Shahid Afridi V Yuvraj Singh

[Biggy]

It is a very embarrassing comparison to make. But I will give it a shot.

Presently Yuvraj is my most favorite Indian cricketer and I have been a true Afridi fan ever since he made the fastest ODI century 100 in 37 balls.

Also I consider his Century(102) in 46 balls against India in 2005 as his best. What an innings!. In that innings he had 10 fours and 9 sixes and an astonishing SR of 221.73 .It seemed he could do nothing wrong.

I may dare say and I wonder whether one of my all time favorite Sir Viv Richards would have been able to play that kind of destructive innings .Absolute carnage. Ravi Shastri who was commentating was awesome in the way he reacted and commentated.

Having said Yuvraj is the best Indian One day best batsman at the moment and one of the best in the world. There are so many great innings he has played for India. But the most recent one in the ICC World Twenty20 when India was struggling against Bangladesh spin he just changed the course of the match within a short period by playing a majestic knock that bordered on genius. He not only saved the match for India but took the game from Bangladesh when it was evenly poised.

Let?s make the comparison now.

Batting: Unquestionably Yuvraj. More dependable. More range of shots. Less unpredictability . When Afridi is batting barring the two class knocks he played recently against South Africa and Sri Lanka you do not know where the next ball is going . It can be towering six to the stand or it may be going to fielder for a catch .


Bowling: Yuvraj is no match for Afridi. Afridi is a spinner of the highest class. In fact Afridi can play purely as a Bowler.

Fielding: Both are amazing. Very little to choose .Equal.

Overall : Tied.

LMAO, all that babble for a tie?

 

[SaiSrini]

Shahid Afridi in T20:

Averages 17.52, economy 6.10

Yuvraj Singh in T20:

Averages 23.75, economy 7.91.

Shahid Afridi in T20I:

Averages 15.57, economy 5.74.

Yuvraj Singh in T20I:

Averages 60.50, economy 9.30.

Embarassing to say Yuvraj is better.

Let's keep going:

Shahid Afridi in ODIs:

Averages 34.79, economy 4.61 (these should come down in the next few years).

Yuvraj Singh in ODIs:

Averages 40.04, economy 5.19.

Shahid Afridi in tests averages 34.89, Yuvraj averages 45.14.

So hmm, you were using IPL as your benchmark, well I used only T20 Internationals and all T20s, and there you have it.

zMario added 2 Minutes and 26 Seconds later...

Oh yeah, Afridi averages more with the bat in test cricket than Yuvraj...

Now that's embarassing.

All of them are based on bowling. Doesnt make Afridi better than Yuvraj because Afridi is a specialist bowler these days whereas Yuvraj is a part timer (Adityacricketer, IPL hat-tricks dont matter. He is still a part-timer as used by Dhoni).

 

[SciD]

Kevin Pietersen.

 

[shravi]

LMAO, all that babble for a tie?

What's wrong with substantiating your claims?

 

[shubhrayu]

Yuvraj anyday!!For any format!!!Such a confident and fluent Hitter!!

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

A bit too much asking if you're comparing between the two, as people have said one is now a specialist bowler [Yes, he himself said it in an interview] and one is a batsman who, well, can bowl just enough to rest main bowlers, I'd say he's only fit for 2-3 overs in an ODI.

In the batting department, limited overs game, Yuvraj > Afridi, and in the bowling its otherwise, so it really all comes down to think whether you need a good batsman or a good bowler in your lineup.

 

[robin2855]

LMAO, all that babble for a tie?

Babble or whatever you call it is a fair assessment of both as far as I am concerned.

BTW it is a genuine babble - not bits and pieces or point and click as some honest researches has been made to arrive at such a critical decision.

A little learning (lack of proper researches) in this case cricket based knowledge can be dangerous as more likely one is going to to make errors and inaccuarcy in judgement.

Hope this helps you to reevaluate your definition of babble.

Let's see if you have a new definition of babble or coin some other words
in the context of my response.

Cheers!

 

[Leggie]

If you're looking for faults in the player such as pesonality and spirit. Then Afridi probably has more than Yuvraj. Anyone remember the blatant pitch scuffing and Gambhir clash?

 

[McLOVIN]

Afridi had a fair share of UV hitting in earlier of his career (so if you say UV is better because he bats better the Afridi then you are wrong) , but UV would never be able to bowl the way Afridi bowls (unless he is bowling vs KP )

so def Afridi for me.

 

[Leggie]

IMO Yuvraj beats Afridi in all formats in terms of batting in all formats. Afridi averages two more than Yuvraj in test, but mark my word - Yuvrajs' batting average will surpass that in the next year judging on his current form. Yuvraj is more technically sound that Afridi too.

If my team needed 90 of the last 10 overs, then I know who I would have in to bat.

In terms of bowling Afridi wins hands down. Afridi has turned out to be a world class bowler and all Yuvraj can do is break a partnership now and then.

 

[Raj_Aryan]

Yuvraj Singh on any day

 

[nikhil_99]

Afridi plays very inconsitently,he might 1-2 play good knocks in 10 inngs,while Yuvi can bat better,and bowl a bit,aggreed Afridi is comparatively better bowler or has more wickets than Yuvi,but still Yuvi is a better fielder than Afridi

 

[ali_ed2001]

^ Both are equally good fielders.

Thread does not say who is better, because you cannot compare them since they have different roles to play.

 

[SciD]

UV would have come second even if you compared him to Leverock.

 

[aditya123]

Yeah, what zMario said. UV is a joke player.

Just because you hate UV, you jump onto the Afridi bandwagon without realizing that all he has done is score 50s in 2 T20s (which you have always maintained `does not matter`). Keep going Evo !

You`ll know whether UV is a joke player or not in a couple of years from now. Afridi has almost played 13 years of international cricket and still has just a couple of knocks here and there. For all those doubting UV`s consistency, he had a stretch in 2006 where he won 3 consecutive Man of the series awards and has been contributing to Indian wins recently. If I had to pick a player to win you a game requiring 90 of the last 10 overs of an ODI, it would be a toss up between Gayle, Sehwag and UV. Afridi would not even figure in my list. Just a couple of T20 knocks does not make him a changed player. He did win the MoS award in the 2007 T20 WC as well but no one jumped onto the Afridi bandwagon then , maybe because they lost the game. I see no difference now.

Coming to the bowling, Afridi is clearly the better bowler but I do not see him being the demolition man against test quality batting lineups in the longer forms of the game. In formats which allow the batsmen time to settle in, fewer people will try to slog him and I don`t see him getting into my side as a pure bowler.So Afridi does not get into my side solely on one of his skills (batting or bowling). I`ll definitely have UV in my side than Afridi because of this reason. Afridi is a very good bowler but he is no Murali or Warne or Kumble to get into my test side as a pure bowler.