Test career longevity: Sachin vs Anderson

[shortpitched713]

Whose longevity feat do you find to be more impressive?

 

[Johan]

A fast bowler playing 20 years is inherently superior to a batsman playing 24

 

[sayon basak]

A fast bowler playing 20 years is inherently superior to a batsman playing 24

If he were, sure.

 

[Johan]

If he were, sure.

anyone above 70-75mph is a fast bowler by definition.

 

[sayon basak]

anyone above 70-75mph is a fast bowler by definition.

Then who are Fast-Medium bowlers?

 

[Johan]

Then who are Fast-Medium bowlers?

subset of fast bowlers, medium pacers, medium fast/fast medium, express etc

 

[sayon basak]

subset of fast bowlers, medium pacers, medium fast/fast medium, express etc

Fast bowlers and fast medium bowlers are separate sets entirely. "Pace bowler" is the universal set, Fast, Fast medium etc are it's subsets.
"Express bowler" is not a classification.

 

[Johan]

Fast bowlers and fast medium bowlers are separate sets entirely. "Pace bowler" is the universal set, Fast, Fast medium etc are it's subsets.

Pace is synonymous with speed though, saying a pace bowler and a fast bowler is technically the same thing.

 

[sayon basak]

Pace is synonymous with speed though, saying a pace bowler and a fast bowler is technically the same thing.

Speed doesn't mean "fast". A tortoise and a rabbit both may have speed (v≠0), doesn't mean both are fast.

 

[Johan]

Speed doesn't mean "fast". A tortoise and a rabbit both may have speed (v≠0), doesn't mean both are fast.

fast is a relative term though, if the two types of bowlers are to be taken as spinners and pacers, even the slowest of pacers are "fast" compared to the spinners.

 

[subshakerz]

fast is a relative term though, if the two types of bowlers are to be taken as spinners and pacers, even the slowest of pacers are "fast" compared to the spinners.

I'm not calling Mark Ealam a fast bowler

 

[Kirkut]

A fast bowler playing 20 years is inherently superior to a batsman playing 24

True, but Anderson was pretty much a single format specialist, while Tendulkar played ODIs till 2012.

However, being a fast bowler for 20 years itself is an extraordinary feat.

 

[ma1978]

Calling Anderson fast is funny

 

[sayon basak]

fast is a relative term though, if the two types of bowlers are to be taken as spinners and pacers, even the slowest of pacers are "fast" compared to the spinners.

You know that this is a bad argument.

 

[DrWolverine]

Anderson : 188 Tests, 194 ODIs & 298 FC.

Sachin : 200 Tests, 463 ODIs & 310 FC.

 

[sayon basak]

Anderson : 188 Tests, 194 ODIs & 298 FC.

Sachin : 200 Tests, 463 ODIs & 310 FC.

Substract the Test matches from FC matches, otherwise you'd be counting them twice.

 

[DrWolverine]

Substract the Test matches from FC matches, otherwise you'd be counting them twice.

Oh Sorry.

 

[DrWolverine]

Anderson : 188 Tests & 194 ODIs.

Sachin : 200 Tests & 463 ODIs.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Anderson : 188 Tests, 194 ODIs & 298 FC.

Sachin : 200 Tests, 463 ODIs & 310 FC.

Substract the Test matches from FC matches, otherwise you'd be counting them twice.

So both played EXACTLY the same no of non Test FC matches

 

[Johan]

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