Who is the worst pace bowler to take over 300 test wickets?

[G.I.Joe]

If Ishant Sharma keeps up his current rate of picking up wickets, this debate will have ceased to exist in 4.5 years.

 

[indiaholic]

That is true. His record will stand for a long long time.

Plus wanted to vote for Ntini. Why isn't he on the list? Is Tec a saffa?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Brett Lee is my vote and Dev would be my favourite out of those listed.

Many of these guys seem to have times of lacking the needed wicket taking ability that got them to such heights, but 300+ is one hell of an achievement.

 

[Dawood Ahmad]

A look at the wickets taken of batsmen who average over 50.00. Broad seems to be the best

Zaheer Khan - Hayden (10) Sangakkara (6) Pointing (5) Hussey (5) de Villiers (3) Kallis (3) Amla (2) YKhan (2) Chanderpaul (2) Lara (2) Warner (1) Flower (1) Yousuf (1) Swaugh (1) Mathews (1) - 13.5% of wickets of batsmen who average over 50.00

Brett Lee - Dravid (7) Tendulkar (5) Chanderpaul (3) de Villiers (3) Kallis (3) Lara (2) Amla (1) YKhan (1) - 8% of batsmen

Stuart Broad - de Villiers (10) Amla (7), SSmith (6) YKhan (5) Warner (5) Chanderpaul (5) Tendulkar (3) Ponting (3) MHussey (3) Kallis (3) Dravid (2) Voges (2) Sangakkara (1) Yousuf (1) - 16.8%

Chaminda Vaas - Ponting (6) Flower (5) Hayden (4) Tendulkar (3) Dravid (3) YKhan (3) Kallis (3) Chanderpaul (3) Yousuf (1) Lara (1) - 9.1% of batsmen

James Anderson - Tendulkar (9) Kallis (7) Sangakkara (7) Warner (7) /SSmith (5) Dravid (5) Chanderpaul (4) Ponting (4) Mathews (3) de Villiers (3) Hussey (3) Amla (2) Voges (1) YKhan (1) Yousuf (1) Lara (1) - 14.5% of batsmen

Kapil Dev - Border (10) Richards (7) Miandad (7) Arif (1) - 5.7% of batsmen

Zaheer Khan is to Hayden what Stuart Broad is to devilliers i.e.

ZK : H = S.B : D (i)

Similarly,

Z.K : Kallis = Brett Lee : Deviliiers (ii)

Z.K/S.B =D/H (iii), from (i)
Z.K./B.L =K/D (iv), from (ii)

Multiplying iii and iv,
(Z.K)^2/(S.B)(B.L) = (D)(K)/(H)(D)

(Z.K)^2/(S.B)(B.L) = K/H

Now everyones knows, K>H

Which means,
Stuart Broad and Brett Lee are together worse than 2 Zaheer Khans i.e. one Zaheer Khan is better than atleast one of them.

But from e.q. (iv), its obvious that Zaheer Khan is better than Brett Lee (Since kallis is better than devilliers)
So, there are two possibilities

1. Zaheer Khan > Brett Lee and Stuart Broad both
2. Stuart Broad > Zaheer Khan > Brett Lee

I go for the 1st

In any case,

Statistically, Zaheer Khan is better than Brett Lee.

 

[Dawood Ahmad]

def Mitch Johnson. So overrated

True

 

[fredfertang]

Zaheer Khan is to Hayden what Stuart Broad is to devilliers i.e.

ZK : H = S.B : D (i)

Similarly,

Z.K : Kallis = Brett Lee : Deviliiers (ii)

Z.K/S.B =D/H (iii), from (i)
Z.K./B.L =K/D (iv), from (ii)

Multiplying iii and iv,
(Z.K)^2/(S.B)(B.L) = (D)(K)/(H)(D)

(Z.K)^2/(S.B)(B.L) = K/H

Now everyones knows, K>H

Which means,
Stuart Broad and Brett Lee are together worse than 2 Zaheer Khans i.e. one Zaheer Khan is better than atleast one of them.

But from e.q. (iv), its obvious that Zaheer Khan is better than Brett Lee (Since kallis is better than devilliers)
So, there are two possibilities

1. Zaheer Khan > Brett Lee and Stuart Broad both
2. Stuart Broad > Zaheer Khan > Brett Lee

I go for the 1st

In any case,

Statistically, Zaheer Khan is better than Brett Lee.

Looks suspiciously like a tick list to me

 

[marc71178]

Looked more like total bollocks to me, like his poems were.

 

[vcs]

Zaheer Khan is to Hayden what Stuart Broad is to devilliers i.e.

ZK : H = S.B : D (i)

Similarly,

Z.K : Kallis = Brett Lee : Deviliiers (ii)

Z.K/S.B =D/H (iii), from (i)
Z.K./B.L =K/D (iv), from (ii)

Multiplying iii and iv,
(Z.K)^2/(S.B)(B.L) = (D)(K)/(H)(D)

(Z.K)^2/(S.B)(B.L) = K/H

Now everyones knows, K>H

Which means,
Stuart Broad and Brett Lee are together worse than 2 Zaheer Khans i.e. one Zaheer Khan is better than atleast one of them.

But from e.q. (iv), its obvious that Zaheer Khan is better than Brett Lee (Since kallis is better than devilliers)
So, there are two possibilities

1. Zaheer Khan > Brett Lee and Stuart Broad both
2. Stuart Broad > Zaheer Khan > Brett Lee

I go for the 1st

In any case,

Statistically, Zaheer Khan is better than Brett Lee.

I actually went and checked whether the mathematical operations were valid. iii. doesn't follow from i. FTR.

I hate myself.

 

[Dawood Ahmad]

I actually went and checked whether the mathematical operations were valid. iii. doesn't follow from i. FTR.

I hate myself.

Yeah... Me too...

But that can be proved in many ways,
That Zaheer > Lee

 

[Dawood Ahmad]

Looked more like total bollocks to me, like his poems were.

My dear, my beloved, I am sorry... I was a child...

 

[fredfertang]

My dear, my beloved, I am sorry... I was a child...

Sounds like SJS may be back

 

[Dawood Ahmad]

Sounds like SJS may be back

First time heard of him....

 

[Pratters]

I voted for Kapil Dev, I never saw him as an out and out strike bowler but more as a complete all-rounder.

He was that and worse in the last years of his career. However, was magnificent early on. His record as he went to 100 and then 200 wickets is fabulous.

 

[Pratters]

Used to love watching Kapil bowl. All artist.

Was getting swing support and utilised it so well there by pitching it up but not too up. Too good.

 

[vcs]

Yeah... Me too...

But that can be proved in many ways,
That Zaheer > Lee

Had any luck with Reimann's Hypothesis yet? Your talents are wasted on these trivial problems..

 

[Dawood Ahmad]

Had any luck with Reimann's Hypothesis yet? Your talents are wasted on these trivial problems..

10 kg of talents was wasted on these trivial problems...
And around 100 kg of sense was wasted on abilities
And more than 1000 kg of time was wasted in ponting....

 

[Red]

Cool. Dawood is back

 

[Dawood Ahmad]

Cool. Dawood is back

Dawood has been in hospital for 4 months

 

[Red]

Dawood has been in hospital for 4 months

Red Hill is sorry to hear that.

 

[fredfertang]

Likewise - I trust Dawood is now restored to full health and vitality