The “I don’t care what his average is, but he’s a damn good player” Thread

[SillyCowCorner1]

This is not a Zak Crawley thread

I’ll start with Sanath Jayasuriya

 

[honestbharani]

Carl Hooper

 

[mr_mister]

Mark Waugh

 

[Qlder]

Kim Hughes

 

[DrWolverine]

Virat Kohli

 

[Johan]

Michael Atherton

 

[DrWolverine]

Aravinda DeSilva in one day cricket
Average of 34 and strike rate of 81

He was way better than what his record showed

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Gayle

 

[DrWolverine]

Victor Trumper

 

[ma1978]

Majid Khan
Kim Hughes
Michael Atherton
Arjuna Ranatunga
Aamer Sohail
Ben Stokes
Virat Kohli

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Martin Crowe
Michael Clarke

 

[Johan]

Kohli averages 46, Crowe averages 45, Clarke 49. Aren't these a little high for the thread? their averages alone imply they were excellent.

 

[DrWolverine]

Not sure about Clarke.
But Virat was definitely better than his average of 46

 

[Johan]

I'd say he was more comparable to 48/49.

 

[Thala_0710]

Sehwag in ODIs, Trumper in tests

 

[Gob]

Damien Martyn

 

[Silver Silva]

From my era watching Tests

Australia
Simon Katich

India
Cheteshwar Pujara

England
Marcus Trescothick

New Zealand
Brendon McCullum

South Africa
Herschelle Gibbs

Pakistan
Babar Azam

Sri Lanka
Marvan Attapattu

West Indies
Ramnaresh Sarwan

Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal

Zimbabwe
Sean Williams

 

[Coronis]

Kohli averages 46, Crowe averages 45, Clarke 49. Aren't these a little high for the thread? their averages alone imply they were excellent.

I wouldn’t presume to know what mu wanted but any player would presumably be fine, if whoever posts rates them above what their average suggests.

Gooch would be another one for you I bet.

 

[Prince EWS]

Joel Garner for his batting.

 

[ankitj]