Ricky Ponting vs Joe Root

[kyear2]

Regarding people thinking he was the Best since Bradman or whatever in 2006...sure, a lot thought that

they were just wrong, lol.

He was very much in the BAB conversation, it was less a big two of the era, and very much a big three.

 

[sayon basak]

He was very much in the BAB conversation, it was less a big two of the era, and very much a big three.

Sometimes people are just overrated. We have to accept it and move on.

 

[Johan]

He was very much in the BAB conversation, it was less a big two of the era, and very much a big three.

Yeah, but he pulled a Kohli

 

[kyear2]

Sometimes people are just overrated. We have to accept it and move on.

Or that's just how good he was at the time.

And yes he was...

Is everyone overrating Root right now?

Saw at least 3 vids calling him England's greatest batter. Is he the best ever, and all such nonsense.

I literally just watched Root score a 150 against a team with Jasprit Bumrah, and I still.dont think he's better than Ponting.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

He was definitely overrated during his career.

@capt_Luffy will like this comparison

***Official*** Tendulkar vs Ponting Thread

Rightio, keep it in here. Have as many multiquotes, ugly stats, rubbish arguments as you want. Because hopefully, unless there is a reported post, I won't have to look in this thread ever again.

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[kyear2]

He was definitely overrated during his career.

@capt_Luffy will like this comparison

***Official*** Tendulkar vs Ponting Thread

Rightio, keep it in here. Have as many multiquotes, ugly stats, rubbish arguments as you want. Because hopefully, unless there is a reported post, I won't have to look in this thread ever again.

www.cricketweb.net

That can very much be your opinion, but it's just that.

 

[sayon basak]

That can very much be your opinion, but it's just that.

I mean, at the end of the day, how he was rated at the time was just a bunch of people's opinions.

 

[Johan]

To many, Harvey was the greatest batsman to ever appear after Bradman, atleast from Australia. Many in Australia still hold that opinion, in 1955-56, when he was averaging 61.74 as a 27-Year-Old, many rightfully assumed he would reach the same levels as the likes of Hammond, Hutton and so forth. But as we know, it didn't actually ever manifest, Ponting is no different than Harvey in that regard.

 

[capt_Luffy]

To many, Harvey was the greatest batsman to ever appear after Bradman, atleast from Australia. Many in Australia still hold that opinion, in 1955-56, when he was averaging 61.74 as a 27-Year-Old, many rightfully assumed he would reach the same levels as the likes of Hammond, Hutton and so forth. But as we know, it didn't actually ever manifest, Ponting is no different than Harvey in that regard.

I would argue, neither he is necessarily on quality.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

People were calling Smith the clear BAB a few years ago and they were wrong then too (though he is closer than Ponting).

 

[sayon basak]

"The new Bradman" Norm O'Neill is probably the worst batter of this kind, at least among the ones that i can think of.

 

[capt_Luffy]

"The new Bradman" Norm O'Neill is probably the worst batter of this kind, at least among the ones that i can think of.

Great fielder though

 

[Johan]

So we have

1. Neil Harvey
2. Ricky Ponting
3. Steve Smith

all three have the exact same pattern – Immense peaks, declared the best since Bradman or at least a candidate, and then a decline that eliminates them from being a candidate. Smith is the best here, Ponting is closer to Harvey than he is to Smith, Only Smith makes the top ten, the other two are nowhere near BAB category.

 

[capt_Luffy]

So we have

1. Neil Harvey
2. Ricky Ponting
3. Steve Smith

all three have the exact same pattern – Immense peaks, declared the best since Bradman or at least a candidate, and then a decline that eliminates them from being a candidate. Smith is the best here, Ponting is closer to Harvey than he is to Smith, Only Smith makes the top ten, the other two are nowhere near BAB category.

Smith I would argue had the better peak and most importantly, the best trough.

 

[Johan]

Smith I would argue had the better peak and most importantly, the best trough.

Smith is easily better than the other two, both qualitatively and career wise.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

the best trough

His sandpaper ban was pretty funny, yes.

 

[govinda indian fan]

So we have

1. Neil Harvey
2. Ricky Ponting
3. Steve Smith

all three have the exact same pattern – Immense peaks, declared the best since Bradman or at least a candidate, and then a decline that eliminates them from being a candidate. Smith is the best here, Ponting is closer to Harvey than he is to Smith, Only Smith makes the top ten, the other two are nowhere near BAB category.

Smith will overtake sachin and viv if he is good for another couple of years

 

[govinda indian fan]

Root

 

[Johan]

Root

then why did you vote Ponting

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Smith will overtake sachin and viv if he is good for another couple of years

Viv maybe. He'd need to have a *really great* couple of years to touch Sachin