Michael Clarke vs Hashim Amla

[PlayerComparisons]

Two ATVGs from the easy batting era

 

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Gotta go Amla for the beard

 

[Majestic]

Amla

 

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Thought this would be closer

 

[capt_Luffy]

I didn't thought it would be such a huge victory for Amla.....

 

[Jumno]

Clarke for his gun knocks, attacking play

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I didn't thought it would be such a huge victory for Amla.....

16-1 was unexpected

 

[shortpitched713]

What's the argument for this result ( gun beard aside )?

I don't have much of an opinion on this one, but didn't think it would be so one sided for Amla. Clarke to me seemed a very high quality bat, same as Amla, and he also won a bit more and had a higher strike rate as well, for whatever those two factors are worth.

 

[BazBall21]

What's the argument for this result ( gun beard aside )?

I don't have much of an opinion on this one, but didn't think it would be so one sided for Amla. Clarke to me seemed a very high quality bat, same as Amla, and he also won a bit more and had a higher strike rate as well, for whatever those two factors are worth.

Amla batted higher and has a better away record. Clarke averages more because he had much easier home conditions and retired just as batting began to get more difficult.

 

[shortpitched713]

Eh, I'd still characterize the vast majority of Amla's career as being in an easier batting era. Still, factors above could go some ways in explaining the difference in average. Just don't think it's big enough to swing it definitively towards Amla though.

 

[BazBall21]

Eh, I'd still characterize the vast majority of Amla's career as being in an easier batting era. Still, factors above could go some ways in explaining the difference in average. Just don't think it's big enough to swing it definitively towards Amla though.

Yeah but South Africa was a definitively tougher place to bat than Australia during the batting era. And Amla has the better away record. Then factor in the batting positions and it's not much of a debate. I don't think Amla is much better exactly but I think he's clearly better.

 

[Jumno]

Clarke scored 300 Vs India in Aus

World cup final 80 odd

Hundred in India

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Home conditions is a good point. It’s probably why Graeme smith was better than hayden

 

[Johan]

Don't rate either all that much particularly but Amla