Is Saurav Ganguly one of the greatest ODI batsmen ever ?

[Salamuddin]

I think he is....10,000 runs at 40.65.....that's pretty impressive....

 

[Jono]

Yeah he was pretty damn good, had a golden run from 98-2000.

http://statserver.cricket.org/guru?...edhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype

In that 2 year period he scored 15 of his 22 ODI centuries. Amazing considering how long he played ODI cricket for.

I remember when India toured Australia back in 99/2000, and no one was performing with the bat except Ganguly and Sachin. There was a point during the VB Series (Carlton & United Series as it was known back then) where Ganguly was bowling, and the ball was hit in the air and Tendulkar caught it. I believe this was when Tony Greig yelled "This team should be called Tendulkar-Ganguly." Harsh on the rest of the team, but they were really crap and playing even worse than crap. Particularly when you take into account the test series as well.

 

[BhupinderSingh]

Yes,he is definitely one of the best ODI batsmen ever.1999-2002 was his golden period but then he got worst & worst & when he was dropped from the team,he batted like a tailender & not a proper batsman.

 

[SJS]

Yes he was but its amazing that his weakness against the short fast ball on the body wasnt discovered early in his career.

If he was to go back to being the player he was with one the knowledge of his bouncer-blues available to the world, I doubt if he would get runs against the best fast attacks in the same manner that he did.

I also feel, it would break his spirit if he was shown to be weak. He is a player who feeds on his confidence and needs to show the bowler "who is the boss" and if that was taken away, I doubt if he would be the same player.

All extremely hypothetical of course.

 

[Pratters]

For people who lay aspersions and state what if scenarios, Ganguly's weakness against the short ball and his preference of the off side was known for a long time. During his periods of strength, he looked the king of off side but could only lead the ball to a catcher when he was not playing near his best. Ganguly was a top one day player for a period and that should be the end of it.

 

[honestbharani]

For people who lay aspersions and state what if scenarios, Ganguly's weakness against the short ball and his preference of the off side was known for a long time. During his periods of strength, he looked the king of off side but could only lead the ball to a catcher when he was not playing near his best. Ganguly was a top one day player for a period and that should be the end of it.

he has always been one of the best ODI players since his golden run. He has lost it now, but that shouldn't take away the fact that he remains one of the best ever to have played ODI cricket, batsmen,I mean. And while he did always have a weakness against the short ball, I think it was the fact that he had gotten a little too loose outside the offstump that went against him as he lost his form. He was a bad player of the short ball at his best and he was a bad player of the short ball at his worst. But he looked lost when he started poking too much outside the off stump. That I think was the beginning of the end for him.

 

[Pratters]

he has always been one of the best ODI players since his golden run. He has lost it now, but that shouldn't take away the fact that he remains one of the best ever to have played ODI cricket, batsmen,I mean.

Yeah, exactly.

 

[Mister Wright]

Yes he is.

 

[aussie]

yep one of the best ODI openers.

 

[silentstriker]

Yes, one of the all time ODI players.

 

[Tomm NCCC]

Pretty Impressive? thats the best ODI average Ive ever seen. I would agree that sourav is indeed (one of) the greatest ODI batsmen ever

 

[aussie]

Yeah he was pretty damn good, had a golden run from 98-2000.

http://statserver.cricket.org/guru?...edhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype

In that 2 year period he scored 15 of his 22 ODI centuries. Amazing considering how long he played ODI cricket for.

I remember when India toured Australia back in 99/2000, and no one was performing with the bat except Ganguly and Sachin. There was a point during the VB Series (Carlton & United Series as it was known back then) where Ganguly was bowling, and the ball was hit in the air and Tendulkar caught it. I believe this was when Tony Greig yelled "This team should be called Tendulkar-Ganguly." Harsh on the rest of the team, but they were really crap and playing even worse than crap. Particularly when you take into account the test series as well.

Ha, yea remeber that series & Greig's comments as well. But geez those are impressive stats 15 centuries in two years @ 47, damn yo...

 

[Fusion]

No matter what happened later in his career, he was one of the best ODI players ever.

 

[Xuhaib]

Still remember that knock at Dhak achasing 314 in the dark against Pak it was absolute awsome stuff.

 

[FRAZ]

Yes he was but its amazing that his weakness against the short fast ball on the body wasnt discovered early in his career.

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Yeah that sure was kinda his problem . Shoaib Akhtar picked this problem of his up same like Gough picked Bevan up ...

 

[Dravid]

I'll admit he is, but his good days are over. If you just take his stats over the last 3-4 years, he doesn't even come close. But his career stats sure make him a candidate

 

[Anil]

yes he is one of the top one day openers of all time(he was not of much use as a middle order batsman)....although a few steps below the top rung...sachin, viv and then bevan, ponting etc.....

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

He was a top ODI batsman, one of the best I watched once he got going. Was always a little shaky to start with.

 

[Perm]

Yes he was. A brilliant ODI opener.

 

[PhoenixFire]

In ODIS:

Ganguly > Bevan, Gilchrist, Kallis, Inzamam, and Trescothick.

In my opinion, he is a supreme batsman at one day level, and severely underated. In my opinion, he is only behind Zaheer Abbas, Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar and Mike Hussey in ODIs.