Who is the no.1 spinner of the Post Packer Era?

[bagapath]

Choose one of the following 11 spinners who have taken more than 100 test wickets averaging under 35 runs per wicket.


M Muralitharan (SL) 1992-2008 99 168 5640.5 1359 14072 588 9/65 16/220 23.93 2.49 57.5 49 16
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2007 141 265 6612.4 1729 17487 685 8/71 12/128 25.52 2.64 57.9 36 10
Iqbal Qasim (Pak) 1979-1988 36 63 1631.1 511 3646 142 7/49 11/118 25.67 2.23 68.9 8 2
A Kumble (India) 1990-2008 121 216 6357.0 1447 17248 566 10/74 14/149 30.47 2.71 67.3 33 8
DR Doshi (India) 1979-1983 33 55 1553.4 456 3502 114 6/102 8/103 30.71 2.25 81.7 6 0
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 1995-2004 40 68 2015.4 477 5292 171 8/164 10/187 30.94 2.62 70.7 10 2
Harbhajan Singh (India) 1998-2008 65 119 3070.1 578 8772 279 8/84 15/217 31.44 2.85 66.0 21 5
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) 1990-2003 48 82 1961.4 376 5781 177 7/56 10/106 32.66 2.94 66.4 10 3
SCG MacGill (Aus) 1998-2008 38 73 1663.0 326 5372 164 7/50 12/107 32.75 3.23 60.8 7 1
Abdul Qadir (Pak) 1979-1990 64 106 2678.2 577 7437 224 9/56 13/101 33.20 2.77 71.7 14 5
MS Panesar (Eng) 2006-2009 36 62 1409.1 289 4068 121 6/37 10/187 33.61 2.88 69.8 8 1

Note: Could not include Vettori (and kaneria) as his average was more than 2 runs in excess of the cut off limit; in fact, three spinners - shivlal yadav, paul adams and john bracewell - lie between him and panesar.

 

[Precambrian]

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Might as well rename the thread Warne Vs Murali Mk XXXVIII

Murali for me in a heartbeat.

 

[bagapath]

Voted for Warne. Time to move aside and watch the fireworks.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Warne because I like him more, plain and simple. It's probably because he's Australian too.

 

[Somerset]

I can see this topic getting heated very quickly - Warne for me personally.

By the way, how did Panesar make the list but Vettori didn't?

 

[Fusion]

Warne - based on nothing more than a personal preference.

 

[bagapath]

By the way, how did Panesar make the list but Vettori didn't?

100 test wickets averaging under 35 runs per wicket

and we dont count wickets or runs against zim/ban

 

[Precambrian]

Choice of Warne over Murali is laughable.

 

[Furball]

So is your face.

 

[Athlai]

No clue why there are more than two names on this list

Murali every day of the week.

 

[Somerset]

100 test wickets averaging under 35 runs per wicket

and we dont count wickets or runs against zim/ban

Fair enough criteria I guess. I'd bet that Vettori would secure just as many votes as Panesar had he been included on the list though.

 

[Precambrian]

Fair enough criteria I guess. I'd bet that Vettori would secure just as many votes as Panesar had he been included on the list though.

Mainly because he's a gun bat. And Panesar;s recent form has been appalling. Actual comparison of their spinning abilities alone would put Panesar ahead of Vettori. But I'd rather have Vettori in my team.

 

[Athlai]

Mainly because he's a gun bat. And Panesar;s recent form has been appalling. Actual comparison of their spinning abilities alone would put Panesar ahead of Vettori. But I'd rather have Vettori in my team.

DWTA

MSP gets more rip but Vettori is an infinitely smarter bowler.

 

[Precambrian]

DWTA

MSP gets more rip but Vettori is an infinitely smarter bowler.

Unfortunately, their respective figures don't agree. And Panesar took on a full fledged Aussie team in Australia with reasonable success. Plus, Vettori really improved into a gun bowler only a few years back and was mediocre till then.

 

[Ikki]

Warne, because well, um, he's just better. Ask Murali

 

[Athlai]

Unfortunately, their respective figures don't agree. And Panesar took on a full fledged Aussie team in Australia with reasonable success. Plus, Vettori really improved into a gun bowler only a few years back and was mediocre till then.

Yeah Vettori is a better bowler now.

 

[Somerset]

Unfortunately, their respective figures don't agree. And Panesar took on a full fledged Aussie team in Australia with reasonable success. Plus, Vettori really improved into a gun bowler only a few years back and was mediocre till then.

Incidentally Vettori's best bowling performance was, for a start against Australia, and secondly in 2000 (so obviously more than a few years back) - just thought that was a bit contradictory to your post.

 

[haroon510]

Vote for Murali although both Warne and Saqi could be a good contender..

 

[honestbharani]

as close as it is between Warne and Murali, I m going with Murali by the slightest bit imaginable.. Might change with time, as I get the feeling Murali is hitting his end of career trough now and his figures and performances could take a bit of a dive down bringing him a notch lower to where Warne is currently, at least IMHO...

 

[bagapath]

as close as it is between Warne and Murali, I m going with Murali by the slightest bit imaginable.. Might change with time, as I get the feeling Murali is hitting his end of career trough now and his figures and performances could take a bit of a dive down bringing him a notch lower to where Warne is currently, at least IMHO...

did you check the stats posted here? without zim/bang, murali's figures are closer to warne's than otherwise.