Sutcliffe. Hutton. Gavaskar.

[DrWolverine]

Rank them as test openers

 

[Johan]

Hutton (4)
Gavaskar (10)
Sutcliffe (11)

 

[DrWolverine]

I asked the following to rank the four openers
Not that it means much but was fun to ask
Both of them ranked Hobbs as number one
ChatGPT : Hobbs > Sunny > Hutton > Sutcliffe
Grok : Hobbs > Sunny > Sutcliffe > Hutton

 

[Coronis]

I believe Gavaskar is the partner picked with Hobbs in most cases outside of CW. Hobbs is Hobbs ofc, but people like having a more modern player alongside him.


wait for it

 

[Johan]

I believe Gavaskar is the partner picked with Hobbs in most cases outside of CW. Hobbs is Hobbs ofc, but people like having a more modern player alongside him.


wait for it

People in 2050 would be opening with Hobbs and Cook

 

[Thala_0710]

People in 2050 would be opening with Hobbs and Cook

Nah I won't.
And Instagram generation in India already does, but they don't include Hobbs.

 

[Johan]

Nah I won't.
And Instagram generation in India already does, but they don't include Hobbs.

1. You're not living to 2050, Mate.

2. Yeah they'd probably open with Sehwag and Cook.

 

[DrWolverine]

I believe Gavaskar is the partner picked with Hobbs in most cases outside of CW.

Yeah. In cricket forums or Reddit cricket, Gavaskar is often picked alongside Hobbs.In other social media, Hayden & Sehwag are popular choices.

 

[Thala_0710]

1. You're not living to 2050, Mate.

Do you know my age?

 

[Johan]

Do you know my age?

No, but I'll kill you for voting Barry over Compton, that's worse than Coronis

 

[capt_Luffy]

1. You're not living to 2050, Mate.

2. Yeah they'd probably open with Sehwag and Cook.

I might be there, picking Grace and Hobbs and talking how "this generation knows **** about cricket" as if I saw these two live.

 

[Thala_0710]

No, but I'll kill you for voting Barry over Compton, that's worse than Coronis

You ain't catching me

 

[Johan]

I might be there, picking Grace and Hobbs and talking how "this generation knows **** about cricket" as if I saw these two live.

think I'll make it to 2050 too just to tell you that Viv is better than Smith

 

[Johan]

You ain't catching me

Do not reject healing, your favourite bats are literally Barry Richards and Greg Chappell, you need to be cleansed.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I believe Gavaskar is the partner picked with Hobbs in most cases outside of CW. Hobbs is Hobbs ofc, but people like having a more modern player alongside him.


wait for it

Very few people outside of CW know who Hobbs is

They would pick Gavaskar with like Sehwag/Hayden (eventually Jaiswal)

 

[Johan]

They would pick Gavaskar with like Sehwag/Hayden (eventually Jaiswal)

It's not necessary they'd pick Gavaskar either, Gavaskar's greatness is mostly ingrained for stat nerds from CW, Most people would always pick the ones they watched growing up

 

[DrWolverine]

Most people would always pick the ones they watched growing up

Hayden & Sehwag are being picked a lot

 

[Johan]

Hayden & Sehwag are being picked a lot

exactly an example of that.

 

[Thala_0710]

A generation of people would put Duckett in their all time XI then

 

[kyear2]

Yeah. In cricket forums or Reddit cricket, Gavaskar is often picked alongside Hobbs.In other social media, Hayden & Sehwag are popular choices.

Sehwag and especially Hayden are for some reason incredibly popular even among more knowledgeable cricket observers.

It's concerning.

The most popular opening combos seems to be Gavaskar and Hayden.

Though he does tick 3 vital boxes.