ODI GOAT at cricket.com.au

[NZTailender]

And IIRC bowled 5-10kph quicker in general

 

[Dan]

Yeah, I'm happy enough with Bond's ~80 games as a sufficient sample size. That being said, I admit that I'm a huge Bond fan, so I'm hardly coming from a position of complete objectivity. But yeah, that strike rate.

Where does Starc rate? 2wpm, <20 average, <25 strike rate. Early days, sure, but even if this is his peak and he returns to normal statz for the rest of his career, it's one of the best peaks of all time, surely?

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah... Starc can get the Bond argument even if his career is to be over in the next year or two. And I hope it isn't. His skills with the white ball are beyond belief. RCB would be running away with the IPL if he was also around.

 

[Shady Slim]

so how about that ODI GOAT tournament hey

 

[TheJediBrah]

Starc has actually been pretty good with injury over his career. It's been Pattinson and Cummins that are constantly out and people probably lump Starc in with them as "those young Australian quicks who are always injured".

 

[vcs]

Starc has had the best individual World Cup I can remember from any player since Klusener in '99. Better than Sachin in '03, Hayden in '07, Yuvraj in '11. He has a ridiculous number of 5-ers already. I'd be pretty shocked if he wasn't up there by the end of his career.

 

[Red]

Starc could well be the ODI GOAT (at least of quicks) in the next few years if he maintains, or (gasp) improves on what he's already done (which I think is possible).

 

[viriya]

Starc could well be the ODI GOAT (at least of quicks) in the next few years if he maintains, or (gasp) improves on what he's already done (which I think is possible).

Would need at least 5 more years, but more like 7-8 more to make a clear GOAT case.

 

[Dan]

If he maintains a Garner-esque average in this era, he'll be head-and-shoulders above anyone.

 

[TheJediBrah]

For some reason this latest addition has Inzamam pictured as a left-hand batsman. Confused me for a minute.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lol Sangakkara beat Dhoni, Gilchrist and AB in the vote. He's good and all but wtf

 

[OverratedSanity]

The vote's probably being messed with by some Lankan fanboys too

https://twitter.com/Ajaynilkeni/status/730947656797708288

 

[TheJediBrah]

The vote's probably being messed with by some Lankan fanboys too

https://twitter.com/Ajaynilkeni/status/730947656797708288

That's pretty sad that anyone would go to an effort whatsoever to achieve something that literally no one ever has or ever will care about

 

[vcs]

Sometimes you do stuff like this just because. Never underestimate a nerd's determination

 

[watson]

The latest vote (1st semi-final) is for Tendulkar V Jayasuriyah. Sanath is a great ODI batsman but if he wins then the vote has to be rigged.

ODI GOAT: Sachin v Sanath | cricket.com.au

 

[OverratedSanity]

The latest vote (1st semi-final) is for Tendulkar V Jayasuriyah. Sanath is a great ODI batsman but if he wins then the vote has to be rigged.

ODI GOAT: Sachin v Sanath | cricket.com.au

Sanath is a better candidate than Sanga to beat Tendulkar. Tendulkar is a better batsman by a mile, but with Jayasuriya's incredibly useful filthy darts and his fielding, he's an excellent all round package. The gap isn't massive, although I'd still go Tendulkar.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Jayasuriya was a good fielder? All I remember of him was hanging out at mid-on or mid-off and occasionally throwing at the stumps with his dodgy throwing-action that looked like he had osteoarthritis of the left-shoulder.

Guess he was pretty old by then

 

[OverratedSanity]

Had an awesome arm in the first half of his career.

In fact, most of SL's 90s team were excellent fielders. Jayasuriya, Mahanama, Dharmasena, Murali, all excellent.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'll have to take your word for it. Whenever I saw him play Murali was genuinely one of the worst fielders I'd ever seen.

 

[doesitmatter]

Where is Viv? what a joke.. Sanga in the semis?.. come on..