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[Beleg]

is Wasim Akram overrated?
is Shoaib Akhtar underrated?

 

[Richard]

Yes.

 

[deeps]

Wasim? No
Shoaib? Yes

 

[Chubby Rain]

No and Yes.

Shoaib > Thomson.

 

[Richard]

Well, umm, yeah... everso slightly!

Can't believe anyone is seriously comparing Shoaib and Thommo... or are they?

 

[BhupinderSingh]

Yes.

How on earth is Wasim Akram overrated?

 

[Richard]

Because people think he did everything he could, and IMO he could have done much more, especially with the bat.

 

[Chubby Rain]

Well, umm, yeah... everso slightly!

Can't believe anyone is seriously comparing Shoaib and Thommo... or are they?

Just throwing Thommos' name about to queer the pitch I find it odd that some people rave about Thomson but rarely rate Shoaib to the extent he should be rated. In that context, I feel Shoaib is underrated.

 

[PhoenixFire]

People tend to go bannanas about Thommo, simply because he was probably the fastest bowler ever, the same with Shoaib to an extent.

 

[BhupinderSingh]

Because people think he did everything he could, and IMO he could have done much more, especially with the bat.

Doesn't that make him underrated then?

 

[Chubby Rain]

People tend to go bannanas about Thommo, simply because he was probably the fastest bowler ever, the same with Shoaib to an extent.

Yeah, but the thing is Shoaib has a superior record to Thomson's. Better average, better strike rate, more matches played despite missing so many.

 

[silentstriker]

I haven't ever heard of Thommo being called a great bowler though, merely that he was fast.

And for the record, Akram isn't overrated and Shoaib isn't underrated. Akram is rightly placed as the best or the second best left arm seamer (along with Davidson) and Akhtar is rightly placed as a very fast bowler who can be lethal on his day but could have accomplished a lot more.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Can't really how you can talk about such well known players, especially Akram, as underrated or overrated. With players who only played a little or weren't big names, yes, by all means. But Akram has earned his reputation and his record speaks for itself. No-one can someone like him judged like this. Was Bradman overrated? Was he underrated? Was Sobers overrated? I don't think so.

 

[Sanz]

is Wasim Akram overrated?
is Shoaib Akhtar underrated?

Wasim can never be over-rated.

With the kind of commitment Akhtar has shown in the past, I am surprised that he is even rated.

 

[Flem274*]

I've always wondered if had Akhtar been slightly slower (145kph-155kph) would he have had the same success? He looks to have mid range accuracy and gets wickets mainly with extreme speed or the yorker.

 

[SJS]

Can't really how you can talk about such well known players, especially Akram, as underrated or overrated. With players who only played a little or weren't big names, yes, by all means. But Akram has earned his reputation and his record speaks for itself. No-one can someone like him judged like this. Was Bradman overrated? Was he underrated? Was Sobers overrated? I don't think so.

Absolutely spot on.

 

[nightprowler10]

Because people think he did everything he could, and IMO he could have done much more, especially with the bat.

So you feel that he didn't reach his potential, which I more or less agree with, but how does that make him over rated?

 

[honestbharani]

I've always wondered if had Akhtar been slightly slower (145kph-155kph) would he have had the same success? He looks to have mid range accuracy and gets wickets mainly with extreme speed or the yorker.

maybe not, but then that is is his skill and his speed is what makes him special. Would Warne have had as many wickets if he turned it slightly less?????

 

[vic_orthdox]

So you feel that he didn't reach his potential, which I more or less agree with, but how does that make him over rated?

Yeah, that seems to be more talking about "under-achieving" rather than being under or over-rated.

 

[biased indian]

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