HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
Lara more accomplished against peak Warne and Murali was for me
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Best Players of Spin
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sayon basak
International Debutant
I think we had that argument somewhere else
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Sehwag did well against both of them too but didn't really struggle against any spinner.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Yes. HB was arguing that I was making this up and then I shared the clip where Lara himself states this as a problem he had with certain spinners.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Yeah, but he's been more liable than not since and inspires little long-term confidence at the crease, and you can no longer ignore that while making a qualitative statement on his overall prowess. It's not just a bookend, it's a whole final quarter of his story that has transpired at a time and age when he ideally should've been at the peak of his powers. He never looks out of sorts against spin or seam for that matter but there are obviously more than just mental blocks causing him to be vulnerable against both modes of attack.
Shri
Mr. Glass
Gets out too much
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Sidhu more than other players of spin went out of his crease to hit them over their head. Really crushed their confidence.
Migara
International Coach
Lara never managed to do this. Only Sidhu and Shewag managed this feat.
OverratedSanity
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Wait what. Lara stepped out to spinners more than anyone surely.
HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
Whatever is the opinion on Lara vs Sehwag, Lara is surely better than Sidhu vs spin, if not for anything but his 2001 domination of peak Murali.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
To put it bluntly, if Sidhu really was as good as Sehwag or Lara vs spin; he would had ended up with a career like Sehwag, as it wasn't like he was piss poor to pace.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Such a bad take. Lara had Ali-level footwork against spin. He would actually side-step and skip out as opposed to just down the wicket to spin, simultaneously manufacturing room and altering the length of the delivery. Also why does Sidhu get to stay Sidhu when Kohli becomes Kholi, Sehwag becomes Shewag, and Gandhi becomes Ghandi?
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Not the flat spinners who kept him quiet in the crease.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
He wasn't as good as Sehwag otherwise
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Sehwag was piss poor against swing; don't think read Sidhu to be poorer than that, or being extremely poor against pace.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Sehwag was more destructive on non swing wickets.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Meh. Even if not as good as Sehwag, he really should atleast had been an undisputed home ATG.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Sidhu never faced Murali in his prime though. He hammered a pre-doosra Murali and that too at home. Which is why I prefer Sehwag.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
An avg of 54 in India suggests he probably was as good as most of our heroes. Just didn't play the sheer quantity of games. I'd give an arm (but not quite a leg) to have a Sidhu in the side even in this drastically different era.