Best No.3 Test Batsman(Dravid or Amla or Ponting)

[gap2]

Kindly guys help me i wanted to know who is the greatest of which i opened this topic

Almost each and every team has stable player with them ,who is the fabulous person all lie in your hands

Over to you

[Sir Alex]

All time : Ponting
Till 2002 : Dravid
Last 1 year : Dravid

Now : Amla

[Migara]

Where does Sangakkara fit in?

[Black_Warrior]

if you are talking about Best test no.3, I really think its unfair to pit Amla with Ponting and Dravid.. He hasnt played or scored enough runs..

There was a time when I used to ask everyone if they had to pick a number 3 batsman and had the options - Ponting, Dravid and Kallis, who would they pick..
Not surprisingly, most people picked Ponting as this was around 2005..and Ponting was on a role then..

To be honest..I am not sure myself..I love both Dravid and Kallis..and Kallis is a personal favourite..so cant decide between the two.

[Shri]

Viv Richards gets my vote.

[Xuhaib]

angry at lack of Faisal Iqbal.

[Jono]

^

[honestbharani]

Originally Posted by Jono

^

Amit Misha..

[GuyFromLancs]

Amla doesn't compare to Ponting and Dravid at this point. Ask again in 10 years.

[Jono]

Amla's beard could be so epic in 10 years if he just lets it go.

Do it Hashim!

[ret]

isn't the best the guy the one who scored the most in his last inning?

Ponting 89
Dravid 111*
Amla 253*

(otherwise I don't see much point in having Amla with Dravid and Ponting at this point)

[L Trumper]

To chose between these three I'd go with ponting mainly because I prefer instinctively attacking batsmen.
Amla didn't do anything of significant so far, more or less he plays as secon fiddle for kallis/smith. May be in couple of years he might become a world beater wait and see.
And while comparing current no:3 s why the hell everyone ignoring sanga isn't he a number 3 ?

As far as the best no 3 ever considered DON simply owned that slot.

[AaronK]

All time..Sir Viv

current.. Sangakara/ Kallis (I still think that Kallis should play at number 3).

[Black_Warrior]

^ Me too (on Kallis playing at no 3)

[Streetwise]

Originally Posted by ret

isn't the best the guy the one who scored the most in his last inning?

Ponting 89
Dravid 111*
Amla 253*

(otherwise I don't see much point in having Amla with Dravid and Ponting at this point)

Dravid and Alma have falsley inflated their scores with not outs,