Comparisons Should Ideally Be Made At The End Of The Careers

These thoughts come to mind when the current buzz seems to be to compare the achievements of the Kumble – Harbhajan with the current...

- Partab Ramchand

Ideally, comparisons should be made after the careers of the concerned players are over. When it is done when one cricketer is playing and the other has retired it becomes an exercise in futility. Yes, it may be good for TRPs and to attract a populist readership but the analyses can never really be fair or complete.

These thoughts come to mind when the current buzz seems to be to compare the achievements of the Anil Kumble – Harbhajan Singh spin duo with the current pairing of Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. From various angles – the home and away factor, the support staff, the pitches, the opposition, the number of victories – those indulging in the exercise come to the conclusion that the Ashwin – Jadeja is the more successful.