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Better combo round II. Sobers & Marshall vs Sachin and Imran

Which pair

  • Garfield Sobers & Malcolm Marshall

  • Sachin Tendulkar & Imran Khan


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kyear2

Hall of Fame Member
Same scenario as before. From an average to an AT XI, which is the better combo for and brings more value to, your team.
The ATG top 5 batsman and slip fielder and most versatile bowler ever along with the GOAT fast bowler versus very arguably the Best Batsman after Bradman and the ATG fast bowler and best lower order bat.

We can even up the ante, only one combo would make said team.
 

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This has nothing to do with the relative value of batting or bowling ARs frankly. Sobers and Imran's secondary skills are irrelevant and more or less cancel each other out.

Sobers and Marshall are simply superior as a specialist combo to Tendulkar and Imran since Marshall has a notable edge over Imran.
 
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kyear2

Hall of Fame Member
This has nothing to do with the relative value of batting or bowling ARs frankly. Sobers and Imran's secondary skills are irrelevant and more or less cancel each other out.

Sobers and Marshall are simply superior as a specialist combo to Tendulkar and Imran since Marshall has a notable edge over Imran.
How are they irrelevant, and pretty sure they don't cancel each other out. And in any event that still leaves Sobers's catching.

So what would be the ideal pairing, Marshall and Sobers vs Tendulkar and Hadlee?
 

Thala_0710

International Vice-Captain
How are they irrelevant, and pretty sure they don't cancel each other out. And in any event that still leaves Sobers's catching.

So what would be the ideal pairing, Marshall and Sobers vs Tendulkar and Hadlee?
Sobers and Marshall would beat any pairing not involving the Don
 

capt_Luffy

Hall of Fame Member
How are they irrelevant, and pretty sure they don't cancel each other out. And in any event that still leaves Sobers's catching.

So what would be the ideal pairing, Marshall and Sobers vs Tendulkar and Hadlee?
Hadlee's batting isn't comparable to Sobers' bowling at all.
 

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
How are they irrelevant, and pretty sure they don't cancel each other out. And in any event that still leaves Sobers's catching.

So what would be the ideal pairing, Marshall and Sobers vs Tendulkar and Hadlee?
You need a lesser bowler than Marshall closer to Imran level to make it comparable. Since Sobers is comparable to Tendulkar.
 

Johan

International Coach
Sobers beats Imran on primary
Draw on secodary

Marshall beats Tendulkar on Primary
Marshall beats Tendulkar on secondary

easy
 

capt_Luffy

Hall of Fame Member
Sobers beats Imran on primary
Draw on secodary

Marshall beats Tendulkar on Primary
Marshall beats Tendulkar on secondary

easy
I probably won't take Marshall over Tendulkar, as a cricketer. Though I can see a case if you rate High class pacers very highly.
 

DrWolverine

International Vice-Captain
Add to the fact he scored another 8000 runs and had another short peak between 2007-2011, I see Sachin > Maco easily
 

Johan

International Coach
a Batsmen vs an express fast bowler at longetivity is not fair, at all.

Plus, Marshall is the Greatest bowler to ever walk the Earth, Sachin is in a heated debate with 4 other dudes for that spot.
 

DrWolverine

International Vice-Captain
True. Even among great fast bowlers Maco had a relatively short career.

Among great post war batsmen, the only lme who had a 20+ year career apart from Sachin was Sobers.
 

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