AWTA. It's not just that he was a left armer, and so brings variety to the attack (which tbh helps in itself); but also that he was so different a bowler to the other candidates in what he could make the ball do to eke out a wicket when just just banging it in or bowling in the corridor might not have proven effective enough. In a way he was a Murali or Warne in a fast bowlers body, much like Kumble was a fast bowler in a spinners body.
I dont see why he should TBH. In an all-time XI where you would have the greatest top 6 ever assembled. Gilly extra batting @ 7 isn't needed. You can try to pick the best pure glovesman of all-time.
Following Sanga's career, i dont think thats fair way to judge it. AFAIS the only reasons Sangaka doesn't keep in tests is because its a great strain to do that along with being captain & # 3. He does all 3 in ODIs & T20 very well. If SRI had a WC all-rounder batting @ 6 or 7in tests for example, i think it would have been very possible for him to stay keeping & his rate of runscoring wouldn't decline at all IMHO.weldone said:
Other than reverse swing Malcolm Marshall had just about everything in his armoury. Also what I mean to say is that his record is good but not great when you compare with Lillee, Marshall, Imran, Hadlee, Ambrose, and McGrath. We are talking of test matches here. I believe all of them were better bowlers than Wasim in test matches. All of them had lower averages definitely and most had better SRs than him too.
His record might not look as glorious as other ATG pacers simply because he debuted too early, was a fairly average bowler for his first five years or so, and his career dragged on for 17 years despite him losing his touch unlike a typical fast bowler's career.
Damn ur right:
Fair points.
imran occasionally used bottle tops. botham's career slump started years before he retired. lillee never played in india, and he was bad in pakistan. mcgrath didn't have scorching pace. trueman was not so hot outside england. holding never played pakistan. garner failed against india. so did ambrose. waqar's record against the major nations was very good, but not great. akram's career is a mixed bag; of great and not so good moments. but malcolm marshall was good against everyone, everywhere. didnt tamper with the ball. never dealt with bookies. never did anything objectionable on the cricket field. was consistent for a long time. had great style. even better than the great richard hadlee. hunted with the greatest pack of pacers ever assembled in cricket history. but he clearly was the brightest shining star in the constellation. and he had a winning smile. any true cricket lover should love macko.
No offence but this has to be one of the worst XIs I've seen
on that front get Kapil in your team because for most of his career he had some trundler bowling at the speed of sub continental rickshaw from the other end.
Hmm, no players from England, SA or Australia who would traditionally be thought of as the strongest sides. Did you realise that you had done this?
Which still wouldn't explain picking Sanga over Gilly. Gilly was the better glovesman.
Yes, and by far...
WI would be stronger than either England or SA historically I would think.
2nd team looks better than the first in some ways. Thats a fantastic middle order they have and its a pretty good combination of bowlers. Barry Richards > Sehwag for me, but thats the only change I would make to improve that team. Good side imo.
I'd already take Sanga if i wanted a batting keeper, since Sanga feared better againts quality pace bowling. A prerequiste a player needs in hyptetical All-time matches, when they would be facing some of greatest pace attacks ever put together.
No he wasn't. Sanga was certainly on par with Gilly in every facet as glovesman AFAIS. This coming from a man that saw all of Gilchrist's test live on TV (except for 3 in NZ 99/00)Ikki said:
I think the first team looks much stronger because of their bowling attack. Especially if the pitch has some assistance for the spinners the first team will decimate the opposition. The pace attacks are comparable. The second team might have a marginal edge in pace bowling. But a very marginal one IMO.