Viv Richards vs Brian Lara vs Steve Smith

[ma1978]

Lara
Viv
Smith

really nothing to differentiate them though.

 

[subshakerz]

I am still undecided between Viv & Smith.

Lara belongs in the same tier as Sunny for me.

Lara was a bigger genius and reached a higher peak whereas Sunny was much more consistent and had more success against the greatest of fast bowlers.

Wait until Smith retires. For me, I want to see him succeed in another series in SA and I might put him ahead of Viv.

 

[Johan]

he'd have a Hutton end to his career.

 

[DrWolverine]

Players to score test centuries when no other batsman from their team has scored 50 or more:

Brian Lara -8
Sachin Tendulkar -6
Rahul Dravid -4
Mahela Jayawardene -4
Kumar Sangakkara -4
Jacques Kallis -3
Kevin Pietersen -3
Ricky Ponting -2
Virender Sehwag -2

Happy Birthday Lara

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Players to score test centuries when no other batsman from their team has scored 50 or more:

Brian Lara -8
Sachin Tendulkar -6
Rahul Dravid -4
Mahela Jayawardene -4
Kumar Sangakkara -4
Jacques Kallis -3
Kevin Pietersen -3
Ricky Ponting -2
Virender Sehwag -2

Happy Birthday Lara
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An indication of our batting woes and when it started to decline

 

[kyear2]

Viv>smith>lara. If smith ends up retired with 55+ average he would be best since bradman

How much longer would he have to go to meet a minimum time played for you?

 

[kyear2]

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Hooper and Waugh both earned their keep elsewhere.

 

[kyear2]

Players to score test centuries when no other batsman from their team has scored 50 or more:

Brian Lara -8
Sachin Tendulkar -6
Rahul Dravid -4
Mahela Jayawardene -4
Kumar Sangakkara -4
Jacques Kallis -3
Kevin Pietersen -3
Ricky Ponting -2
Virender Sehwag -2

Happy Birthday Lara
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That is both impressive as hell and an indictment on how poor some of his support was at times...

 

[kyear2]

Viv, Smith, Lara

But all in that elite group of 9 that's just above the rest for me.

The latter 2 in the sub tier just under Bradman and the BAB for me.

 

[vidiq]

This inning disappointed me the most .

He was looking ominously good in the first hour, and I was expecting a glorious hundred. After that glorious straight drive to Southee, I was be like "Yeah, now nothing can stop Smith from scoring a hundred."

But by the end of the series, the whole world started to believe that Smith was really done

 

[govinda indian fan]

This inning disappointed me the most .

He was looking ominously good in the first hour, and I was expecting a glorious hundred. After that glorious straight drive to Southee, I was be like "Yeah, now nothing can stop Smith from scoring a hundred."

But by the end of the series, the whole world started to believe that Smith was really done

If smith opened in bgt instead of coming @4 he would have averaged single digts

 

[kyear2]

It's probably because I've just woken up and my cynicism hasn't kicked in as yet.

But these top guys, and my list will be way different from others obviously, but they were so damn special, like generational talents. Just think that in these comps sometimes we can just appreciate the genius of these guys.

Smith is one of those gifted few, and we should really try to enjoy the remainder of what time we get to watch him, who knows when the next one will show up.

 

[Sliferxxxx]

I love ball by ball highlights

Great hundred on a horrible wicket.