Rank these ODI Opening Pairs

[subshakerz]

I won't call having 5+ ER very good in that era. Literally the second most expensive bowler with 100+ wickets.
If you see 50+ wickets then couple of additional ZIm bowlers show up higher than ER of 5+.

SR of 30 does not help at all when you are so expensive in limited overs with 10 overs to bowl. Actually, 5 bowlers like Waqar bowling 50 overs will be deadly for their own team and not oppostion. Limited over games are won by giving less runs than opposition. With SR of 30, it's not like you can blast out oppositions. I meant you can have 5 waqar bowling for you for 50 overs, oppositing will score 250+ runs and team will lose most games.

ER of bowlers against non-minnows - 100 plus wickets.

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ER of pacers with 50 plus wickes.

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Ok but he is being compared with an expensive bowler like Lee. It's not some big advantage that Lee has.

 

[Migara]

I know Lee took lot of wickets but in my memory he was always leaking too many runs.

Waqar was very expensive too.

 

[Fanboy375]

Waqar and Wasim both ave 24 vs non minnows.