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honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
SirBloody Idiot said:
Disagree. You have to remember he has spent most of his career on very spin friendly decks. If any of Cullen, Hauritz, Simpson etc had been given the chances he has on Indian decks - they'd have similar records.
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I agree that tracks in India tend to help spinners a bit but you are grossly exaggerating how good they are for spinners at FC level. You may want to check at who have been the leading wicket takers in the Ranji Trophy in recent years. Tracks take turn, yes, but they are so slow that mostly, batsmen can play them easily. In a way, it would account for the lack of success of a Warne or Murali here, because given how slowly it turns, their main weapon (the big spin they get) is negated somewhat. Also, Indian batsmen are a class apart in playing spin. You need to really good to get them out on those tracks. Most of the time, tracks are good for batting. If they do turn, it is only in the last 4 sessions or so mostly. And given how much damage can be done to your figures in the first innings, it is not enough time to make up the numbers. I think it can genuinely be argued that any Indian spinner with good numbers at FC level would probably be just as good in other countries' FC competitions too, while the same cannot be said of other countries' spinners.
 
shortpitched713

shortpitched713

International Captain
Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Sami, and Misbah-ul-Haq for Alastair Cook and James Foster.

I can throw Brad Hodge into the mix as well. :ph34r:
 
Unattainableguy

Unattainableguy

State 12th Man
shortpitched713 said:
If you're Indian then yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes.
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Are you trying to say that Indians would be happy to have Kamran Akmal for Dhoni? If so, I don't think so because Kamran Akmal has been out of form for so long now with bat and gloves, and there was talk of Sarfraz Ahmed replacing him for the 2nd test, while Dhoni has been a lot more consistent and his average is high as a result. I'd take him over Akmal any day.
 
Jono

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
SirBloody Idiot said:
Disagree. You have to remember he has spent most of his career on very spin friendly decks. If any of Cullen, Hauritz, Simpson etc had been given the chances he has on Indian decks - they'd have similar records.
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Considering Hauritz' performance on one of the biggest turners in recent times back in late 2004, I doubt that.

Yes he's improved since then, but more so as a ODI bowler. No way is he better than Powar.
 
SirBloody Idiot

SirBloody Idiot

Cricketer Of The Year
Jono said:
Considering Hauritz' performance on one of the biggest turners in recent times back in late 2004, I doubt that.

Yes he's improved since then, but more so as a ODI bowler. No way is he better than Powar.
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Unsurprisingly Hauritz has improved as a one day bowler since moving to NSW. Powar would be just as crap at Queensland.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
SirBloody Idiot said:
Disagree. You have to remember he has spent most of his career on very spin friendly decks. If any of Cullen, Hauritz, Simpson etc had been given the chances he has on Indian decks - they'd have similar records.
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You can speculate like that all you want comparing their records, but if you watched Powar bowl for ten minutes you'd realise he was three classes above Hauritz and Cullen.
 
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