Idk about that. You have to remember that he’s at the peak of his career right now which has only been about 10 years. If he plays as long as Dravid he’ll likely have a decline at the end and end with an average in the 40s. I think all of Kohli, Root, and Williamson will end slightly below the Kallis/Dravid/Younis tier but above the Amla/Clarke/Pietersen tier.
Perhaps at his best, but can’t really say any of the current guys are as good career wise as Younis until they play for 15 years or so.
Yeah this is why I find it very silly to compare players who are in the middle of their careers to guys who have longer completed careers. Things can change very quickly. Kohli was being compared to Ponting during his peak and now he’ll probably end up a tier below.
In my opinion, players with great longevity usually get massively underrated because their career statistics never show how good they were for most of their career.
And probably Jamieson
True, that is why I rate Anderson as an ATG. There are tier 2 bowlers like Ryan Harris who blew away batting lineups with pure pace which Anderson never did even at his peak, but that kind of fitness at 40 when probably even Imran Khan lost pace is commendable.
Yeah, agree with this. No doubt Anderson's been managed better than any seamer in history, but that doesn't preclude him from having to work immensely hard at fitness during all the off-time he gets. There are so many chronic bugs that develop by the time you hit 40 and I'm sure he has his fair share but for the overwhelming part he's still as lithe and athletic, in his action and on the field, as he was ten years ago. Still hitting mid-80s in his opening spells, never dropping below 80 after a hard day's work, the guy is a legit marathoner.
Rabada?
Nah. He is from South Africa.
