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Got this idea off the radio just before. I find it interesting how commentators and media wax lyrical about the world class/all time great players from the glamour nations alot more than players from Sri Lanka, NZ, and Zimbabwe when they were good.
I'm struggling to word this right because its a touchy topic but I do notice that sometimes people seem to rate players higher based on nationality. I'm going to try to use few examples of NZ because then you can't all call me a biased little ****.....as often. IMO guys like Andy Flower don't get the credit they deserve with regards to revolutionising the role of the keeper as a batsman, you hear Gilchrist, Gilchrist Gilchrist. With bowlers its Lillee, Lillee, Lillee and Hadlee is...where? I remember a post from I think it was DoG saying Hadlee suffered from being from NZ. Theres also Warne vs Murali but I'm not going to elaborate because that will be the nail in the coffin for intelligent discussion in this thread. You hardly ever hear about awesome players like Andrew Jones, Heath Streak, Arivanda De Silva, Ranatunga, Roger Twose and alot more and I do wonder sometimes whether the get under-rated sometimes because they don't have that glamour team aspect. It almost seems if as these players need to over-achieve to get the credit they deserve wheras lesser players from more popular teams get all the glory.
I know this sounds a bit bitter but I assure you its not, I'm just wondering about what you lot think on this aspect of judgement. And please, PLEASE no stupid "I hate Murali" and "Sobers sucks" "Lillee greentop bully" etc.
I'm struggling to word this right because its a touchy topic but I do notice that sometimes people seem to rate players higher based on nationality. I'm going to try to use few examples of NZ because then you can't all call me a biased little ****.....as often. IMO guys like Andy Flower don't get the credit they deserve with regards to revolutionising the role of the keeper as a batsman, you hear Gilchrist, Gilchrist Gilchrist. With bowlers its Lillee, Lillee, Lillee and Hadlee is...where? I remember a post from I think it was DoG saying Hadlee suffered from being from NZ. Theres also Warne vs Murali but I'm not going to elaborate because that will be the nail in the coffin for intelligent discussion in this thread. You hardly ever hear about awesome players like Andrew Jones, Heath Streak, Arivanda De Silva, Ranatunga, Roger Twose and alot more and I do wonder sometimes whether the get under-rated sometimes because they don't have that glamour team aspect. It almost seems if as these players need to over-achieve to get the credit they deserve wheras lesser players from more popular teams get all the glory.
I know this sounds a bit bitter but I assure you its not, I'm just wondering about what you lot think on this aspect of judgement. And please, PLEASE no stupid "I hate Murali" and "Sobers sucks" "Lillee greentop bully" etc.