All time best player of all teams

[Richard]

But stats don't lie.. And if I put Chaminda Vaas up there, I'd have been lambasted from every where..

Not by me.
There is a way out, of course - not too many people would complain if you said Aravinda.

 

[tooextracool]

Not by me.
There is a way out, of course - not too many people would complain if you said Aravinda.

even though players like ranatunga and sangakkara were far better and more valuable to their side than either of the 2 mentioned above?

 

[Dizzy #4]

Current Bests

Australia-Adam Gilchrist
Banglandish-Rajin Saleh
Canada-John Davidson(How can you say no?)
England-Andrew Flintoff
India-Sachin Tendulker
New Zealand-Daniel Vettroi
Pakistan-Yoshef Yohanna
South Afcifa-Jacque Kallis
Sri Lanka-Muttiah Muralitharan
West Indies-Brain Lara
Zimbabware- Tamenda Tabiu

 

[Buddhmaster]

Current Bests

Australia-Adam Gilchrist
Banglandish-Rajin Saleh
Canada-John Davidson(How can you say no?)
England-Andrew Flintoff
India-Sachin Tendulker
New Zealand-Daniel Vettroi
Pakistan-Yoshef Yohanna
South Afcifa-Jacque Kallis
Sri Lanka-Muttiah Muralitharan
West Indies-Brain Lara
Zimbabware- Tamenda Tabiu

I might say that Oram is NZ's best right now.

 

[Mr Casson]

Current Bests

Australia-Adam Gilchrist
Banglandish-Rajin Saleh
Canada-John Davidson(How can you say no?)
England-Andrew Flintoff
India-Sachin Tendulker
New Zealand-Daniel Vettroi
Pakistan-Yoshef Yohanna
South Afcifa-Jacque Kallis
Sri Lanka-Muttiah Muralitharan
West Indies-Brain Lara
Zimbabware- Tamenda Tabiu

Banglandish, Tendulker, Vettroi, Yoshef, South Afcifa, Brain Lara, Zimbabware and Tamenda Tabiu could all do with a bit of revision.

Oh NEEEEEEEIL! Where are you?? lol

 

[Deja moo]

Oh NEEEEEEEIL! Where are you?? lol

library ?

 

[Arjun]

Australia- Adam Gilchrist (tough call)
England- Ian Botham/Geoff Boycott/David Gower
India- Kapil Dev/Sunil Gavaskar
New Zealand- Sir Richard Hadlee/Martin Crowe
Pakistan- Imran Khan/Wasim Akram
South Africa- Allan Donald/Shaun Pollock/Mike Procter?
Sri Lanka- Aravinda de Silva/Muttiah Muralitharan
West Indies- Tough call- could be Sobers/Lara/Richards/

Banglandish, Tendulker, Vettroi, Yoshef, South Afcifa, Brain Lara, Zimbabware and Tamenda Tabiu could all do with a bit of revision.

Slow text box.

 

[SJS]

ALL TIME BEST
Australia : Bradman
England : Hobbs/Syd Barnes (cant make up my mind)
West Indies : Sobers
South Africa : Graeme Pollock
India : Tendulkar
Pakistan : Imran
New Zealand : Hadlee
Sri Lanka : Muralitharan
Zimbabwe : Andy Flower

This is just my opinion, not an invitation to a brawl

 

[Richard]

even though players like ranatunga and sangakkara were far better and more valuable to their side than either of the 2 mentioned above?

Sangakkara will almost certainly be up there at the end of his career - though I'd reckon Aravinda too would average in the 50s had he started his career when Sangakkara did. He'd probably have done so anyway if he'd had more application.
As for Ranatunga, yes, he was one of the most influential figures in Sri Lanka's short history - but more for captaincy than batting or bowling, and I think captaincy is a secondary consideration myself.

 

[Richard]

Current Bests

Australia-Adam Gilchrist
Banglandish-Rajin Saleh
Canada-John Davidson(How can you say no?)
England-Andrew Flintoff
India-Sachin Tendulker
New Zealand-Daniel Vettroi
Pakistan-Yoshef Yohanna
South Afcifa-Jacque Kallis
Sri Lanka-Muttiah Muralitharan
West Indies-Brain Lara
Zimbabware- Tamenda Tabiu

Banglandish, Tendulker, Vettroi, Yoshef, South Afcifa, Brain Lara, Zimbabware and Tamenda Tabiu could all do with a bit of revision.

Oh NEEEEEEEIL! Where are you?? lol

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Banglandish, Tendulker, Vettroi, Yoshef, South Afcifa, Brain Lara, Zimbabware and Tamenda Tabiu could all do with a bit of revision.

Oh NEEEEEEEIL! Where are you?? lol

And Jacque.

 

[Richard]

Err... who?