Peak steve smith vs peak tendulkar

[Johan]

peak Sachin ahead of peak Viv?

 

[Coronis]

That glamour factor of scoring runs against Warne fades when you have likes of Kambli and Sidhu tonking him as if it's backyard cricket game. The same batsmen would struggle against ball bouncing slightly higher from someone like Franklyn Rose.

You do realise, some batsmen are better vs spin than pace, and vice versa?

 

[Sliferxxxx]

I rate him the best bat of the era and 6/7 in my all time list.

Yes he was exceptional in his skills and that doesn't contradict having some of the easiest home conditions which inflated his peak average.

The man made runs all over the world. Please stop this crap about inflated home averages. At his peak, Smith made runs in India, NZ, England and RSA etc

 

[subshakerz]

The man made runs all over the world. Please stop this crap about inflated home averages. At his peak, Smith made runs in India, NZ, England and RSA etc

Wow he scored runs away too?! OMG, I never heard that before!

Are you programmed to take offense at everything I say?

He had pancakes at home and he was an ATG bat in one of the best peaks ever and he filled his pockets.

 

[subshakerz]

peak Sachin ahead of peak Viv?
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Get used to it. Soon we will be having to justify Viv in the top ten bats.

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Wow he scored runs away too?! OMG, I never heard that before!

Are you programmed to take offense at everything I say?

He had pancakes at home and he was an ATG bat in one of the best peaks ever and he filled his pockets.

Umm no. I usually try to steer clear of your diatribe but A. You're usually the one jumping all over me and a certain other whenever we post and B. you keep spewing the same stuff over and over and over and over again and someone has to call you out on your tiresome pov.

 

[Johan]

Get used to it. Soon we will be having to justify Viv in the top ten bats.

Yeah, sadly, everything about Viv somehow got into question

 

[DrWolverine]

It’s because of the numbers
An average just above 50
Just 24 centuries and record skewed by one year

TBH Viv Richards is underrated as a test batsman and it becomes even more impressive if you take into consideration his strike rate.

 

[Johan]

It’s because of the numbers
An average just above 50
Just 24 centuries and record skewed by one year

TBH Viv Richards is underrated as a test batsman and it becomes even more impressive if you take into consideration his strike rate.

It's just dismantling the status quo behind your favourite era, notice how most of the Viv detractors have preference for 90s and 2000s? this is a process you can see happening with older players too, with how hostile some Modern day player fanbases are to Sachin/McGrath/Lara, 20 years from now, you'd be reading about how Brian Lara was an overrated test batsmen and how Root or Kallis are better because someone decided Lara's numbers don't match his reputation.

 

[Coronis]

It's just dismantling the status quo behind your favourite era, notice how most of the Viv detractors have preference for 90s and 2000s? this is a process you can see happening with older players too, with how hostile some Modern day player fanbases are to Sachin/McGrath/Lara, 20 years from now, you'd be reading about how Brian Lara was an overrated test batsmen and how Root or Kallis are better because someone decided Lara's numbers don't match his reputation.

I have not noticed

 

[Johan]

I have not noticed

you are the exception

 

[DrWolverine]

20 years from now, you'd be reading about how Brian Lara was an overrated test batsmen and how Root or Kallis are better because someone decided Lara's numbers don't match his reputation.

I have already seen about how Kallis > Lara in some places

 

[Johan]

I have already seen about how Kallis > Lara in some places

Narayana"s rampage on Sachin also tells us a lot.

 

[subshakerz]

Umm no. I usually try to steer clear of your diatribe but A. You're usually the one jumping all over me and a certain other whenever we post and B. you keep spewing the same stuff over and over and over and over again and someone has to call you out on your tiresome pov.

You are almost always the one initiating contact to Tut Tut and scold me.

Anyways, please learn to engage with actual points with counterpoints for better dialogue.

 

[subshakerz]

It's just dismantling the status quo behind your favourite era, notice how most of the Viv detractors have preference for 90s and 2000s? this is a process you can see happening with older players too, with how hostile some Modern day player fanbases are to Sachin/McGrath/Lara, 20 years from now, you'd be reading about how Brian Lara was an overrated test batsmen and how Root or Kallis are better because someone decided Lara's numbers don't match his reputation.

Unfortunately Kallis overreacting has sunk deep. As I point out, nobody rated him as high as they do now during his actual career.

Lara is definitely liable to be kicked out of the top ten bats too in the future.

 

[vidiq]

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It's just dismantling the status quo behind your favourite era, notice how most of the Viv detractors have preference for 90s and 2000s? this is a process you can see happening with older players too, with how hostile some Modern day player fanbases are to Sachin/McGrath/Lara, 20 years from now, you'd be reading about how Brian Lara was an overrated test batsmen and how Root or Kallis are better because someone decided Lara's numbers don't match his reputation.

 

[Johan]

Lara is definitely liable to be kicked out of the top ten bats too in the future.

Yeah, Lara and Viv sadly do not have the statistical invulnerability of guys like Tendulkar, Hutton and Smith.

 

[subshakerz]

Yeah, Lara and Viv sadly do not have the statistical invulnerability of guys like Tendulkar, Hutton and Smith.

If you never heard of Lara and just saw his record, where would you rate him?

 

[DrWolverine]

At least Lara has his 375 & 400
Plus his fourth innings classics against the Aussies
I am more worried that Viv will be kicked out of Top 10

 

[DrWolverine]

If you never heard of Viv Richards and just saw his record, where would you rate him?

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