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The best after the Don? CW ranked 25 contenders, here is the countdown thread

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Kirkut

International Regular
I'll again talk about Viv Richards here after what happened today in India vs South Africa.

While Viv gets all the praise for being brave enough not to wear a helmet and face fast bowlers, in today's test the pitch got criticized for being too dangerous to bat on. I don't understand this, people who yearned for old days when batting involved physical danger got their desires fulfilled in this test match, and then they criticize this pitch? Especially Holding?

I guess when we judge a batsman we must ignore the parameters which involve physical danger, because we are still undecided whether physical danger while batting is cricket or not.
 
harsh.ag

harsh.ag

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Kirkut said:
I'll again talk about Viv Richards here after what happened today in India vs South Africa.

While Viv gets all the praise for being brave enough not to wear a helmet and face fast bowlers, in today's test the pitch got criticized for being too dangerous to bat on. I don't understand this, people who yearned for old days when batting involved physical danger got their desires fulfilled in this test match, and then they criticize this pitch? Especially Holding?

I guess when we judge a batsman we must ignore the parameters which involve physical danger, because we are still undecided whether physical danger while batting is cricket or not.
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Think it's about the basic difference in nature between a fast, well-directed bouncer and a fast bouncer which comes unpredictably off the pitch.
 
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Kirkut

International Regular
harsh.ag said:
Think it's about the basic difference in nature between a fast, well-directed bouncer and a fast bouncer which comes unpredictably off the pitch.
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I guess facing a bouncer on a good pitch without protective gear is as tough if not tougher than facing fast bowling on an uneven pitch with protective gear on.
 
weldone

weldone

Hall of Fame Member
harsh.ag said:
Think it's about the basic difference in nature between a fast, well-directed bouncer and a fast bouncer which comes unpredictably off the pitch.
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Holding bowled on such pitches a lot of times. I too found his stand a bit difficult to understand. He surely enjoyed bowling that spell to a helmet-less Brian Close on a pitch that was perhaps worse than this one.
 
fredfertang

fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
weldone said:
Holding bowled on such pitches a lot of times. I too found his stand a bit difficult to understand. He surely enjoyed bowling that spell to a helmet-less Brian Close on a pitch that was perhaps worse than this one.
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It's an interesting question actually, whether Holding and co actually enjoyed that session - I'm sure they'd say not, and as they weren't taking wickets I'd be inclined to accept that

I, on the other hand, thought it was riveting stuff and I can remember to this day being absolutely spellbound - I could hardly wait for the game to start again after the rest day, but that, of course, was a huge let down
 
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Brian Lara

School Boy/Girl Captain
I have been a long time lurker of this forum and I really enjoyed this thread, great job Mr Mister! Literally, this list is more or less exactly how I rate these players too. (I'd have Headley over Pollock, B. Richards slightly higher and Weekes a couple of spots lower but overall, outstanding.)
 
weldone

weldone

Hall of Fame Member
Brian Lara said:
I have been a long time lurker of this forum and I really enjoyed this thread, great job Mr Mister! Literally, this list is more or less exactly how I rate these players too. (I'd have Headley over Pollock, B. Richards slightly higher and Weekes a couple of spots lower but overall, outstanding.)
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Welcome to CW. Love your username.
 
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Brian Lara

School Boy/Girl Captain
Did I ever tell you guys about the time Viv Richards made me play the role of his own personal chauffeur in England in '91? That f****** guy, it shames me that he's above me on this list :laugh:
 
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