Placing our bets on "Test Cricket's Young Fab Four"

[Hurricane]

Do you have Rahane in there for CW overrating him or general public overrating him?

CW.

From a number of fans on a number of occassions I have heard him touted as being considerably better than Virat. That led to his ensconcement in my sig. Who cares if he occassionally performs when Virat doesn't. There needs to be some discernment here.

 

[Jono]

CW.

From a number of fans on a number of occassions I have heard him touted as being considerably better than Virat. That led to his ensconcement in my sig. Who cares if he occassionally performs when Virat doesn't. There needs to be some discernment here.

Fair enough. I mainly asked because he isn't rated highly from general cricket public so it would have been odd if you thought he was. But on CW he does get spoken up a lot (in my view legitimately but hey) so I get where you are coming from.

Rahane has played more "great" innings than any of the fab 4 in my view. He's actually closer to a pietersen in terms of a great/memorable innings player than Kohli.

Kohli overall is better though. Anyone who doesn't think so is entitled to their view but it's a wrong view.

Reminds me of those bloke who thought Pujara was better than Kohli.

 

[Hurricane]

Reminds me of those bloke who thought Pujara was better than Kohli.

Yes - agreed on that point too.

Good post

 

[harsh.ag]

Fair enough. I mainly asked because he isn't rated highly from general cricket public so it would have been odd if you thought he was. But on CW he does get spoken up a lot (in my view legitimately but hey) so I get where you are coming from.

Rahane has played more "great" innings than any of the fab 4 in my view. He's actually closer to a pietersen in terms of a great/memorable innings player than Kohli.

Kohli overall is better though. Anyone who doesn't think so is entitled to their view but it's a wrong view.

Reminds me of those bloke who thought Pujara was better than Kohli.

He was, at one point.

 

[Jono]

The only time Pujara was better was when Kohli hadn't debuted yet.

 

[Howe_zat]

The only time Pujara was better was when Kohli hadn't debuted yet.

Disagree, during the England tour of India in 2012 Kohli looked like a noob with head problems while Pujara was magic.

Edit: At that point

Kohli 13 tests, average 35.81
Pujara 8 tests, average 61.25

 

[hendrix]

Rahane has played more "great" innings than any of the fab 4 in my view.

care to list them? I can think of maybe 2 truly great innings from Rahane, whereas I can think of maybe 4 for Root and around 5-6 for KW and Kohli

 

[harsh.ag]

Just the sheer amount of Smith's greatness being ignored in this thread recently is incredible, though.

 

[Jono]

Disagree, during the England tour of India in 2012 Kohli looked like a noob with head problems while Pujara was magic.

Edit: At that point

Kohli 13 tests, average 35.81
Pujara 8 tests, average 61.25

I was being a smartarse with that post.

 

[Burgey]

It'll even out in 10 years when he retires with more runs at a better average than all of the others.

 

[Jono]

Burgey will be 80 then

 

[Jono]

care to list them? I can think of maybe 2 truly great innings from Rahane, whereas I can think of maybe 4 for Root and around 5-6 for KW and Kohli

I'll reply tomorrow when I'm not on my phone. Will be interesting to see. He definitely has more than 2 though.

 

[91Jmay]

care to list them? I can think of maybe 2 truly great innings from Rahane, whereas I can think of maybe 4 for Root and around 5-6 for KW and Kohli

6 for Virat is a massive stretch.

 

[mr_mister]

Just the sheer amount of Smith's greatness being ignored in this thread recently is incredible, though.

a couple of tests without a 100 and we tend to write off players as being done lol

 

[hendrix]

6 for Virat is a massive stretch.

probably true

 

[ImpatientLime]

do root (in australia) and kohli (in england) have the biggest holes in their cvs and points to prove?

can't think of one for kw or smith.

 

[hendrix]

do root (in australia) and kohli (in england) have the biggest holes in their cvs and points to prove?

can't think of one for kw or smith.

South Africa for KW.

Would venture to say that none of them have tonned up on a raging seamer either like Rahane or Warner have.

 

[Flem274*]

yeah kane was terrible in the 45 all out series.

 

[ImpatientLime]

ah yeah forgot about that series.

 

[harsh.ag]

Wasn't it just a 2-game series though?