Great analysis as usual sir. One possible modification I could think of was a weighted difference calculation based on the number of overs bowled by the bowlers at that position. The teams under Waugh and Richards for instance are losing out based on the 5th bowlers average. It's unlikely the 5th bowler would bowl much under these captains in particular and also in general. A weighted difference might help in these teams' net difference going up and will bring out your point more visibly.
It is interesting that Kohli's India are the only team with a sub-30 5+ bowl_av - speaks to the obsession with playing five bowlers, but also how flush with pace bowling riches Indian cricket has been + the excellence of Ashwin and Jadeja at home - seemingly even more than the heydays of SL with Murali under Mahela (31, 31 for 3 and 4).
It's not clear why you say (in your seventh paragraph) that Taylor's and Kohli's teams are more comparable to other teams in their eras than Lloyd's, Ponting's or Waugh's. Richards' is a clear outlier, but the other three are at (-6.3, -6.0 and -5.3) as compared to Taylor/Kohli's (-5.3, -5.7). In fact, if you add Kohli's fifth bowler it only becomes more lopsided.
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you, and by that statement you mean to compare (for example) team_av_Kohli with team_av_Lloyd as opposed to team_av_Kohli with other_av_Kohli?
A comparison of the average pitch rating during these decades can also help in illustrating why the batters from previous era scored more runs.
Great analysis as usual sir. One possible modification I could think of was a weighted difference calculation based on the number of overs bowled by the bowlers at that position. The teams under Waugh and Richards for instance are losing out based on the 5th bowlers average. It's unlikely the 5th bowler would bowl much under these captains in particular and also in general. A weighted difference might help in these teams' net difference going up and will bring out your point more visibly.
The 5th bowler's diff. is not used anywhere.
It is interesting that Kohli's India are the only team with a sub-30 5+ bowl_av - speaks to the obsession with playing five bowlers, but also how flush with pace bowling riches Indian cricket has been + the excellence of Ashwin and Jadeja at home - seemingly even more than the heydays of SL with Murali under Mahela (31, 31 for 3 and 4).
It's not clear why you say (in your seventh paragraph) that Taylor's and Kohli's teams are more comparable to other teams in their eras than Lloyd's, Ponting's or Waugh's. Richards' is a clear outlier, but the other three are at (-6.3, -6.0 and -5.3) as compared to Taylor/Kohli's (-5.3, -5.7). In fact, if you add Kohli's fifth bowler it only becomes more lopsided.
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you, and by that statement you mean to compare (for example) team_av_Kohli with team_av_Lloyd as opposed to team_av_Kohli with other_av_Kohli?