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Rabada vs Roberts vs Anderson

Better bowler in tests?


  • Total voters
    30

ma1978

International Debutant
Who tf dismisses the Achievements of Margaret Court!??? Everyone rates her 3rd Best at Worst. And Laver is easily ahead of anyone not named the Big 3, Sampras is 8th or 9th.
it’s hurt her that she’s a bigot

On the merits though fourth after Navratilova, Graf and S Williams

Sampras fourth too but that’s more arguable, anywhere from fourth to eight is defensible
 

DrWolverine

International Vice-Captain
You do realise he won majors (Pro Slams that were far more competitive than the Amateur Grand Slams before the open era) on 3 surfaces, and won 200 titles over his career on 5 different surfaces?
Like I said before, he was one of the best pre Open Era but tennis back then was not that competitive and physically demanding like it is today.
 

Johan

International Coach
mostly built off of one series in Bangladesh, the notoriously bad players of fast bowling, But Rabada has multiple Asia tours coming up. That will clear things up, whether he is a fairweather bowler or actual excellence.
 
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Bolo.

International Captain
not really universally true.
Not sure what complications you are trying to introduce?

I don't claim home record counts for nothing. Massive respect for someone like Ash, who makes it into my bottom tier ATGs on the back of being a top tier home ATG. But would you not rate Ash higher if you inversed his home and away records? And why would this principle not be (close to) universally applicable?
 

Thala_0710

International Regular
Not sure what complications you are trying to introduce?

I don't claim home record counts for nothing. Massive respect for someone like Ash, who makes it into my bottom tier ATGs on the back of being a top tier home ATG. But would you not rate Ash higher if you inversed his home and away records? And why would this principle not be (close to) universally applicable?
Let's take Mohinder Amarnath for example
 

Johan

International Coach
Not sure what complications you are trying to introduce?

I don't claim home record counts for nothing. Massive respect for someone like Ash, who makes it into my bottom tier ATGs on the back of being a top tier home ATG. But would you not rate Ash higher if you inversed his home and away records? And why would this principle not be (close to) universally applicable?
I agree that it is true in 9/10 cases but I think historically there have been exceptions, Mostly cases where the home wickets are actually some of the most unproductive/difficult in the world for a Cricketer's primary but away are much more productive for their primary disciplines, like if you reversed Ken Barrington's and Ted Dexter's home and away record I'd rate them higher.
 

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