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Kapil Dev vs Geoffrey Boycott
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sayon basak
International Coach
You should love it!
tbh, comparing a particular player with bunch of others is a great way of knowing what the consensus is about the player.
sayon basak
International Coach
It's definitely Kapil tho.
Don't think it's close at all.
Don't think it's close at all.
Thala_0710
International Captain
Kapil's bowling vs Boycott's batting will be a good comparison. Overall it's Kapil easily
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
@Prince EWS voting for a specialist while everyone else voted for the allrounder is certainly interesting......
Johan
Hall of Fame Member
48 averaging bat pounds the 29 averaging bowler
DrWolverine
International Captain
Boycott’s batting > Kapil’s bowling and it’s not close
Geoff Boycott averages 45+ in 6 out of the 7 countries he played and the one exception was NZ(22 in 5 Tests)
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, Boycott's batting is better than Kapil's bowling; but they are closer in primary than overall.
sayon basak
International Coach
But Boycott's batting~Kapil's batting.
DrWolverine
International Captain
Boycott is a top 3 opener in the last 80 years
Johan
Hall of Fame Member
Disagree
sayon basak
International Coach
How? You don't think it's close between Boycott the batter and Kapil the bowler?
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
I mean, ofcourse you do......
Johan
Hall of Fame Member
I don't think so, No.
BazBall21
International Captain
Kapil was an honest trier that fulfilled his potential averaging 29 overall and 32 overseas. Boycott has no real weaknesses in his resume except scoring tempo which is a relatively minor detail in tests.
sayon basak
International Coach
An alright take I guess. Can't complain.
sayon basak
International Coach
But how would you justify going for Boycott over Kapil as an overall cricketer?
BazBall21
International Captain
That's beside the point I raised. But I don't have as big an issue with Boycott's scoring tempo as some people, thus I regard him as an ATG batsman. Kapil wasn't even nearly great in either discipline and never really was at any stage of his career.