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Imran Khan vs Kapil Dev (ODIs)

Better ODI cricketer

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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
ashley bach said:
Having said that their batting ratings are a lot closer than 1st inspection.
Imran's role was more to build an innings, particularly towards the end of his career, while Kapil was more likely be having a slog towards the end.
That differential of 10 in the averages is almost worth nothing in reality.
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Imran started out like Kapil, a late innings hitter, but got better and better and was capable enough to build an innings hence why he batted up the order. Hence the average difference is not just a reflection of roles but quality.

It's really only the mid 80s when Kapil had a stretch of top form but the only way Imran and Kapil are comparable as ODI cricketers is if you ignore the majority of Kapil's career.
 
Pap Finn Keighl

Pap Finn Keighl

International Debutant
Ranked Number 1 Allrounder for almost 10 years
Only AR to Breach 600 ratings
Wisden ODI Cricketer of the Decade 1980s
Held World record for most number of Wickets
Held World record for Highest Score
Been the best batsman, best bowler and the best fielder for his team for almost a decade.
Arguably most aggressive batsman of alltime

K A P I L D E V 🙏

Imran's Highest Rating was some 400+, which was Kapil's lowest rating iirc.
 
Pap Finn Keighl

Pap Finn Keighl

International Debutant
1.Akram
2.Sachin
3.Viv
4.Dhoni
5.KAPIL DEV

6. ABdV
7.Garner
8.Gilly
9.Mcgrath
10.Kohli

11.Klusner
12.Jayasuriya
13.Hadlee
14.Starc
15.Lara

16.Donald
17.Ponting
18.Pollock
19.Bevan

20.Saqlain
21.IMRAN KHAN
22.Watson
23.Murali
24.Chappell
25.Abbas
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
ma1978 said:
ICC ratings are far from perfect but are directionally accurate and they show a very large gap in favor of Kapil, which says something
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The ratings don't mean much actually when the difference in record is clear and Kapil is behind. Also focusing on rating conveniently ignore the first few years and last many years of Kapil's career when he was poor.

If we go by rating we would rate Hadlee over Marshall as a test bowler, etc.
 
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ma1978

International Debutant
subshakerz said:
The ratings don't mean much actually when the difference in record is clear and Kapil is behind. Also focusing on rating conveniently ignore the first few years and last many years of Kapil's career when he was poor.

If we go by rating we would rate Hadlee over Marshall as a test bowler, etc.
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The difference in record is clear. Kapil is a more valuable batsman and bowler and d that’s also reflected in the ratings

I consider Hadlee to be slightly better than Marshall. Lone wolf and all.
 
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ma1978

International Debutant
Also this nonsense about Imran being a better captain than Kapil has to stop.

Both of them won world cups, only one of them one a World Cup and was not permanently hated by his teammates afterwards. Given the talent Pakistan had, they underperformed under Imran. They could have been as dominant as the Windies.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
ma1978 said:
Also this nonsense about Imran being a better captain than Kapil has to stop.

Both of them won world cups, only one of them one a World Cup and was not permanently hated by his teammates afterwards. Given the talent Pakistan had, they underperformed under Imran. They could have been as dominant as the Windies.
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This has to be the most non sensical take on Imran Khan I have read here...... @subshakerz
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
ma1978 said:
Also this nonsense about Imran being a better captain than Kapil has to stop.

Both of them won world cups, only one of them one a World Cup and was not permanently hated by his teammates afterwards. Given the talent Pakistan had, they underperformed under Imran. They could have been as dominant as the Windies.
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Imran also won the Nehru Cup in 89, the Champions Trophy of its time.

And it's not like Pakistan started out in early mid 80s as a strong ODI side. They took time to get into that form
 
Sunil1z

Sunil1z

International Regular
subshakerz said:
Imran also won the Nehru Cup in 89, the Champions Trophy of its time.

And it's not like Pakistan started out in early mid 80s as a strong ODI side. They took time to get into that form
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Kapil also won champions trophy in 1985 .
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
ma1978 said:
The difference in record is clear. Kapil is a more valuable batsman and bowler and d that’s also reflected in the ratings
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What is the clear difference? Imran averages 10 more points with the bat and was a worldclass bowler until only the end of his career.

You don't have an argument aside from rating and even then that ignore most of their careers. None.
 
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