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Younis vs Dravid - Test batting comparison


Asim

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Not a comparison with Dravid. Dravid is convincingly ahead even in tests alone.

Dravid avg:s  68+,65+,63+,41+,29+ in 5 ALIEN COUNTRIES of ENG,NZL,WI,AUS,SAF where as

Younis  has   50+,50+,43+,32+,22+ in  these 5 countries. And the sample size too is  117 inns to Younis's 65.and over all avg: too is 53.13:40.96 which is hugely in favour of Dravid. That implies Younis  is of course the better in other 5 countries combined. But since performance in 5 'alien' countries carries   a lot more weightage,  Dravid is several levels above Younis. Add one day record too, then it clearly becomes a no contest.

Dravid 4 or 5 levels better to Younis.

Posted
24 minutes ago, Asim said:

ironically "uae khan" got an avg of 50+ in aus and 57+ overall vs Aus whereas Dravid struggled big time vs Aus even at home conditions...

Ironically UAE Khan's 50 plus avg vs AUS was achieved in 2016 againist an attack that had Cartwright,O Keefe and Lyon.

 

And Dravid faced Warne and Mcgrath at home and avgd 40plus including one of the greatest come from behind innings.

 

I am not even going into the number of innings.

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2 hours ago, Temujin Khaghan said:

asian batsmen in fast bowling conditions - minimum 1000 runs sorted by average

 

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Temujin - can you get do this analysis for non Asian players in Asian conditions? Basically the other way round? I started another thread on this called 'Stat request'.

 

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One shouldn't compare light weight boxer with heavy weights like Dravid and Sehwag. Stack him up against Umar Akmal. Then you will be able to appreciate Younis' greatness.

Posted
2 hours ago, Sandeep99 said:

No wonder why poor Pakistanis get criticized for their Lahori logic.. poor guys.

100+ Test Matches sample doesn't lie...

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and the posters saying Dravid played in era of altogether different league of legend bowlers is actually funny bcz Dravid started in 1996, not 1976... and Younis started in 2000, now name the Legends who played bw 96 and 00 but not after that...!!!

Posted
2 minutes ago, Asim said:

100+ Test Matches sample doesn't lie...

Well when Batsman A has played nearly double the innings as played by Batsman B in challenging conditions and averaged higher, it does prove a point.

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Younis is like a fish out of water when the ball moves even a little. Dravid on the other hand was rock solid and could blunt any attack in any conditions. Any person with any decent cricket knowledge would pick Dravid any day over Younis in a Test team.

 

One thing you have to give to Younis is that he is a very good FTB and never misses out on a chance to cash in when he sees a flat track. 

Posted
17 minutes ago, kosingh said:

No better way for you to take your mind off 3-0?

:cantstop: Always see (detect) the Positive side...!!!

Posted
13 minutes ago, Texan said:

Younis is like a fish out of water when the ball moves even a little. Dravid on the other hand was rock solid and could blunt any attack in any conditions. Any person with any decent cricket knowledge would pick Dravid any day over Younis in a Test team.

 

One thing you have to give to Younis is that he is a very good FTB and never misses out on a chance to cash in when he sees a flat track. 

Like Mahela Jayawoddinna

Posted
12 minutes ago, Texan said:

Younis is like a fish out of water when the ball moves even a little. Dravid on the other hand was rock solid and could blunt any attack in any conditions. Any person with any decent cricket knowledge would pick Dravid any day over Younis in a Test team.

 

One thing you have to give to Younis is that he is a very good FTB and never misses out on a chance to cash in when he sees a flat track. 

Dravid somehow had a massive flaw of getting 'clean bowled' in such conditions, I think his ratio of getting 'clean bowled' is way above other players of similar league...

Posted

I always enjoyed watching Younis. Good batsman, good bat and great humna being. In my lifetime, there are only about 5 Indian batsman who I rate ahead of Younis. Dravid is one of them.

 

I also think that Younis was born at the wrong time. Much of his career was spent in an era where cricket in Pakistan was administrated very poorly. If he had been born in India, he would have benefited from a much better support system, and may even have gone down as an ATG.

Posted (edited)
3 hours ago, Asim said:

100+ Test Matches sample doesn't lie...

We've all seen the break dance of recent times. Two innings of 150+ (on two phattas, it should be said) and other 14/15 impactless innings across Eng, NZ and Aus. Go fish elsewhere. 

Edited by Sandeep99

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