Which are more difficult?

[subshakerz]

Which are more difficult?

Batting against Kumble and Ashwin on a day 5 Mumbai spicy turner or Day 1 grassy Headingley wicket overcast against McGrath and Anderson?

Bowling against Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman in India or Hayden, Ponting, Martyn and Waugh in Australia?

Keeping against Murali on classic SL wicket or Shoaib on classic Perth wicket?

Trying to beat India in India in mid 2010s, WI in WI in early 80s or Aus in Aus in mid 2000s?

Captaining a low tier team to make them mid tier or a No.1 team to remain top tier after key retirements?

 

[Thala_0710]

Kumble/Ashwin
Sehwag/Dravid/Tendulkar/Laxman
Murali
WI in WI
Remain top tier after key retirements

 

[DrWolverine]

Which are more difficult?

Batting against Kumble and Ashwin on a day 5 Mumbai spicy turner or Day 1 grassy Headingley wicket overcast against McGrath and Anderson?

Bowling against Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman in India or Hayden, Ponting, Martyn and Waugh in Australia?

Keeping against Murali on classic SL wicket or Shoaib on classic Perth wicket?

Captaining a low tier team to make them mid tier or a No.1 team to remain top tier after key retirements?

 

[DrWolverine]

Trying to beat India in India in mid 2010s, WI in WI in early 80s or Aus in Aus in mid 2000s?

Early 1980s WI


Mid 2000s Aus


Mid 2010s India

 

[DrWolverine]

Home conditions :

WI never lost a single test in first half of 1980s. They played only 5 home series though.

Aus were unbeatable at home in mid 2000s. India were the only team that gave them decent fight.

India were almost untouchable for almost a decade with the emergence of Ashwin in mid 2010s.

No wrong answers here.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Kumble/Ashwin
Sehwag/SRT/Dravid/Laxman
Murali
India in India
Low to mid tier

 

[Migara]

Batting against Kumble and Ashwin on a day 5 Mumbai spicy turner or Day 1 grassy Headingley wicket overcast against McGrath and Anderson?

Change this to Asif and Philander and see.

 

[subshakerz]

Change this to Asif and Philander and see.

Philander isn't on their level IMO

 

[capt_Luffy]

Philander isn't on their level IMO

Philander>>Asif easily

 

[subshakerz]

Philander>>Asif easily

Nope. He lacks Asifs intelligence and height.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Nope. He lacks Asifs intelligence and height.

Asif yk, lacks Philander's output. I would also say he was intelligent enough to not get involved in certain activities.......

 

[DrWolverine]

Change this to Asif and Philander and see.

Batting against Kumble and Ravichandran Ashwin on Day 5 in a rank turner is almost impossible.

 

[sayon basak]

Nope. He lacks Asifs intelligence and height.

Pretty weird definition of intelligence, but cool.

 

[Johan]

Impossible you say? Call Hutton.

 

[sayon basak]

Batting against Kumble and Ravichandran Ashwin on Day 5 in a rank turner is almost impossible.

Ponting would be just fine.

 

[sayon basak]

Asif yk, lacks Philander's output. I would also say he was intelligent enough to not get involved in certain activities.......

Philander not being in the level of Asif is some crazy batshit take imo.

 

[subshakerz]

Philander not being in the level of Asif is some crazy batshit take imo.

No obviously he has a better career than Asif who has a small sample career, but in these conditions he is not a superior bowler to Asif.

 

[capt_Luffy]

No obviously he has a better career than Asif who has a small sample career, but in these conditions he is not a superior bowler to Asif.

Based on what exactly, since it's certainly not results.

 

[DrWolverine]

Record of pacers in 1st innings (home)


Record of Indian spinners in 4th innings(home)

 

[Johan]

Trueman the GOAT