Test draft QF - 3 Mani vs Prath

Who will win the test series?

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Welcome to the 3rd QF of the test draft!

  • Judge the players on their peaks excluding any 6-12 month purple patch.
  • Vote for the team you think will win a 3 match test series between these 2 sides based on the given nature of pitches.
  1. 1st test: Good batting pitch.
  2. 2nd test: Slow wicket which gets worse as the game goes on and will assist spinners heavily.
  3. 3rd test: Green top
Team Mani:

1.J.Langer
2.S.Gavaskar
3.M.Vaughan
4.M.Waugh
5.C.Lloyd (C)
6.D.Martyn
7.M.Dhoni†
8.M.Holding
9.W.Younis
10.A.Donald
11.M.Ahmed
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12.L.Malinga(sub)(not playing any test)

Team Prath:

Pitch 1 & 3

1. Mathew Hayden
2. Alec Stewart (wk)
3. Jonathan Trott
4. Javed Miandad ( c )
5. Steven Smith
6. Asif Iqbal
7. Ian Botham
8. Wasim Akram
9. Heath Streak
10. Bishen Singh Bedi
11. Joel Garner

Pitch 2


1. Mathew Hayden
2. Alec Stewart (wk)
3. Jonathan Trott
4. Javed Miandad ( c )
5. Steven Smith
6. Asif Iqbal
7. Ian Botham
8. Wasim Akram
9. Bishen Singh Bedi
10. Ashley Mallett
11. Joel Garner
 
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Prath write up:

Batting Stats

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Bowling Stats

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Batting


Opening the batting is Mathew Hayden, who has an average of over 50 in Test Cricket. Arguably Australia’s best opener for the last 25 years, Hayden has 30 centuries and being Australian, is an excellent player of pace and he is also well versed vs spin, having a successful personal tour vs India in 2001, one of the only Aussie batsmen who could deal with Harbhajan that series. Can punish bad balls very well and once held the record of highest individual score (380) in 2003. Alongside him is Alec Stewart, a seasoned English batsmen with over 8000 runs in Test (he is the third highest scorer for England in Test Cricket). He could take on fast bowling very well and has 15 centuries. He has also played 133 tests, highest capped English player yet and is a legend among English faithful. He started his career as an opening batsmen and has played in most positions but his best position remains the opening spot. There are some questions about his ability to open the innings being a WK but he was a highly fit athlete and this is a trivial point since all batsmen have to field in the same hot sun, most openers often fielding in the slips where the stance is similar to a WK.

Middle Order contains Jonathan Trott at 3, another English batsman who was at his peak the top ranked Test Batsman. He was instrumental in England’s Ashes wins in 2010-11 and 2013. He also scored a century in his first Test, the fourth Ashes Test in 2009. He was also England’s best player of spin, alongside Pietersen. He was excellent against pace as he has multiple centuries against Australia. If not for his long term stress related illness due to which he had to retire prematurely, he could have had a more illustrious career. Following him at 4 is Javed Miandad, who is one of the best Pakistani Test batsmen of his era and one of the best in the world as well. Could handle both spin and pace very well and was successful with an average of above 30 in all regions he has played in, which is exceptional for a batsman in the 70s and 80s. Good at stabilising the innings and building a score. In at 5 is Steven Smith, current Australian captain and world no.1 Test batsman. Has an incredible average of at least 40 in all regions that he has played in with a career average of 60. Even amongst the modern batsman, it is quite a rare achievement that hasn’t been replicated by any of his contemporaries either. He has excellent Hand to Eye co-ordination which helps him play spin and pace bowling excellently and effortlessly. At 6, Pakistani batsman Asif Iqbal, who was a flambuoyant batsman of the late 60s and 70s. He was noted for his excellent footwork and his ability to play well, with the help of technical shots such as cover drives and cuts. He was such a key player that in his last test, he was given a standing ovation, upon dismissal, at Eden Gardens, a rare feat for a Pakistani player in India. At 7, is one of the best all-rounders in Test cricket, Sir Ian Botham, who has a very good tally of 5200 runs at an average of 33 with an incredible 14 centuries and 22 fifties. He could dominate any bowling attack with vicious hitting and incredible technique, he even hit the likes of Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee and all. He held the record for most sixes in a Test Match by an English batsmen when he hit 6 sixes in Manchester against Australia in 1981. It was broken only in 2006 when Kevin Pietersen hit 7.

