Swervy
International Captain
As we all know, one of the more popular threads going is the 'who is the best/better batsmen?' type of thing.
It would appear that everyone has a different view on what they see as being better or best. There are some who think that it is purely down to who scores more runs, there are some who think its how the runs are scored etc etc.
Now for me, I try and imagine what I would feel like if I were playing against the players who might be in question. I know when I play in the summer there are players who I play against tht I know are better than others but might not average as much. They are the players that when you have just taken a wicket and you see them walking in , you think 'damn, I best get this fella out quick', or 'I wish I hadnt jut dismissed the previous batsman'
If you took say the example of maybe Viv Richards vs Kallis.(just an example plucked out of the air)
Now we all know Kallis is a bit of a rock out there, scores very consistantly etc. But I always imagine that captains wouldnt be overly concerned about his presence, just chip away at the other batsmen, and you will ge there eventually.
But surely as an opponent of Richards, you always had in the back of your mind that the game could be taken away from you in a flash. A scary thought for the opposition. I always imagine that a fielder would be quite jittery with Richards in at bat, because if anyone could exploit a weakness it was Viv, and if you dropped im, he would make you pay. He had the fear factor...that and some amazing shots.
So for me, I would always pick King Viv over Kallis.
I dont want this to decend into a Viv vs Kallis debate by the way (they were just examples) ....just what you feel you are after from a batsman when summing up whether they are better than someone else.
It would appear that everyone has a different view on what they see as being better or best. There are some who think that it is purely down to who scores more runs, there are some who think its how the runs are scored etc etc.
Now for me, I try and imagine what I would feel like if I were playing against the players who might be in question. I know when I play in the summer there are players who I play against tht I know are better than others but might not average as much. They are the players that when you have just taken a wicket and you see them walking in , you think 'damn, I best get this fella out quick', or 'I wish I hadnt jut dismissed the previous batsman'
If you took say the example of maybe Viv Richards vs Kallis.(just an example plucked out of the air)
Now we all know Kallis is a bit of a rock out there, scores very consistantly etc. But I always imagine that captains wouldnt be overly concerned about his presence, just chip away at the other batsmen, and you will ge there eventually.
But surely as an opponent of Richards, you always had in the back of your mind that the game could be taken away from you in a flash. A scary thought for the opposition. I always imagine that a fielder would be quite jittery with Richards in at bat, because if anyone could exploit a weakness it was Viv, and if you dropped im, he would make you pay. He had the fear factor...that and some amazing shots.
So for me, I would always pick King Viv over Kallis.
I dont want this to decend into a Viv vs Kallis debate by the way (they were just examples) ....just what you feel you are after from a batsman when summing up whether they are better than someone else.
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