Chandrasekhar vs Saqlain
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Saqlain wins: Dominance, Honours
Chandrasekhar wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Saqlain leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Inventor of the doosra and the fastest bowler to 100 ODI wickets.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 Chandrasekhar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 66 | 145 |
| 🇵🇰 Saqlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 180 | 328 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | ChandrasekharRetired | SaqlainRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 242 | 208 |
| Tests played | 58 | 49 |
| Five-wicket hauls | 16 | 13 |
| Ten-wicket matches | 2 | — |
| Test bowling average | 29.74 | — |
| ODI wickets | — | 288 |
| Fastest to 100 ODI wickets (matches) | — | 53 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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