Ken Barrington vs Younis Khan

[PlayerComparisons]

Two batsmen that are very underrated probably due to their style of batting

 

[subshakerz]

Rules of cricket rating suggest that any nominally underrated batting great must immediately rate ahead of any Pakistani batsman ever.

 

[Zinzan]

Barrington fairly comfortably, averages nigh-on 70 away from home.

 

[ataraxia]

hmm surprised at trundler's vote here

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

hmm surprised at trundler's vote here

I can only assume the whole reason for this thread is to upset trundler.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

nah thought it’d be close

 

[BazBall21]

Thrashing. Boycott v Khan would be close on here. KP v Khan would be closer in-fact.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Thrashing. Boycott v Khan would be close on here. KP v Khan would be closer in-fact.

Pietersen vs Khan is like Laxman vs Dravid

 

[BazBall21]

Pietersen vs Khan is like Laxman vs Dravid

He would attain more than 17% of the votes.

 

[trundler]

I can only assume the whole reason for this thread is to upset trundler.

It's not quite as infuriating as Dravid losing to Barrington but up there with Botham losing to Pollock.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

He would attain more than 17% of the votes.

Still wouldn’t be close

 

[BazBall21]

Still wouldn’t be close

Nah it wouldn't, just a dig at Trundler.

 

[The Sean]

It's not quite as infuriating as Dravid losing to Barrington but up there with Botham losing to Pollock.

I missed all this - did both of those things actually happen?

 

[honestbharani]

Votes Younis coz trundy is a good kid

 

[Flem274*]

I don't have a strong opinion on this because I've never really considered it before.

Both players get harshly treated compared to their results imo.

 

[Zinzan]

Might be unfair of me but I've never rated Younis as high as many others on this forum because he just looked so unbelievably inept when the ball was hooping around in NZ conditions. I mean tail-ender level inept.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Nah it wouldn't, just a dig at Trundler.

Still wouldn’t be close

No way Pietersen is a better bat than Khan

 

[OverratedSanity]

Might be unfair of me but I've never rated Younis as high as many others on this forum because he just looked so unbelievably inept when the ball was hooping around in NZ conditions. I mean tail-ender level inept.

Yeah I kinda agree, he wasn't the best player of lateral movement. But anyone else feel comparisons like this always expose how difficult it is to be fair to the more modern guy in comparisons like this? Barrington had obscene stats but I'm sure he had his own weaknesses (every batsman does), they're just not brought up because people who haven't watched them play can't make any kind of judgement. Whereas with Younis all his strengths and weaknesses are relatively fresh in the memory, so they're going to be brought up.

Never been entirely convinced what to make of Barrington's career tbh. He has a very large disparity between his FC and test stats and he had a pretty short career by ATG standards. Abundance of high scoring series and mediocre attacks in his era too.

 

[trundler]

Barrington had obscene stats but I'm sure he had his own weaknesses

Not the best player of pace. Struggled massively against WI with Hall, especially at home and was said to be suspect against the short ball.

That is all lost to time though and YK looking inept against lateral movement is still fresh as you say. Tbf, he did really suck in NZ. Looked awful.

 

[BazBall21]

No way Pietersen is a better bat than Khan

Yep. Thorpe > KP.