Following him are excellent batting options in Wasim Akram, who was hailed by his contemporaries, notably Greg Chappell, as a very good all-rounder in the ilk of Imran Khan, Richard Hadlee and Kapil Dev, quite capable of scoring Test Centuries and causing mayhem down the order. Also Heath Streak who has a very good batsman and quite often required to rescue a Zimbabwe Team from collapse. Tailenders Bedi and Garner aren’t options at batting though they both could probably provide a bit of resistance to support a batsman.


Bowling

Opening the bowling on one end is arguably one of the best fast bowlers the world has seen in terms of variation and pure destruction. Wasim Akram changed the perception of fast bowling forever and with his brilliant swinging ability. He was able to swing it to the batsmen and away from the batsmen often perplexing the most brilliant of batsmen. He was hard to pick up and scoring against him wasn’t easy. Capable of bowling swinging Yorkers at 145 kmph and 115kmph and capable of bowling unplayable bouncers as well. Will quite rightly be a handful for the opposition batsmen. Curtly Ambrose once said that “Wasim Akram does things that I could only dream of doing”. Viv Richards said “the day before I had to face him, I couldn’t sleep.”

From the other end, another bowler of a different variety. Joel Garner, master of pace, accuracy and rattling the batsmen with his run up. With his height of 209cm, he was capable of bowling bouncers even off balls which land in good length zone. He was one of the most effective and reliable bowlers of WI in an era where they had fast bowlers aplenty. He was known for being unplayable through the square region. Again will be difficult to handle.

Supporting is Ian Botham, one of the best bowlers during the late 70s and early 80s. A swing bowler, he was often the most feared bowler in the English Attack. He has 27 Five Wicket Hauls in a 383 wicket career. He could take wickets at will and showcased this in the 1981 ashes (known later as Botham’s Ashes) where he dismantled an Australian attack multiple times and ended up with 34 wickets in the series. His exceptional talent of picking up wickets at the right time was key for England as he was quite successful even in India where most fast bowlers struggled. He has scored a century and taken 5 wickets in a test match 5 times, 3 more than Kallis and Sobers who achieved this twice in their careers.

Also in the attack is the man who often had to take his country’s bowling burden on his own back. Heath Streak, with immense stamina and strength, carried the Zimbabwe attack for much of his career and is unquestionably among the greatest players his country has produced. He had the ability to bowl outswing at good pace and with excellent control, as he showed at Lord's in 2000 when he was virtually a one-man attack. These qualities made him the first Zimbabwean to reach 100 Test wickets and later, 200 wickets. He would be more effective here with better support than he normally received for his country and without the need to carry the attack on his own.

The spin option is Bishen Singh Bedi, a left arm spinner who was one of the best spinners India has ever produced and led India’s spin attack at a time India weren’t short of quality spinners. He was stealthy, silent and deadly, a master of deception who conjured variations in flight, loop, spin and pace without any perceptible change in action. He bowled with a big heart too, challenging the batsman to hit over the top by giving the ball plenty of air, and was a consistent wicket-taker for most of his career. His strike rate was good enough for a spinner of his era - Lance Gibbs (87), Underwood (73) E Prasanna (76) B Chandrashekhar (66) S Venkataraghavan (95) for instance.

Other spin option in the squad is Ashley Mallett, who is arguably Australia’s best finger spinner since World War 2. He was instrumental in Australia’s series win over India in 1969, its last before its next such win in 2004. He outshone even the Indian spinners with 28 wickets in the entire series of 5 tests and was hailed by even the Indian players as hard to play (India had the likes of Gavaskar, Pataudi and Vishwanath in the side). He will be used in the pitch assisting spin bowlers



Other bowling options

Asif Iqbal is a very good bowling option. He has a Test average of 28. Initially he began his career as a test opening fast bowler but later due to an injury he turned himself into a batting allrounder. If required he can bowl his medium pacers, especially in the slow wickets.

Similarly, Steven Smith started his career as a genuine leg spinner capable of batting. He later transitioned to the best batsman of his era but he is still capable of bowling few overs and taking wickets. Especially in the spin assisted Pitch 2.

