Kallis vs Ponting as test batsmen

[Bun]

At this stage :

Kallis : 11,650 runs from 143 tests @ 56.82 with 38 hundreds
Ponting : 12,333 runs from 151 tests @ 53.85 with 39 hundreds

 

[Teja.]

Ponting, most definitely by a tiny but still visible margin, for mine.

Kallis the better cricketer by a hellload tho.

 

[Bun]

I think Kallis easily is the better batsman. He averages a full 3 point above Ponting and is just 1 hundred from equalling Ponting's tally of hundreds.

 

[vcs]

I have decided that I will wait for players' careers to be over before making these comparisons.

Saying that, Ponting and Kallis are in the same ballpark and as ever, it comes down to personal preference.

 

[Blaze 18]

Ricky Ponting, just.

 

[ankitj]

After seeing all the Kallis love here over past few days, my judgement has become clouded. But still will give it to Ponting for playing some cracking knocks that I don't think Kallis has equaled.

 

[Dissector]

A few years ago it was obviously Ponting. Right now over their full careers, I would put Kallis ahead by a whisker.

 

[Migara]

Mangos TBH.

 

[Cricketismylife]

Ponting just. Could change before they retire...

 

[subshakerz]

Ponting. Uptil 2007, he was as prolific as Kallis, but much more assertive on the opposition and scored his runs more quickly. Since 2007, its changed, but not enough to merit Kallis over Ponting.

 

[Maximus0723]

Kallis usually just hammers ****ty attacks.

 

[BoyBrumby]

It's interesting actually, both of similar vintage (think Ponting's not quite a year older) but Kallis's form isn't waning in quite the same way as Punter's is. Does make one wonder if Kallis, with his more obviously "correct" technique will be better served in his cricketing dotage.

At their peaks it's Ponting tho, would destroy bowling attacks in a way Kallis could never quite allow himself to. Pretty sure Kallis could've, but he didn't often.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Kallis. He is the #1 all time batsman of all time greatest eva and would dominate Bradman if the Don came on to bowl today.

Seriously, enough of these Kallis threads.

 

[Sanz]

I miss IKKI.

 

[Burgey]

It's interesting actually, both of similar vintage (think Ponting's not quite a year older) but Kallis's form isn't waning in quite the same way as Punter's is. Does make one wonder if Kallis, with his more obviously "correct" technique will be better served in his cricketing dotage.

At their peaks it's Ponting tho, would destroy bowling attacks in a way Kallis could never quite allow himself to. Pretty sure Kallis could've, but he didn't often.

Ponting's peak was the closest to Lara's I've seen. They scaled crazy heights of batsmanship.

Kallis is a gun though. Just churns the runs out time after time. I wonder whether, in years to come he'll be the under-appreciated Barrington of this era.

 

[G Rot]

Kallis. He is the #1 all time batsman of all time greatest eva and would dominate Bradman if the Don came on to bowl today.

Seriously, enough of these Kallis threads.

Lol im pretty damn sure punter would dominate the don if he came on to bowl... pretty sure any world class batsman would dominate someone who is barely a part time bowler...

And even if kallis did face the don i dont he would "dominate" him as such, he hasnt "dominated" anyone... for me domination would be scoring somewhere close to a run a ball...

But aside from that i think if kallis came out and tried to dominate like ponting his average would be a fair few runs less than pontings...

 

[Burgey]

Woooooooooosssssssshhhhhhhhh

Tbh.

 

[Pothas]

Loving that he missed the point twice.

 

[akilana]

 

[Flem274*]

Just going to point out you can dominate by refusing to budge. As a bowler, good defensive batsmen made me miserable.

When you're getting spanked you can feel like you have a chance, whereas I've wanted to shove several schoolboy batsmens casual forward defensives to decent deliveries up their backsides.