Paul Collingwood and Shoaib Malik?

[deira]

Dont you guys thinks that these two have the exact same batting style? also both of them have been pretty consistent in their runs for the last few years.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Collingwood by a fair way, equal batsmen, Collingwood a much better bowler and fielder.

 

[BhupinderSingh]

Collingwood by a fair way, equal batsmen, Collingwood a much better bowler and fielder.

Shoaib Malik is as a good a fielder as Collingwood is,Collingwood is a better bowler though.

 

[deira]

Collingwood has been better in tests thier oneday averages are almost identical at just above 34. Also the style of batting is very similar both love to sweep and are very good spin players

 

[PhoenixFire]

Shoaib Malik is as a good a fielder as Collingwood is,Collingwood is a better bowler though.

Not by any stretch of the imagination, no way.

 

[Richard]

Shoaib Malik is as a good a fielder as Collingwood is,Collingwood is a better bowler though.

Nah, Collingwood > Malik as a fielder. Malik > Collingwood as a ODI batsman, but they're both equally crap in the longer form.

 

[deira]

Collingwood has a average of 43^ how is that crap. Malik is around 38 and rising every year in tests

 

[Richard]

Collingwood's scorebook-average flatters him, grossly so in recent times, and he's mostly only scored proper runs when the going's been easy.

Malik has hardly played any Tests and how on Earth he averages so well is beyond me. Fully expect it to come down very soon.

 

[jammay123]

Collingwood's scorebook-average flatters him, grossly so in recent times, and he's mostly only scored proper runs when the going's been easy.

Malik has hardly played any Tests and how on Earth he averages so well is beyond me. Fully expect it to come down very soon.

yeah scoring that double ton against australia in australia was a piece of piss for him wasnt it? or do they not count as proper runs. he gets ripped for scoring runs against crap attacks but when he gets runs against the best international attack it gets ignored.

 

[PhoenixFire]

yeah scoring that double ton against australia in australia was a piece of piss for him wasnt it? or do they not count as proper runs. he gets ripped for scoring runs against crap attacks but when he gets runs against the best international attack it gets ignored.

Well nobody is denying it was a gun innings and maybe one of the best I've seen, but it really was a one off when comparing it to scores against other quality attacks.

 

[Richard]

yeah scoring that double ton against australia in australia was a piece of piss for him wasnt it? or do they not count as proper runs. he gets ripped for scoring runs against crap attacks but when he gets runs against the best international attack it gets ignored.

It doesn't get ignored at all, but that Adelaide match was an oasis in the desert, and he did nothing else of note all series bar the previous innings.

 

[Glacier]

Well Shoaib Malik has scored a 148* against Murali on day 5 and only recently has been given a real run in the test side at a settled position. Lets judge him based on what he does this year.

 

[Nate]

Highly rate Malik, his leadership and batting in the 20/20 World Cup was inspirational.

 

[sunilreddy]

Collingwood's fielding is the difference maker..

 

[shortpitched713]

I don't find them to have particularly similar batting styles. Malik is the more capable big hitter of the two. Bot good batsmen, with Collingwood being a better one in Tests and Malik just being better in ODIs, imo.

 

[deira]

^ actually did you see collingwood innings of 91 against india, he is definatly capable of hitting big shots.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Would take Malik because he has the distinct advantage of not being English.

 

[Athlai]

Would take Malik because he has the distinct advantage of not being English.

( Still made me laugh though )

 

[anoop4real]

Highly rate Malik, his leadership and batting in the 20/20 World Cup was inspirational.

I dont think so!!! Collingwood is the best in my opinion.....

 

[Perm]

Big fan of Shoaib Malik, one of my favourite players. Hard to say at this time, but I think he's a bit better as an ODI player. Hasn't played enough Tests to compare to Collingwood, IMO.