Ian Healy vs Andy Flower

[DrWolverine]

For an average cricket team, I would pick a decent keeper who can bat well over a great keeper who can’t bat

 

[sayon basak]

It doesn’t matter if it is small or big but there was a gap between them and Knott was picked for his batting.

Do you believe that Pant would be picked ahead of Knott? Yes or no?

If two keepers are of similar level with the gloves, the better batter should be picked no doubt (hence Knott>Taylor). If the batting gap is too big, I'd even allow a keeper that may be one or two tiers below with the gloves, but still very good.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Do you believe that Pant would be picked ahead of Knott? Yes or no?

If two keepers are of similar level with the gloves, the better batter should be picked no doubt (hence Knott>Taylor). If the batting gap is too big, I'd even allow a keeper that may be one or two tiers below with the gloves, but still very good.

I would definitely pick Pant ahead of Bob Taylor though

 

[sayon basak]

I would definitely pick Pant ahead of Bob Taylor though

Everybody would. The batting gap is too big.

 

[DrWolverine]

Do you believe that Pant would be picked ahead of Knott? Yes or no?

Current Indian team? Yes

 

[sayon basak]

Current Indian team? Yes

Would Pant make it in your ATG XI ahead of Knott?

 

[DrWolverine]

Would Pant make it in your ATG XI ahead of Knott?

Nope.

 

[sayon basak]

Nope.

Pant was a better batsman, no?

 

[Thala_0710]

Do you believe that Pant would be picked ahead of Knott? Yes or no?

Yes

 

[Thala_0710]

Would Pant make it in your ATG XI ahead of Knott?

No

 

[Johan]

Knott makes it in Australian lineup over Pant

 

[Thala_0710]

Knott makes it in Australian lineup over Pant

Current England would pick Pant over Knott

 

[Johan]

Current England would pick Pant over Knott

probably not.

 

[Thala_0710]

probably not.

The bazballers won't pick Pant? Never in a million years. He's literally perfect for them

 

[Johan]

The bazballers won't pick Pant? Never in a million years. He's literally perfect for them

Alan Knott was exceptional at golf per Geoffrey Boycott, Pant doesn't play golf AFAIK

 

[DrWolverine]

Pant was a better batsman, no?

In an ATG team where I have six great batsmen including Don Bradman himself, I don’t need him.

 

[kyear2]

Bob Taylor was considered a better wicket keeper but Alan Knott picked over him because of his batting.

But both were ATG keepers, Flower was objectively poor.

 

[kyear2]

Allan Knott was picked because there was little to no keeping gap, but a huge gap in batting.

Pretty sure they wouldn't pick Pant ahead of Knott.

This

 

[kyear2]

For an average cricket team, I would pick a decent keeper who can bat well over a great keeper who can’t bat

Healy was a fighter who could legitimately hold up an end though.

And for an average team you want to save as many runs and take as many wickets as well.

Healy for me any day.

 

[kyear2]

Knott makes it in Australian lineup over Pant

Australian, West Indian, English, South African etc etc.