DrWolverine
International Captain
Test bowling
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Mohammed Shami vs Bob Willis
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subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Willis. Shami gets a boost due to poor modern techniques.
Cricket Bliss
State 12th Man
Bob Willis takes this.
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
That's a piss poor take, as worse as Hobbs being pre modern imo. This forum needed Narayana.....
Johan
Hall of Fame Member
mate have you seen Zak Crawley BAT!?
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
I have but comeon now!!! This "sports went backwards" is some filthy garbage
Johan
Hall of Fame Member
Imo that's not what subs meant, as the world didn't have any great bowler bar Steyn from 2008 to 2014, the world doesn't have many great batters now.
I don't disagree with poor modern batting techniques, but equally Shamis bowling technique is a thing of beauty and would trouble the best
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
It kinda has, especially batting.
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
Pretty evident to see quite frankly.
But with the shift in focus to the shorter formats, how many better ones are we going to get?
Johan
Hall of Fame Member
don't think the focus shifted to shorter formats, tests ate ODI recently.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yup and I would say even in the 90s bats knew how to weather tougher spells much moreso than today.
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
T20.
Johan
Hall of Fame Member
that's mostly treated as a blank check
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
These are probably the easiest times to get test wickets in my time watching cricket with the new cricket ball, T20 techniques and more sporting wickets.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I think Zaheer would have Shami figures if he were bowling today. Not to slam Shami though who is a fine bowler.
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
I can't take such opinions seriously, sorry
sayon basak
International Coach
The world might just come to an end.
Coronis
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Historically, yes, the most friendly era since the 50’s has been the past 5 years.
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Steve Smith and co, and Pre Covid most teams had much stronger batting units. It's like saying bowlers had poor technique in the 2000s