Wanted: new superheroes to rank with ageing best

[mcgillianaire]

Is there a dearth of young cricketing talent?

"According to the LG ICC rankings, of the world’s top 15 Test batsmen, only Kevin Pietersen is under 29. On the same day ten years ago, only Steve Waugh of the top eight batsmen was over 29. Eight of the present top ten bowlers are in their thirties. In September 1997, seven of the top ten were under 30. And of the top ten ranked batsmen and bowlers in one-day international cricket, only Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka pace bowler, is under 25." -Andy Zaltzman for The Times

Comments

[kapitankraut.livejournal.com]

What I'd be interested to know in relation to that is how many of the members of today's lists are present on the list a decade ago. If the majority of them are the same, might it just be due to legends of the game progressing through their career and preventing the new talent from getting in?