DDP
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Lol let's not go (KP) nuts here, he's not better than Amla atm, and probably not better than sangakkara chanderpaul and a few others
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Who are his competitors in his generation? Cook, Clarke, Amla... who else?
GuyFromLancs
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I'm not saying he's better than Clarke. But give me a KP century over a Clarke one anyday.
In fact, these two are good comparison
Daemon
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Sehwag and Graeme Smith can be sort of considered to be in his generation. Sanga even.
Generation is pretty hard to clearly define, they always run into each other. I mean Sangakkara maybe, he is a fair bit older but does not really fit into the previous generation either.
Uppercut
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Not half as often, though.
I prefer watching KP because he's less orthodox, and because there's a kind of physical brutality to his batting, same as Hayden had. KP bats like he's squaring up to a bouncer, whereas Clarke bats like he's painting a picture. And the fact that he constantly perpetuates off-field drama often means that his innings form part of a bigger story arc, and every hundred seems like a defiant "**** you" to whoever he's recently been publicly disagreeing with.
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KP has that bums on seats factor like Botham and Richards had. As good as Amla and Clarke are and they are very very good I think KP has the edge over them due to his unpredictability.
I'd probably take both the other two over KP but given a choice I would watch KP bat over Amla and Clarke if only for the sheer thrill factor in his strokeplay.
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Depends if you count Strauss BB.
wpdavid
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Good call. I don't think Dolly, Greig or Lamb got close.
GuyFromLancs
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Prior should be there in 2-3 years.
GuyFromLancs
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Incidentally - another very fine article on KP in Cricinfo.
Kind of some my feelings up. Perhaps the best exhibitionist batsman of his generation, but not quite in the very top echelon.
Still no-one else I'd rather watch hit a hundred.
Kind of some my feelings up. Perhaps the best exhibitionist batsman of his generation, but not quite in the very top echelon.
Still no-one else I'd rather watch hit a hundred.
DDP
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Someone interestingly mentioned another player in the comment section of that article that fits the 'player of a great innings' mould - VVS Laxman.
Wonder who will go down as the greater player?
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Good question actually. Probably the 3 you mention.
AFAIC Pietersen took the torch from Lara, who took it from Viv. As for who he'll pass the torch onto - if he can translate his ODI 'how the **** has he done that' innings into Test cricket, I'd say Virat Kohli is in pole position.
ImpatientLime
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I can't help but think he's still underachieved to a certain extent. He has a higher ceiling than anyone I have ever watched bat, the way he has casually destroyed great bowlers (Murali, Warne, Mcgrath, Steyn) is unlike anyone I've ever seen. But he's also mixed it with long spells of nothingness and poor form.
Still, great career and a joy to watch.
Still, great career and a joy to watch.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
That's half the fun with blokes like him and Lara though. It's not just what they do, it's what they threaten to do that makes them so watchable.
Nearly 8,000 runs at over 48 is one hell of an underachievement by the way.