Javed Miandad has often bowled his legreaks for Pakistan in Test cricket. Though he is nothing more than a part timer, he can bowl if required, especially to take advantage of the spin assisted pitch 2.
 
Strategies

Pitch 1

Ashley Mallet will sit this one out and Heath Streak will come in

As a batting unit, I have both a longer batting unit and a batting lineup that’s in no way inferior to the opposition. Gavaskar upfront and Clive Lloyd in the middle are great batsmen but we have Hayden and Miandad who are great batsmen themselves. Most of the other batsmen are in no way inferior to their counterparts in the opposition team. However, we have a slightly smaller tail with Wasim Akram and Heath Streak could bat well and have done reasonably well against top bowlers. All the batsmen are also excellent players of both pace and spin,

Waqar/Holding/Donald is a terrific bowling lineup but are well matched by Akram/Garner/Botham. If anything, our bowling trio could even be slightly superior. There are no other pace bowler for the opposition, whereas we have Heath Streak to add to this attack, who is no mug and was a terrific bowler. Mushtaq Ahmed is also well matched by Bishen Bedi, who was arguably a better spinner than his Pakistani counterpart. Apart from this, the opposition has part time options like Mark Waugh, Clive Lloyd et al who aren’t much of wicket takers and are anyway countered by Asif Iqbal, Steven Smith and Miandad who can all bowl well enough.

Overall, I feel our deeper, but quality laden, batting unit and extra bowling option gives us a better chance to win this test match


Pitch 2

Ashley Mallet will come in and Streak will sit this one out

My batting unit effectiveness remains unchanged as even though Heath Streak is absent from the squad, the batting unit has recognized batsmen till Wasim Akram at 8. Almost all of them are excellent players of spin, except maybe Alec Stewart who struggled at times vs the likes of Warne and Murali. However the fact that only one genuine spinner plays will ensure that will not be an issue here. He was not a poor spin player, just had a tendency to struggle a bit against the top spinners.

The opposition have one spin bowler and even though he is good, it will not be enough to take advantage of the pitch. We play two spinners, both of whom have excellent records in India and also complemented by Akram and Botham both of whom have excellent records in such conditions as well. Neither Garner nor Holding have had much success in these conditions however they can always make contributions and would be unwise to write them off. Malinga though relatively good in the subcontinent was an average bowler in Test Cricket unlike his LOI exploits and would struggle to be effective against batsmen of such calibre he would bowl to here.

Overall, I feel our bowling edges this and batting, again, is good enough and deep enough to win this game.


Pitch 3

Streak will come in with Mallett sitting out

Similar to the first pitch, where Streak gives us an advantage in our bowling attack. Batting wise, most of the batsmen are adept at such conditions. Opposition has Dhoni, who may struggle in such conditions but of course, he cannot be discounted by any means.

Overall, I feel my deeper, but quality laden, batting unit and extra bowling option gives me a better chance to win this test match.
 
Mani write up:

Why I'll win.......

Fast bowlers hunt in pair- Micheal Holding + Waqar Younis +Allan Donald & L.Malinga

I got the best opening bowling combo in this draft arguably, as M.Holding / W.Younis /Allan Donald as done individually and as a pair with their team mates.Here Waqar/Holding /Donald will test the batsmen with nagging pace accuracy.When ball gets old they can reverse swing the ball plus the toe crushing Yorkers from Waqar/Donald could knock few timber's.I doubt Parth's opening batsmen especially A.Stewart is good enough to deal with the pace and swing of Wagar/Holding/Donald as they will expose his middle order(Trott /Miandad/Smith) to new ball,which would halt on dream scoring big on any kind of pitch. M.Hadyen is good batsmen but at times he is flashy and reckless and against bowling combo of Holding/Waqar/Donald,that going to cost him.

Captain Fantastic : C.Lloyd

One of the successful captains in the cricket history

Spinners -Musthaq Ahmed

Leg spin/ googly bowler from sub continent give much needed variety in the spin department.

Opening batsmen's:

Gavaskar / J.Langer, Comparatively this two are in far better position to negate with pace bowlers as the Gavaskar / Langer's calmness approach would give me better start and safe guard my middle order.

