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  1. MasterBlaster24

    What is a home-track bully to you?

    Chris Broad is the first name that comes to my mind. Stephen Fleming is another—he could’ve had a much better Test career if his home conditions weren’t New Zealand, where he really struggled. Darren Bravo is a more recent example who often looked more comfortable away from home. Then there’s...
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    Chris Gayle vs Ross Taylor

    Better Test batsman - Gayle Better Odi batsman - Taylor Better T20 batsman - Gayle
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    Stuart Clark vs Scott Boland

    Been done before - see this:http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/threads/scott-boland-vs-stuart-clark.94278/
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    Matthew Hayden vs Hashim Amla

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    Andy Flower vs Kapil Dev

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    Shakib Al Hasan vs Andy Flower

    Flower
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    Ravindra Jadeja vs Shakib Al Hasan

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    Colin Cowdrey vs Peter May

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    Herschelle Gibbs vs Sourav Ganguly

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    Ian Healy vs BJ Watling

    But shouldn’t batting also be considered when comparing them as overall cricketers? After all, it’s Test cricket, and both roles matter.
  11. MasterBlaster24

    Ian Healy vs BJ Watling

    I agree Healy was the better keeper out of the two, but Watling was also excellent behind the stumps, and his batting was clearly superior to Healy’s. Not sure why you think this isn’t close.
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    Ian Healy vs BJ Watling

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    Walcott vs ABD vs Flower

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    Players who overcame prolonged poor starts to be rated really highly during their playing careers.

    Imran Khan is another great example. After his first 20 Tests, he averaged: Bowling: 31.84 Batting: 23.92 From that point until the end of his career, he averaged: Bowling: 19.99 Batting: 42.97 A remarkable transformation that turned him into one of the finest all-rounders in Test history.
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    Players who overcame prolonged poor starts to be rated really highly during their playing careers.

    Rohit Sharma averaged only 30.43 after 86 ODIs by the end of 2012. In 2013, Dhoni gave him the opportunity to open the innings—and the rest is history. He went on to become one of the all-time greats in ODIs.
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    Players who overcame prolonged poor starts to be rated really highly during their playing careers.

    Rohit Sharma
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    2nd Test (Edgbaston) - July 2nd

    Crawley and Brathwaite are the worst Test openers I've seen who still somehow keep getting picked.
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    Hashim Amla vs David Warner

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    Kapil vs Wagner vs Gillespie

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  20. MasterBlaster24

    Official* Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2025

    Charith Asalanka 🔥 What a player! Brilliant 💯 — such an underrated ODI batsman. Well played! 👏

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