Gavin Larsen

[Jayro]

Was the one day specialist, one of the most tight although a dibbly-dobbly bowler in the 90's with an economy of 3.8 (something close to it) during 90's , what would his economy be considering the batsman friendly rules and subsequently the change in the attitude and mindset in ODIs these days?

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Was the one day specialist, one of the most tight although a dibbly-dobbly bowler in the 90's with an economy of 3.8 (something close to it) during 90's , what would his economy be considering the batsman friendly rules and subsequently the change in the attitude and mindset in ODIs these days?

Tough to judge, but I think he wouldn't have made it to the national side IMO. The obsession with pace has only increased with time and bowlers with raw pace are given ample opportunities to prove themselves while medium pacers are written-off quickly if they fail.

I'll give you an example, Trent Copeland! Despite having a great FC record, he was never given a proper run in tests because he was a "medium-fast" bowler. 3 tests in Sri Lanka is all he got before being discarded. Copeland's bowling was really impressive, although pace was not his forte, he could get the batsmen out with his variations and was accurate AF.

If you would just want to me to pick an economy rate, I would say he would have 5 in the current conditions. Also, he would have surely added some more tools to his bowling considering how much the game has evolved.

 

[SteveNZ]

Gavin Larsen bowled exclusively length, no variations or particular movement with the ball (off cutter potentially aside). He would have been hammered in the modern game.