Mohammad Yousuf vs V.V.S Laxman

[Mike5181]

I prefer Mohammad Yousuf personally.

 

[Faisal1985]

Mo Yo......

Should have been playing along side Younis....

 

[miscer]

Just an aside, an Indian fan will get butchered for that kind of reasoning on here

lmao this is so true.

but yea mo yo probably

 

[hang on]

moyo by a beard.

 

[ankitj]

Rightly so, VVS played for India, dummy.

I knew someone will say that.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Mo Yo......

Should have been playing along side Younis....

So true. Would have liked to see him playing instead of Shafiq.

 

[sumantra]

while laxman is slightly more elegant, m. y is definitely more compact and slightly more consistent too...will have to go with m. y on this one...

 

[Redbacks]

Laxman, the 2nd dig master

 

[smash84]

moyo by a beard.

tbh I thought it would have been VVS easily.

To me it is much more important that players step up when needed the most and VVS is really a big match player. Shows up a lot of times when he is needed.

 

[robelinda]

tbh I thought it would have been VVS easily.

To me it is much more important that players step up when needed the most and VVS is really a big match player. Shows up a lot of times when he is needed.

also goes missing a lot of the times when he is needed too. Looks utterly hopeless in a few innings then pulls out a nice one. Not much consistency in his batting at all.

 

[cnerd123]

To me, VVS is elegant, stylish, destructive on his day and always shows up when the team needs him. He's India's crisis man and a beautiful batsman to watch.

MoYo had a long, fairly average career apart from one purple patch where a bulk of his runs were scored on flat decks.

Might be a bit harsh, but VVS for me easily.

 

[kyear2]

Laxman by some distance for me. Pure poetry in motion at the crease. Excellent in the clutch and a brilliant slipper as well.

 

[Captain Awesome]

I'll go with Laxman!

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Has Laxman ever performed against Pakistan?

 

[abmk]

Has Laxman ever performed against Pakistan?

he's done decently vs Pak

Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

best innings was this:

1st Test: India v Pakistan at Delhi, Nov 22-26, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Him and Dhoni bailed India out of trouble ....

 

[abmk]

also goes missing a lot of the times when he is needed too. Looks utterly hopeless in a few innings then pulls out a nice one. Not much consistency in his batting at all.

He's fairly consistent. Biggest problem is inability to make big scores IMO ...

 

[r3alist]

Good thread

Yusuf had his peak cut short, right when he was at the top of his powers he decided he wanted to be captain and all that icl bs.

If he hadn't have gotten involved I am pretty sure he would have ended up with 30+ centuries and an average close to 60, he was that good at the time.

Laxman edges it for me based on longevity and good team character, but if yusuf never messed up I think he would be in the tendulkar/pointing category, because for a year or two his record was soooo good it kind of elevated him, still a classy player and one of the smoothest off drivers I have seen.

 

[smash84]

yeah awta.....yusuf got involved into that icl crap right when he was at the top of his game....really suffered because of that

 

[Furball]

Has Laxman ever performed against Pakistan?

The only team he's pretty much never shown up against is England for some reason.

 

[hang on]

If he hadn't have gotten involved I am pretty sure he would have ended up with 30+ centuries and an average close to 60, he was that good at the time.

complete cobblers.

far better batsmen than moyo have not ended up with averages close to 60. his purple patch would almost certainly have been balanced out by a trough - happened to ponting, dravid, hussey and co.