Aware Coronis' post was in jest, but yeah this.
, not that that's a bad thing).
Who called Gavaskar racist?
Quite a few, because of his racism.
What racism? I'm unaware
I would like to see your list of top 15 batsmen then.
Thorpe was a fine player but not for me as good as Gower, Gooch or KP to name but 3.
You can, I posted it in your thread. And yes, I consider all the above higher than him, aside from Ponting who I put immediately below him.
I think clear of Gower/KP by a small margin. Gooch is very awkward to rate.
I think that's fair enough.
Gilchrist batted 7 because of how good the rest of the line-up was. If he was playing for Zimbabwe or England he wouldn't have been batting 7
Minnows England, granted, but given Flower > Gilchrist he doesn't make the Zimbabwe team in the first place.
But would he have been as good at 6 or higher? England's best in the last whatever was Prior who batted 7 behind the best batting line up we've had in 50 odd years. Funny how these best 7's always seem to turn up behind all time Top 6's.....
Having followed his career as close as anyone I think he would have ended up looking better batting higher. Probably a higher average and definitely more milestones. Batting 7 often led him to declaration batting, or playing cat and mouse with the tail, and it's a position where on flat wickets, behind an ATG batting line-up, you often miss your chance to fill your boots.