Ravindra Jadeja vs Lance Gibbs

[PlayerComparisons]

Two ATG bowlers

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I’m biased, so I’ll go with my fellow Guyanese

 

[BazBall21]

Gibbs

 

[Slifer]

Gibbs strike rate is just too high for me so I'll go with Jadeja.

 

[ataraxia]

No. Bad.

 

[BazBall21]

Gibbs strike rate is just too high for me so I'll go with Jadeja.

It's bad, but era tax. In this era, his ER would be way higher but his SR would be lower

 

[trundler]

It's bad, but era tax. In this era, his ER would be way higher but his SR would be lower

West Indian pitches of the time are some of the roadiest ever too. And Gibbs played 18 years. After the same number of tests as Laker he had taken more wickets. His low SR must've been a consequence of the slow scoring, high over rate era he played in.

 

[kyear2]

The pitches were roads and scoring and subsequently risk taking was slow and low respectfully.
Also modern umpires were much more willing to give front foot lbw decisions in latter years than back then.

 

[subshakerz]

Gibbs obviously. Even by his era's standards, he was incredibly accurate. More supportive pitches and I can't imagine how much better his record would look.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Jadeja for me..He is a bit of a throwback cricketer, I'm sure he would enjoy playing in the 50s and 60s

 

[Silver Silva]

It's bad, but era tax. In this era, his ER would be way higher but his SR would be lower

What was your favorite match of Gibbs bowling?

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Neither are ATG Bowlers but I would go with Gibbs by a small margin.

 

[BazBall21]

What was your favorite match of Gibbs bowling?

6/29, Bourda.

 

[Daemon]

Neither are ATG Bowlers but I would go with Gibbs by a small margin.

This

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Gibbs strike rate is just too high for me so I'll go with Jadeja.

Different era tho

 

[Majestic]

Jadeja as a bowler is better.
Jadeja as all rounder is miles better.
Jadeja is one of the greatest cricketer to have participated in unlimited overs cricket.

 

[ankitj]

Answer is always Jadeja folks.

 

[Chin Music]

It's bad, but era tax. In this era, his ER would be way higher but his SR would be lower

Let alone DRS which would have had a huge impact on the number of lbws a spinner of that era would receive. My guess is that Gibbs had a far wider range of skills as a bowler than what Jadeja had and probably spun the ball a good deal harder. It was really disappointing to see how negative Jadeja was in England.

 

[BazBall21]

Let alone DRS which would have had a huge impact on the number of lbws a spinner of that era would receive. My guess is that Gibbs had a far wider range of skills as a bowler than what Jadeja had and probably spun the ball a good deal harder. It was really disappointing to see how negative Jadeja was in England.

Jadeja is a defensive bowler. Ashwin is much better to watch imo.

 

[Chin Music]

Jadeja is a defensive bowler. Ashwin is much better to watch imo.

Clearly Jadeja is an attacking bowler on pitches that spin from ball one, as they have done in the vast majority of matches in the last few years in India. However, on flatter surfaces there is no doubt that he is reduced to a defensive role and Ashwin has a far greater range of skills in which to pick up wickets. Ashwin caused Cook plenty of problems in the 2018 series, although by then Cook was obviously on his way out.