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Who wins these battles?

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Assuming they are battling on 10 occasions, what score would you give out of 10 for which players gets the advantage? Each player at their peak.

Lillee vs Kohli in Australia

Imran Khan vs Smith in Pakistan

Lara vs Trueman in England.

Sobers vs Ashwin in India

Gavaskar vs Donald in South Africa

Hadlee vs Root in NZ
 
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Coronis

Hall of Fame Member
Assuming they are battling on 10 occasions, what score would you give out of 10 for which players gets the advantage? Each player at their peak.

Lillee vs Kohli in Australia

Imran Khan vs Smith in Pakistan

Lara vs Trueman in England.

Sobers vs Ashwin in India

Steyn vs Donald in South Africa

Hadlee vs Root in NZ
Curious, why are 5 batsman vs bowler and 1 bowler vs bowler?
 

DrWolverine

International Captain
Assuming they are battling on 10 occasions, what score would you give out of 10 for which players gets the advantage?

Each player at their peak.

Lillee vs Kohli in Australia
8-2 Lillee

Imran Khan vs Smith in Pakistan
10-0 Imran(home umpires, no cameras, bottlecaps)

Lara vs Trueman in England.
5-5

Sobers vs Ashwin in India
6-4 Ashwin

Gavaskar vs Donald in South Africa
7-3 Donald

Hadlee vs Root in NZ
7-3 Hadlee
 

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Assuming they are battling on 10 occasions, what score would you give out of 10 for which players gets the advantage?

Each player at their peak.

Lillee vs Kohli in Australia
8-2 Lillee

Imran Khan vs Smith in Pakistan
10-0 Imran(home umpires, no cameras, bottlecaps)

Lara vs Trueman in England.
5-5

Sobers vs Ashwin in India
6-4 Ashwin

Gavaskar vs Donald in South Africa
7-3 Donald

Hadlee vs Root in NZ
7-3 Hadlee
I think Kohli gets a a slight 6-4 disadvantage over Lillee in Aus. But near equal.

Imran with late swing into the pads and low bounce seems a prime candidate against Smith. Imran 7-3

Not sure on Lara vs Trueman. Trueman bothered Sobers. Trueman

Sobers and Ashwin close since Ashwin does well against left-handers. 6-4 Sobers

Gavaskar and Donald,. hmm I don't see Gavaskar doing well here. 7-3 Donald.

Root somehow makes it 6-4 against Hadlee.
 

Johan

Hall of Fame Member
Lillee vs Kohli
Lillee, he will figure out the whole off stump outswingers issue as he was a tearaway turned craftsmen.

Imran vs Smith
Imran, reverse swing, low bounce and he also has the factor of umpires but even with neutral umpiring I'd favour Imran.

Lara vs Trueman
Not exactly sure what Lara is supposed to do here..? Lara was beaten by Flintoff and Gough in England, Trueman is tiers above them and an actual express quick.

Sobers vs Ashwin
Ashwin, Sobers is a leftie and iirc Ashwin has the best numbers ever against lefties.

Gavaskar vs Donald
Definitely Donald, he can replicate what Lillee did.

Hadlee vs Root
Root is absurdly potent against swing and seam, assuming it's Hadlee from 1980s and Root from 2020s, Hadlee's support would also let him down and allow Root to block him out.
 

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Lillee vs Kohli
Lillee, he will figure out the whole off stump outswingers issue as he was a tearaway turned craftsmen.

Imran vs Smith
Imran, reverse swing, low bounce and he also has the factor of umpires but even with neutral umpiring I'd favour Imran.

Lara vs Trueman
Not exactly sure what Lara is supposed to do here..? Lara was beaten by Flintoff and Gough in England, Trueman is tiers above them and an actual express quick.

Sobers vs Ashwin
Ashwin, Sobers is a leftie and iirc Ashwin has the best numbers ever against lefties.

Gavaskar vs Donald
Definitely Donald, he can replicate what Lillee did.

Hadlee vs Root
Root is absurdly potent against swing and seam, assuming it's Hadlee from 1980s and Root from 2020s, Hadlee's support would also let him down and allow Root to block him out.
Good answers. Dang I forgot the Kohli offstump issue. Even McGrath would exploit that.
 

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