Ross Taylor vs Hashim Amla?

[RK_123]

Who is the better odi batsmen?

Amla - 161 innings 7535 runs Avgs 50
Taylor -187 innings 6958 runs Avgs 45

Impact wise, obviously Taylor wins.

Discuss!

 

[J_C]

Who is the better odi batsmen?

Amla - 161 innings 7535 runs Avgs 50
Taylor -187 innings 6958 runs Avgs 45

Impact wise, obviously Taylor wins.

Discuss!

How exactly?

 

[RK_123]

How exactly?

Because he has played a lot more impactful innings than Amla has and can change gear when required unlike Amla.

 

[Heboric]

Oh this guy again.

 

[TheJediBrah]

They aren't even close. Taylor is several rungs below at the very least.

 

[Furball]

I like Taylor as an ODI bat. He's a fine player.

 

[Daemon]

Taylor's maybe an ATVG. Maybe.

 

[harsh.ag]

ATAG - All Time Almost Great - imo

 

[vcs]

His recent resurgence has been very pleasing. Very likeable guy.

 

[cnerd123]

ATAG - All Time Almost Great - imo

how is this different to ATVG. An All Time Very Good is basically an All Time Almost Great. There is no clear distinction between the tiers. If you were any more than Very Good you were Great, if you're any less that Very Good then you're not close to being Almost Great.

Ross Taylor could possibly be a NZ ATVG. I don't think he's an ATVG in the wide scope of the game. He's an ATTS - All Time Test Standard player - would be a serviceable Test/International quality cricketer in any era, but rarely anymore.

 

[Jumno]

Amla in tests.

Taylor has more impact in odi's and a reliable gun player. Taylor scored 43 in the world cup QF 2011 against SA and also scored 40 in the 2015 CWC final under pressure.

 

[akilana]

Who is the better odi batsmen?

Amla - 161 innings 7535 runs Avgs 50
Taylor -187 innings 6958 runs Avgs 45

Impact wise, obviously Taylor wins.

Discuss!

Impact wise, Amla easily wins this.

 

[vcs]

Loved it when he scored around 70 from 4 overs against Pakistan in the 2011 WC.

 

[RK_123]

Impact wise, Amla easily wins this.

The thread is not about test format.

 

[Jumno]

Loved it when he scored around 70 from 4 overs against Pakistan in the 2011 WC.

I loved that!

Taylor kept hitting them in the square leg, midwicket region.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Loved it when he scored around 70 from 4 overs against Pakistan in the 2011 WC.

All those full tosses... hilarious game.

And it was actually 90 in the last 4 overs

 

[veganbob]

Taylor has been poor at world cups. Not great under the great pressure unfortunately. He isnt even the best odi bat in nz either, Guptill takes that easy

 

[Jumno]

Taylor did fire in the game that mattered most, the 2015 CWC final under great pressure at 39/3, scored a handy 40. Unfortunately he's team mates couldn't carry the team through. Elloit did put up a great fight.

 

[Gob]

Lol handy 40

 

[akilana]

The thread is not about test format.

Oh didn’t realise.
Amla quite easily.