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The best batsmen from this list - choose 3
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OverratedSanity
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That selfish **** Chanders getting as many votes as Clarke and Smith is a disgrace
Zinzan
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True, but Sanga's record in Aust, Eng, NZ & SA stands on it's own. Australia in particular, Sanga averaged 60 there, with one hundred and 5 fifties (in 10 innings), whereas Khan's hardly played there, and has just 1 fifty from 6 innings. It's not his fault that he's only played 6 innings there, but it's fair to say the jury is still out on his ability to succeed in the country generally most difficult for SC batsmen. The sample is so insignificant for Younis.
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The Battlers Prince
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Chanders may have been selfish, but there have been series where if he wasn't there the Windies would have been decimated. He's no Sobers or Waugh when it comes to batting with the tail, but he's also got runs on the board with a WICB so bereft of organisational skills they may have dropped him for a far less able person.
Younis too has had other pressures to deal with, different to the likes of places such as Australia, India, SA or England.
Younis too has had other pressures to deal with, different to the likes of places such as Australia, India, SA or England.
Agent TBY
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Don't really have a horse in this race, or an axe to grind, but this is eerily similar to, say, using Lillee's record in the subcontinent against him.
That's just how things work out sometimes.
Zinzan
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I don''t even think I'm saying that much though tbh, because unlike Lillee in the SC (and never touring India), Younis still did okay in Aust. I'm just making the point that because the sample set is so low, the jury is still out.
And ftr, Lillee's bowling average of 68 in the SC and the fact he never toured India is something that should be mentioned to provide context when assessing his test career on the whole.
Fuller Pilch
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Interesting poll results.
Of the 6 batsmen, four of them have reached the no1 test batting ranking during their careers. Of the remaining two batsmen, one reached no2 in the rankings while the other got to no3.
Without cheating, which two do you think missed out on the top ranking?
Of the 6 batsmen, four of them have reached the no1 test batting ranking during their careers. Of the remaining two batsmen, one reached no2 in the rankings while the other got to no3.
Without cheating, which two do you think missed out on the top ranking?
ankitj
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KP and Jayawardene?
Fuller Pilch
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That's true - his omission was an oversight. Probably the most dominant batsman (when ball striking and effect on bowlers is considered) since Isaac Vivian.
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smith is the best of the lot
i too can read averages and base everything on that
OverratedSanity
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Probably better than all of them (bar Younis, maybe?)
Not a chance. Averages 25 in England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Zinzan
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I'm so split on the Sehwag vs.G Smith question, especially when thinking about openers of this era. They're just so so different as batsmen which makes it difficult to compare. Smith, so so calculated and mentally tough and Sehwag, absolutely devastating when on song.
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Whatever. Triple hundreds against Steyn, Morkel, Saqlain, Akhtar. A near triple hundred against Murali in 80 overs. And yet you throw boring outside SC stats at us.
Sehwag isn't like Mahela or Yousuf who are godlike in SC and suck outside... when he's on the other team can basically throw in the towel.
Black_Warrior
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Sehwag's reputation among cricket fans have had an interesting journey. When he started, he was written off, then from 03-09, he was in basically EVERY current XI by fans. In 2010, when Cricinfo did their India All Time XI, there was absolutely no competition for Sehwag to secure an opener's spot. Yet from 2010 onwards, with the SA tour I guess, with India losing their number 1 ranking on those England and Aussie tours, Sehwag's stocks devalued greatly. I think it is no co incidence that his phenomenal rise as a batsman came at the same time as India's peak as a test team and his decline as a test opener also came with India's decline as a test side.