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VVS Laxman v Graham Thorpe

Better Test Batsman

  • Laxman

    Votes: 17 70.8%

  • Thorpe

    Votes: 7 29.2%
  • Total voters
    24
  • Poll closed .
akilana

akilana

International 12th Man
AndrewB said:
But surely it's easier to score more runs when batting alongside Dravid and Tendulkar than (say) Butcher and Crawley.

One curiosity about Thorpe's figures - since you mentioned Laxman's average taking a hit from a stint as an opener - is that while Laxman did well at any position from 3 to 6 (average 44-50), Thorpe had a great record batting at 5 (56.21), an OK record at 3 or 4 (41.88), and a miserable record batting at 6 (18.80). It's less easy to explain this than Laxman's lower average opening.
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While it’s easier to score runs when you are batting with Sachin and Dravid but VVS was famous for scoring runs when Sachin or/and Dravid went missing.
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Thorpe after his comeback in 2003 was one of the best batsman on the international circuit until his retirement. A hugely underrated player.
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
sledger said:
Thorpe after his comeback in 2003 was one of the best batsman on the international circuit until his retirement. A hugely underrated player.
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But I have just learned that apparently he is a strong UKIP supporter. Oh dear.
 
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