SehwagVsGilchrist

Edged&Taken · 12-03-2009, 11:13 PM

Martin Crowe : Sehwag is better than Gilchrist.......

Burgey · 12-03-2009, 11:19 PM

He might well be right, as an ODI opener.

Don't agree with the "last time a batting line up was this intimidating was the WI of the 80s" thingy though.

Xuhaib · 12-03-2009, 11:27 PM

Sehwag the better player against quality bowling though both are equally destructive.

Xuhaib · 12-03-2009, 11:28 PM

I think if given the chance McGrath would have eaten Gilly for breakfast 8 times of 10.

Top_Cat · 12-03-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Xuhaib

I think if given the chance McGrath would have eaten Gilly for breakfast 8 times of 10.

Check out the instances where they played against each other in Sheffield Shield and get back to us.

Xuhaib · 13-03-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Top_Cat

Check out the instances where they played against each other in Sheffield Shield and get back to us.

THe pressures of test cricket are totally different and no matter how competitive SS cricket is still it can not provide the same level of intensity as test cricket provides.

inbox24 · 13-03-2009, 12:25 AM

Obviously just a knee jerk reaction, if Gilchrist did that to NZ then they'd be writing about how he is the best rah rah.

99* · 13-03-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by inbox24

Obviously just a knee jerk reaction, if Gilchrist did that to NZ then they'd be writing about how he is the best rah rah.

Sehwag's done it a few times now.

I based my vote just on their skills as opening batsmen anyway.

Top_Cat · 13-03-2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Xuhaib

THe pressures of test cricket are totally different and no matter how competitive SS cricket is still it can not provide the same level of intensity as test cricket provides.

Hah, never watched a WA vs NSW match then, especially when one of them is ex-NSW.

Either way, your statement is a vast exaggeration. McGrath might get Gilly out a few more times than most bowlers because he was so damn good but gilly's success against Shaun Pollock should tell you a lot about how he treated line-bowlers in his prime, no matter how good.

Xuhaib · 13-03-2009, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Top_Cat

Hah, never watched a WA vs NSW match then, especially when one of them is ex-NSW.

Either way, your statement is a vast exaggeration. McGrath might get Gilly out a few more times than most bowlers because he was so damn good but gilly's success against Shaun Pollock should tell you a lot about how he treated line-bowlers in his prime, no matter how good.

I may have gone overboard but i would expect McGrath to have an upperhand in their battles.Gilly never faced a pre 2000 Pollock, a post 2000 Pollock is not even a patch on Mcgrath especially in test cricket.

Sanz · 13-03-2009, 01:15 AM

Gilly every time in both ODIs and Tests.

Burgey · 13-03-2009, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Sanz

Gilly every time in both ODIs and Tests.

Really? Personally, I can't really compare them in Tests as their roles are so different. ODIs though - Sehwag is pretty damn hot atm. It's a pretty tough choice IMO.

pup11 · 13-03-2009, 02:10 AM

I agree with Sanz, Gilly was just a tad better than Sehwag in both forms of the game imo, lot of people very conviently forget that Gilly had to keep wickets and then bat also, and it certainly isn't an easy thing, but the man still did a great job.

Sehwag is red hot atm, and many blokes would look pretty pale in comparison atm, but in the longer run when you look at the kind of knocks Gilly has played, and the kind of occasions he has played them in just indicates, why he was an all-time great.

wfdu_ben91 · 13-03-2009, 02:10 AM

Meh, they're both the same.

Gilchrist's batting benefitted from playing in a strong lineup while Sehwag's benefits from flat pitches, short boundaries and bigger bats.

Take your pick.

FaaipDeOiad · 13-03-2009, 02:33 AM

Just as test batsmen? Maybe. Gilchrist was also a wicket-keeper though, so it's kind of a moot point if you're comparing their overall value as players.

They're pretty tough to split in ODIs IMO. Sehwag wasn't that special in the shorter form for a long time but he's improved a lot recently.

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Xuhaib International Vice-Captain Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Karachi Posts: 4,808	Sehwag the better player against quality bowling though both are equally destructive.

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pup11 International Coach Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: India Posts: 10,413	I agree with Sanz, Gilly was just a tad better than Sehwag in both forms of the game imo, lot of people very conviently forget that Gilly had to keep wickets and then bat also, and it certainly isn't an easy thing, but the man still did a great job. Sehwag is red hot atm, and many blokes would look pretty pale in comparison atm, but in the longer run when you look at the kind of knocks Gilly has played, and the kind of occasions he has played them in just indicates, why he was an all-time great.

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FaaipDeOiad Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 17,711	Just as test batsmen? Maybe. Gilchrist was also a wicket-keeper though, so it's kind of a moot point if you're comparing their overall value as players. They're pretty tough to split in ODIs IMO. Sehwag wasn't that special in the shorter form for a long time but he's improved a lot recently. __________________ A curse on the judges, the coppers and screws Who torture the innocent, wrongly accused For the price of promotion And justice to sell May the judged be their judges when they rot down in hell

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