PlayerComparisons
International Debutant
Two great players with similar records and longevity
God I hate these one liners you spew.Two great players with similar records and longevity
One averages 50+ away… (and 40+ everywhere) one averages 42 away…When players are similar (and they are), choose the modern bat
Chappell has a big asterisk because he didn’t play in a large variety of conditionsOne averages 50+ away… (and 40+ everywhere) one averages 42 away…
But yeah similar.
No its not.Yea it’s very close
He played in 6 different countries across 4 different continents, if thats not enough for you you might as well disregard all earlier players…oh waitChappell has a big asterisk because he didn’t play in a large variety of conditions
70 out of 87 tests in Australia and England. And this wasn’t in the 1930s / 1940s. Huge red flag relative to other great batsNo its not.
He played in 6 different countries across 4 different continents, if thats not enough for you you might as well disregard all earlier players…oh wait
And his record in those other 17 tests is outstanding - 1575 @ 65.62 - so I don’t see the issue. It would be ideal if he’d played more in other conditions but as he’s clearly proven, he had no trouble succeeding in them.70 out of 87 tests in Australia and England. And this wasn’t in the 1930s / 1940s. Huge red flag relative to other great bats
GS Chappell (AUS) | 1970-1980 | 54 | 96 | 13 | 4398 | 247* | 52.98 | 8118+ | 49.61 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 466 | 9 |
GS Chappell (AUS) | 1980-1984 | 33 | 55 | 6 | 2712 | 235 | 55.34 | 4961 | 54.66 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 289 | 7 |
V Kohli (IND) | 2011-2019 | 84 | 141 | 10 | 7202 | 254* | 54.97 | 12457 | 57.81 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 805 | 22 |
V Kohli (IND) | 2020-2024 | 29 | 50 | 1 | 1646 | 186 | 33.59 | 3467 | 47.47 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 186 | 4 |
No, it's not. Chappell has a much more well rounded record and doesn't have the Kohli 5-years; for which I think Kohli is getting a very generous pass.It’s definitely close. Kohli is a great player of pace just like Greg.
Don’t think having a “well rounded” record matters too much here. Kohli is as complete a player as Greg.No, it's not. Chappell has a much more well rounded record and doesn't have the Kohli 5-years; for which I think Kohli is getting a very generous pass.
- One tour of WI in 1973, well before the WI pace bowling battery formed.And his record in those other 17 tests is outstanding - 1575 @ 65.62 - so I don’t see the issue. It would be ideal if he’d played more in other conditions but as he’s clearly proven, he had no trouble succeeding in them.
He did have the ATG series in WI in WSC tbf but it’s debatable whether he should get credit for that- One tour of WI in 1973, well before the WI pace bowling battery formed.
- One tour of Pakistan and padded his stats with a double ton on a flat deck in a game Imran Khan missed. Failed on the spin friendly pitch.
- One great ton in NZ, but the rest of his NZ runs are padded by smashing Hadlee. Dayle Hadlee.
- Didn't tour India
- The only country he actually toured consistently was England, and he only averaged a shade over 40
Most fraudulent away record ever. Still better than Kohli tho.
Not away performances, but isn't 1975 Australia tour used to hype up Richards as he scored 426 runs there @37 against Lillee and Thomson; Greg scored 700 @117 against Roberts and Holding. Also was one of the only three batsmen to dominate in WSC. But yeah, he doesn't have Viv or Sunny's work away to justify being in their tier imo. Still a tier above Virat though.- One tour of WI in 1973, well before the WI pace bowling battery formed.
- One tour of Pakistan and padded his stats with a double ton on a flat deck in a game Imran Khan missed. Failed on the spin friendly pitch.
- One great ton in NZ, but the rest of his NZ runs are padded by smashing Hadlee. Dayle Hadlee.
- Didn't tour India
- The only country he actually toured consistently was England, and he only averaged a shade over 40
Most fraudulent away record ever. Still better than Kohli tho.