Michael Holding vs Kagiso Rabada

[Johan]

249 wickets at 23.7 with a wicket every 50.9 balls, 13 5fers and 2 10fers

vs

313 wickets at 21.5 with a wicket every 38 balls, 16 5fers and 4 10fers

 

[DrWolverine]

Whispering Death

The coolest cricketing nickname ever

Maybe the coolest sporting nickname

 

[Coronis]

Whispering Death

The coolest cricketing nickname ever

Maybe the coolest sporting nickname

James Anderson’s is pretty boring. “Burnley Express” maybe because other expresses existed before. Maybe cos Burnley sounds like a boring af name. Maybe both.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Two of the purest fast bowling athletes ever. No anthropometric studies to cite but they sure pass my eye test in that regard. Holding much leaner as was the case with the human beings before hormones and KFC took over, but both lithe as all ****.

 

[capt_Luffy]

James Anderson’s is pretty boring. “Burnley Express” maybe because other expresses existed before. Maybe cos Burnley sounds like a boring af name. Maybe both.

Only Rawalpindi Express sounds good

 

[DrWolverine]

James Anderson’s is pretty boring. “Burnley Express” maybe because other expresses existed before. Maybe cos Burnley sounds like a boring af name. Maybe both.

Burnley sounds boring

Putting the name of a city and adding express is just low creativity.

White Lightening is another cool nickname

 

[Johan]

@capt_Luffy @Coronis I know you guys rate via output, so what does Rabada have to do to get past Holding?

 

[DrWolverine]

Improve his record in NZ, Aus and most importantly India.

 

[capt_Luffy]

@capt_Luffy @Coronis I know you guys rate via output, so what does Rabada have to do to get past Holding?

Have atleast two ATG series in the SC (one in India) and one in Australia.

 

[Coronis]

@capt_Luffy @Coronis I know you guys rate via output, so what does Rabada have to do to get past Holding?

Yeah I’d like him to round out his overall record a little bit more. And no I don’t purely rate by output. I’m also not a fan of rating current players up in all time echelons or above certain players before I’m certain anything else they would do for the rest of their career would not put them below a player I’m putting them up against.

 

[sayon basak]

James Anderson’s is pretty boring. “Burnley Express” maybe because other expresses existed before. Maybe cos Burnley sounds like a boring af name. Maybe both.

Good point.

 

[sayon basak]

Have atleast two ATG series in the SC (one in India) and one in Australia.

Can one of them be in BD?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Can one of them be in BD?

No. Only in one of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan or Mongolia.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Holding. Rabada away stats aren’t up to that level.

 

[kyear2]

This one isn't particularly close for me

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Close one

 

[Johan]

This one isn't particularly close for me

Close one

The duality of man

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Holding is an ATG bowler and probably the most underrated. Had major ATG series in Ind, Aus and Eng. Better than Donald and Lillee, for proper domination across conditions

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Holding would make my top 10 bowlers ever(Marshall, Steyn, Mcgrath, Hadlee, Murali, Imran, Ambrose, Warne, Holding, Lillee, Akram, Donald, O’Reilly)

 

[ma1978]

Today Holding

end of career KG. Quality is quality. Sample size is sample size. He will be seen as one of the great bowlers by the time he is done.