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Two bowlers with very high ceilings
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Ravindra Jadeja vs Shoaib Akhtar
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capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
It is a great comparison, I am really not sure who is better here. On song Akhtar could be devastating anywhere, but he was extremely prone to breaking down. Jadeja was more consistent and exceptionally well in India, but his away record has questions and he plays second fiddle to Ashwin.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Jadeja.
akhtar
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
A rare moment where Subs votes for Jadeja and ma votes for the non Indian player; when it's really really arguable.....
MexicanRiver
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
No way shubs, Akhtar is better ffs
but sheer impact has to be Akhtar. Akhtar was a frontline bowler who could lead any attack in the world, Jaded is a fantastic cricketer but only a support bowler, he can’t even lead India”s attack in India.
this one isn’t close
smash84
The Tiger King
Yeah, but Akhtar played 45 tests in 15 friggin years. That's a ridiculously low output. Although when on song Akhtar could run through ATG batting line ups but he was rarely on the field.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Pak posters arguing against Akthar for Jadeja here.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I dunno. I consider Akhtar the most dangerous bowler ever if we are just talking short spells. But he basically had like one series in his career he was actually fully fit for.
smash84
The Tiger King
Not really. I rate Akram and Miandad both pretty high. Akhtar was incredible when he was bowling well, but 45 tests in 15 years tells you something
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
He’s not English?
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, Shoaib is better here.
There's been a an over emphasis on longevity of late, playing longer doesn't make one better.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's not longevity. It's reliability. Whats the point of a cricketer who can't finish a series?
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Yep, or even finish a single Test without getting crocked.
Shoaib was unfairly OP when fit, that sadly rarely lasted for two consecutive innings.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
To be fair, he suffered because there was no other strike bowlers in the attack so he had to do dog overs he wasn't built for and broke down. Sami killed his career lol.
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Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Yeah he's a player who could never make it near an ATG XI because his accomplishments just weren't enough to consider him amongst the "greatest", but if you were doing a hypothetical exercise just picking the best possible XI for a one-off game there wouldn't be many ahead of him.
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
Jadeja and Woakes are probably the only 2 I’d have ahead of him for a one off game