mr_mister
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I never got this. Of the 14 or so widely considered best pacemen ever from the modern age (Marshall, McGrath, Hadlee, Ambrose, Steyn, Wasim, Donald, Holding, Garner, Imran, Lillee, Waqar, Pollock) all of them have awesome averages under 24 in tests and averages under 25 in ODIs - except Imran and Marshall. Imran averages 26 in ODIs but was usually batting 5/6 so he has some kind of excuse. Marshall averaged 27 yet he's usually called the greatest pacemen of them all when talking about tests.
It's weird to me that of these 14 guys he goes from 1st to 14th depending on the format. What is a possible explanation?
It's weird to me that of these 14 guys he goes from 1st to 14th depending on the format. What is a possible explanation?