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Who was the better batsman for you?
Daryl Cullian vs Ajinka Rahane
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We must debate and have this issue solved
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When I read the title I was like this.
I read Daryl Cullian and was like who is this! He sparked a interest in my heart, I might have even googled him. Then I read vs Ajinkya Rahane and was like I know him, he doesn't spark anything.
There I solve it for you.
Daryl wins it.
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Ajinka Rahane was the mark Waugh of the late 2010 to 2020
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Nah he was not even 50% of what Mark Waugh offered.
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For me personally its not even close. I would any day select Ashok Dinda! Man had charisma!
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Both guys where studs
Okay, you want a honest comparison?
Both were typical traditional players of the game and had a decent run in their respective sides. On the fielding front, both were brilliant and held onto to most catches.
Let's get to batting. I'd rate Cullinan slightly higher than Rahane here. Cullinan 's era had some great bowlers and he fended them off pretty well. While I did allude to him being bad vs spin, that's probably on account of his duel with Warne. If you take that away, Cullinan was quite a handful vs India, Pak and even Sri Lanka. It was difficult to dismiss him in Tests. He was the mainstay of the famed SA team ( which sadly didn't win any World titles bar the ICC KO 98) and was equally good in ODIs as well.
Rahane- he should have represented India in more games. Spent the first few years of his career carrying drinks in MSDs team. I like him as a batsman and he was a good test player. Had he applied himself a tad more, he would have been regarded a bit more by the public.What people often forget is that Rahane was a good limited overs players who got sidelined. He had the game, but was unceremoniously dumped from ODIs. On the leadership front, he was a good deputy to Virat. I've always maintained that he ought to have taken over the Test captaincy for a few years after Kohli, but alas it wasn't to be.
Btw @cricfan123 , the Mark Waugh comparison is definitely far off. Waugh was superior and I'd say his game was better than Steve's too. Steve's aura though was much more and that reflects in the Aussie sides in the late 1999s. For Rahane, if you want to draw parallels, I'd probably go to the extent of Younis Khan. That might be a logical call.
Both were typical traditional players of the game and had a decent run in their respective sides. On the fielding front, both were brilliant and held onto to most catches.
Let's get to batting. I'd rate Cullinan slightly higher than Rahane here. Cullinan 's era had some great bowlers and he fended them off pretty well. While I did allude to him being bad vs spin, that's probably on account of his duel with Warne. If you take that away, Cullinan was quite a handful vs India, Pak and even Sri Lanka. It was difficult to dismiss him in Tests. He was the mainstay of the famed SA team ( which sadly didn't win any World titles bar the ICC KO 98) and was equally good in ODIs as well.
Rahane- he should have represented India in more games. Spent the first few years of his career carrying drinks in MSDs team. I like him as a batsman and he was a good test player. Had he applied himself a tad more, he would have been regarded a bit more by the public.What people often forget is that Rahane was a good limited overs players who got sidelined. He had the game, but was unceremoniously dumped from ODIs. On the leadership front, he was a good deputy to Virat. I've always maintained that he ought to have taken over the Test captaincy for a few years after Kohli, but alas it wasn't to be.
Btw @cricfan123 , the Mark Waugh comparison is definitely far off. Waugh was superior and I'd say his game was better than Steve's too. Steve's aura though was much more and that reflects in the Aussie sides in the late 1999s. For Rahane, if you want to draw parallels, I'd probably go to the extent of Younis Khan. That might be a logical call.
