Kevin Pietersen vs Graeme Smith

[PlayerComparisons]

Two South African batsmen

 

[Coronis]

Two fast scoring batsmen

Better description would be two South African batsmen.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Better description would be two South African batsmen.

True

 

[shortpitched713]

Giving my vote to Pietersen, because I think this should be very close. He was definitely the most impactful English batsman of his generation.

 

[Coronis]

Giving my vote to Pietersen, because I think this should be very close. He was definitely the most impactful English batsman of his generation.

So Smith is downgraded for playing with better batsmen?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

If KP played for SA, he’s be the fifth most important/impactful bat in the team

 

[Coronis]

If KP played for SA, he’s be the fifth most important/impactful bat in the team

Would’ve been a hell of a team in the late 00’s/early 10’s

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Also Cook was pretty clearly the most impactful English batsman of his generation although KP was more talented and had the higher ceiling

 

[Ali TT]

But who'd win in a fight?

 

[shortpitched713]

So Smith is downgraded for playing with better batsmen?

Nah mate, you're taking this too deep. I just think they're very close.

And you should know me enough by now that I always vote the less popular choice in that case.

 

[shortpitched713]

Also Cook was pretty clearly the most impactful English batsman of his generation although KP was more talented and had the higher ceiling

Pietersen turned matches in a way I don't think Cook was capable of. Pietersen was a very high ceiling batsman (below his very top international peers definitely though, due to less consistency).

 

[howitzer]

But who'd win in a fight?

Bookies not taking bets on Smith.

 

[Aidan11]

KP was more entertaining.

 

[GIMH]

Pietersen turned matches in a way I don't think Cook was capable of. Pietersen was a very high ceiling batsman (below his very top international peers definitely though, due to less consistency).

Agree with this but Cook set matches up in a way that KP didn’t. Don't know the stats but always felt they had good partnerships.

 

[howitzer]

Agree with this but Cook set matches up in a way that KP didn’t. Don't know the stats but always felt they had good partnerships.

Excellent shout. Averaged 64.69 in partnership. Given a minimum of 20 partnerships shared this puts them 5th on England's list behind Hobbs/Sutcliffe and the three possible Barrington/Dexter/Cowdrey partnerships. Of the 70 pairings that shared 50 or more partnerships globally only Misbah/YK and Hayden/Ponting had a higher average.

 

[howitzer]

Hobbs/Sutcliffe is crazy. Put on 50 or more in 2/3s of their parnerships. That's getting a side off to a good start.

 

[Coronis]

Gotta say, did not expect Miandad/Shoaib Mohammad to top the list for min 20 innings

Also did not expect Allan Rae and Jeffrey Stollmeyer to be 2nd for openers.

Interesting note: Sutcliffe and Hobbs also had one 5th wicket partnership (worth 90) after England switched around their batting lineup in the 24/25 Ashes