Sehwag v Gayle

[Manee]

LOL. excelled and edges don't really go together in my book.

If all your thick edges go for four or six, then you will excel.

 

[NUFAN]

If all your thick edges go for four or six, then you will excel.

Not if you do 2 thick edges which both go for 4 and then get out in a different way for 9 - wouldn't consider that excelling.

Surely you wouldn't consider a player is in good form if he keeps edging the ball for 4 or 6.

 

[Manee]

Not if you do 2 thick edges which both go for 4 and then get out in a different way for 9 - wouldn't consider that excelling.

Surely you wouldn't consider a player is in good form if he keeps edging the ball for 4 or 6.

A player's performance will be more likely to be stronger in the event that they score more boundaries off balls that they will otherwise get out to in other conditions.

 

[NUFAN]

A player's performance will be more likely to be stronger in the event that they score more boundaries off balls that they will otherwise get out to in other conditions.

That's so obvious, ofcourse a player will be stronger making runs rather then getting out. :

 

[Manee]

That's so obvious, ofcourse a player will be stronger making runs rather then getting out. :

Which makes it all the more baffling that you disputed my point

 

[NUFAN]

Which makes it all the more baffling that you disputed my point

No I didn't. I just said I wouldn't consider a player in form, if he's edging the ball often.

You shouldn't be mentioning his edges if he's in form.

 

[andruid]

Nah, you've only got 9 other clones of those 2 in the team.

I propose a Sehwag XI v. Gayle XI test match

 

[Captain Cricket]

I propose a Sehwag XI v. Gayle XI test match

Actually...hold that thought.

 

[alternative]

Was actually selecting Sehwag in the poll, but accidently posted for both.

 

[Prince EWS]

I propose a Sehwag XI v. Gayle XI test match

I propose it be stripped of test status.

 

[Captain Cricket]

I propose a Sehwag XI v. Gayle XI test match

Got any good sims that can determine the results?

 

[Richard]

Yeah, a Sim at Cric.com.

 

[luckyeddie]

Gayle - and he's seriously cool too.

 

[Salamuddin]

Sehwag any day of the week over Gayle.

 

[Richard]

Sehwag has returned to his fortunate ways!

 

[Manee]

Sehwag has returned to his fortunate ways!

When you hit the ball so hard that the fielders flinch (Clarke at slip flinched and consequently, the ball hit hard hands), you are going to have a fair few dropped catches.

 

[Richard]

Hmm, slip catches like that should always be taken for mine. And in any case, that doesn't account for the lbw.

 

[James_W]

Hmm, slip catches like that should always be taken for mine. And in any case, that doesn't account for the lbw.

He hits the ball so hard the umpire was afraid to give him out.

 

[Richard]

Some people come-up with some!

(Seriously - I'm guessing that post was IN JEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?)

 

[Perm]

For ODIs, I would have to go with Gayle. Gayle has one of the best ODI records of a batsman today, a strike rate of over 80 and an average nearing 40 is truly exemplary. He is by no means an all time great, but one of the best of this current era of cricketers.

Against ODI standard opposition his average falls to 37, with a strike rate of 80. Good, but there are probably a dozen others who have better records in this era. Almost every batsman of the Australian team for that matter.