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Best Batsmen 1970's and 1980's era only?
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fredfertang
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border was a slip...should come right after viv, in the second position...
and i am for u too
bagapath
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when greg chappell retired in early 1984, this is how his records stacked up against sunny's.
SM Gavaskar (India) 99 174 14 8394 236* 52.46 30 36 10
GS Chappell (Aus) 87 151 19 7110 247* 53.86 24 31 12
what is so embarrassing about ranking either one over the other?
Burgey
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Did you, you know, like watch them play?
kyear2
Cricketer Of The Year
Viv Richards
Sunil Gavaskar
Graeme Pollock
Greg Chappell
Barry Richards
Alanm Border
Javed Miandad
Clive Loyd
Geoffrey Boycott
Gordon Greenidge
Thats my top ten, obviously I think Barry should count as OP didn't specify Test batsmen.
Easy to see why I rate this era the golden age of cricket, especially when the 90's are included. Amazing ability in that lot and the bowling list is even better.
Sunil Gavaskar
Graeme Pollock
Greg Chappell
Barry Richards
Alanm Border
Javed Miandad
Clive Loyd
Geoffrey Boycott
Gordon Greenidge
Thats my top ten, obviously I think Barry should count as OP didn't specify Test batsmen.
Easy to see why I rate this era the golden age of cricket, especially when the 90's are included. Amazing ability in that lot and the bowling list is even better.
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bagapath
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yeah. both were awesome. i can toss a coin and choose either the master technician or mr. elegance. they were joint second among the batsmen of their times; only a tiny whisker behind viv.
can't be a comment for real. will put it down to the rugby!
completely agree.
Burgey
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You rate those blokes ahead of Viv Richards?
weldone
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Not really. It's a different matter that most here (like me) places a lot of emphasis on test cricket. But for me, when I rate certain batsmen and bowlers (not all, for various reasons) FC records and ODI records play a part.
On test performances alone, I shall keep Sunil Gavaskar ever-so-slightly ahead of Viv Richards ( if I give 80 points to Gavaskar, Richards will get 79.5 or something). When it's very very close on test performances alone, and there's a gulf in ODI performances of the 2 players then I consider ODIs as well.