Shahid Afridi V Yuvraj Singh
- Thread starter Leggie
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Afridi easily then shouldn't need 7 fulltime batsman in any team.
sohum
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Yuvi for me in any limited overs game.
King Pietersen
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Awful comparison. One's a batsman that bowls part-time pie, and the other has turned himself into a pure bowler that bats a bit.
Leggie
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It's not really a comparison. I just want to know, if you had to pick, who you would rather have in your line-up.
King Pietersen
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Well it's still very difficult, as it depends whether your line-up needs a batsman or a bowler.
evertonfan
Chairman of Selectors
Afridi is likeable. UV is a big fat obese pile of absolute nobheadedness who thinks he's the second coming of Jesus Christ.
So yeah, Afridi.
So yeah, Afridi.
So true. I watched UV and his attitude through the IPL, shaking his head when his team mates made mistake and just being an utter tosser. Then he'd get a wicket and run around the boundary line like he was some kind of legendary off spinner.
Loving Afridi's spinners at the moment too, so him.
What a crappy comparison (sorry Leggie, I feel it is!). Comparing both as a batsman, Yuvraj is way way ahead right now (Afridi has had a few T20 innings in the semifinal and final that could give him some backup in the argument, but Yuvraj has been a superstar ODI and T20 batsman). Before the 2007 T20 World Cup, if you asked me who could hit sixes (and the big hits) better, I would have closed my eyes and said Afridi. But Yuvraj changed all that. Right now, I will close my eyes and say that Yuvraj is the better and the more ferocious hitter of the cricket ball. He has also been a better test batsman too than Afridi. Comparing them on batting would give a huge advantage to Yuvraj.
On bowling, yes Afridi has greatly improved as a bowler. But Yuvraj has been a useful partnership breaker and a bowler who could bowl 6-8 overs (maybe even his full 10) in an ODI and could keep it to less than 7 an over which is very good in ODI these days. And he picks up those pie eaters (Kevin Pietersen, not you
!) who trouble us.
So on the whole, YUVRAJ WINS IT HANDS DOWN!
On bowling, yes Afridi has greatly improved as a bowler. But Yuvraj has been a useful partnership breaker and a bowler who could bowl 6-8 overs (maybe even his full 10) in an ODI and could keep it to less than 7 an over which is very good in ODI these days. And he picks up those pie eaters (Kevin Pietersen, not you
!) who trouble us.So on the whole, YUVRAJ WINS IT HANDS DOWN!
haha true i agree with everything u said
shan111
Associate Captain
The Yuvi bashing by some of the members here are very childish IMO.
Yuvi has a bit of arrogant personality and in various times, his poor acts have made a brash and poor image out of him (Like his various acts in IPL 09 as Biggy has just mentioned). But this does'nt take away the fact that he IS a very good batsman (especially in ODI & T20) who can blast any oppostion away in his day and also more consistent than Afridi. His bowling might not be effective in overseas wickets, but they are more than useful in sub-continental tracks.
So, I'll choose Yuvi over Afridi in any limited overs game.
Yuvi has a bit of arrogant personality and in various times, his poor acts have made a brash and poor image out of him (Like his various acts in IPL 09 as Biggy has just mentioned). But this does'nt take away the fact that he IS a very good batsman (especially in ODI & T20) who can blast any oppostion away in his day and also more consistent than Afridi. His bowling might not be effective in overseas wickets, but they are more than useful in sub-continental tracks.
So, I'll choose Yuvi over Afridi in any limited overs game.
We never questioned his ability, we just think he's a ******. Therefore we would prefer Afridi over him.
