Who's the better bowler, Mk II?

[PhoenixFire]

You've now voted for Waqar and Wasim ahead of Imran. I'm curious - how much of the legend of Imran do you know?

I've never seen any (or not much anyway) footage of Imran, and loads of Wasim and Waqar, so naturally I chose them.

 

[Richard]

Highly irregular I must say.










Nah - seriously, get some stuff of Imran, I imagine there's loads on YT. He's awesome, could do everything they could and for much longer than Waqar and to a slightly better level than Wasim.

 

[funnygirl]

I detest comments like ''see i am a Wasim fan ,so Waqar is overrated " or ''see i am a Waqar fan ,so i would say ,Wasim wasn't rated by any big ones'' .Both statements are equally despicable .

How can any one consider Waqar as overrated . The guy had pace ,leathal swing.And he did make use of those at his prime . Even after his peak ,he changed his action put so much variety into his bowling ,excellent use of seam .If any thing i felt he is slightly underrated .Due to the fact that he didn't have that charisma of Imran or Wasim generally.

Purely as a bowler ,the guy is simply a great .

And those who say Akhtar is better than Waqar ,i can only pity them . Waqar used to bowl series after series ,not just a ''one innings great and rest of the year waste '' kind of a bowler .

Akhtar is overrated IMO.

 

[Sanz]

How can any one consider Waqar as overrated .

Because it didn't last long enough to be counted among the greatest and that he didn't fare too well against good sides.

 

[Perm]

Akhtar is overrated IMO.

I don't think too many will disagree with this.

 

[nightprowler10]

I don't think too many will disagree with this.

I would. Though to say Akhtar > Waqar is ludicrous. Waqar ended with the figures he had even after playing long after he was pretty much washed up.

 

[BhupinderSingh]

Also,there has always been a question mark over Akhtar's commitment,Waqar was always sincere & much more committed individual than Shoaib.Saying Shoaib is better than Waqar is just like saying Imran Farhat is a better opening batsman than Saeed Anwar.

But I'm not surprised to hear such undeserving comments about Shoaib by a person who is infinitely biased against Imran & considers a much inferior bowler i.e Wasim better than him.Whats next,Lara was a better batsman than Bradman?

 

[Perm]

Also,there has always been a question mark on Akhtar's commitment,Waqar was always sincere much more committed individual than Shoaib.Saying Shoaib is better than Waqar is just like saying Imran Farhat is a better opening batsman than Saeed Anwar.

But I'm not surprised to hear such undeserving comments about Shoaib by a person who is infinitely biased against Imran & considers a much inferior bowler i.e Wasim better than him.Whats next,Lara was a better batsman than Bradman?

Or Imran Khan as a better all-rounder than Gary Sobers?

 

[Matt79]

Benazir Bhutto is a better politician than Imran Khan

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

This is actually a more interesting question, because there was a time, albeit a short one, when Waqar was quite conceivably a better bowler than anyone except Malcolm Marshall.

Sadly for him, there was also a decidedly lengthy period of fair mediocrity, where searingly good games were sandwiched between 3 or 4 anodyne ones.

Imran was good for far, far, far longer, if never as sensationally marvellous as Waqar was for his first 4 years.

I agree with everything you've said above. Waqar at his best - 95+mph inswinging yorkers.... maaaarvellous

 

[BhupinderSingh]

Or Imran Khan as a better all-rounder than Gary Sobers?

Sobers was hardly an allrounder,he was a great batsman who could bowl a bit.

 

[Perm]

Sobers was hardly an allrounder,he was a great batsman who could bowl a bit.

I disagree, but I was just winding you up.

 

[Dan]

And I always thought Farhat was a better batsman than Anwar
Akhtar is nowhere near Waqar's class.
In bowling terms
Wasim Akram > Imran/Waqar > Shahid Afridi > Shoaib Malik > Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Dan]

And I always thought Farhat was a better batsman than Anwar
Akhtar is nowhere near Waqar's class.
In bowling terms
Wasim Akram > Imran/Waqar > Shahid Afridi > Shoaib Malik > Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Perm]

8 minutes? Blimey that's a big gap for a double-post.

 

[Ikki]

I would. Though to say Akhtar > Waqar is ludicrous. Waqar ended with the figures he had even after playing long after he was pretty much washed up.

Why? They end up with similar figures and then you should factor in that Akhtar did just as good, if not better, than Waqar against the best sides. Also Akhtar has played more in the era of flat pitches and his figures are much better than Waqar's.

 

[Richard]

Waqar did well against everyone in his short sensational period.

 

[Richard]

In bowling terms
Wasim Akram > Imran/Waqar > Shahid Afridi > Shoaib Malik > Shoaib Akhtar

Honestly...

 

[Richard]

Also,there has always been a question mark on Akhtar's commitment,Waqar was always sincere much more committed individual than Shoaib.Saying Shoaib is better than Waqar is just like saying Imran Farhat is a better opening batsman than Saeed Anwar.

Haha, gold. Would be an Afridi contender IMO if Afridis were active at present.

 

[Ikki]

Waqar did well against everyone in his short sensational period.

Really, how did he do against Australia or India?