Middle order: M.Vaughan/M.Waugh/C.Lloyd/D.Martyn

Batsmen who can stay and produce long innings and equally good on dealing against spin or pace bowling

Lead men while batting -Vaughan -C.Lloyd -M.Dhoni

Beginning Phase -Gavaskar
Middle Phase-C.Lloyd
End phase- M.Dhoni

All three had lead their respective country and had guided their team on their crucial match phase,their leadership would come in handy to support the batsmen in the other end and help the team pose a good total.

Sharp slip fielders -M.Waugh-C.Lloyd-S.Gavaskar

Whispering Death
The Burewala Express
The White lightning



The team

Sunil Gavaskar (Ave: 51.12):One of the greatest opening batsmen of all time, Gavaskar's game was built around a near-perfect technique and enormous powers of concentration. It is hard to visualise a more beautiful defence: virtually unbreachable, it made his wicket among the hardest to earn. He played with equal felicity off both front and back feet, had excellent judgement of length and line, and was beautifully balanced. Gavaskar was not only a batsman per excellence. He was a role model. He talked and wrote more about dedication, discipline, determination as the three Ds of success than the most enthusiastic moral science teachers. He was an icon, almost a spiritual guide.

Justin Langer (Ave: 45.27): In a land of dashers and crashers Langer was seen as a grafter, a battler, but the reality was that he was a swashbuckling strokemaker. His partnership with Hayden tore up record books with ease and made the likes of Greenidge and Haynes look like strokeless stonewallers.

Michael Vaughan (Ave: 41.44): Despite early comparisons to Michael Atherton for his inhumanly calm aura at the crease, Vaughan soon demonstrated he was more than just a like-for-like replacement. Once he had made the place his own, Vaughan blossomed magnificently, playing with a freedom of expression that Atherton had never dared to approach. Vaughan was only the third Englishmen after Graham Gooch and David Gower to reach the summit of the ICC World Test rankings in 2003.

Mark Waugh (Ave: 41.81): One of the world’s most elegant and gifted strokemakers, the twin brother of Steve, Waugh’s game was characterized by an ability to drive, cut, pull and loft the ball so effortlessly that it could make him look disdainful of the talents of bowlers. Gifted, natural, elegant, languid, carefree… the adjectives could go on and on. Mark Waugh was that special a cricketer.

Clive Lloyd(Ave: 46.67): Clive Lloyd was the crucial ingredient in the rise of West Indian cricket. He was a hard-hitting batsmen and one of the most successful captains in history. An almost ponderous, lazy gait belied the speed and power at his command and the astute tactical brain that led the West Indies to the top of world cricket for two decades. He transformed the philosophy of West Indian cricket, turning a band of supremely talented, yet inconsistent happy-go-lucky cricketers into ruthless machinery for destruction.

Damien Martyn(Ave: 46.37): The artist with the silken touch. With the exception of Tendulkar and perhaps Waugh, no other Cricketer made batting look so simple. In their world beating era, there were quite a few power players who mercilessly slaughtered bowlers. Martyn too could dominate, but in his own away. He would merely caress and thread the ball through the gaps with that delicate approach. On his day, the bowlers had a tough task of dismissing him as he could dominate in a flash; an hour or two gone by and they would find him in total control.

MS Dhoni (Ave: 38.09): Arguably one of India’s most popular and charismatic cricketers, Captain Cool’s home-made batting and wicketkeeping technique, and a style of captaincy had scaled the highs and lows of both conservatism and unorthodoxy. Dhoni demonstrated all that was right with the new look India. He didn't respect reputations, but never disrespected. He improvised; he learned and soon became one of the best ever Wicket keeping batsmen his country has ever produced.

Michael Holding (Ave: 23.68; Econ: 2.79; SR: 50.9): Michael Holding turned around from far, far away, where the eyes had to squint to see. And then he ran in fluid, silent, long strides, with an action almost hypnotic in grace and athleticism. And as he waltzed into follow-through, the ball darted at rates seldom witnessed even in the heydays of pace bowling in the 1970s. His stealthy, extensive run up was soundless and serene. Umpires were seldom aware of his approach till the corner of their eyes caught him stretched in his delivery stride. Not for nothing was he was he called “Whispering Death“.

Waqar Younis (Ave: 23.56; Econ: 3.25;SR 43.4): The man who really put reverse into swing. Sharing his Test debut with the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, during the November 1989 Test at Karachi, he took a four-wicket haul in his first Test innings, including the wicket of Tendulkar. He never looked back since.

