someone Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Kumble. You might assume with his name, he must have great records. But averages 30 in both ODI and test which is very disappointing for a bowler who is said to one of the best ever. That is on par with Darren Sammy.
deathmonger Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Kumble. You might assume with his name' date=' he must have great records. But averages 30 in both ODI and test which is very disappointing for a bowler who is said to one of the best ever. That is on par with Darren Sammy.[/quote'] avgs 29 actually in tests which is good for a spinner. only murali,warne,bedi have lower avg i believe.
deathmonger Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 ^^^Underwood' date=' benaud,laker[/quote'] modern era i'm saying. plentiy of odies have dangerous batting records as well. abdul qadir, macgill all have similar records.
someone Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 avgs 29 actually in tests which is good for a spinner. only murali' date='warne,bedi have lower avg i believe.[/quote'] Does not make sense. If you start using exemptions and any kind of if & then case analysis, suddenly every player can be seen as good. The truth is Kumble averages does not stands out and definitely he is not the good bowler many here assume he is.
daryl1985 Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Raina's ODI record His role has changed in recent years. He generally has to come in and be aggressive from the off. His knocks in the WC quarter finals and Semi-finals prove his class as an ODI player (particularly in the SC)
deathmonger Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Does not make sense. If you start using exemptions and any kind of if & then case analysis' date=' suddenly every player can be seen as good. The truth is Kumble averages does not stands out and definitely he is not the good bowler many here assume he is.[/quote'] if by avg you arrange spinners he'll be in top 10 i guess. most spinners have late 20s avg xcept murali and warne.
someone Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 if by avg you arrange spinners he'll be in top 10 i guess. most spinners have late 20s avg xcept murali and warne. But that does not mean he is world class? The difference between the good spinners such as Murali and little above average spinners such as Kumble is huge. So, maybe he does not deserve praise that many say on he is a great spinner.
Sehwag1830 Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Does not make sense. If you start using exemptions and any kind of if & then case analysis' date=' suddenly every player can be seen as good. The truth is Kumble averages does not stands out and definitely he is not the good bowler many here assume he is.[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical: Yes Sachin is responsible for India's excellent record at home in test.
deathmonger Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 But that does not mean he is world class? The difference between the good spinners such as Murali and little above average spinners such as Kumble is huge. So' date=' maybe he does not deserve praise that many say on he is a great spinner.[/quote'] then there exists what only 2 great spinners in the world?
someone Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 then there exists what only 2 great spinners in the world? Yes, at least over the last 10 years. Kumble is a grade down, there is no argument about that.
Naaz-neesh Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Mohammad Sami always thought he had a poor average, but just saw he average over 50 in Tests! :giggle:
adi B Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 avgs 29 actually in tests which is good for a spinner. only murali' date='warne,bedi have lower avg i believe.[/quote'] chuckmal, herath
Sidhoni Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 His role has changed in recent years. He generally has to come in and be aggressive from the off. His knocks in the WC quarter finals and Semi-finals prove his class as an ODI player (particularly in the SC) His average looks lower than I expected it to be because he is normally unbeaten at the end of an innings.
Dravid_TheWall Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 avgs 29 actually in tests which is good for a spinner. only murali' date='warne,bedi have lower avg i believe.[/quote'] It was actually 27/28 throughout his test career, but in the last year he averaged something like 58 which brought his average down. It's good when you think he pretty much bowled from one end alone throughout his career.
deathmonger Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 chuckmal' date=' herath[/quote'] too small sample size. let them end their career then say. after a series with england even ashwin ojha will have comparable avgs.
Cricket_Guru Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Shahid Afridi- so many years in cricket, but so less sixes.
Crookbond Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 His average looks lower than I expected it to be because he is normally unbeaten at the end of an innings. :woot: Shouldn't being unbeaten increase the average? :hmmm:
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