Mohd Yousuf vs Rahul Dravid In ODI's

[Gunner786]

Who is the better player in ODI's?
You can base it on your own views or you can look at the stats, your choice

Here are the stats of the 2

plus this is the hundreds list

                     For  100s   Mts  Aus Eng RSA  WI  NZ Ind Pak  SL Zim Ban Oth
SR Tendulkar         Ind    41   384    7   1   3   4   4   -   5   7   5   0   5
ST Jayasuriya        SL     25   395    2   4   0   1   5   5   3   -   1   3   1
RT Ponting           Aus    23   280    -   3   2   1   4   4   1   4   1   1   2
SC Ganguly           Ind    22   291    1   1   3   0   3   -   2   4   3   1   4
Saeed Anwar          Pak    20   247    1   0   0   2   4   4   -   7   2   0   0
BC Lara              WI     19   299    3   1   3   -   2   0   5   2   1   1   1
ME Waugh             Aus    18   244    -   1   2   3   3   3   1   1   3   0   1
DL Haynes            WI     17   238    6   2   0   -   2   2   4   1   0   -   -
HH Gibbs             RSA    16   208    2   2   -   4   1   2   1   1   1   1   1
NJ Astle             NZ     16   223    1   2   1   1   -   5   2   0   3   0   1
CH Gayle             WI     15   168    0   2   3   -   0   4   1   0   2   1   2
JH Kallis            RSA    15   257    1   1   -   3   3   1   1   3   1   0   1
AC Gilchrist         Aus    15   268    -   2   2   0   2   1   1   5   1   0   1
G Kirsten            RSA    13   185    2   1   -   0   2   4   2   0   0   0   2
ME Trescothick       Eng    12   123    1   -   1   2   0   2   2   1   1   1   1
[B]Mohammad Yousuf      Pak    12   242    1   0   1   2   1   1   -   2   2   2   0
R Dravid             Ind    12   315    0   0   0   3   2   -   2   3   0   0   2[/B]

Yousuf has a century against every test playing nation apart from england

For me it has to be Yousuf
As always some will say whoever has the better stats against the best countries and in this case Yousuf still betters Dravid

Name                Mat    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100 50   Ct St Team
R Dravid            315  292  38 10189  153   40.11  [B]70.79[/B]  12 78  183 14 IND/ASIA-XI/ICC-XI

Mohammad Yousuf     242  229  32  8081  141*  41.02  [B]74.40[/B]  12 54   52  - PAK/ASIA-XI

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Both players are extremely similar. Almost have the same style of play. Very hard to compare, both start defensively, and then end up going run a ball in the end. Tough comparison. I guess it's just upto personal choice, and personally I would have them both on my team, but if I had to choose it would be Yousuf.

 

[Animator!]

Both (Y). Ahah.
No it's really tight, because essentially their game is exactly the same, so neither has an extra attacking or defensive capability than the other.

 

[tech.007]

actually here it is
dravid is master in defensive batting and driving the ball
yousuf is excellent in clearing the gaps +driving the ball

 

[prarara]

As always some will say whoever has the better stats against the best countries and in this case Yousuf still betters Dravid

Not necessarily, I think even here it's pretty close. Out of the top nations, Dravid is better against Australia, England, and Bangladesh; Yousuf is better against the Windies, Sri Lanka, an Safrica. Head to Head Dravid wins as he has a marginally better average. Overall it's tough, but I'd say Dravid in ODIs and Yousuf in Tests.

 

[Gunner786]

Not necessarily, I think even here it's pretty close. Out of the top nations, Dravid is better against Australia, England, and Bangladesh; Yousuf is better against the Windies, Sri Lanka, an Safrica. Head to Head Dravid wins as he has a marginally better average. Overall it's tough, but I'd say Dravid in ODIs and Yousuf in Tests.

i think you got the colours mixed up

yousuf's stats are the red ones

 

[prarara]

Oh my bad, just messed it up. Well Yousuf by a hair in terms of averages versus each country. Overall I'd still say that it's Dravid, but still it's very close in my opinion. I think in Tests its Yousuf.

 

[aditya123]

Oh my bad, just messed it up. Well Yousuf by a hair in terms of averages versus each country. Overall I'd still say that it's Dravid, but still it's very close in my opinion. I think in Tests its Yousuf.

I don`t think that Yousuf is ahead in tests , simply becausde I haven`t seen him get runs in Australia or against Australia for that matter whereas Dravid has played some of the best knocks in test cricket against Australia to pull India out of a deep hole in Adelaide 2004 and Kolkata 2001 .
Dravid had a phenomenal tour of England last time around, though Yousuf was successful, he could not help Pakistan avoid defeat in England in 06.

Some of his knocks in England in 2002 were when he came in to bat at 0/1 and had to sheperd India through. His innings of 148 at Headingley on a treacherous wicket helped lay the platform for a fine Indian win in 2002.
Anyone who had seen him bat on a minefield in Jamaica last year would realize his powers of determination and skill.
He was the only batsman from both sides (not even Lara) to score a fifty and he scored a fifty in both the innings of a very low scoring match.

Yousuf has only peaked in the last 2 years but Dravid has been the more consistent of the 2 in the long run.
Most of Yousufs big knocks have come in the recent years on some very very flat batting tracks.
I agree that Yousuf is a class act, but Dravid takes the cake for me in Tests.

`If you`d want someone to bat for your life, it has to be Dravid`- J.Langer

In ODIs, it is much closer and I`d go with Yousuf in ODIs.

 

[prarara]

That's interesting, though I slightly disagree. I think that in Tests, Yousuf's had a near Bradmanesque running (at least when he peaked last season.) I'll take that on Yousuf's recent tons were on flat tracks, nonetheless, I'd still take Dravid in ODIs.

 

[aussie_ben91]

I'd take Yousuf in ODI's & Dravid in Tests.

 

[AbBh]

^^I agree with that.

The strike rate of the batsmen is missing from the stats

 

[playkid12]

I'd take Yousuf in ODIs and Dravid in tests too.

 

[Gunner786]

Name                Mat    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100 50   Ct St Team
R Dravid            315  292  38 10189  153   40.11  [B]70.79[/B]  12 78  183 14 IND/ASIA-XI/ICC-XI

Mohammad Yousuf     242  229  32  8081  141*  41.02  [B]74.40[/B]  12 54   52  - PAK/ASIA-XI

 

[evertonfan]

I'd have Dravid in each form of the game because he isn't a lazy fielder. Judging them purely on batting however, i'd take ODI Dravid and Test Yousef.

 

[manee]

Name Mat I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Team
R Dravid 315 292 38 10189 153 40.11 70.79 12 78 183 14 IND/ASIA-XI/ICC-XI

Mohammad Yousuf 242 229 32 8081 141* 41.02 74.40 12 54 52 - PAK/ASIA-XI

Don't you think judging this on 3.69 runs per 100 balls is a bit clutching on straws?

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