Amongst current batsmen from the sub-continent,who is the best player of pace?

[Migara]

And watch out for Mathews. He's also a sublime player of pace. You don't get players who cut, pull and hook Jhonson with disdian and then driving him on the up for sixes that often. But he has a huge hole in his tehnique against spin. But with other SL bastmen's ability against spin he'll be protected a lot from being cornered and attacked by spin.

 

[Faisal1985]

And watch out for Mathews. He's also a sublime player of pace. You don't get players who cut, pull and hook Jhonson with disdian and then driving him on the up for sixes that often. But he has a huge hole in his tehnique against spin. But with other SL bastmen's ability against spin he'll be protected a lot from being cornered and attacked by spin.

Yeah but we are talking Australia here ....what about some real quality pace attacks i.e. SAFFERS or England?

 

[Maximus0723]

DeSilva>>>>all from 90s
Sanga>>>>>all from 00
Mathews> all except sanga

mirite?

 

[smash84]

Yes. Sanga scored 287, 14 and 39 when that happened.

And BTW, in 90s SC player that handled Imran, Wasim and Waqar best was de Silva. He was a bit above Tendulkar in that aspect, because he just destroyed them when on song.

Sanga might have some way to go, and that's the reason I said he should get his Average in SAF and ENG over 50. If that happens you can't simply dismiss on weight of runs.

I was thinking the same thing when I was writing about Sachin. De Silva was an absolute master when facing those 3. He had faced all 3 of them during their good years and had played very well.

 

[smash84]

DeSilva>>>>all from 90s
Sanga>>>>>all from 00
Mathews> all except sanga

mirite?

That might be stretching it IMO. Ranatunga himself wasn't such a bad batsman. And then there were others like Atapattu, Gurusinghe etc. These guys were not bad batsmen. De Silva was better than them but not that >>>>>>>> compared to them

And Sanga is not >>>>>>> than Jayawardena.......

 

[Migara]

DeSilva>>>>all from 90s
Sanga>>>>>all from 00
Mathews> all except sanga

mirite?

Nah, looks like dyslexia.

 

[smash84]

Nah, looks like dyslexia.

 

[Maximus0723]

Nah, looks like dyslexia.

Nah just gfg country bias, what can i say.

 

[social]

Sanga is the best plyer in the world IMO

Superb in defence and great attacking ability

 

[smash84]

Sanga is the best plyer in the world IMO

Superb in defence and great attacking ability

definitely one of the best in the world IMO

 

[Cevno]

Sangakkara has a weakness against the swinging ball for him to be the best.

And that is why Zaheer and even Pathan have troubled him in India. And that is why also he has relatively struggled in England.

He is a great at facing bounce and pace and even uneven bounce ,though.

 

[Migara]

Nah just gfg country bias, what can i say.

Look at the mirror

 

[Teja.]

Dravid being technically brilliant is a bit overstated, IMHO. He has this annoying habit of playing every ball regardless of how far it is from the off stump and his offensive technique isn't as good as say, Sanga. I'd have no problem placing Sanga above him in the AT stakes if Sanga goes on like this for 2 more years. Sanga is an incredible bat.

 

[Cricket_God]

Dravid being technically brilliant is a bit overstated, IMHO. He has this annoying habit of playing every ball regardless of how far it is from the off stump and his offensive technique isn't as good as say, Sanga. I'd have no problem placing Sanga above him in the AT stakes if Sanga goes on like this for 2 more years. Sanga is an incredible bat.

Sangakara sits on the backfoot mosttimes thats why he is great against bouncing ball,but that habbitb has lead to front foot not getting far ahead ,where as dravid at his peak had great backfoot and front foot play not to mention he did face better attacks.dravid is better than sanga till now.

 

[Xuhaib]

Dravid being technically brilliant is a bit overstated, IMHO. He has this annoying habit of playing every ball regardless of how far it is from the off stump and his offensive technique isn't as good as say, Sanga. I'd have no problem placing Sanga above him in the AT stakes if Sanga goes on like this for 2 more years. Sanga is an incredible bat.

all great batsman will have some chinks otherwise they will never get out, Dravid on a seaming tracks is one of the best things I have seen in cricket since 2000.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sanga is the best plyer in the world IMO

AWTA. Well, best Test batsman anyway.

 

[Migara]

I also agree that Sanga has to put some more runs on the board to match Dravid. But if he can get 10k - 12k runs averaging 50 in Aus, SAF and ENG, and overall 55+, well then would have done enough to be equal with (or go pass) Dravid and SRT. I ma sure that he'll do it, but not sure whether he'll achieve a average of 50 in India BTW.

But to do that the frikkin' overseas matches are needed!

 

[Spark]

Think it's rank that, IIRC, Jayawardene/Sanga could end their careers having never played a Boxing Day test.

 

[Prince EWS]

Think it's rank that, IIRC, Jayawardene/Sanga could end their careers having never played a Boxing Day test.

Meh.

 

[Teja.]

I also agree that Sanga has to put some more runs on the board to match Dravid. But if he can get 10k - 12k runs averaging 50 in Aus, SAF and ENG, and overall 55+, well then would have done enough to be equal with (or go pass) Dravid and SRT. I ma sure that he'll do it, but not sure whether he'll achieve a average of 50 in India BTW.

But to do that the frikkin' overseas matches are needed!

Sachin a bit too far, IMO. Pretty much equals in class, though. He'll go past Dravid pretty easily, for mine.