Guest Hiten. Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Agarkar better than Akram' date=' joke of 2010. Agarkar is the most crappiest bowler ever, he leaks way too much runs, gets a few good games and now you are comparing him to the deadlest left handed swing bowler the world has witnessed. Doesn't Gilly and Sachin rate hiim as the most difficult bowler to face, if you look at statsz Bhaji is a worse bowler than Bangladesh's Razzak. Do you think Ashraful is a better batsman than Sachin? LOL, dude Agarkar can't be compared to Wasim just like Sachin can't be compared to Ian Bell.[/quote'] Ok. Now go through the thread and tell me where exactly did you miss the point ? I can help :--D Link to comment
Shane Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 If they think he is talented than Akram and available why are u guys not playing him! BCCI: bewakoof cricket control in India!!:haha: We only said He is more talented than Akram. Not he is more talented than other Indian bowlers :--D Classic Thread. :cantstop: Link to comment
Karan114 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 How many Ranji throphies did Akram win? :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment
Asim Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 How many Ranji throphies did Akram win? = Number of matches Agarkar played for Quaid-e-Azam trophy. Link to comment
The Outsider Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 = Number of matches Agarkar played for Quaid-e-Azam trophy. How many Quaid-e-Azam trophies did Akram win? Link to comment
Andy Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Oh wat a ****ing hilarious thread!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Link to comment
Ram Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 We can now claim with reasonable assurance that Agarkar is India's fast bowler. I saw one particular over his in which he bowled 4 consecutive in the range of 140 kph. And if you keep in mind that Ishant hardly crossed 135 kph in the semis and the so-called next big hope of Indian fast bowling Mithun had a top-speed of 136, then it really puts Agarkar's feat into context. He still bowls the odd erratic ball, but he almost ALWAYS looked threatening in the final. Link to comment
Clarke Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Agarkar also won the world cup for his team recently Wasim just got lucky that he was playing under gr8 players like Aaqib Javed & Ramiz Raja :giggle: Link to comment
Asim Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 How many Quaid-e-Azam trophies did Akram win? =Number of victories agarkar got for lankashire... Link to comment
S.Bond Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 agarkar is a way better bowler than wassim... he is just unlucky to b indian and can't play because of greatttt bowlers playing... Link to comment
triam Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 ^^ Politics yaar, the BCCI selectors dont select talented people, there are hundreds of peple who are talented in India, just like Agarkar (admittedly agarkar is in a diff league). Link to comment
MUMBAISKIPPER Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Agarkar is not better than Wasim Akram..but he was definitely a good bowler in his hey days..he was quick,he was sharp...had a good bouncer,yorker and slower one...yes he was expensive but he was a wicket-taking bowler...it's very unfortunate that he played little test cricket for India..he was yet another Mumbai victim of the selection commitee(mostly non-mumbaikars/maharashtrians) of BCCI who were and still are jealous of Mumbai's success and contribution in Indian cricket. Link to comment
zen Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Other Agarkar feats (don't know if they have been mentioned already) ----> fastest to 50 wkts in ODI .... fastest 50 in ODIs (for India) But Akram is one of my fav bowlers. loved his ability to bowl like that: 6O5rVGc3XfY Link to comment
PotterManiac Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Was Agarkar that good? Wow! :adore: I never knew! You Rock Outsider! Link to comment
thevortex Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I was shocked to see the title of this thread. Well and truly. It is not that I dont think Agarkar is talented. He is blessed with enormous talent. And yes, he is probably India's best natural fielder - by far. He can also throw left handed if that is something people had not noticed - at least within the circle. About his potential not converting to actual results, I do think he would have benefited from a dedicated bowling coach. But that is a maybe. Ultimately I dont think Agarkar had talent that could be coached. He was a maverick, a real genius. Believe me I have seen this guy in person. Barely 5 foot 6 inches tall, whip thin with absolutely no muscles to speak of - at least none that were in evidence over the cricket whites. And he can easily touch the 140 kmph mark. He does that without running in for over half a kilometre or sprinting in to the wicket, or even take a very big jump. Just pure, natural transfer of momentum from shoulder to wrist to ball. That cant be taught. It was just one of those things. If he had succeeded in marrying control to his talent, he could have gone a long way. It is a tribute to his talent that even with this talented pool of youngsters he has made people ask in some quarters about his own utility to the national team now! That apart I dont think there is any comparison between Agarkar and Akram. Bowling wise, Akram was far more multidimensional than Agarkar. He could swing the ball either way with impunity from both sides of the wicket no matter which hand the batsmen held the bat in! That is awe inspiring genius. Agarkar on the other hand has always been able to swing the ball away from the right hander but to get the same to happen to a left hander has often had to rely on seam movement and cutters. His arm action is so round that he really has no other option than to cut the ball and hope the seam lands right. Batting wise, Agarkar had a very limited backlift. He brought it down from somewhere between point and 3rd man and was every bit a living, sitting duck for a full in-dipper. Akram was definitely better and far and away more powerful with his batting. Fielding is the one area where Agarkar truly has the wood on Akram. As a complete cricketer Akram will anyday be preferred over Agarkar by anybody - including Indians, in my opinion. Lastly it never fails to surprise me about statistics. The numbers seem to point to Agarkar than Akram. Just goes to show that anything can be proven or disproven with statistics provided you have the time and the bent of mind :). No offense meant. After all statistics decided that Ponting was the best cricketer of the decade! ________ Buy bubblers Link to comment
akshayxyz Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 ... After all statistics decided that Ponting was the best cricketer of the decade! And if someone failed to notice the same 'stats' were used to 'prove' Inzy has been biggest match winner.. :hysterical: Link to comment
zen Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Agarkar's talent also shows up in his smartness, i.e. he wouldn't even bother bowling unplayable balls that the umpire would find it hard to understand and give the batsman out (even though the batsman is out) :P Link to comment
achilles Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Why is this thread still open? Agarkar :hehe: Link to comment
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