BhupinderSingh
Banned
- Don Bradman
- Imran Khan
- Viv Richards
- Jack Hobbs
- Garry Sobers
Shocking BS !!
- Don Bradman
- Imran Khan
- Viv Richards
- Jack Hobbs
- Garry Sobers
Sir,you might not rate Imran so highly but is it necessary to make fun of me because I differ in opinion with you on this matter?Shocking BS !!
Imran below Bradman
That's not really true though. WI have been a Test side for most of this century (since 1928), and they didn't have 75% of the vote for the English.....they had much less than half.The reason for the weighting of such numbers was that this is approximately equivalent to the relative amount of time spent in Test cricket by such countries in said century.
I am just kidding BS. I honestly have no issues with your rating Imran so high.Sir,you might not rate Imran so highly but is it necessary to make fun of me because I differ in opinion with you on this matter?
Hobbs and Sobers > Richards.
- Don Bradman
- Imran Khan
- Viv Richards
- Jack Hobbs
- Garry Sobers
Why is that?Hobbs and Sobers > Richards.
Surely that is incontestable?
don't start him offWhy is that?
Hobbs changed the face of batsmanship more than perhaps anyone other than WG Grace. He was also just a little bit good at scoring runs. Better, dare I say, than Viv Richards.Why is that?
Frankly, Sobers was a better batsman then Richards even if he had never bowled a single delivery in his life. His bowling was a bonus - and a huge one at that.Hobbs changed the face of batsmanship more than perhaps anyone other than WG Grace. He was also just a little bit good at scoring runs. Better, dare I say, than Viv Richards.
As for Sobers, well, I might start to consider Richards somewhere close - and no more - to him if he could bowl wristspin, fingerspin and seam-up to a decent standard.
While Warne made spin cool, I would pick bowlers like Marshall and McGrath any day of the week, as they are more likely to get cheaper wickets against any opposition on any surface than Warne is. Warne no doubt was a better entertainer, but I don't feel greatness should be diminished if their are more effective at your craft without necessarily being as entertaining.Warne definitely belongs in the top 5. While Qadir resurrected the ' ailing art ', Warne made it look cool, chic and colorful. Quite the opposite of the metronomic McGrath
Sobers' batting is appreciated way too much. Compare eras and you'll notice Richards played in a more difficult era. Sobers took great advantage of poor Pakistani and Indian bowling. Even if we do consider his bowling, I'd still take Richards.Frankly, Sobers was a better batsman then Richards even if he had never bowled a single delivery in his life. His bowling was a bonus - and a huge one at that.