Thala_0710
International Captain
Was anyone?
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Top 50 Greatest test batters
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Thala_0710
International Captain
Gooch didn't even make the CW top 50 last year
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
@Johan
But seriously, it's the placement of the 50s and 60s batsmen which I find , frankly egregious; and is killing the list for me.
Fuller Pilch
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
And Morris
Fuller Pilch
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I put Sobers no 2 and G Pollock mid teens
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Nah. Simpson and Lawry ahead (2 more from 60s here).....
DrWolverine
International Captain
I don’t agree with the order but a good Top 10
1.Bradman
2.Tendulkar
3.Hobbs
4.Hutton
5.Lara
6.Steven Smith
7.Gavaskar
8.Viv
9.Sobers
10.Kallis
1.Bradman
2.Tendulkar
3.Hobbs
4.Hutton
5.Lara
6.Steven Smith
7.Gavaskar
8.Viv
9.Sobers
10.Kallis
capt_Luffy
Hall of Fame Member
Agreed that Top 9 is solid
DrWolverine
International Captain
Agreed.
I do not agree with the order but Top 9 is very good
I do not agree with the order but Top 9 is very good
Agonizingly Awkward
School Boy/Girl Captain
Kallis at 10 is a cherry on top
DrWolverine
International Captain
These are the players that came behind Kallis.
11.Hammond
12.Sangakkara
13.Sutcliffe
14.Root
15.Dravid
16.Grace
17.Barrington
18.Headley
19.Ponting
20.Chappell
Hammond & Barrington are the only players I would say are definitely better than him. Rest are debatable.
11.Hammond
12.Sangakkara
13.Sutcliffe
14.Root
15.Dravid
16.Grace
17.Barrington
18.Headley
19.Ponting
20.Chappell
Hammond & Barrington are the only players I would say are definitely better than him. Rest are debatable.
MasterBlaster24
U19 Debutant
I think this list is solid overall. However, I must admit that I disagree with Jayawardene being ranked higher than Crowe.
DrWolverine
International Captain
Kimber’s post war test batsmen
1. Sachin
2. Hutton
3. Lara
4. Smith
5. Gavaskar
6. Viv
7. Sobers
8. Kallis
9. Sanga
10. Root
1. Sachin
2. Hutton
3. Lara
4. Smith
5. Gavaskar
6. Viv
7. Sobers
8. Kallis
9. Sanga
10. Root
sayon basak
International Coach
Grace at 16 is just stupid, So is Cook/Graeme Smith over Waugh. And don't get how Graeme Pollock, Trumper and Ranji can be that low.
An average list, some of the rankings look very random. Personally think he could do a bit better.
sayon basak
International Coach
Being "Good" is simply not enough for a top 10..
DrWolverine
International Captain
I said it is a good top 10 list
I agree with 90% of the batsmen but not the order
DrWolverine
International Captain
It is very difficult to make a top 50 list since no one would accept the order.
sayon basak
International Coach
I mentioned those rankings not just because I don't agree with them, but because I think they are absurd. In terms of just rankings, I probably don't agree with any one of them accept Don (which is OK btw).
Johan
Hall of Fame Member
Not exactly perfect, Gavaskar over Viv and Sobers is obviously India catering but I get that they won't take Gavaskar being low well, I can see his comments getting flooded with "Reeeeee Viv didn't play Windies Reeee". The Lack of 50s and 60s batsmen is a problem, and Yes, mention them if you're gonna go all the way back to Ranjitsinhji and William Grace, people like Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott are mentioned, just too low. I like Hutton's placement but Alastair Cook and Shiveraine Chanderpaul over Graeme Pollock and Steve Waugh is kind of offensive to me. Though, the list was always gonna be controversial, I bet the actual content about eacn name is good
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DrWolverine
International Captain
Sachin & Hobbs in Top 5 seems okay to me