coffee_rules Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 It is not an amazing stat. It only proves that Kapil Dev bowled almost alone, while Wasim paired with Imran, Waqar, Shoaib etc who shared the top wkts. Also, Spinners come in late, so their top order wkts will almost always be lesser than pace bowlers. Anil Kumble is likely to have more than Warne because in Warne's case, McGrath or Lee invariably took top order wkts on an average. It only proves that Kumble bowled in a team which had inferior pace bowling than Warne's. Link to comment
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Ram Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 The last tour to Aus was when Kumble's career got a new birth, lets see if he can recreate the magic this time around too. Link to comment
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Desi Cartman Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 [B]Bowler Wkts Wkts1-4 Wkts5-8 Wkts9-11 Top% Middle% Lower% [/B] SK Warne 708 225 293 190 31.78 41.38 26.84 M Muralitharan 704 249 293 162 35.37 41.62 23.01 A Kumble 573 219 220 134 38.22 38.39 23.39 By the end of this series Anil Kumble would have caught up with the Druggie for most TopOrder wkts in about 25 less test matches .... Al though Im proud of what Kumble has done and I think he is a great bowler but the reason Warnie didnt take more wickets against the top order was because they had Great opening bowlers unlike India ...:hatsoff: Link to comment
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Desi Cartman Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 While that might be true ... it gives a different perspective on AK's overall performance ... i.e its far more difficult to get a set top order batsman out ... than to work on lesser batsman fresh at the crease. Even with that handicap AK has more wkts to his name at a comparitive stage. Thats the point that I am trying to make. Good point ...I agree .. Plus it also means that he is under a lot more pressure than Warne ... Link to comment
chanakya Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Hw was bowling seam up yesterday, :hysterical: Link to comment
bunny Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 BossBhai: Is it possible to get the strike rates against the top, middle and lower order batsmen? Or is that asking for too much? Link to comment
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bharat297 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Kumble's record is getting better and better since he turned 34, which is a remarkable performance. He has atleast another year of international cricket left in him. Me thinks he will end up with around 660 wickets, which is a staggering feat. I feel its like that with all spinners. Great spinners are like fine wines ... they get better with age. Warne, Muralitharan, Kumble are examples. Link to comment
bharat297 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Good point ...I agree .. Plus it also means that he is under a lot more pressure than Warne ... Yep ... which we knew anyway. Link to comment
poori_meri Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 balls bowled by Kumble - 37773 balls bowled by Warne - 40705 Link to comment
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DesiChap Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Jumbo closing in on 100 wkts against Australia Link to comment
The Outsider Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Will he be the first bowler to take 100 wickets against any of the three all time greatest sides ie. Aussies of the 40s, WI of the 80s, and the modern Aussies? Link to comment
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The Outsider Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Not too sure about the timeframe of the Aussies of the 40s, but for WI probably after their tour to NZ in 1980 till the Australia-WI series in WI in 1995 and then Australia from that series till present would be good indicators. Link to comment
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