Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
I'll demonstrate one last time why I don't rate Gul in ODIs. Gul is the classic case of very promising Test bowler completely disguising utter ineptitude for the ODI game (along with the substandard-side thing). Nor do I see any particular reason to suspect Gul is immediately about to get any better. His accuracy has never been first-rate, his main skills (like Asif) are perfectly suited to the Test game but much, much less so to the ODIs.
5.31-an-over at 38.19 is a very poor record indeed, the trouble is most people don't see this record, too blinded by the fact I$C$C insist that Bangladesh, Ireland, Kenya, Scotland and Zimbabwe are equals of the ODI-class teams.
Perhaps these 7 matches also make some small amount of impact. But to choose him over Kyle Mills right now, when Mills has put in the performances time and again the last 2 years, is crazy, IMO. Mills is indeed a shocking death-bowler. So don't bowl him there. Bowl Mills at any stage other than the end, and he's been excellent. Gul's been poor at all stages of his career.
5.31-an-over at 38.19 is a very poor record indeed, the trouble is most people don't see this record, too blinded by the fact I$C$C insist that Bangladesh, Ireland, Kenya, Scotland and Zimbabwe are equals of the ODI-class teams.
Perhaps these 7 matches also make some small amount of impact. But to choose him over Kyle Mills right now, when Mills has put in the performances time and again the last 2 years, is crazy, IMO. Mills is indeed a shocking death-bowler. So don't bowl him there. Bowl Mills at any stage other than the end, and he's been excellent. Gul's been poor at all stages of his career.
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