MasterBlaster24
U19 12th Man
Better Odi batter?
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Ganguly vs Sehwag
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Thala_0710
International Regular
Sehwag comfortably
DrWolverine
International Regular
Saurav was one of my favourites back then and in the late 1990s he was one of the best in the world
vidiq
State Regular
Ganguly played around 150 matches in just 3 years meanwhile Smith Played 160 ODIs in 14-15 years , this shows that now ODI format is actually on verge of death.
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Thala_0710
International Regular
It's quite an unpopular opinion, but SR ****ing matters a lot in limited overs cricket!
vidiq
State Regular
Who is better opener?
Roy or dhawan?
Thala_0710
International Regular
Roy
capt_Luffy
International Coach
It does. Doesn't mean I will take Maxwell over Bevan...... Sehwag was a fine ODI opener, don't think it's overall that close.
No way.....
Thala_0710
International Regular
It isn't imo, but in favour of Viru.
Way... Shikhar had good performances in multiple ICC events but Roy was absolutely exceptional in the 2019 WC win. Overall, 40 avg 105 SR guy wins easily over a 44 avg 91 SR guy.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
I would disagree with both here. Think Sourav was just a better batter and given Era difference, the avg difference is a bigger factor than the SR difference.
Dhawan was a beast in ICC tournaments himself. Played more than Roy. Also 44 avg, 91 SR is definitely over 40 avg, 105 SR in the same era.
Thala_0710
International Regular
The second point basically proves we view white ball cricket quite differently, which is fine. Hence I said that it's an unpopular opinion. SR for me is pretty much as important as avg in ODI cricket (and much more important in T20 cricket).
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Agree in T20, to an extent in ODIs. I would split them like 70/30; unless someone is outside the spectrum of moderate Sr for Era, i.e., batting so slow that it harms the team, or batting exceptionally fast.
Thala_0710
International Regular
I would go around 50/50
vidiq
State Regular
Roy is one of the top 3 or top 5 chaser in current era , average around 55 sr around 115 .
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Yeah, for me that's a fair bit too high. 70/30 itself seems a little on the higher side of things.
ankitj
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah he was sensational tbh. There was a brief period when Indian fans went from "it's Tendulkar or nothing" to "it's Tendulkar or Ganguly or nothing"
ankitj
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
ooh.
I always like a good spreadsheet, even though I don’t like ODIs