subshakerz
International Coach
This thread is inspired by the Golden Pairs feature on cricinfo. The idea is to determine who would win in a hypothetical faceoff between a bowler and batsman in cricket history in a series of 10 matches. So, for example, if I think Dravid woud dominate Mohammad Sami, I would say that Dravid beats Sami 8/10, and if I feel Allan Donald has an edge over Inzamam, I would say that Donald trumps Inzi 6-7/10 times. So just a few matchups to set this off:
Warne vs. Viv Richards (Viv had some occasional trouble with Chander and Qadir, but Warne had his own against the bombastic Pietersen who bats like Richards)
Imran vs. Tendulkar (really hard to say)
Dennis Lillee vs. Steve Waugh (again, very tough to call)
Murali vs. Gavaskar (Gavaskar has an edge IMO, he was superb at playing spin)
Shoaib Akthar vs. Allan Border (unstoppable force vs. immovable object, who wins?)
Brian Lara vs. Derek Underwood on uncovered wickets (a true test of Lara's skill)
Hayden vs. Hadlee (Hayden brutalized medium pacers, but Hadlee was no ordinary medium pacer)
Sydney Barnes vs. Bradman (who knows?)
Warne vs. Viv Richards (Viv had some occasional trouble with Chander and Qadir, but Warne had his own against the bombastic Pietersen who bats like Richards)
Imran vs. Tendulkar (really hard to say)
Dennis Lillee vs. Steve Waugh (again, very tough to call)
Murali vs. Gavaskar (Gavaskar has an edge IMO, he was superb at playing spin)
Shoaib Akthar vs. Allan Border (unstoppable force vs. immovable object, who wins?)
Brian Lara vs. Derek Underwood on uncovered wickets (a true test of Lara's skill)
Hayden vs. Hadlee (Hayden brutalized medium pacers, but Hadlee was no ordinary medium pacer)
Sydney Barnes vs. Bradman (who knows?)