Best After The Don

[sobers no:1]

I don't have an opinion on who is number 1. Just being in the argument is a sign of greatness and there are, IMO, no right or wrong answers.

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[Satyanash89]

ponting , ok.
kallis
then wher is dravid ? steve ? worrel ? border ? barrington ? weekes? miandad ...........................

and NO RANJI and TRUMPER

None of those could legitimately claim to be the the best after bradman imo. Great batsmen but they're all probably in the tier below the ones in the poll.

Except trumper... He probably should have been mentioned.

Also I find it a travesty that Headley has no votes. Feel guilty voting for Tendulkar now.

 

[doesitmatter]

ponting , ok.
kallis
then wher is dravid ? steve ? worrel ? border ? barrington ? weekes? miandad ...........................

and NO RANJI and TRUMPER

There is an option "Other" ..

 

[sobers no:1]

None of those could legitimately claim to be the the best after bradman imo. Great batsmen but they're all probably in the tier below the ones in the poll.

Except trumper... He probably should have been mentioned.

Also I find it a travesty that Headley has no votes. Feel guilty voting for Tendulkar now.

so ranji cant (no:1 batsman of his era )..
kallis can ( not even in top tier of his era. comfortably below sachin, lara > ponting in general view and arguably equal/better/below dravid )

 

[kyear2]

None of those could legitimately claim to be the the best after bradman imo. Great batsmen but they're all probably in the tier below the ones in the poll.

Except trumper... He probably should have been mentioned.

Also I find it a travesty that Headley has no votes. Feel guilty voting for Tendulkar now.

Headley for me, deserves to be rated above some of the others with votes. Number three overall IMHO.

 

[sobers no:1]

There is an option "Other" ..

so i can nominate allan donald

greatest batsman from WI- lara , viv , headly , greendige , other
best spinner of last 25 years - murali , kumble , other


in future we can expct these kind of polls and options

 

[Satyanash89]

so i can nominate allan donald

greatest batsman from WI- lara , viv , headly , greendige , other
best spinner of last 25 years - murali , kumble , other


in future we can expct these kind of polls and options

Your ability to construct sentences with the least possible number of vowels is quite brilliant

 

[smash84]

 

[L Trumper]

So it looks as though Sachin Tendulkar is the second best batsman after Bradman. This is a predictable shame because I'd much rather watch Lara or Sobers bat. Or even Viv Richards or Greg Chappell for that matter, provided that their respective on-drives are on song.

Incidently, why has George Headley received no votes, yet Ponting and Kallis received 3 each? That makes no sense at all.

Heh? Voting is democratic dude! Why is it a shame?

 

[Red]

so i can nominate allan donald

greatest batsman from WI- lara , viv , headly , greendige , other
best spinner of last 25 years - murali , kumble , other

 

[watson]

Heh? Voting is democratic dude! Why is it a shame?

Because I'd much rather watch Sobers or Lara bat. Or even Viv Richards or Greg Chappell for that matter, provided that their respective on-drives are on-song.

 

[centurymaker]

Because I'd much rather watch Sobers or Lara bat.

Thats the key part of the post!

 

[kyear2]

Think more people would prefer to watch KP and A.B bat than Trott and Chanderpaul.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Best spinner of bast 25 years Kumble? He was consistent I'll give him that. Other was a quality spinner.


But no seriously Jack Hobbs is no.2 on reflection could have averaged more if he'd been less inclined to give his wicket to whomever he felt deserved it.

 

[watson]

Thats the key part of the post!

I can only ever have the opinion of me, myself, and I.

Admittedly me and I do clash from time to time, but generally I tend to agree with myself.

 

[Days of Grace]

Why Viv is number one for me? Faced the best bowlers of them all and just didn't milk them or rotate the strike, he destroyed and demoralised them, making it easier for those to come after him. From 1976 to the very early '80's and including WSC, it's hard to belive that there has ever been a better batsman, especially considering the conditions, pitches and bowlers he faced.
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Best bowlers were usually on his own team. Also a bit of a myth that every pitch of that era was a green seamer.

 

[Spark]

Kumble the best spinner of the past 25 years? Spare me. And hope that benchy doesn't see this.

 

[Coronis]

Kumble the best spinner of the past 25 years? Spare me. And hope that benchy doesn't see this.

Oh please, you're not gonna say Warne/Murali. That'd be like saying Bradman is the best batsman of all time.

 

[centurymaker]

Best bowlers were usually on his own team. Also a bit of a myth that every pitch of that era was a green seamer.

yea
you didn't need bowler friendly pitches since bowlers could just use intimidation...to get wickets

 

[harsh.ag]

This thread is a melting pot of awesome and its opposite.