Sehwag v Gayle

[Captain Cricket]

Who would you prefer in your team as an opener if it was between these two?

 

[Jono]

Sehwag in tests (despite his last two years) and Gayle in ODIs.

 

[Prince EWS]

Would rather open with whoever had the best defensive technique out of my bowlers. Seriously.

 

[Top_Cat]

Gayle. His technique is fine I think people are thrown by his movements after he contacts the ball.

 

[Prince EWS]

Gayle. His technique is fine I think people are thrown by his movements after he contacts the ball.

Or perhaps by the fact that he plays almost everything from the crease? He does move his feet across at times, which is more than can be said for Mr. Sehwag of late, but he certainly doesn't go forward and he rarely goes back either.

 

[Nate]

Normally just rock up when the main artist starts tbh.

 

[Jono]

Would rather open with whoever had the best defensive technique out of my bowlers. Seriously.

Not playing to the style you like doesn't mean a player isn't a good or very good batsman.

Sehwag 2002-2005 was a very very good test batsman. And all those knocks were not just on flat tracks or poor bowling line-ups.

 

[Prince EWS]

Not playing to the style you like doesn't mean a player isn't a good or very good batsman.

Sehwag 2002-2005 was a very very good test batsman. And all those knocks were not just on flat tracks or poor bowling line-ups.

The poll (nor the thread) doesn't ask me who I think is better, it asks me who I'd prefer.

 

[Jono]

So you'd prefer IN YOUR TEAM (not to watch) a tailender with a decent technique (Mitch Johnson?) opening your batting than Sehwag?

 

[Prince EWS]

So you'd prefer IN YOUR TEAM (not to watch) a tailender with a decent technique (Mitch Johnson?) opening your batting than Sehwag?

Indeed. Who is better has little bearing on who I'd prefer in my team. Who I'd select if I wanted to win the game would be a different thing altogether though.

 

[gwo]

So you'd prefer IN YOUR TEAM (not to watch) a tailender with a decent technique (Mitch Johnson?) opening your batting than Sehwag?

He did say best "defensive" technique.

Best defensive technique for a bowler belongs to Gillespie.

Clearly a better batsmen than Gayle and Sehwag

 

[Captain Cricket]

He did say best "defensive" technique.

Best defensive technique for a bowler belongs to Gillespie.

Clearly a better batsmen than Gayle and Sehwag

Well in a defensive sense he is, but those two are better batsman overall.

 

[Jono]

Gillespie does/did not have a better defensive technique than Sehwag. You can argue temperament, but not technique.

 

[Captain Cricket]

Sehwag has a defensive technique?

 

[jalaj4you]

Sehwag has a defensive technique?

Defensive technique or not. It does pay off. Being out of form is temporary, he has banged each and every bowler on his day.....

 

[Richard]

Sehwag v Gayle

Who would you prefer in your team as an opener if it was between these two?

In 2004 - Sehwag.

In 2007 - Gayle.

At most times in cricket history - neither.

 

[Captain Cricket]

Defensive technique or not. It does pay off. Being out of form is temporary, he has banged each and every bowler on his day.....

Nice first post mate

 

[TT Boy]

Gayle. Chris usually gets himself out and can look impenetrable after a time whilst Sehwag you always fancy you can take him at anytime and his never fully ‘settled’.

 

[silentstriker]

Sehwag in Tests. Gayle has 7 centuries in 70 Tests, Sehwag has 12 in 52. They both have a triple century, but Sehwag averages slightly less than 50 while Gayle averages slightly less than 40. Gayle also scores slower by a considerable margin in Tests, which obviously is overrated in Tests, but for both of these, I assume you're looking for a blaster.

I am astonished anyone would pick Gayle in Tests tbh.

 

[Jono]

Its called short term memory SS.