Allan Donald (Ave: 22.25; Econ: 2.83; SR: 47.0): A classical action and top-drawer pace would have won him a place in any side in his prime, and for much of his career he was the only world-class performer in the South African team, spearing the ball in, shaping it away and always making things happen. If the credit for South Africa's success in the modern era could be given to one player, that cricketer would be Allan Donald.

Mushtaq Ahmed (Ave: 32.97; Econ: 2.92; SR: 67.7): Bubbly, Chubby, Unique action with Googlies aplenty. Styling his action on his hero Abdul Qadir, he is a match winner with a full house of legspin variations. At his best he is not far behind Shane Warne. He can bowl the leggie as well as the googly with uncanny similarity. He is a wrist spinner which sanctions him to get a good turn on the ball and his stock googly has stunned many a set batsmen in their prime.

Lasith Malinga (Ave: 33.15; Econ: 3.85; SR: 51.5): He sets off: his run-up smoothly transforming from a jog into a sprint, his curly golden-streaked locks swirling in the wind, and by the time he crosses the umpire, he is steaming in like a hurricane on rampage. Within microseconds, his right bowling arm swings in an angle parallel to the ground, what they call a round-arm action, and the ball is released almost from the line of middle-stump. Before the batsman can say, “What the…”, the ball has zoomed in, swinging deviously in the air and pitched right where the batsman’s feet are. Lasith Malinga gained a reputation for delivering searing inswinging yorkers from a round-arm action as destructive as it was distinctive. That yorker, a deceptive slower ball, and an excellent bouncer formed the body of Malinga's menace, while the action made his deliveries hard to pick up. All that ability was also set off by street smarts; Malinga was rarely shy to switch up plans, and reshuffle fields. Even when batsmen thought they knew what was about to come, Malinga retained the capacity to surprise.
 
Stewart has centuries vs West Indies facing opening spells of Ambrose Benjamin and Walsh. He also has centuries against Australia and Pakistan (which featured Akram/Waqar at their ferocious best). Stewart is no alien to pace at all.
 
prath92 said:
Stewart has centuries vs West Indies facing opening spells of Ambrose Benjamin and Walsh. He also has centuries against Australia and Pakistan (which featured Akram/Waqar at their ferocious best). Stewart is no alien to pace at all.
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Here he's not facing Ambrose and Walsh, its Holding/Waqar and Donald. Its completely different when they come as a group.
 
Mani said:
Here he's not facing Ambrose and Walsh, its Holding/Waqar and Donald. Its completely different when they come as a group.
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Stewart 170 vs Pakistan 1996



He has the ability to face fast bowling well.

If that's the case, we could also argue that no one will be able to play Akram garner and Botham as all three were devastating in their times. Even the likes of Geoff boycott and Dean Jones found it almost impossible to play Garner.

I merely go by whether they have faced quality fast bowlers well. Stewart have done well vs WI, Aus and Pak the best fast bowling teams.
 
Parths you got additional spinners but my batsmen's are very good players of Spin bowling and got great record in Indian sub continent,whether it may be M.Waugh/C.Lloyd or Damian Martyn /Dhoni everyone got good records and good players of spin bowling.
 
Mani said:
Parths you got additional spinners but my batsmen's are very good players of Spin bowling and got great record in Indian sub continent,whether it may be M.Waugh/C.Lloyd or Damian Martyn /Dhoni everyone got good records and good players of spin bowling.
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Yes they do have good records. So does my batsmen. And they only have to counter against one spinner while batting.

Whereas I have 2 spinners so that will put more pressure on the batsmen from both ends. So the ability to get wickets increases.

In a bid to get 20 wickets I have more of a chance imo as I have two spinners, one of whom could probably be one of indias best spinner and another who was one of the few spinners who outspun Indian spinners in India.
 
prath92 said:
Stewart 170 vs Pakistan 1996



He has the ability to face fast bowling well.

If that's the case, we could also argue that no one will be able to play Akram garner and Botham as all three were devastating in their times. Even the likes of Geoff boycott and Dean Jones found it almost impossible to play Garner.

I merely go by whether they have faced quality fast bowlers well. Stewart have done well vs WI, Aus and Pak the best fast bowling teams.
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Its S.Gavaskar and J.Langer, both have superior technique to deal with fast bowling.
Stewart is good batsmen but when the combination of Waqar/Holding/Donald means relentless fast bowling from both ends, unless you have proper batsmen with proper techniques its difficult.
 
