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Two players that were terrific in tough conditions
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Saeed Anwar vs Mahela Jayawardene
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subshakerz
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Anwar is a better quality bat than any opener in the SC besides Gavaskar. However, I would put Sehwag ahead of Anwar based on career length and output but not Jaya.
Migara
International Coach
Nope. Anwar was not good in tough conditions. He was good on flat tracks and on tracks that helped spin or pace to a moderate degree.
Mahela was poor against moving ball, beast on flat tracks, but his specialty was playing well on paddy field like pitches, and he was one of the ATGs in that. The way he batted would have been an excellent player on sticky wickets too.
Both had aesthetics. Anwar had the raw power too.
Marginally Anwar.
Cricket Bliss
State 12th Man
Jayawardene for longevity. 149 Test!
Cricket Bliss
State 12th Man
Vijay Merchant was better than Anwar. Played English swing well.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Debatable. Anwar has some quality performances against McGrath, a very good away series against Donald/Pollock, good performances in NZ and Eng and was rated very very highly by Aussies of the era. He was one of the best players of spin too.
Cricket Bliss
State 12th Man
Indian's were in their initial stage. Lack of experience against English swing. Even scored a 100 against Bedser in 1946. Longevity of 18 years
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Coronis
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The same Bedser who was debuting and proceeded to dominated by Australia and South Africa until the 50/51 Ashes?
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Anwar played top pacers and spinners home and away at their peak as opener in the mid late 90s.
Cricket Bliss
State 12th Man
Bedser picked 7. Also scored a 100 against Statham at age 40, although in India.
Coronis
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I know. All I’m saying is Bedser wasn’t really that good at that point in his career. The rest of India was just really poor batting wise. Plus it was a pretty dead pitch apparently. And he took 2/60 in that innings, not 7. When he got 7 Merchant had already been bowled for a duck by another bowler.