Why was Murali a really bad bowler in Australia?

[sledger]

Saw in another thread that he was not a good bowler in Aus. How can this be explained?

 

[cnerd123]

I bet it had something to do with his diet.

 

[sledger]

I bet it had something to do with his diet.

I suppose that's not totally out of the question. He was never a very good athlete I guess.

 

[cnerd123]

I suppose that's not totally out of the question. He was never a very good athlete I guess.

Well he did have a good throwing arm tbf



I'm sorry

 

[mr_mister]

australians always bat like beasts at home i don't care if you're paul collingwood or murali, you ain't getting us out cheaply at home

 

[sledger]

australians always bat like beasts at home i don't care if you're paul collingwood or murali, you ain't getting us out cheaply at home

Haha, they are definitely comparable bowlers, I quite agree.

 

[harsh.ag]

Didn't sort out his pileous issues.

 

[morgieb]

More seriously, it's actually an interesting question. I know most people argue that spinners are really bad in Australia, but that only really applies to finger-spinners - Kumble and Mushtaq Ahmed for example had success in Australia, and Murali was a wrist-spinner.

One thing I will point though is that he did not play a Test in Australia between 1998 and 2006, his most dominant period. 2007 onwards he was still a threat at home but struggled quite a lot away from it. And of course in 1995/96 he hadn't really arrived yet.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Probably because he didn't take drugs tbh.

 

[the big bambino]

Spinners struggle here but it is a surprise he did much worse than most. Could never get his doosra going here for some peculiar reason ...

 

[Howe_zat]

More seriously, it's actually an interesting question. I know most people argue that spinners are really bad in Australia, but that only really applies to finger-spinners - Kumble and Mushtaq Ahmed for example had success in Australia, and Murali was a wrist-spinner.

One thing I will point though is that he did not play a Test in Australia between 1998 and 2006, his most dominant period. 2007 onwards he was still a threat at home but struggled quite a lot away from it. And of course in 1995/96 he hadn't really arrived yet.

This is a pretty good answer, it is allied to Howe's First Law which states that a player's average in one country is not representative of how he would typically fare under particular conditions.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Not many dustbowls in Australia, you have to be a good spinner to take wickets.

Like Warne, MacGill or Nathan Lyon

 

[Spikey]

didn't sledge enough

 

[Daemon]

My best guess would be that the nerves of playing in the same country as the University of WA got to him

 

[indiaholic]

His mild sensibilities were offended by bogans screaming at him.

 

[mr_mister]

NO BALLLLL - classic drunk aussie fans

 

[Furball]

Warne's 21st century record in Australia isn't particularly flash either. From memory averages something like 29.

Australia is just the worst place to bowl spin.

 

[Spikey]

Worst place to bowl spin is Chennai coz it means you're in Chennai

 

[sledger]

Probably because he didn't take drugs tbh.

You can't prove that.

 

[weldone]

You can't prove that.

lesson 101 of law: innocent till proven guilty