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Best Non-Subcontinental Player of Spin Bowling (Post 1990)
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centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
we already know this one
it's has been asked a few times before too.
it's has been asked a few times before too.
Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
Kallis was a tough one to beat...but only Lara can beat him i guess...
Spark
Global Moderator
As good as they were I don't think they would have been quite up to scratch several decades after their retirement
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
Among those I've seen live, Lara >>> Kallis, Andy, Steve, Gooch, Amla, Thorpe, Border, Hussey etc.
Among those I haven't seen live, Lloyd and Ian Chappell are fair shouts.
And I'm quite certain that all of Bradman, Sobers, Headley and Hobbs were at least as good as Lara.
Among those I haven't seen live, Lloyd and Ian Chappell are fair shouts.
And I'm quite certain that all of Bradman, Sobers, Headley and Hobbs were at least as good as Lara.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Obviously didn't have a super long career, but Boof Lehmann was pretty close to as good against spin as any contemporary Australian.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Andy Flower is the best non-SC player of spin I have ever seen. He is literally the only batsman from outside India who 'conquered' spin, amongst those I have watched. Sure, others did very well, and had huge averages.
But he was the only one who had a huge average but more importantly, never even looked like getting out. Sure, many other players have kept the good balls out, but the difference was when Andy Flower was batting, there was no such thing as a good ball.
But he was the only one who had a huge average but more importantly, never even looked like getting out. Sure, many other players have kept the good balls out, but the difference was when Andy Flower was batting, there was no such thing as a good ball.
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oops. should have seen the post 1990 bit! though am sure sobers wouldn't have been chump even in 1991!As good as they were I don't think they would have been quite up to scratch several decades after their retirement
flibbertyjibber
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Kallis, Lara and Flower have to be in the top 5.
Amazing how someone like KP can play Warne and Murali brilliantly yet struggle against part time slow left arm dobbers that hardly turn it. For that reason he is way down the list.
As for the rest, Gooch was pretty good as was Thorpe. No other English player stands out, Prior probably best of current bunch.
Amazing how someone like KP can play Warne and Murali brilliantly yet struggle against part time slow left arm dobbers that hardly turn it. For that reason he is way down the list.
As for the rest, Gooch was pretty good as was Thorpe. No other English player stands out, Prior probably best of current bunch.
vic_orthdox
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...post 1990.
the difference between kp and the other 3 is that those guys were rarely, if ever, made to a look like arses by warne or murali, while kp, despite the times when he dominated them, was made to look a right arse on occasion.
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