Slifer
International Captain
Funny thing, he did fine when the attacks were very good to great but he had issues when the attacks were at their weakest. Strange...
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CW's Ranking of Batsmen (Tests)
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Slifer
International Captain
Dominant?? No. Very very consistent: yes.
CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
While this is a thread for tests, just want to make a note on his excellency in odis. You see now on how players struggle to adapt between formats. But he maintained a high degree of excellence in both formats, showing his flair and attacking style in odis and commendable restraint in tests.
In the fag end of his career, he even got man of the series in the ipl.
In the fag end of his career, he even got man of the series in the ipl.
He did average over 57 over 150 tests from 1992 to the of 2010.
I don't know if that is dominant or consistent, but its pretty impressive.
Slifer
International Captain
Dominant imo, is having monster 500, 600, 700 run series like what Steve Smith and Kohli had, scoring multiple 100s (3 or 4). My opinion of Sachin in general is that in a given series, he could probably be counted on to give you one or two 100s, mixed in with a few 40s and 50s and do it almost anywhere. Then you had guys like Ponting who could take a series by storm and smash tons of runs and multiple 100s but also, fail miserably in other series. Lara would fail for most of a series but give you one or two gargantuan scores. Other times he'd dominate an entire series but wasn't near as consistent as Sachin ( especially away). For me, that's what sets Sachin apart. He was great away, something only currently Steve Smith can match.
kyear2
Cricketer Of The Year
While I voted for Sobers, there is an equally good argument for any of the 4 or 5 elite batsmen (Sobers, Richards, Tendulkar, Lara). It appears we aren't including Smith because he's still playing, not sure I agree with that though. And while everyone will disagree, I'm on the fence re Hobbs, as none of us have seen him and the limited opposition of his time, but his greatness in his time can't be disputed.
I personally just place them in a tier of their own.
I personally just place them in a tier of their own.
flibbertyjibber
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Viv for me.
Yeah that’s how I see his career. There weren’t many occasions where he completely dominated the series like Lara or Smith have done considering the length of his career.
Of course that also means he scored more consistently and rarely went missing during entire series.
Slifer
International Captain
Precisely this.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Hobbs
HookShot
U19 Vice-Captain
Trumper, Hobbs, Hutton, Sobers, Viv, Lara, Tendulkar, Sangakkara....are all fantastic players.
But if I’m sitting in the members stand and I’ve just poured myself a rum and coke on a sunny day, then I’m going to want to watch Sobers or Lara bat. Maybe Trumper for interest sake.
Heart says Sobers.
But if I’m sitting in the members stand and I’ve just poured myself a rum and coke on a sunny day, then I’m going to want to watch Sobers or Lara bat. Maybe Trumper for interest sake.
Heart says Sobers.
PlayerComparisons
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Sobers
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
So you think Bradman is only the 3rd best batsman of all time and McGrath is the 11th best???
Coronis
Cricketer Of The Year
I don’t disagree tbh.
TheJediBrah
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McGrath was always batting with a bruised toenail if he was fit he would have averaged 50+