Rank Mahela Jayawardene, Inzy, Chanderpaul and Mo-Yo

[Line and Length]

Chanderpaul would rate far higher had he been playing in a stronger/winning team. There may have been an element of selfishness and a lack of charisma but I'd rank him marginally ahead if Inzamam with Jayawardene and Yousuf in the same echelon of very good players.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Are all of these behind Dravid? I find Dravid really hard to rate - does he really belong to the Ponting/Kallis/Sanga group? It feels like he was slightly below them.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I’d put Dravid in the same file as Sanga:

Batsmen who can keep a bit

 

[Coronis]

Are all of these behind Dravid? I find Dravid really hard to rate - does he really belong to the Ponting/Kallis/Sanga group? It feels like he was slightly below them.

Kallis > Sanga > Ponting > Dravid > Younis > Chanders > Inzy > MoYo > Mahela

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dravid's a tough one to rank, his record against the very best teams was very questionable (although I'd argue it isn't significantly worse than Sanga's and Kallis') but an overall amazing overseas record with lots of innings in tough conditions. I rate Sanga and Ponting ahead for sure, maybe Kallis too, but he's better than the others imo . You could easily rank him much lower based on his record vs SA and Aus though and I readily admit my bias for him because of how elegant I found his batting despite being so defensive.

Depends on how much you weigh certain factors. His complete dominance of English conditions (not just runs in England as a whole, but his innings in games where there was loads of lateral movement like his headingley innings in 02) a big plus in his favour, his meh record in bouncer conditions a significant hole in his record.

His weird cultish following of Indian fans who insist he was better than sachin also obnoxious enough to be a negative here.

 

[honestbharani]

Its all about tiers and he is in the same one as some of those others you mentioned, to me.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Plus, obviously, Rahul is quite probably the world's best bloke, so a lot of folk are naturally well disposed to him.

 

[harsh.ag]

There is nothing on which to rank Sanga better than Dravid

 

[smash84]

There is nothing on which to rank Sanga better than Dravid

Couldn't be sure but number of big hundreds maybe?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

There is nothing on which to rank Sanga better than Dravid

Wicketkeepers who saw the World Cup slip away from them in the final.

 

[honestbharani]

Wicketkeepers who saw the World Cup slip away from them in the final.

2003

 

[Coronis]

There is nothing on which to rank Sanga better than Dravid

Was a more consistent performer against the two best bowling sides of their careers, but this is probably a topic for another thread.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Was a more consistent performer against the two best bowling sides of their careers, but this is probably a topic for another thread.

Sanga barely played australia and it wasn't like he massively outperformed dravid. Averaged 44 to Dravid's 39. Much better vs SA. But then he was pretty meh vs England and dravid was way better, so...

I'd say Sanga was better because he had an extra gear and simply didn't have any terrible patches like dravid did in 2006-08.

 

[Engle]

Quite frankly, this business about Inzi > Chanders or vice-versa is neither here nor there. They're all in the same tier.
What matters more is what they will be remembered for.
Inzi - for match winning centuries. Plus comedic performances
Chanders - for his batting style, selfishness, 1 fast century vs Aus
MoYo - Golden year 2006, elegance
Jaya - huge 374, captaincy

 

[trundler]

There is nothing on which to rank Sanga better than Dravid

Mandatory Younis Khan plug

 

[harsh.ag]

Sanga barely played australia and it wasn't like he massively outperformed dravid. Averaged 44 to Dravid's 39. Much better vs SA. But then he was pretty meh vs England and dravid was way better, so...

I'd say Sanga was better because he had an extra gear and simply didn't have any terrible patches like dravid did in 2006-08.

Except he did and we discount it because he was also a wicketkeeper during that time

 

[honestbharani]

Mandatory Younis Khan plug

Mandatory Younis Khan like.

 

[shortpitched713]

Chanderpaul > Inzi > Yousuf > Jayawardene .

Gun the lot of them, but I think Chanderpaul's record stands out the most out of them all. The other 3 are extremely close in my eyes, and it would depend on individual preference of taste and flavor which you like.

 

[TheJediBrah]

it would depend on individual preference of taste and flavor which you like.

I can't imagine Inzy tasting very good

 

[CricAddict]

I can't imagine Inzy tasting very good

What do you say? Aloo (potato) is universally liked in this world.