Two top class players from the 2000s decade, arguably fighting for a spot in middle order for the test team of the decade.
Yousuf has an absolute beastly statistics in the decade averaging 58 with bat and numerous tons. However, a lot of that was inflated by weak bowling bullying on flatter wickets.
VVS Laxman, on other hand, was one of the best pressure players whose stats don't justify how good a player he was. He would always thrive in pressure situations and delivered vs the best team of the decade, Australia, pretty much like the Lara, Tendulkar of the era. All said and done, he does fall well behind Yousuf in terms of batting average and number of tons.
Who would your pick be ultimately?
Yousuf has an absolute beastly statistics in the decade averaging 58 with bat and numerous tons. However, a lot of that was inflated by weak bowling bullying on flatter wickets.
VVS Laxman, on other hand, was one of the best pressure players whose stats don't justify how good a player he was. He would always thrive in pressure situations and delivered vs the best team of the decade, Australia, pretty much like the Lara, Tendulkar of the era. All said and done, he does fall well behind Yousuf in terms of batting average and number of tons.
Who would your pick be ultimately?
