Marshall vs Dhoni
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Marshall wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Dhoni wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Marshall leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 376 Test wickets at 20.94 — statistically the finest fast bowler in history.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇧 Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 224 |
| 🇮🇳 Dhoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 145 | 420 |
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 | MarshallRetired | DhoniRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 376 | — |
| Test matches | 81 | — |
| Test bowling average | 20.94 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 22 | — |
| ODI wickets | 157 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| World T20 titles | — | 1 |
| Champions Trophy titles | — | 1 |
| ODI runs | — | 10,773 |
| ODI dismissals | — | 444 |
| ODI average | — | 50.57 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 88 |
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