Greg Chappell vs Ricky Ponting

[PlayerComparisons]

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[Anil]

chappell one of my most favorite batsmen but ponting had the more accomplished career...

 

[ankitj]

Tough choice. Chappell, only just

 

[Line and Length]

I could never vote for any captain (regardless of how good a bat he was) who brought about that underarm delivery. He has to live with the shame.

 

[ma1978]

Ponting

dominance over a longer period of time

unquestionably the best batsman in the world for a decently long period of time

played for an ATG team

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ponting. Better at his peak, played in a much more diverse set of conditions and (mostly) succeeded, and a much longer career.

 

[jayjay]

Ponting, all day, every day, twice on Sunday.

The guy was the best cross format batsman on the planet for probably a decade, the highest run getter in the 00s, an era where Tendulkar, Sehwag, Lara, Inzy, Yusuf, Younis, Chanderpaul, Hayden et al batted.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Easy one, it’s him:

 

[Zinzan]

I still don't believe Steve Smith is categorically a better Test bat than either. Good arguments for, yes, but not clear cut for me.

 

[trundler]

Ponting is winning this handsomely and yet came in behind Chappell in the voting thread.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

A vote like this will generally be swayed to at least some extent by a recency bias. Those voting lists are dominated by old men who must have been good because Wisden said so.

 

[cnerd123]

Ponting is winning this handsomely and yet came in behind Chappell in the voting thread.

the fairest way is to draft 256 names into a straight KO 1vs1 voting competition, with all those who lose in each round being redrafted into battles to determine their final rankings.

Probably needs an entire subforum, but we'll finally get to the truth.

 

[Gob]

I still don't believe Steve Smith is categorically a better Test bat than either. Good arguments for, yes, but not clear cut for me.

easily better

 

[bagapath]

tough call comparing two masters. greg had a better technique, if there could be such a comparison at all, and I expect him to have done better in india for that reason. voting for him here because of his 35+ average against all nations in all conditions. only he and Sachin had that kind of consistency over long careers.

 

[harsh.ag]

Chappell correct answer but Ponting much more fun. Pujara making Ponting taste it at the Gabba was hilarious, for example.

 

[OverratedSanity]

voting for him here because of his 35+ average against all nations in all conditions. only he and Sachin had that kind of consistency over long careers.

He didn't tour that many countries and most of the ones he did tour, he only did so once in his entire career. Its less impressive than you're making out imo.

 

[a massive zebra]

Ponting is winning this handsomely and yet came in behind Chappell in the voting thread.

I wouldn't call 13-12 "winning this handsomely".

 

[trundler]

I wouldn't call 13-12 "winning this handsomely".

13-8 when I posted this. Nonsense for it to be close anyway, Ponting easily better AFAIC.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

15-13 to Chappell currently. Not sure whether it's Chappell lovers or trundler haters causing the sudden change.

 

[Starfighter]

Much rather a poll of Chappell vs Ponting as bowlers.