The only area where I have the SRTs and MSDs behind in ODIs is that they've NEVER produced on the biggest stage
I know people will point to the 2nd round of this or semi-final of that but, let's face it, that means jack diddley squat in the scheme of things
Last edited by Prince EWS; 10-04-2010 at 12:39 PM.
Ha ha, rubbish.Originally Posted by social
So SRT has scored more runs at a better average than anyone in WCs
Can you seriously claim that he's in the top 5 WC batsmen ever - no friggin way
Anyway, let's not derail the thread - anyone that believes MSD is better than Bevan assigns more importance to just another series in the subcontinent than the most important tournies
Pretty simple really and the suggestion is really farcical IMO
Of course he is not.Ponting,Bevan,Waugh,Gilchrist,Hayden,Langer,Wa rne,Lillee,Shane Lee are all better batsmen.As for derailing the thread, you are the one who mentioned SRT.You must be one insecure bloke
he certainly is. failed in the 03 finals against aus. but he took the team to the finals in the first place. won the man of the series prize that year, the only time it went to a player who didnt play for the champion side.
as for the main question, dhoni in my books is still a bit behind bevan. because i do believe WC performances are important.
edit: fixed the year
Last edited by bagapath; 10-04-2010 at 11:52 AM.
Sure
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pull your head in ok?Sure
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wrong account
RIP Craigos. Owe you a beer.:(
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4-0; 5-0; 4-0; 3-0; 4-0
Banter is a two way street. Deal with it.
2003 actually and it was a nonsense decision
Social, stop trolling. Everyone else, stop biting.
yeah, too bad they dont care about your opinion social.SRT is indeed a very special WC player. last time CW selected a WC XI he was the only member of the team without a winner's medal. he will be in most people's top 5 list for sure.
we are slowly forgetting the greatness of bevan. that is unfair coz he did in the 90s what javed miandad specialized a decade before that. shepherding the tail in a limited overs game is an art very few have mastered. bevan has a doctorate in it.
On the contrary, It would be safe to say that most people would have SRT in the Top3(If not 1) WC Batsmen ever. He almost single-handedly carried his team in the '96 and '03 worldcups, and he was the highest scorer in 40% of the worldcups he played in.
673 Sachin Tendulkar
465 Sourav Ganguly
415 Ricky Ponting
408 Adam Gilchrist
384 Herschelle Gibbs
Absolutely. They should have given it to Ponting for scoring 62% of the runs SRT had scored, or to Ganguly for scoring 218 of his 465 runs against Kenya. Face it, SRT was by a margin the single best performer in the WC of 2003.(There were 3-4 bowlers at the top who took a similar amount of wickets)
Well done social, mission accomplished.
Ponting was captaining his country in his first major tourney
On the eve of the event, one of the greatest Oz players in history was banned
A player that Ponting backed to the hilt saved Oz vs Pakistan despite everybody calling for his head before-hand
Ponting, almost singlehandedly, destroyed India in the final
In WC 2003, it was Ponting first, daylight second, night third and who cares fourth
Player of the series was a popularity contest, nothing more
As for the topic at hand, Bevan arguably played a more important innings in that one series than the others have ever played
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