Dennis Lillee vs Imran Khan

[Pap Finn Keighl]

So Akram is like 13 or lower?(since Akram was worse than Imran)

Then Steyn and Mcgrath will be out of Top 15. ( Since Marshall and Hadlee better than both and ranks just below Akram )

 

[The Sean]

So it seems from what I can tell of the myriad polls going around that CW, collectively, rates:

Marshall over McGrath
McGrath over Hadlee
Hadlee over Ambrose
Steyn over Imran
Imran over Lillee
Lillee over Wasim
Donald over Garner
Holding over Roberts
Waqar somewhere around Garner and Holding

Obviously there are a couple of links in the chain missing (Ambrose v Steyn / Wasim v Donald, which I am sure are coming), and the Holding v Garner v Waqar discussion didn’t actually have a poll attached to judge. But that seems to be where we stand right now.

 

[Migara]

He did. He made the art beautiful. And it is copied by several bowlers now.

Will watch Warne over someone like Kumble any day.

Qadir was much more aesthetic than Warne

 

[ankitj]

So it seems from what I can tell of the myriad polls going around that CW, collectively, rates:

Marshall over McGrath
McGrath over Hadlee
Hadlee over Ambrose
Steyn over Imran
Imran over Lillee
Lillee over Wasim
Donald over Garner
Holding over Roberts
Waqar somewhere around Garner and Holding

Obviously there are a couple of links in the chain missing (Ambrose v Steyn / Wasim v Donald, which I am sure are coming), and the Holding v Garner v Waqar discussion didn’t actually have a poll attached to judge. But that seems to be where we stand right now.

Ranking the candidates for best fast/pace bowler ever: The Rankings thread

Dale Steyn has the best strike rate in Test cricket even though he played in the toughest era of fast bowlers. I am sure he would have excelled in the 70s/80s/90s when there were around half a dozen ATG bowlers and conditions were much better for fast bowlers. 2 things: Conditions aren't tough...

www.cricketweb.net

 

[PlayerComparisons]

So it seems from what I can tell of the myriad polls going around that CW, collectively, rates:

Marshall over McGrath
McGrath over Hadlee
Hadlee over Ambrose
Steyn over Imran
Imran over Lillee
Lillee over Wasim
Donald over Garner
Holding over Roberts
Waqar somewhere around Garner and Holding

Obviously there are a couple of links in the chain missing (Ambrose v Steyn / Wasim v Donald, which I am sure are coming), and the Holding v Garner v Waqar discussion didn’t actually have a poll attached to judge. But that seems to be where we stand right now.

Heres a Steyn vs Ambrose poll(rip Wasim) from a few years ago where it seems as close as Hadlee vs Mcgrath, but Steyn came out on top:

Dale Steyn vs Wasim Akram vs Curtly Ambrose

Who is the better test bowler?

www.cricketweb.net

I'm really interested in Garner vs Holding tho. I feel wasim vs Donald would kinda one sided like imran vs steyn, so not sure whether it's worth doing that one? Kinda interested where Trueman fits in around the 6-10 range on CW

 

[srbhkshk]

Don't expect Wasim vs Donald to be one sided at all tbh. Imran/Steyn is different because Steyn is rated in the top 5 of almost everyone.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Don't expect Wasim vs Donald to be one sided at all tbh. Imran/Steyn is different because Steyn is rated in the top 5 of almost everyone.

Hmm yeah you're prob right. Maybe in the future, although I think wasim will come just in front of Donald

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Hadlee also came over steyn in a poll and Donald over holding. So I think on CW its marshall>mcgrath>hadlee>steyn>ambrose>imran>lillee>trueman/wasim/Donald>garner/holding>waqar

 

[nightprowler10]

Qadir was much more aesthetic than Warne

I think it can be down to preference, Qadir was just had a more classic action.

Lol at the caught behind towards the end of the video.

 

[Slifer]

Hadlee also came over steyn in a poll and Donald over holding. So I think on CW its marshall>mcgrath>hadlee>steyn>ambrose>imran>lillee>trueman/wasim/Donald>garner/holding>waqar

Looks about right to me