Comparison of Pakistan’s supremacy over Indian bowling (Part 2)
Waqar Younis vs. Javagal Srinath
Just by reading names of Waqar Younis and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javagal-Srinath-c66513 one might think how they can be even compared, as Srinath no doubt was a frontline pace bowler for India, and is one of the few Indian pace bowlers who have taken more than 200 wickets, whereasYounis
is the pioneer of reverse swing. Younis is a legend when it comes to controlled speedy in-swinging yorkers. Well let’s see how their individual achievements are comparable or by far different from each other.
Srinath has 67 test matches to his name; he has taken a total of 236 wickets at an average of 30.49. He has 10 five wickets haul, with a best of 8 for 86. His ODI 229 matches enabled the Indian veteran frontline bowler to take 315 wickets at an average of
28.08, as he has 3 five wickets haul, with a best of 5 for 23.
On the other hand, Younis has played 87 test matches, taking a massive of 373 wickets at an impressive average of 23.56. He has 22 five wickets haul to his name, with a best of 7 for 76. His ODI record is extremely impressive and has played 262 matches,
taking 416 wickets at an average of 23.84. He has 13 five wickets haul, with a best of 7 for 36.
There is a difference of 20 test matches between the two which gives Younis 137 wickets more, but the fact that Younis averages somewhere around 23 in both formats of the game, which by far isn’t close enough to Srinath’s statistics at all. Thus, Younis
is a better bowler, in terms of wickets, bowling average and above all, Srinath was a good frontline bowler, but Younis was the pioneer of fast reverse swing bowling, which says a lot about him being better than Srinath.
Saqlain Mushtaq vs. Harbhajan Singh
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saqlain-Mushtaq-c88743 and Harbhajan Singh are one the finest spin bowler’s international cricket has ever seen. Singh is known for his variations through the air and off the pitch. On the contrary, Mushtaq is known as someone who never got the chance to complete
his career properly, he is the pioneer of the “doosra”, which to date is something that easily deceives world-class batsmen.
Harbhajan Singh has played 83 test matches, taking 355 wickets at an average of 30.94. He has 24 five wickets haul and a best of 8 for 84. His 209 ODI matches have enabled him to take 239 wickets at an average of 32.80. His has 3 five wickets haul, and a
best of 5 for 31.
On the contrary, Mushtaq has played 49 test matches, taking 208 wickets at an average of 29.83. He has 13 five wickets haul and a best of 8 for 164. His 169 ODI matches enabled him to take 288 wickets at an average of 21.78; he has 6 five wickets haul and
a best of 5 for 20.
Between the two, Singh has played more cricket in both formats of the game. However, Mushtaq has a better bowling average in both formats and that too with quiet some margin. Singh has played more ODI cricket than Mushtaq but the Pakistani veteran spinner
still has more wickets in his ODI record to show.
There were four pairs of the best bowlers ever produced by both http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 over the years. The pair consisted of bowlers of the same time, cricketing sense and reputation. But in comparison, Pakistani bowlers have better strike rates and bowling
averages than the Indian bowler. Thus, this comparison of the two Asian arch rivals shows that Pakistani bowling power definitely dominates the Indian bowling power varying over different time periods at regular intervals.
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