Top 10 Greatest Test Crickters Of All Time

[Zinzan]

Yes, I think Murali should always make any "Top 10 Greatest Cricketers" list.

The unfortunate reality for Murali is a decent portion of the cricketing world would not consider him in their top 10 for you know what reason...

 

[Mike5181]

Don Bradman
Garfield Sobers
Sachin Tendulkar
Imran Khan
Shane Warne
Richard Hadlee
Jacques Kallis
Muttiah Muralitharan
Wasim Akram/Malcolm Marshall
Brian Lara

 

[harsh.ag]

1. Sir Don Bradman

2. Sir Garry Sobers

3. Sir Jack Hobbs

No questions

4-6: Sachin Tendulkar, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne

7-10 Impossible

 

[listento_me]

Bradman
Sobers
Hadlee
Khan
Warne
Brian Lara
Viv Richards
Malcolm Marshall
Jacques Kallis
Kumar Sangakkarra.

Apart from national bias, how is Hadlee better than Khan, Richards, Warne?

 

[Zinzan]

Apart from national bias, how is Hadlee better than Khan, Richards, Warne?

That list has some of the most relevant names but I can't agree with that order.

I'd probably go something like:

Sobers
Bradman
Khan
Richards
Warne
McGrath
Tendulkar
Murali
Kallis

Apart from national bias, how is McGrath better than Marshall, Lara & Hadlee?

 

[OverratedSanity]

1. Sir Don Bradman

2. Sir Garry Sobers

3. Sir Jack Hobbs

No questions

4-6: Sachin Tendulkar, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne

7-10 Impossible

Why do you hate fast bowlers?

 

[listento_me]

Apart from national bias, how is McGrath better than Marshall, Lara & Hadlee?

I'm not Australian.

Now, can you answer the question I asked you?

 

[Burgey]

Apart from national bias, how is McGrath better than Marshall, Lara & Hadlee?

Took more wickets in a batsman friendly era at as good or as better an average, and was as durable as anyone, playing a **** load of tests for a quick.

McGrath is the shizz. He's maybe the best bowler ever, he was that good. He just got every **** out without looking spectacular doing it. Look how he went on any wicket with the slightest bit in it like in England. Transmogrify him for a moment to an era where there were a lot more of those wickets. He was just a ridiculous bowler.

 

[Zinzan]

I'm not Australian.

Now, can you answer the question I asked you?

You'd asked someone else that question, not me.

 

[Burgey]

Why do you hate fast bowlers?

Is he a vegetarian?

 

[Zinzan]

Took more wickets in a batsman friendly era at as good or as better an average, and was as durable as anyone, playing a **** load of tests for a quick.

McGrath is the shizz. He's maybe the best bowler ever, he was that good. He just got every **** out without looking spectacular doing it. Look how he went on any wicket with the slightest bit in it like in England. Transmogrify him for a moment to an era where there were a lot more of those wickets. He was just a ridiculous bowler.

Nice story, only so were Marshall & Hadlee ridiculous bowlers.

At the Hadlee, Marshall, McGrath level, it comes down to personal preference & my question to listento_me wasn't actually serious, only an ironic response to him questioning somebody else as to why they selected certain bonafide all-time greats over another bonafide ATG in their top 10.

FTR, I'd rank them Marshall, Hadee & McGrath in that order, but take no real issue with somebody selecting McGrath first.

 

[harsh.ag]

Why do you hate fast bowlers?

I don't! Just no clue how to rank Lillee, Marshall, Imran, Wasim, McGrath in terms of greatness.

 

[ImpatientLime]

what we should all be able to agree on is that they are all inferior to curtly.

 

[Zinzan]

what we should all be able to agree on is that they are all inferior to curtly.

He's my no. 3 after Marshall & Hadlee, tragically underrated & often forgotten these days.

 

[honestbharani]

Big Curtly the best fast bowler I have seen. Followed closely by Steyn, McGrath and Wasim in that order.

 

[Burgey]

Nice story, only so were Marshall & Hadlee ridiculous bowlers.

At the Hadlee, Marshall, McGrath level, it comes down to personal preference & my question to listento_me wasn't actually serious, only an ironic response to him questioning somebody else as to why they selected certain bonafide all-time greats over another bonafide ATG in their top 10.

FTR, I'd rank them Marshall, Hadee & McGrath in that order, but take no real issue with somebody selecting McGrath first.

Indeed they were and I get where you're coming from. But the batsmen of the 2000s are acknowledged as playing in an era where the decks were mostly pretty flat and get rated with that in mind. McGrath took bulk wickets very cheaply in the same era but that often isn't taken into account.

 

[Red]

Indeed they were and I get where you're coming from. But the batsmen of the 2000s are acknowledged as playing in an era where the decks were mostly pretty flat and get rated with that in mind. McGrath took bulk wickets very cheaply in the same era but that often isn't taken into account.

McGrath always looked like he was about to get a wicket. And he usually was.

Was the rarest of occasions when he wasn't on top of the game. He and Marshall are a cut above the others as pure bowlers for their records in all conditions against every opponent.

 

[Burgey]

Big Curtly the best fast bowler I have seen. Followed closely by Steyn, McGrath and Wasim in that order.

Yeah he was so good. Used to hide my eyes when he bowled a spell. Had a sense of impending doom.

 

[Slifer]

Gold standard IMO fast bowlers: Marshall, Ambrose, Lillee, McGrath, Donald, Steyn, Wasim, Imran, Hadlee, Trueman (?)

 

[TNT]

I watched Marshall especially against Australia and regard him as one of the best ever bowlers, the other is McGrath, I wont say one was better than the other because they both were so good.