Sunil Gavaskar vs Rahul Dravid

[PlayerComparisons]

Two ATG Indian batsmen

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

I have immense respect for Dravid as a cricketer and human being, and almost none for Sunny in the latter regard, but I have to be objective here.

 

[sayon basak]

Sunny almost universally recognized as better than Dravid.

 

[ma1978]

Groupthink vote for Sunny.

 

[kyear2]

I have immense respect for Dravid as a cricketer and human being, and almost none for Sunny in the latter regard, but I have to be objective here.

Sadly I see it the same, almost none.

And I try to be as well. Try ...

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Groupthink vote for Sunny.

Why do you rate Dravid higher?

 

[ma1978]

Why do you rate Dravid higher?

Match winning innings

Central role in transforming the narrative of Indian cricket

Highly underrated captaincy

Overall numbers - it’s true he fell away at the end but when adjusting for similar length careers, his numbers higher when adjusting for era

 

[ma1978]

It’s easier to be the standout performer in a team that never wins in an era where wins are rare anyway (Gavaskar) than the guy who actually makes wins happen (Dravid)

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Sadly I see it the same, almost none.

And I try to be as well. Try ...

I respect Gavaskar the cricketer enormously, but not as a person

 

[capt_Luffy]

I respect Gavaskar the cricketer enormously, but not as a person

Agree. Has a very big mouth and the part about the Kensington crowd in Idols was truly horrible.

 

[ma1978]

He’s even worse in real life / the uncle who thinks he’s cool and trying to hit on women who want nothing to do with him

 

[kyear2]

I respect Gavaskar the cricketer enormously, but not as a person

I can't say what I think of him as a person, so I'll leave that alone.

 

[Coronis]

Match winning innings

Central role in transforming the narrative of Indian cricket

Highly underrated captaincy

Overall numbers - it’s true he fell away at the end but when adjusting for similar length careers, his numbers higher when adjusting for era

Actually they don’t.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I can't say what I think of him as a person, so I'll leave that alone.

Literally no one likes gavaskar you can say what you think abd there's going to be minimal pushback

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Literally no one likes gavaskar

@Pap Finn Keighl

 

[OverratedSanity]

@Pap Finn Keighl

I doubt even he likes him as a person

 

[kyear2]

Literally no one likes gavaskar you can say what you think abd there's going to be minimal pushback

Saw @capt_Luffy say what he wrote wasn't racist, just abhorrent, don't know about that.

So as I said.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Saw @capt_Luffy say what he wrote wasn't racist, just abhorrent, don't know about that.

So as I said.

Dude, I said I don't think it was racist but very ignorant and opinionated. I also don't like him as a person (there is the way he treated Dilip Doshi and the whole fiasco at Kolkata and quite a few more things actually), so feel free to express yourself. Imo, the things he wrote after David Hookes' death were worse and way to insensitive for no apparent reason.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Gavaskar is one of the most distasteful individuals in my time of following cricket and Dravid pretty much the opposite, seems like a real gem and one of my favourite players.

Sunny a better player though. Not by as big a margin as the poll would make it seem but definitely better.

 

[kyear2]

Dude, I said I don't think it was racist but very ignorant and opinionated. I also don't like him as a person (there is the way he treated Dilip Doshi and the whole fiasco at Kolkata and quite a few more things actually), so feel free to express yourself. Imo, the things he wrote after David Hookes' death were worse and way to insensitive for no apparent reason.

Wasn't an attack on you.

I do think though that it went beyond ignorant and opinionated. But no need to take it further.