Steve Waugh vs Rahul Dravid (Tests)

[Burgey]

The real AB played in this era of so called rubbish bowlers and huge bats and barely managed to average 50. The lesser AB will struggle to average 50 let alone 60. He will get brutally owned by the likes of Ashwin, Jadeja, Yasir and Herath on rank turners , Anderson and Philander on green tracks, Steyn and Rabada on any track.

TOTAB would average about 75 in this era and would have got to about 80-85 in the batting friendly 2000s (assuming he was actually dismissed at all).

 

[Fuller Pilch]

TOTAB would average about 75 in this era and would have got to about 80-85 in the batting friendly 2000s (assuming he was actually dismissed at all).

Look mate, the bloke's 63. He'd be even worse than Mitchell Marsh

 

[Burgey]

Lets not get carried away with hyperbole here mate.

 

[h_hurricane]

TOTAB would average about 75 in this era and would have got to about 80-85 in the batting friendly 2000s (assuming he was actually dismissed at all).

May be in one series against the likes of Rubel Hussain offering pancakes on absolute roads.

 

[Burgey]

It's probably a good idea from a tendulkar fan's POV not to start a chat about stats-padding against minnows mate.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Burgey crawling his way back with that one

 

[Burgey]

Crawling back to a twelve length lead, yes.

 

[Adders]

May be in one series against the likes of Rubel Hussain offering pancakes on absolute roads.

What does this even mean?

I've heard of bowlers bowling pies, and I've heard of flat wickets being described as pancakes. I've never heard of a bowling bowling pancakes though. Do they throw it like a frisbie?

 

[Burgey]

They often throw in the subcontinent, yes.

 

[h_hurricane]

It's probably a good idea from a tendulkar fan's POV not to start a chat about stats-padding against minnows mate.

I am not a Tendulkar fan by the way. Though he was better than AB in stats padding (minnows or against strong teams).

 

[h_hurricane]

What does this even mean?

I've heard of bowlers bowling pies, and I've heard of flat wickets being described as pancakes. I've never heard of a bowling bowling pancakes though. Do they throw it like a frisbie?

Doesn't matter whether they are pies or pancakes, the lesser AB will take them gleefully.

 

[Burgey]

Just a dirge here for this spud. Only saving grace is I’m telling myself he’s got his user name from India’s greatest ever and he might turn out ok.

I mean, it won’t happen, but it’s the hope that gets you.

 

[h_hurricane]

Even Spuds like Rahane and Khawaja are objectively better than the man you adore so much. You can save all your dirge towards the lesser AB as plenty of modern batsmen are going to over take him. One thing I agree with you is that Kapil was the best Indian cricketer ever.

 

[Burgey]

As expected. Hopes dashed.