Who is the best ever medium pacer. If you keep the cutoff speed of <85mph than the following bowlers would be considered in the category:
Alec Bedser,
Fazal Mahmood,
Kapil Dev
Richard Hadlee
Glenn McGrath
Terry Alderman
Who, in your opinion, was a better bowler?
Jeff Thomson
Avg in Tests - 28 , Away - 33.49. Home - 24.98 in 51 matches
Avg in ODI's - 35.30
Shoaib Akhtar
Avg in Tests - 25.69, Away - 27.32. Home - 26.48. Neutral - 16.85 in 46 matches
Avg in ODI's - 24.97
Both were express pace bowlers.
I havn't seen Thomson bowl apart from a few videos on YT, but based purely on stats Akhtar seems like a better bowler.
Maybe someone who has seen both can give us a better comparison?
349 runs in his last 7 ODIs at an average of just under 70 for the skipper.
He's obviously Pakistan's in form batsman and will be one of Pakistan's key batsmen at the Champions Trophy.
In my opinion the skipper and coach should seriously consider batting at number 4 in the Champions Trophy.
Looks like the the Pakistani team selectors have made the wrong decisions leaving out experienced players.
I don't believe we will score more than 250 runs in any match during the CT, I hope I'm proven wrong.
What are your thoughts