MasterBlaster24
U19 Debutant
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Rabada vs Roberts vs Anderson
- Thread starter MasterBlaster24
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Johan
International Coach
Why? Many seem to have that opinion
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
I think we can all agree Roberts is the worst
and many are wrong. Very wrong. KG ahead of Pollock and not miles from Donald today.
Johan
International Coach
Nah, KG is amped by having the most pacer friendly pitches ever at home, play him and Donald a hundred games together and they won't be much close.
no, Rabada has been as good as Donald in England (against much better teams) and better in Aus. His only weakness is the subcontinent and Donald beat up some weak ass Indian teams. Donald tended to go missing when it matters. And Anderson is a huge gap in class.
Johan
International Coach
Rabada had one good series in Australia but he was so bad in his second series he probably deserved to average north of 50 but got some useless wickets to get it down. Rabada averages 26 against England in England, not close to Donald and Donald beat the lineup of Dravid, Tendulkar, Azhar and Laxman in India.
Anderson vs Rabada much more debateable, Anderson far superior in Asia while Rabada is better in Australia.
BazBall21
International Captain
Not sure England's batting lineups in 2017 & 2022 were necessarily much better v pace than 1994 & 1998. I'd certainly say Donald bowled to better batting lineups in Australia and Rabada was disappointing on his second tour there.
Australia more important for an English player than Asia is for a Saffer
Johan
International Coach
Anderson was one of the key components in winning a series in Australia on some really flat pitches since 1986 so not really sure he hasn't checked that key
he averages 34 with a single fifer in a Shetland of tests.
Johan
International Coach
When talking about the significance of Ashes tests, what matters is winning and losing and Anderson leading the attack in 2010-11 meant a lot more than if he averaged 30 and never was a part of that tour.
MasterBlaster24
U19 Debutant
Rabada will most likely end his career as the best bowler out of these three, but for now, I'm picking Jimmy. I'd just like to see Rabada have a great series in Asia before giving him the edge.
sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
Didn't realize Roberts is rated lower now.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Lower than Anderson or Rabada?
sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
Both, Anderson specially. I thought he was rated higher than Anderson at least.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Its a more recent thing, but has become the majority opinion recently.
We have this comparison, and in the 2024 bowler poll Anderson ranked 25th and Roberts 28th (20th and 21st amongst pacers). In the 2022 pace bowler poll Roberts was 18th and Anderson 19th (this one excluded Barnes, in the 2024 poll Cummins was ahead of both in 23rd, Rabada was 29th and Bumrah was equal 30th)