Joel Garner vs Wasim Akram

[DrWolverine]

Test cricket

 

[sayon basak]

Wasim Akram.

 

[subshakerz]

Wasim. Garner barely played a decade.

 

[Bolo.]

Am I gonna get banned if I say Wasim for his batting?

Garner was a better bowler. Wasim had a better career.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Am I gonna get banned if I say Wasim for his batting?

Garner was a better bowler. Wasim had a better career.

Would have been perma'd if I were a mod

 

[sayon basak]

Am I gonna get banned if I say Wasim for his batting?

Garner was a better bowler. Wasim had a better career.

Garner for his batting.

 

[Gob]

Joel McHale

 

[Johan]

Garner the more skillful bowler of the two, Wasim the better career.

 

[sayon basak]

Garner the more skillful bowler of the two, Wasim the better career.

Don't think Garner had more variations in his repertoire.

Garner was just genetically gifted.

 

[Johan]

Don't think Garner had more variations in his repertoire.

He had less variation than even McGrath and Ambrose but his bounce was so high and so awkward most of the time and his accuracy was every bit compareable to them, and that just made him unplayable in ways Wasim was not, in my opinion.

 

[DrWolverine]

Wasim Akram was more skilled

Joel Garner was a physical specimen who utilised the gifts God blessed him with to the absolute maximum

 

[sayon basak]

He had less variation than even McGrath and Ambrose but his bounce was so high and so awkward most of the time and his accuracy was every bit compareable to them, and that just made him unplayable in ways Wasim was not, in my opinion.

He definitely was, almost always, unhittable, and at times, unplayable. And he was obviously more accurate than Akram.

Wouldn't call that skillful. Just an extremely tall bowler with accuracy.

 

[Johan]

He definitely was, almost always, unhittable, and at times, unplayable. And he was obviously more accurate than Akram.

Wouldn't call that skillful. Just an extremely tall bowler with accuracy.

accuracy is a skill, but Yeah Maybe I worded it wrong, What I meant was, if Wasim and Garner played together I'd put my money on Garner being more successful through a long career.

 

[DrWolverine]

Is Garner like the cricket version of Shaq? Just blessed with an insane physical traits that makes them great even with very less effort compared to others.

 

[DrWolverine]

He definitely was, almost always, unhittable, and at times, unplayable. And he was obviously more accurate than Akram.

Unhittable. Unplayable & Super Accurate.
Isn’t that talent?

 

[sayon basak]

Unhittable. Unplayable & Super Accurate.
Isn’t that talent?

Yes you can call it talent. Every cricketer is talented, that's why they are cricketers.

But I would draw a line between skillful and talented. By skillful I'd mean the one who has more skills or variations in his armory. Wasim definitely takes that.

 

[sayon basak]

accuracy is a skill, but Yeah Maybe I worded it wrong, What I meant was, if Wasim and Garner played together I'd put my money on Garner being more successful through a long career.

Fair.

But if I had to pick one in my team, I would go with Wasim for his left arm variety.

 

[DrWolverine]

By skillful I'd mean the one who has more skills or variations in his armory. Wasim definitely takes that.

Agree

 

[Prince EWS]

Garner for his batting.

 

[sayon basak]

Garner for his batting.

Garner for his batting.

I'm faster than you.