Kapil Dev vs Waqar Younis

[PlayerComparisons]

Good bowler + decent batsman vs ATG bowler

 

[PlayerComparisons]

These two are probably competing for seventh greatest Asian cricketer

 

[Fuller Pilch]

These two are probably competing for seventh greatest Asian cricketer

Who are the top 6?

My top 6 would be (not necessarily in order)

Imran
Murali
Sachin
Gavaskar
Sanga
Wasim

I'd put Miandad in 7th.

I think Kapil and Waqar are competing with Dravid, Ashwin, and Shakib for 8th.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Who are the top 6?

My top 6 would be (not necessarily in order)

Imran
Murali
Sachin
Gavaskar
Sanga
Wasim

I'd put Miandad in 7th.

I think Kapil and Waqar are competing with Dravid, Ashwin, and Shakib for 8th.

Yeah think that’s the top 6. Forgot about Miandad.

 

[BazBall21]

1) Imran
2) Tendulkar
3) Murali
4) Gavaskar
5) Wasim
6) Waqar
7) Dravid
8) Sangakkara
9) Kapil
10) Miandad.

Waqar should maybe be 8th because he didn't sustain a top level for as long as Dravid/Sangakkara even accounting for bowlers being afforded greater leniency on longevity.

 

[ma1978]

I think Waqar is comfortably 7 and Kapil is number 8. Dravid and Miandad at 9 and 10.

Waqar was the best bowler in the world for a good five years

 

[ma1978]

Murali
Sachin
Imran
Gavaskar
Akram
Sanga
Younis
Kapil
Dravid
Miandad

 

[PlayerComparisons]

What about #11-15?

 

[BazBall21]

Kohli definitely 11th imo.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Younis Khan, Kohli, Shakib, Ashwin, Kumble. maybe jadeja

 

[BazBall21]

Yeah I might have Chandra in my top twenty.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Waqar was the best bowler in the world for a good five years

It was probably ambrose. Waqar was amazing but that peak had a healthy dose of minnow bashing.

 

[BazBall21]

It was probably ambrose. Waqar was amazing but that peak had a healthy dose of minnow bashing.

Yeah that's another reason why I'm hesitant to stick with Waqar so high up. Lots of weak team bullying.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Waqars wpm during his peak is insane

 

[BazBall21]

Waqars wpm during his peak is insane

Even in the much tamer half of his career, he stitched together a good strike rate.

 

[trundler]

Did very well against WI home and away too tho. Looking at the highlights no one would've done well against what he dished out to NZ at the time. Wasted on Hartland, Young etc but maybe those guys look worse than they were because they had to face Waqar a lot. But yeah he wasn't the best in the world for 5 years because Ambrose exists though he was definitely either #1 or #2 for most of the early 90s. Think him and Ambrose share the spoils equally in the test rankings.

 

[BazBall21]

Waqar in the early 90s is one of the greatest peaks a player has ever had

 

[BazBall21]

Wonder how quick he was in those days.

 

[subshakerz]

To me this poll is ultimate showing that worldclass players will be generally well rated ahead of all-rounders who may be technically close to their value if you add the sum of their parts.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

These two are probably competing for seventh greatest Asian cricketer

Gavaskar
Sachin
Imran
Akram
Murali
KAPIL - 6th

Gap

Sanga
WAQAR -8th
Miandad
Dravid