Who is the greatest All Format cricketer ?

[Sunil1z]

You can vote for 2 players if you feel 2 players are extremely close.

Restricting this exercise to players who have played atleast 2 Formats

For Test + ODI players assume weightage of 65:35 for Test : ODI

For Test + ODI + T20 players assume weightage of 50:30:20 for Test:ODI:T20

 

[shortpitched713]

I will use 60:40:0 weightage for Test to ODI to T20. Fight me bro.

 

[Sunil1z]

I will use 60:40:0 weightage for Test to ODI to T20. Fight me bro.

You believe T20 requires no skill ?

 

[Coronis]

You believe T20 requires no skill ?

It really doesn’t.

 

[Sunil1z]

It really doesn’t.

Who is the other player you have voted for ?

 

[ankitj]

You believe T20 requires no skill ?

Half of them played little to no T20 so makes sense to ignore t20s, no?

 

[ankitj]

This is a very hard question. 5 top candidates are Tendulkar, Viv Richards, Imran, Murali and McGrath. Ranking them on all formats is terribly hard.

In tests, I go:
Imran > Murali > Tendulkar > Viv Richards > McGrath

In ODIs, I go:
Viv Richards > Tendulkar > Murali > McGrath > Imran

Let's give 5 point for rank 1 and down to point 1 for 5th rank. With 3:2 weightage it comes to:

Imran: 17
Tendulkar: 17
Viv Richards: 16
Murali: 18
McGrath: 7

So it's Murali plus one of Imran and Tendulkar. I'd pick one with higher test ranking for 2nd spot. So it's Murali and Imran. This is too arbitrary but I'll vote with this.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Other

Hadlee

 

[Zinzan]

Yep, Hadlee's ODI bowing record is equally as insane as his Test & miles better than Imran's.

Should be in this conversation, and a much better all-format player than Smith.

 

[Sunil1z]

@Fuller Pilch @Zinzan

Added Hadlee as per demand . You can change your vote.

 

[Flem274*]

I'm gonna throw down for Gilly.

Changed the expectations of the keeper bat in tests forever and also built upon the opener hitter role in odis while also keeping and allowing greater flexibility in team structure.

 

[ataraxia]

My boy Braddles. Even if he averaged 35 (SR 75) in ODIs and 20 (SR 115) in T20Is it would still be him.

 

[Coronis]

Who is the other player you have voted for ?

I heard Bradman played a one dayer in Adelaide for his 70th birthday so I picked him.

 

[Zinzan]

I heard Bradman played a one dayer in Adelaide for his 70th birthday so I picked him.

Add G A Sobers who famously played the sole ODI with a career bowling ER of 2.95 to go along with his batting AVE of 0.

 

[Sunil1z]

Lol at the poll result . Looks like there is no definite answer.

 

[CricAddict]

Lol at the poll result . Looks like there is no definite answer.

A ranking thread instead of poll can work in getting a list.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

My boy Braddles. Even if he averaged 35 (SR 75) in ODIs and 20 (SR 115) in T20Is it would still be him.

+1.Given Bradman played a One dayer it’s him.

 

[Prince EWS]

A ranking thread instead of poll can work in getting a list.

Preferential voting IMO.

 

[ataraxia]

Condorcet surely

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Am shocked by high number of votes for Kohli (by far the worse test player on that list), and the low number of votes for Murali.