Viv Richards vs Sachin Tendulkar

[Chrish]

Already a thread or two on this but I reckon it’s time to revisit since the addition of lot of new posters..

Who was a better batsman ??

 

[subshakerz]

Sachin's longevity beats Viv's peak.

 

[Xix2565]

OP, how good is this Ravindra Kallis though? I need stats to determine his ranking.

 

[Coronis]

OP, how good is this Ravindra Kallis though? I need stats to determine his ranking.

55/25 as well as an excellent fielder. Just needs to learn how to bowl away from the SC.

 

[Jayro]

Ravindra Kallis is the best thing that has happened to cricket.

 

[honestbharani]

Lara > Sachin > Viv... for me.

 

[Burgey]

Sachin's longevity beats Viv's peak.

This for me too, though if it was purely based on their respective peaks I would go for Viv.

 

[mr_mister]

Sachin

Viv when you take away '76 was Damien Martyn level, statistically

 

[CricAddict]

55/25 as well as an excellent fielder. Just needs to learn how to bowl away from the SC.

Isn't Kallis the bowler decent away from SC as well? We will call upon the Kallis part in SENA and the Ravindra part to bowl in SC.

Ravindra Kallis could be the best after Bradman and Sobers.

 

[subshakerz]

Sachin

Viv when you take away '76 was Damien Martyn level, statistically

Yeah but there is no special reason to take 76 away and every reason to include it in the assessment of Viv. It was the most dominating year of form against top class bowling in history.

 

[Xuhaib]

Taking a players best season/series away to judge is the most ****ty way to critique him.

Sachin if you take his hundreds and fifties away was worse batsman then Shane Warne. Sachin went 210 innings without a 100/50 in his career Warne only 187 so Warne is better.

 

[Line and Length]

Purely from the entertainment/excitement aspect it has to be Viv.

 

[Migara]

Sachin in tests. Viv in ODIs.

 

[Prince EWS]

Purely from the entertainment/excitement aspect it has to be Viv.

Yeah and purely from a chess perspective it's probably Tendulkar but that's not the question.

 

[Slifer]

Sachin better vs spin but Viv miles better vs pace and most great teams are centered around pace. Therefore Viv for me.

 

[Line and Length]

Yeah and purely from a chess perspective it's probably Tendulkar but that's not the question.

I was simply giving my opinion from one perspective. Where would CW be if everyone had to precisely address every question without elaboration?

 

[Prince EWS]

Where would CW be if everyone had to precisely address every question without elaboration?

Heaven.

 

[subshakerz]

Sachin better vs spin but Viv miles better vs pace and most great teams are centered around pace. Therefore Viv for me.

While it is true that Sachin was never really dominant against pace like Viv was, he was pretty good against pace for a very long period over over 15 years.

 

[subshakerz]

A big advantage of Sachin over Viv is that Sachin didn't rely on purely physical gifts. Viv was all about power, reflexes and timing. Once he began to age, his reflexes slowed and he was a lesser batsman, whereas Sachin had the technique to get a second peak into his late 30s.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah and purely from a chess perspective it's probably Tendulkar but that's not the question.

Given the recent goings on in the chess world, are you suggesting Tendulkar was a cheat?