Kapil Dev vs Jimmy 5nderson

[_00_deathscar]

The same people who give Anderson **** for a high-ish average are very forgiving of Kapil averaging 30 in a lower-scoring period.

Can't say I'm surprised

That's only if you look at average as the defining factor.

 

[Victor Ian]

Anderson is the best ever. The only player who can take on 6 all time greats simultaneously

 

[Furball]

The same people who give Anderson **** for a high-ish average are very forgiving of Kapil averaging 30 in a lower-scoring period.

Can't say I'm surprised

Yeah but Kapil had to contend with Indian conditions*

*if Kapil had bowled more in Indian conditions his average would be lower but ssssh.

 

[OverratedSanity]

The same people who give Anderson **** for a high-ish average are very forgiving of Kapil averaging 30 in a lower-scoring period.

Can't say I'm surprised

Who are these people ftr? Almost everyone in this thread is rating Anderson higher.

 

[harsh.ag]

Also, there is a marked difference in how their careers panned out. Anderson has become so much better in the second half of his career. While Kapil made a roaring start. 74 wickets at an average of 22.95 and SR of 48 in his second year of international cricket, most of those wickets coming at home (but also included his first tour to England where he was good - 16 wickets @ 30).

 

[Victor Ian]

It would be an interesting exercise to see who was most improved from first half of cricket to second half. If we can figure out the right way to cull people we don't want there, this might be Anderson's champion defining stat.

 

[srbhkshk]

Yeah but Kapil had to contend with Indian conditions*

*if Kapil had bowled more in Indian conditions his average would be lower but ssssh.

Dude, everyone is more at comfort in his home conditions, not all home conditions are equal though.

 

[honestbharani]

When I first saw this thread I thought who's Jimmy Sanderson?


Yeah, don't understand this, yes he did bowl in tough conditions but he was worse away. Yes he does have a good record against WI but it should be pointed out that the bare West Indies pitches would actually have been much closer to what he was used to bowling on rather than the seemingly favourable English conditions that he was dismal in.

Who said the Windies pitches in the 80s were "bare"?

 

[honestbharani]

Who are these people ftr? Almost everyone in this thread is rating Anderson higher.

its like Howe was reading some other thread.

 

[Gob]

its like Howe was reading some other thread.

There are other threads about Jimmy Anderson?

 

[honestbharani]

I am sure you can find them if you search hard enough.