Ken Barrington vs Gordon Greenidge

[Johan]

could make that argument

I always knew Ben Stokes was above Viv Richards for the 135*

 

[capt_Luffy]

Ridiculous metric, by this logic Kusal Parera is above Herbert Sutcliffe.

By that metric VVS Laxman is above Sachin Tendulkar.

 

[ataraxia]

Jack Leach is above Thilan Samaraweera

 

[DrWolverine]

Ridiculous metric, by this logic Kusal Parera is above Herbert Sutcliffe.

could make that argument

 

[ma1978]

By that metric VVS Laxman is above Sachin Tendulkar.

could make that argument

 

[Johan]

could make that argument

even the biggest VVS supporter on the site won't agree.

 

[ma1978]

even the biggest VVS supporter on the site won't agree.

greater can mean many thjngs

the argument is that when VVS was on song, you couldn’t look away. With Sachin, there was a bit of sameness.

 

[Johan]

greater can mean many thjngs

the argument is that when VVS was on song, you couldn’t look away. With Sachin, there was a bit of sameness.

as I told you, Cricket is not about entertaining folks. It's results first, always, everything else is secondary.

 

[ma1978]

as I told you, Cricket is not about entertaining folks. It's results first, always, everything else is secondary.

And for many India fans, they would have traded away Sachin’s entire career for that one Eden Gardens win

 

[ma1978]

as I told you, Cricket is not about entertaining folks. It's results first, always, everything else is secondary.

all professional sports are entertainment

 

[sayon basak]

all professional sports are entertainment

Doesn't mean you should judge players solely based on that.

 

[DrWolverine]

And for many India fans, they would have traded away Sachin’s entire career for that one Eden Gardens win

Not for me.

Even though it was very important, it was just 1 Test match win.

 

[Johan]

And for many India fans, they would have traded away Sachin’s entire career for that one Eden Gardens win

I would trade Fred Trueman's whole career for the knock Stokes played In 2019 World Cup final... doesn't mean Stokes becomes a better player.

 

[ma1978]

I would trade Fred Trueman's whole career for the knock Stokes played In 2019 World Cup final... doesn't mean Stokes becomes a better player.

depends on your definition of better. I agree with you but I’m not sure your opinion (which happens to be mine) is universal

 

[honestbharani]

even the biggest VVS supporter on the site won't agree.

@OverratedSanity someone is looking for you.

 

[Johan]

@OverratedSanity someone is looking for you.

Lowkey, I had him in mind when I said "biggest VVS supporter"

 

[OverratedSanity]

 

[DrWolverine]

The Special One

 

[capt_Luffy]

And for many India fans, they would have traded away Sachin’s entire career for that one Eden Gardens win

And they should be kept in isolation in a high security mental asylum.

 

[Johan]

I'm wondering if Barrington was actually even rated that low, found someone who called him the best batting prospect from England since Denis Compton