Guess who?

[sandeep]

Let's play a game of statistics and see how knowledgeable ICFers are.  I will post the ODI cumulative statistics of 2 batsmen, let's see how long it takes for them to be recognized.

 

Hint # 1 - Both are active players currently playing for their national team.

Hint # 2 - They do not play for the same team.

 

 

 

[express bowling]

2nd one is Babar Azam.

[sandeep]

1 minute ago, express bowling said:

2nd one is Babar Azam.

Correct! Any guesses on the 1st? 

[Nikola]

Rayudu and Babar Azam.

[zen]

1st one Rayudu 

[express bowling]

First one is Rayudu.

[Gollum]

Rayudu, Babar Azam

[sandeep]

Here are their numbers filtered for AWAY games.  

 

 

[sandeep]

Well that didn't take too long at all. Oh well.

 

 

 

[sergio04]

Rayudu is one of the best player in world

[sandeep]

4 minutes ago, express bowling said:

First one is Rayudu.

 

5 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Rayudu and Babar Azam.

 

4 minutes ago, zen said:

1st one Rayudu 

 

4 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Rayudu, Babar Azam

 

So, Knowledgeable Cricket gurus of ICF, one last follow-up question - How would you compare the batting stylings of these 2 International batsmen?  

[Nikola]

Having watched both i think we can't compare both by stats. Babar even though he is from pakistan he looks much better player when he is playing. Did decent in test series too from what ever little i saw of him.

[express bowling]

1 minute ago, sandeep said:

 

So, Knowledgeable Cricket gurus of ICF, one last follow-up question - How would you compare the batting stylings of these 2 International batsmen?  

 

Both are too slow for modern day ODIs.

[sandeep]

2 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Having watched both i think we can't compare both by stats. Babar even though he is from pakistan he looks much better player when he is playing. Did decent in test series too from what ever little i saw of him.

Babar got to fill his boots against lowly teams.  Plus he gets to bat at #3 and gets to stat-pad that way, while Rayudu has played a lot of innings where he comes in only to mop-up and score 30 odd runs with required run rate well below par.  

 

Put it this way  - Rayudu is as good as, if not better, than Babar Azam.  If Babar Azam was Bablu Agnihotri, he would never even come close to India 'A' team, let alone the national team.  

 

Thank you, you've been a lovely audience.

 

 

[sandeep]

6 minutes ago, sergio04 said:

Rayudu is one of the best player in world

 

[Gollum]

5 minutes ago, sandeep said:

So, Knowledgeable Cricket gurus of ICF, one last follow-up question - How would you compare the batting stylings of these 2 International batsmen?  

Stats are deceiving. Babar is comfortably ahead, run scoring in UAE at fast pace is a challenge because of the sluggishness of the pitches and slow outfield, polar opposite of India. Compared to Rayudu, Babar is much better against the quicks and almost at par against spin. One plays for a strong batting line up, the other in a weak line up. Clincher is the age and development, Babar is on an upward trajectory and is getting better, the Indian is already close to retirement age and is unlikely to improve further. 

[Gollum]

Babar will walk into any team in world cricket except perhaps England on certain decks. Atm he is what I hoped KLR the ODI batsman would develop into. 

Edited January 28, 2019 by Gollum

[putrevus]

Babar is way ahead and it is not even close. KL Rahul should have comparable stats with him but it is not the case.

[Austin 3:!6]

I knew its a Indo - Pak player comparison considering OP's love for parosis

[Number]

You only have to see how Azam played Steyn and Rabada in the test series. Better than anyone from SC except Kohli.