Ray Lindwall vs Waqar Younis (Test bowling)

[shortpitched713]

Both players with great peaks, but whose averages would look immensely better if you cherry pick out a later career decline.

Waqar had a better peak I'd say and more marked fall. However Lindwall was absolute bog standard the last 17 Tests of his career as well.

 

[Johan]

Lindwall I'm not the biggest fan of but he's not this bad

 

[sayon basak]

Both players with great peaks, but whose averages would look immensely better if you cherry pick out a later career decline.

Waqar had a better peak I'd say and more marked fall. However Lindwall was absolute bog standard the last 17 Tests of his career as well.

Waqar has issues in his peak as well.

 

[Johan]

Strong battings Lindwall could bowl to — England and West Indies

155 @ 23.74

Strong battings Waqar could bowl to — Australia, India and South Africa

62 @ 33.77

a level apart really

 

[shortpitched713]

Okay, so people really, really like Lindwall I guess. My radar was a little off on this and Anderson result as well.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Okay, so people really, really like Lindwall I guess. My radar was a little off on this and Anderson result as well.

More like Waqar's record against top teams is really underwhelming

 

[Johan]

the difference between tier 2 pacers and tier 1 is their record against top sides

 

[Coronis]

Both players with great peaks, but whose averages would look immensely better if you cherry pick out a later career decline.

Waqar had a better peak I'd say and more marked fall. However Lindwall was absolute bog standard the last 17 Tests of his career as well.

Really the last 6 tests in 59/60 are what hurts. Dropped his average over a point.