Sehwag vs Anderson

[ma1978]

Better cricketer

 

[ma1978]

I’m going to withhold my opinion. Two condition dependent players, Sehwag achieved arguably greater heights. Anderson has longevity which I value more than most.

 

[Jumno]

I feel Sehwag was more impactful

 

[BazBall21]

Have always thought Sehwag vs Ashwin would be good and close.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

After Anderson's performance in Pakistan not so long ago, I'd go with him.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Have always thought Sehwag vs Ashwin would be good and close.

Ashwin I think

 

[BazBall21]

Ashwin I think

Yeah agree. Ashwin's batting gives him the edge.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah agree. Ashwin's batting gives him the edge.

Sehwag actually had as much ability with the ball as Ashwin does with the bat IMO, but the nature of batting being much more compulsory than bowling in cricket made it ultimately less useful to his team than Ashwin's batting, and he let it fall away.

I'll throw it out there that in a worse team - or particularly a team with worse or fewer frontline spin options - he'd have bowled a lot more. I could totally see him being used as a #6 and regular fifth bowler for a team like Aus or RSA.

 

[subshakerz]

Anderson. Longevity and less condition dependent and played a key role in series victories in India and Australia.

 

[honestbharani]

Sehwag actually had as much ability with the ball as Ashwin does with the bat IMO, but the nature of batting being much more compulsory than bowling in cricket made it ultimately less useful to his team than Ashwin's batting, and he let it fall away.

I'll throw it out there that in a worse team - or particularly a team with worse or fewer frontline spin options - he'd have bowled a lot more. I could totally see him being used as a #6 and regular fifth bowler for a team like Aus or RSA.

or for the current Indian side

 

[ankitj]

Sehwag has 40 test wickets and 96 ODI wickets. When did that happen?

 

[trundler]

Sehwag has 40 test wickets and 96 ODI wickets. When did that happen?

Between 1999 and 2013

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sehwag has 40 test wickets and 96 ODI wickets. When did that happen?

He routinely outbowled Harbhajan late in his career when he was called on to bowl. His 5fer vs Australia was actually a seriously high quality spell in a flat deck. Him and Sachin could've been decent support spinners if they'd been forced to do it more.

 

[BazBall21]

I've pretty much lost all memory of Sehwag bowling in tests but it's funny that he showed Harbhajan how it's done.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I've pretty much lost all memory of Sehwag bowling in tests but it's funny that he showed Harbhajan how it's done.

Look at the quality of those dismissals

 

[Daemon]

I've pretty much lost all memory of Sehwag bowling in tests but it's funny that he showed Harbhajan how it's done.

It’s genuinely funny as **** how little regard he had for the skill, how good he was against it and how decent he was at bowling it without seemingly trying.

 

[Prince EWS]

Look at the quality of those dismissals

This was a great day for PEWSian theory given how often before then I'd said Sehwag was basically a repressed frontline bowler before then.

 

[h_hurricane]

Sehwag and Garner are two cricketers who took to the wrong skill at the highest level.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sehwag and Garner are two cricketers who took to the wrong skill at the highest level.

Hahah oh man post of the year!

 

[honestbharani]

This was a great day for PEWSian theory given how often before then I'd said Sehwag was basically a repressed frontline bowler before then.

I am sure we can dig that match thread and see