Mani said:
Its S.Gavaskar and J.Langer, both have superior technique to deal with fast bowling.
Stewart is good batsmen but when the combination of Waqar/Holding/Donald means relentless fast bowling from both ends, unless you have proper batsmen with proper techniques its difficult.
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Since World War II, only Len Hutton, Geoff Boycott, Dennis Amiss and Alastair Cook have bettered Stewart's average of 46 as an opening batsman for England. And it was a time when everyone except India had at least one world class fast bowler. Stewart is actually an excellent batsman. His technique wasn't poor at all. Sure he wasn't Sachin or Lara but neither was Langer.
 
prath92 said:
Yes they do have good records. So does my batsmen. And they only have to counter against one spinner while batting.

Whereas I have 2 spinners so that will put more pressure on the batsmen from both ends. So the ability to get wickets increases.

In a bid to get 20 wickets I have more of a chance imo as I have two spinners, one of whom could probably be one of indias best spinner and another who was one of the few spinners who outspun Indian spinners in India.
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I don't know how other rate Trott and Smith, your middle order but for me they still long way to go.
Spin at both end is fine and enough pressure for a batsmen who are vulnerable to spin, Where as Waugh/C.Lloyd/Martyn/Dhoni all four are good batsmens of spin bowling, there is no pressure mate.
You would have more chances of running down your over rates than getting 20 wkts to technically sound batsmen of spin.


C.Lloyd's record in Indian condition with the average of 75.00 ( during the period of Bedi/Prasanna/ Chandra)

M.Waugh Averages 49.00
D.Martyn Averages 50.00
Dhoni Averages 46.00

Above stats are from Indian condition.
 
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Trott - 42
Miandad - 50
Smith - 43

Keeping in mind that India still produce spin pitches and Ashwin/Jadeja are devastating at home against most teams.

Iqbal averages only 30 but he faced some of the best spinners from all ends during his time. Here there is only one spinner who isn't as good as pras or bishen or Chandrasekar.
 
prath92 said:
Trott - 42
Miandad - 50
Smith - 43

Keeping in mind that India still produce spin pitches and Ashwin/Jadeja are devastating at home against most teams.

Iqbal averages only 30 but he faced some of the best spinners from all ends during his time. Here there is only one spinner who isn't as good as pras or bishen or Chandrasekar.
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You make it look like Bedi/prasanna/Chandra vs Ashwin/Jadeja

I look it like this,

C.Lloyd vs Bedi/Chandra/Prasanna
Mark Waugh & Damian Martyn vs Kumble/Harbajan
Dhoni vs whoever he had faced in sub continent

There no denying the fact Bedi is top class spinner and you have him in your team,but C.Lloyd was very good player of spin and do have good record in Indian sub continent and I got stats to back it.
 
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Same could be said of my batsmen as well. Most of them have excellent records in India. And R Ashwin is/was an excellent spinner in India, so was pragyan Ojha and Jadeja and all who were supporting him, all of whom were virtually unplayable thanks to the pitches. Even Botham has an average of 62 in India too.

I definitely have the advantage in the second test imo.
 
prath92 said:
Same could be said of my batsmen as well. Most of them have excellent records in India. And R Ashwin is/was an excellent spinner in India, so was pragyan Ojha and Jadeja and all who were supporting him, all of whom were virtually unplayable thanks to the pitches. Even Botham has an average of 62 in India too.

I definitely have the advantage in the second test imo.
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Smith averages 43.00 from 2 Matches
Trott Averages 42.00 from 4 matches

Are you counting those 2 and 4 matches as yard stick to prove your batsmen a good players of spin?

Then i need to bring in M.Vaughan to the equation as well, who had played 2 matches in India with the Average of 52.00 against Kumble and Harbajan

That's is a reason why i said both Trott and S.Smith still needs long way to go.
 
Wasim on S.Gavaskar,especially on his techniques.

 
prath92 said:
Akram also speaks about Stewart in the same series of videos :p
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:)

Since Sunny was in my team,I just gone on searching his video's specifically,will certainly watch it and let me understand on his thoughts on Stewart as batsmen.
 
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