Bond or Steyn?

vcs · 25-09-2010, 12:53 PM

Shane Bond | New Zealand Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

Dale Steyn | South Africa Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

Two awesome express bowlers of the last decade. This is not a "who is the better bowler" thread because you'd obviously have Steyn in your team for the simple reason that he can stay fit. Which one did you enjoy watching more though?

G.I.Joe · 25-09-2010, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vcs

This is not a "who is the better bowler" thread because you'd obviously have Steyn in your team for the simple reason that he can stay fit.

Nah, Steyn, I'd go for in tests, but I'd have Bond in my ODI team for the simple reason that he played a lot more ODIs and was easily the better bowler in the format.

Xuhaib · 25-09-2010, 01:01 PM

Agarkar squirts over both.

vcs · 25-09-2010, 01:01 PM

Yeah, same here. Steyn is yet to really hit the heights in the shorter format of the game.

Uppercut · 25-09-2010, 01:18 PM

Steyn on the grounds that watching Bond was always tinged with sadness because you knew he was always about to break down again.

G.I.Joe · 25-09-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Xuhaib

Agarkar squirts over both.

TBH, Agarkar has a genuine case for being considered a better ODI bowler than Steyn at this stage.

akilana · 25-09-2010, 01:23 PM

^
Johnson too.

Xuhaib · 25-09-2010, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by G.I.Joe

TBH, Agarkar has a genuine case for being considered a better ODI bowler than Steyn at this stage.

yeah its amazing how much people have started disregarding odi stats for bowlers since the turn of the century.Sami also amazingly has very decent odi stats yet he is seen as a joke bowler

Teja. · 25-09-2010, 01:46 PM

Tbh, If bowling performances were to be measured purely on record and not how well the bowler looked while taking the wickets, Agarakar's match-winning 6-fer in Adelaide '03 has to have a case for one of the greatest bowling performances ever.

1.Flat Pitch
2.500+ was scored in each of the previous two Innings
3.One of the greatest batting lineups of the time arguably at the peak of their powers

kingkallis · 25-09-2010, 03:00 PM

Steyn in tests and Bond in ODI...

I just loved seeing him and Chris Cairns doing well against the Aussies in almost every game!

Manee · 25-09-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Uppercut

Steyn on the grounds that watching Bond was always tinged with sadness because you knew he was always about to break down again.

Remember watching Bond bowl a ball against West Indies IIRC and he broke down mid delivery and sent it down at around 65mph and hobbled off the field. Was very sad to see indeed. Especially considering that Bond was the highlight, for me, of a NZ Vs WI fixture, played infront of about 10 people.

GIMH · 25-09-2010, 04:23 PM

Anderson

Flem274* · 25-09-2010, 09:23 PM

Bondeh.

Xuhaib · 25-09-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Teja.

Tbh, If bowling performances were to be measured purely on record and not how well the bowler looked while taking the wickets, Agarakar's match-winning 6-fer in Adelaide '03 has to have a case for one of the greatest bowling performances ever.

1.Flat Pitch
2.500+ was scored in each of the previous two Innings
3.One of the greatest batting lineups of the time arguably at the peak of their powers

yes it was like watching Jerome Taylor score a test hundred.

vcs · 26-09-2010, 12:06 AM

I always had a bit of a man-crush for Bond.

What an action.

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Xuhaib Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Karachi Posts: 9,394	Agarkar squirts over both.

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vcs International Coach Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: India Posts: 10,305	Yeah, same here. Steyn is yet to really hit the heights in the shorter format of the game.

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akilana First Class Debutant Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moon Posts: 848	^ Johnson too.

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Teja. Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: z Posts: 5,882	Tbh, If bowling performances were to be measured purely on record and not how well the bowler looked while taking the wickets, Agarakar's match-winning 6-fer in Adelaide '03 has to have a case for one of the greatest bowling performances ever. 1.Flat Pitch 2.500+ was scored in each of the previous two Innings 3.One of the greatest batting lineups of the time arguably at the peak of their powers

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vcs International Coach Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: India Posts: 10,305	I always had a bit of a man-crush for Bond. What an action.

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