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Bumrah vs Holding

Better Bowler

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Bolo.

International Captain
OverratedSanity said:
Obviously I agree his stats shouldn't be taken at face value. But I posted those numbers to show that longevity honestly shouldn't matter in this comparison. Bumrah literally needs to turn into a terrible bowler overnight to end up with approximately holding level numbers.

If Bumrah needed another 100 wickets @27 or something to match his figures then I would agree with the longevity argument because he would still be adding value as a 27 avg bowler. But not here.
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The longevity thing isn't just wickets though. Different eras and number of games. To match carer length, Bumrah would need to play a bunch more years and take his wickets at something not too dissimilar to 27.
 
kyear2

kyear2

Hall of Fame Member
subshakerz said:
I think Bumrah is amazing and if he has a full career a confirmed top 5 pacer but I also think he has a bit of a stat boost in the sense that this is the easiest time I have seen for pace bowlers to get wickets.
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Definely.

The pitches, the balls, the ineptitude of the batsmen.

Still, he's something special.
 
sayon basak

sayon basak

Cricketer Of The Year
ankitj said:
You mean in skill or in a checklist way?
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From the footages I have seen, he looks closer to Marshall than to Garner in terms of Skill. Could bowl very fast, had a great bouncer, could swing the bowl, seems like a very skilled bowler to me.
 
ankitj

ankitj

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sayon basak said:
From the footages I have seen, he looks closer to Marshall than to Garner in terms of Skill. Could bowl very fast, had a great bouncer, could swing the bowl, seems like a very skilled bowler to me.
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All that doesn't matter though. Lot of players "look" like ATGs but don't deliver. Can't upgrade tier of a bowler based on in appearances. No one has looked better than Wasim Akram but he is not in the top tier according to CW consensus
 
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