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Dale Steyn is regarded as one of the greatest test bowlers of all-time but do you think he deserves more respect for his LO exploits.
He has taken about 200 ODI wickets at AVG of 25.9 bowling in an era when a 45 test batting average of 1990s is equivalent to 55 average.
There is no disagreement to the idea that batting in LOs has gone much easier as resulted in far superior batting averages of modern era batters (S Smith averages same as Ponting in ODIs, for example).
But at the same time, we must also accept that bowling has gotten far tougher and an average of 25 is probably the new 20 in modern era because of the ODI matches played on flat roads, small boundaries, powerplay restrictions and two new bowl rule.
If I put Dale Steyn or Lasith Malinga in 1990s and early 00s era, it is most likely that both will be having averages of 22-23 odd like a Donald, Waqar or Ambrose had.
Hence, feel that Steyn and other modern era bowlers like Malinga, Morkel, Boult, Shami, Amir deserves a lot more respect as far as LOIs are concerned.
Discuss!
He has taken about 200 ODI wickets at AVG of 25.9 bowling in an era when a 45 test batting average of 1990s is equivalent to 55 average.
There is no disagreement to the idea that batting in LOs has gone much easier as resulted in far superior batting averages of modern era batters (S Smith averages same as Ponting in ODIs, for example).
But at the same time, we must also accept that bowling has gotten far tougher and an average of 25 is probably the new 20 in modern era because of the ODI matches played on flat roads, small boundaries, powerplay restrictions and two new bowl rule.
If I put Dale Steyn or Lasith Malinga in 1990s and early 00s era, it is most likely that both will be having averages of 22-23 odd like a Donald, Waqar or Ambrose had.
Hence, feel that Steyn and other modern era bowlers like Malinga, Morkel, Boult, Shami, Amir deserves a lot more respect as far as LOIs are concerned.
Discuss!


