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Wasim Akram vs Allan Donald

Who was the greater bowler?

  • Wasim Akram

    Votes: 29 52.7%

  • Allan Donald

    Votes: 26 47.3%
  • Total voters
    55
Johan

Johan

Cricketer Of The Year
subshakerz said:
Tendulkar.
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close, but Hobbs by a little, mastering sticky dogs and matting pitches are the two highest achievements possible and Hobbs had both. The fact his technical mastery had some people actually rate him on par with Donald Bradman when Bradman was otherworldly says a lot.
 
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Johan

Johan

Cricketer Of The Year
DrWolverine said:
Don Bradman was rated as the greatest ever even during his playing days except maybe on wet pitches.
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This is True.

Wilfred Rhodes bowled to everyone, from WG Grace to Victor Trumper to Jack Hobbs to George Headley to The Don himself, and he rated Bradman as the greatest and most dominant of them all, while Hobbs as the most flawless one.
 
subshakerz

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Johan said:
close, but Hobbs by a little, mastering sticky dogs and matting pitches are the two highest achievements possible and Hobbs had both. The fact his technical mastery had some people actually rate him on par with Donald Bradman when Bradman was otherworldly says a lot.
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Yeah again I find it hard to rate somewhat technically the best ever based on secondhand account 100 years ago.
 
Johan

Johan

Cricketer Of The Year
subshakerz said:
That's Dons problem. Yeah again we are jumping into territory it's just hard to verify. All the hand wringing about Hobbs being able to adapt to modern age yet we aren't willing to entertain the opposite.
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there's not too much to adapt to in modern age barring reverse imo
 
Johan

Johan

Cricketer Of The Year
subshakerz said:
Really? Think facing bowlers like Murali and Warne and other top ten pacers is plenty to adapt to.
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that's just bowler quality, I doubt facing any of them on a good wicket would be anymore treacherous than facing even a decent bowler on a wet one.
 
subshakerz

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Johan said:
that's just bowler quality, I doubt facing any of them on a good wicket would be anymore treacherous than facing even a decent bowler on a wet one.
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That's your assumption. Again we would be on firmer ground if we saw his technique ourselves.
 
kyear2

kyear2

Hall of Fame Member
Johan said:
close, but Hobbs by a little, mastering sticky dogs and matting pitches are the two highest achievements possible and Hobbs had both. The fact his technical mastery had some people actually rate him on par with Donald Bradman when Bradman was otherworldly says a lot.
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Hard to argue with that.
 
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