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Root isn't an ATG, at least not yet.You completely forgot about Joe Root.
Root isn't an ATG, at least not yet.You completely forgot about Joe Root.
Let's see after this coming Ashes...If Ponting was one...
It's not about total run output for me to be ATG. Root has relatively less peer rating and is poor in Australia. Still I think he could make it by end of career. I see him like Dravid, ATVG.He is
If Joe Root is not an ATG,
Then Sachin, Lara, Gavaskar etc are also not ATG Batsman
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Dravid was poor in 3 countries (aus,sa ,sl)It's not about total run output for me to be ATG. Root has relatively less peer rating and is poor in Australia. Still I think he could make it by end of career. I see him like Dravid, ATVG.
Sachin was poor in SA!!!!?Dravid was poor in 3 countries (aus,sa ,sl)
Sachin was poor in 2 countries (sa,pak)
Poor in Australia is good and all but peer reputation is such a ridiculously bad argument for modern players manIt's not about total run output for me to be ATG. Root has relatively less peer rating and is poor in Australia. Still I think he could make it by end of career. I see him like Dravid, ATVG.
Average 28 vs sa at homeSachin was poor in SA!!!!?
Not for me. To be ATG you need to be unanimously spoken about by peers in such terms, and he isn't.Poor in Australia is good and all but peer reputation is such a ridiculously bad argument for modern players man
The first point is pretty irrelevant for being poor in SA.Average 28 vs sa at home
It's not world class by any means TBH,
And even after 4-5 tours his average was below 40 in sa till 2010,
1989-2010( 21 years of career with below 40 average in sa is really poor)
Tendulkar was still worldclass in SA where conditions are tougher, so being poorer at home is somewhat more forgivable compared to Root in Aus.Average 28 vs sa at home
It's not world class by any means TBH,
And even after 4-5 tours his average was below 40 in sa till 2010,
1989-2010( 21 years of career with below 40 average in sa is really poor)
Sachin in Pak basically had a debut tour and one good and one bad tour. Overall it's not poor per se but just okay.Dravid was poor in 3 countries (aus,sa ,sl)
Sachin was poor in 2 countries (sa,pak)
Because no other batter is lucky enough to play 6-7 tours to increase his average above 40.The first point is pretty irrelevant for being poor in SA.
Secondly why is 2010-11 just being ignored?
Averages 40 and has an ATG ton. It's perfectly fine. The SA one though is like so funny..... Especially given Sachin has arguments to be the best touring batsman in SA.Sachin in Pak basically had a debut tour and one good and one bad tour. Overall it's not poor per se but just okay.
First it was Smith who had peer reputation issues now it's Root, does anyone from this era have "good peer rep" or is just a buzzword to you?Not for me. To be ATG you need to be unanimously spoken about by peers in such terms, and he isn't.
Ok but he got it over 40 with a near ATG tour against peak Steyn. That erases all doubts.Because no other batter is lucky enough to play 6-7 tours to increase his average above 40.
Smith is comfortably better than Root on peer rep.First it was Smith who had peer reputation issues now it's Root, does anyone from this era have "good peer rep" or is just a buzzword to you?
Meaning of the above sentence In other words -Averages 40 and has an ATG ton. It's perfectly fine. The SA one though is like so funny..... Especially given Sachin has arguments to be the best touring batsman in SA.