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Gotta be that. I dont buy into this longevity thing. Stephen Fleming was around for ages, wasnt even close to being considered great.How good they were compared to their peers.
If someone just performs against the big teams though they would not go down as a great IMO. Fair enough if you mean their average is not hyper-inflated by matches against the likes of Bangladesh and their average of 50 has been maintain across all nations.Chose Performance against best teams, because if you are a top order batsmen or opening bowler, if you perform well initially you would not be under pressure.
Well the question did ask to only choose 1 option. And it's not like your Longevity option is any better, I mean it doesn't even say if that player had a great average or not.If someone just performs against the big teams though they would not go down as a great IMO. Fair enough if you mean their average is not hyper-inflated by matches against the likes of Bangladesh and their average of 50 has been maintain across all nations.
"Top level" meaning the elite standard, not just being a test player but being one of the best around.Well the question did ask to only choose 1 option. And it's not like your Longevity option is any better, I mean it doesn't even say if that player had a great average or not.
That's not what longevity means though."Top level" meaning the elite standard, not just being a test player but being one of the best around.
This.How good they were compared to their peers.
I rate B Richards as a ATG based on your reasoning as well.I cannot choose just one criterion for someone to be classified as an all time great. The very definition of an all time great is very subjective, and I imagine no two people on this forum could create the exact same list of ATG players.
Everyone gripes that certain players are underrated, certain players are overrated, certain players are ATG, and certain players don't deserve ATG status. How big is the list of ATG players? 5 names only? 100? Only Don Bradman? Everyone has a personal preference.
I consider Barry Richards as an ATG. I have decided that based not on some predetermined criteria. My decision is through consideration of all the details I know about Richards, and also because the style of cricketer he was appeals to my interests as a cricket fan. I don't expect anyone else to consider Richards the same.