Shoaib Akhtar vs Brett Lee vs Laith Malinga

Shoaib Akhtar vs Brett Lee vs Laith Malinga. Who is Better
Shoaib akhtar vs Brett lee
Shoaib akhtar has played 46 test matches and has got 178 wickets at an average of 25.69 at an economy rate 3.37 and strike rate of 45.7 with 10 four wicket hauls and 12 5 wicket hauls and 2 10 wicket hauls. Brett lee has played 76 test matches and got 310 wickets at an average of 30.81 at an economy rate of 3.46 and strike rate of 53.3. He has 17 4 wicket hauls and 10 5 wicket hauls and no 10 wicket hauls

Test bowling averages in countries

Shoaib akhtar Australia 43.52 Bangladesh
Test bowling averages in countries

Shoaib akhtar Australia 43.52 Bangladesh 20.83 England 64 though he only played one test match India 24.47 NZ 7.09 Pakistan 26.48 South Africa 29.30 Sri Lanka 9 UAE 20 Zimbabwe 26.28

Brett lee Australia 28.72 Bangladesh 93 England 45.44 India 61.62 NZ 17.44 South Africa 27.70 Sri Lanka 56 Uae 40.66 West Indies 26.22

Home vs away averages Shoaib akhtar Home 28.83 Away 24.56

Brett lee Home 28.72 Away 33.42

Shoaib akhtar has better averages than Brett lee in Bangladesh, India, NZ, Sri Lanka and uae. Akhtar also has a better away average than brett lee. Akhtar never played test matches in West Indies and Brett lee never played tests in Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Brett lee only has better averages than akhtar in Australia, England and South Africa. Based on the above I would say shoaib akhtar is a better test bowler than Brett lee.

Now let’s come to Odis Shoaib akhtar and Brett Lee are great odi bowlers. Shoaib akhtar has played 163 odis and got 247 wickets at an average of 24.97 with an economy rate 4.76 and a strike rate of 31.4. Akhtar has 6 4 wicket hauls and 4 wicket hauls. Brett lee has played 221 odis and got 380 wickets at an average of 23.36 with an economy rate of 4.76 and a strike rate of 29.4. Brett lee has 14 4 wicket hauls and 9 5 wicket hauls.

ODI Averages in countries Shoaib akhtar Australia 26 Bangladesh 17.25 England 24.69 India 22.23 Kenya 52 Netherlands 21 NZ 27.91 Pakistan 28.23 South Africa 22.51 Sri Lanka 26.80 UAE 22.08 West Indies 15.50 Zimbabwe 28.40

Brett lee Australia 23.34 Bangladesh 27.20 England 27.52 India 31.04 Ireland 5 Kenya 14.70 Malaysia 9 Netherlands 29 NZ 22.57 Scotland 18 South Africa 21.45 Sri Lanka 21.10 West Indies 26.07 Zimbabwe 63

It’s a close one but Lee has better numbers overall not by much though. Akhtar still has great numbers but didn’t play long enough. If akhtar had played as many odis as Brett lee he could have almost surpassed Brett lee if not surpassed him. Who do u think was better in odis?

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Shoaib Akhtar has always been flooded by controversies but was a good bowler when he played for Pakistan as we all know but certainly not better than Brett Lee and Lasith Malinga in my view.:spy.
Brett Lee was tereffic in his younger days and most feared fast bowler and useful contributor with the bat at times..He had so many injuries he missed out on alot of matches.Now he is still quick but not like what he was 4 years ago and is 35 years old nearing the end of his career.
I'd go for Lasith Malinga.His slinging action and freakish accuracy,ability to consistently bowl toe-crushing yorkers,deadly bouncers and sometimes change of pace and good slower balls makes him better than Shoaib and Lee.
Its good that he's retired from Tests because he also used to pick up injuries regularly.He was absolutely brilliant since his comeback into the Sri Lanka team.He has also begun to make useful contributions with the bat lately.Scored a half-century to held Sri Lanka to a one-wicket win over the Aussies and helped Mumbai Indians win the CLT20 2011 with in which he made some good cameos like the 37* to beat CSK.;)
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