Dennis Lillee vs Sunil Gavaskar

[PlayerComparisons]

Two guys with plenty of success against each other

 

[Qlder]

What's the point, people will just say Lillee planned his whole career so he never had to bowl to Gavaskar in India

 

[Prince EWS]

What's the point, people will just say Lillee planned his whole career so he never had to bowl to Gavaskar in India

I'm sure there's a parallel universe in which we talk about Dennis Lillee bowling in India with a broken toenail.

 

[sayon basak]

Top 10 batter vs Top 11 bowler for me.

 

[Qlder]

Two guys with plenty of success against each other

How do you figure as they only played one 3 test series against each other

Gavaskar in that series had 118 runs @ 19.66. Lillee took 21 wkts @ 21.52 in those 3 tests

 

[capt_Luffy]

How do you figure as they only played one 3 test series against each other

Gavaskar in that series had 118 runs @ 19.66. Lillee took 21 wkts @ 21.52 in those 3 tests

Got Gavaskar only once legally though.....

 

[Qlder]

Interesting, in the 3 tests in Australia when Lillee played Gavasker averaged 19.66. In the 8 Tests he played in Australia without Lillee he averaged 66.83

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

How do you figure as they only played one 3 test series against each other

Gavaskar in that series had 118 runs @ 19.66. Lillee took 21 wkts @ 21.52 in those 3 tests

They also played against each other when Gavasker played for ROW against Lillee 1971/72.

 

[Qlder]

They also played against each other when Gavasker played for ROW against Lillee 1971/72.

Ok, well Lillee dominated same as the Test series in Australia. In the 4 ROW "Tests" they played together, Gavaskar made 189 runs @ 27.00, while Lillee took 24 wkts @ 20.08

Overall that would be 7 games against each other:

Gavaskar - 307 runs @ 23.62 (HS 70)
Lillee - 45 wkts @ 20.76 (6.4 WPM)

 

[Johan]

No strong opinion here as I don't think there's much between them as Cricketers, just voting for who I like more.

 

[BazBall21]

Dennis

 

[Qlder]

No strong opinion here as I don't think there's much between them as Cricketers, just voting for who I like more.

I also rate them both very highly and find it strange comparing a bowler to a batsman. Only because Lillee always performed better than Gavaskar when they played against each other, I go with Lillee

 

[pardus]

They also played against each other when Gavasker played for ROW against Lillee 1971/72.

Although Lillee got Gavaskar numerous times in that Aus vs ROW 'Test' series in 1971/72, Lillee's delivery that got Gavaskar in the Perth 'Test' match still sticks out for me - rearing up off good length, little Gavaskar could do other than fending it off.
The series was more famous for Sober's battle with Lillee and his 254 at the MCG that I think Bradman called something like the best batting he has seen on Australian soil.

 

[Qlder]

Just thought I'd mention what Gavaskar said about Lillee in his 1984 book 'Idols'

"Dennis Lillee is the greatest fast bowler in cricketing history”

I think everyone should respect Sunny's opinion and vote Lillee

 

[ataraxia]

Just thought I'd mention what Gavaskar said about people from the West Indies

... actually I don't want to search it up

 

[Johan]

I think Gavaskar placing Lillee over Marshall might be influenced by some things more than just bowling...

 

[Qlder]

I think Gavaskar placing Lillee over Marshall might be influenced by some things more than just bowling...

If you're responding to my post, Gavaskar said Lillee was the greatest in his 1984 book. Marshall was nothing special before 1984

 

[capt_Luffy]

I think Gavaskar placing Lillee over Marshall might be influenced by some things more than just bowling...

In his defence, he was pretty racist to the Aussies as well. Remember reading when David Hookes died, he said something along the lines of "that's how you expect an Aussie to die really". Hookes died in a bar brawl......

 

[Johan]

In his defence, he was pretty racist to the Aussies as well. Remember reading when David Hookes died, he said something along the lines of "that's how you expect an Aussie to die really". Hookes died in a bar brawl......

pathetic individual.

 

[Johan]

If you're responding to my post, Gavaskar said Lillee was the greatest in his 1984 book. Marshall was nothing special before 1984

I was just making a joke about Gavaskar being racist lol