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Saqlain vs Harbhajan would be better.
I'd rather face a ball that bounces more and spins less than a ball that bounces less and spins more.harishankar said:Kumble with 500+ wickets. His stats tell it all and his fitness to continue playing cricket at 36 and bowling 30+ overs a day is amazing. I think he's the one Indian bowler that the Aussies consistently respect over the years and that says a lot about the man.
Yes, sure Saqlain turns the ball more, but Sachin Tendulkar turns the ball even more. Merely turning the ball a mile doesn't give spinners 300 wickets.
symonds_sixes said:saqlain would have heaps more wickets as well if he wasn't always injured. If he can get back into the test team and play to the same age as Kumble he'll have more wickets than him.
Not sure if that's an argument for or against Saqlain. It can be said that he was the best ODI bowler the world had ever seen, better than Wasim and Waqar and even better than Murali in a way since he took wickets with a lot more frequency. Of course he took those wickets due to more than just his ability to spin the ball.harishankar said:Yes, sure Saqlain turns the ball more, but Sachin Tendulkar turns the ball even more. Merely turning the ball a mile doesn't give spinners 300 wickets.
And Kumble has never been good in ODIsnightprowler10 said:Not sure if that's an argument for or against Saqlain. It can be said that he was the best ODI bowler the world had ever seen, better than Wasim and Waqar and even better than Murali in a way since he took wickets with a lot more frequency. Of course he took those wickets due to more than just his ability to spin the ball.
Quite. He averages 31 against Saqlain's 22.symonds_sixes said:And Kumble has never been good in ODIs
nightprowler10 said:The only thing that really makes Kumble better than Saqlain is the longetivity of his career.
Well said.puddleduck said:Almost certainly the case, although as always stats aren't everything, for most of Kumbles career he's had to carry a very ordinary pace attack with little to no pressure at times, whilst it would be fair to say Mushy had a pretty reasonable bowling attack around him.
I think the point here is that Saqi more than probably was the more talented bowler, in fact it would be fair to say not many people are probably as talented as Saqi, but in terms of mental strength, lastability, consistency and intelligence Jumbo is ahead, and both sides are as important as each other.
As talented as someone can be, it is always the end results that stack up, and 500 test wickets stack up pretty well.