
International Coach
Kapil has some high octane key knocks over that period. Stokes is carried hard by a singular Ashes.
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Ben Stokes vs Kapil Dev
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BazBall21
International Captain
It's the opposite. Stokes didn't do much with the ball in that series barring one tireless spell but had good overall bowling output in the period specified. A far more consistent tool than any version of Kapil's batting and he was high impact as well as an old ball partnership breaker.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
I meant his overall peak is hard carried by 2019 Ashes, which was ATG. His bowling was more consistent, not sure whether it was more impactful though.
BazBall21
International Captain
It isn't. His 2016-2020 peak returned more dominant numbers than anything sustained by Kapil. And it's not as though he ever padded not outs and gave his batting a flattering look. His bowling was better than Kapil's batting imo.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Kapil took 234 wickets over that 5 years period. He had one ATG and another Great series vs WI over that period. In almost every series he played in, he contributed with atleast one of his two disciplines. I don't think necessarily it's better than Stokes' peak, but definitely quite close.
BazBall21
International Captain
I think Kapil is the greater cricketer because Stokes' bowling load completely petered away while Kapil just went on and on and Stokes' regressing batting was unable to cushion the damage of losing his bowling. While Stokes imo had the slightly better peak, I don't think it was strong enough to overwhelm Kapil winning significantly on durability/longevity.
I don't agree with the notion that Kapil was a miles better pure player though.
I don't agree with the notion that Kapil was a miles better pure player though.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Burden of captaincy?
Johan
Cricketer Of The Year
Root in 2018-2020 had some technical flaws to work out. I guess Stokes decline is just his injuries catching up and due to lockdown/personal problems his mental health imploded pretty bad in 2021 and he took a looong break, he's been good since becoming captain actually...atleast against fast bowling.
Cricket Bliss
U19 Vice-Captain
where is that guy now?
