SRT vs Dravid

[Deja moo]

Who do you think is India's best batsman?

In tests, I believe dravid is better than SRT.

 

[Craig]

Away from Asia I rate Dravid higher then any Indian batsmen as he averages higher outside of Asia then he does in his own backyard. And to me IMO is more significant.

In his own backyard he is as good as any Indian batsmen.

 

[luckyeddie]

I still go along with SRT, but they are so lucky to have The Flying Scotsman and Bob in the same team.

 

[tooextracool]

i think dravid by a long shot...hes always there when the team needs him and does well consistently abroad.laxman has only now come into his zone while sachin is more of a flat pitch technically correct bully than anything else

 

[Craig]

I still go along with SRT, but they are so lucky to have The Flying Scotsman and Bob in the same team.

Will you tell me the reason why Laxman is nicknamed 'bob'?

 

[Jono]

The best bit about this post is its so hard for me to choose. That equals a positive for Indian cricket

I still go with Sachin, but Dravid is right behind him.

 

[luckyeddie]

Will you tell me the reason why Laxman is nicknamed 'bob'?

Devil Ducky's Christmas Carol - Bob VVS-Catchit

(usually followed by the word 'oops', like Chris Gayle)

 

[V Reddy]

I would go with Dravid

 

[Beleg]

Tendulkar for me.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Dravid for me.

 

[Mecnun]

Dravid!

 

[shankar]

Sachin. There is a doubt now,only because of SRT's recent form. If he gets back to his best there would be no contest.

 

[Langeveldt]

I rate Rahul Dravid slightly more than Tendulkar because of his ability to hit really big scores, and he is better under pressure....

Mind you im not doubting Tendulkar's specialness either......

 

[a massive zebra]

Dravid.

He's far more reliable and is always there when India needs someone. Sachin is more of a matchwinner but the bowler always has a chance of getting him out. Australia would have beaten India without Dravid this winter, Tendulkar's one good innings did not significantly influence the outcome of the series. Dravid has been outstanding home and abroad, Tendulkar has been far more imposing in India.

 

[Langeveldt]

Odd that there isnt much in it with the voting, yet SRT is far far more highly regarded around the world...

 

[luckyeddie]

Odd that there isnt much in it with the voting, yet SRT is far far more highly regarded around the world...

Well, it's indisputable that Rahul Dravid has been in quite wonderful form of late - possibly it is this which may have swelled the votes from Indians and Australians who saw his great form up close this year. Those of us looking on from a distance may well be swayed by the memory of series past.

 

[Ford_GTHO351]

Tests: Tendulkar has not been at his best form, but he is still India's best Test batsman. Though Dravid has performed extremely well lately.

ODI's: No contest here. Tendulkar by a country mile.

 

[aussie_beater]

Sachin all the way. Based on recent form of Dravid and Sachin, one may choose Dravid, but I have seen enough of Sachin to not rate any Indian batsman ever, above him.

 

[Anil]

Tendulkar is the greatest Indian batsmen ever and one of the greatest batsmen ever in world cricket. We have had several greats in the batting dept. For example, Gavaskar would be a clear second in the batting polls for India as things stand now. Rahul Dravid and possibly Laxman, I am sure would join other Indian batting greats like Vishwanath, Vengsarkar, Mankad......etc by the end of his career, but as far as disturbing the all-time 1 and 2 batting spots for India, I don't see anyone on the horizon with a chance of doing that.

 

[aussie_beater]

One thing that Dravid has achieved is that he is one of only three Indian batsman I know of, who has a higher average away from home then at home, although Sachin averages well above 50 away from home as well. The other two that I know of in that category are Mohinder Amarnath and Sunny Gavaskar.