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Pollock vs Walsh
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Xuhaib
International Coach
I still believe it was the same cricketer who turned uo for both India and Pakistan alternately..
G.I.Joe
International Coach
Bret Lee and Franklyn Rose have no right being in this debate.
Obviously Shaun Pollock , he is one of the best limited over bowlers and I wouldn't say these 2 bowlers are underrated. They both have their strength's and weakness's i.e. Walsh was good at Test cricket whiles Pollock was best at the shorter formats but also did do well in the Test's when he was at his peak. He just went downhill afterone stage in his career , lost his pace
And if you compare their averages , Pollock wins easily
Pollock : Test - 23 , ODI - 25
Walsh - Test - 24 , ODI - 30
And if you compare their averages , Pollock wins easily
Pollock : Test - 23 , ODI - 25
Walsh - Test - 24 , ODI - 30
Austerlitz
U19 Debutant
Lol,at people who think pollock greater than walsh.
Just because people saw the old declining walsh they are harsh on him,should go and watch some footage of him terrorizing robin smith,breaking manoj prabhakar's nose.
Pollock is a better one day bowler but tests no way.
Walsh bowled the highest number of deliveries by a fast bowlers in test cricket.
Just because people saw the old declining walsh they are harsh on him,should go and watch some footage of him terrorizing robin smith,breaking manoj prabhakar's nose.
Pollock is a better one day bowler but tests no way.
Walsh bowled the highest number of deliveries by a fast bowlers in test cricket.
Himannv
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Tough one, their records are really close (exactly the same strike-rate). Walsh the more likely to find movement on all pitches but Pollock less likely to need it to bowl well. Both had their periods of being the only game in town in their teams and both were good enough to take advantage of a pitch which did offer them something. Pollock more consistent, Walsh more likely to take the initiative and break through when his team really needed it (probably as much a reflection of who their captains were too).
Too close to call for me. Wasimqar MacRam the obvious choice.
Too close to call for me. Wasimqar MacRam the obvious choice.
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tooextracool
International Coach
Walsh wins for me, one of the most underrated bowlers of his generation. Pollock was really only a good bowler for around half a decade, after which he was always on the decline. Walsh played for 17 years and even at the fag end of his career he was destroying batting lineups at will.
biased indian
International Coach
this for me
he did have a late career resurgence, no doubt, and he was superb bowler, but it wasn't like he was destroying batting lineups consistently throughout his 17 year career. and, despite pollock having a peak for about 5 years, it was such a peak that his subsequent tailing off still left his record in the stratospheric realm.
both superb bowlers but pollock takes it for me.
flibbertyjibber
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Pollock for me but not by much. Both great bowlers that i enjoyed watching.
ankitj
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When Pollock had taken about 300 wickets, he had a bowling average better than any bowler to take 200+ wickets. Still he was always under the shadows of Donald always. Like McGrath, Pollock also had the knack of picking big fishes consistently. Not so sure if that's what Walsh also did often enough (haven't looked at Walsh's career very closely however).