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Top 20 greatest batsmen of all time

Adorable Asshole

Adorable Asshole

International Regular
1 Don Bradman
2 Lara
3 Smith
4 Hobbs
5 Sachin
6 V. Richards
7 Gavaskar
8 Sobers
9 Barrngton
10 Sangakara
11 Ponting
12 Chapppel
13 Dravid
14 Hutton
15 Waugh
16 Sutcliffe
17 Border
18 Miandad
19 B. Richards
20 Kallis(not sure placeholder)

Do u all agree? What's yours?
 
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Pap Finn Keighl

Pap Finn Keighl

International Debutant
Top 30 Without considering WG

Bradman
Gavaskar
Sobers
Sachin
Lara
Viv
Pollock
Hutton
Hobbs
Headley
Hammond
Smith
B. Richards
Ranji
Trumper

Chappell
Suttcliffe
Ponting
Weekes
Border
Worrell
Miandad
Waugh
Barrington
Sanga
Hill
Kallis
Walcott
Dravid
Boycott
 
Adorable Asshole

Adorable Asshole

International Regular
Pap Finn Keighl said:
Top 30 Without considering WG

Bradman
Gavaskar
Sobers
Sachin
Lara
Viv
Pollock
Hutton
Hobbs
Headley
Hammond
Smith
B. Richards
Ranji
Trumper

Chappell
Suttcliffe
Ponting
Weekes
Border
Worrell
Miandad
Waugh
Barrington
Sanga
Hill
Kallis
Walcott
Dravid
Boycott
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Hammond is way overrated
 
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R

Raz0r6ack

U19 12th Man
  1. Don Bradman
  2. Sachin Tendulkar
  3. Steve Smith
  4. Gary Sobers
  5. Jack Hobbs
  6. Viv Richards
  7. Len Hutton
  8. Sunil Gavaskar
  9. Brian Lara
  10. Hebert Sutcliffe
  11. Ricky Ponting
  12. Kumar Sangakkara
  13. Greg Chappell
  14. Jacques Kallis
  15. Walter Hammond
  16. Ken Barrington
  17. Rahul Dravid
  18. Allan Border
  19. Steve Waugh
  20. Javed Miandad
 
BazBall21

BazBall21

International Vice-Captain
Top 30 batting greats of all time

1) Don Bradman
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Garry Sobers
4) Jack Hobbs
5) Steve Smith
6) Viv Richards
7) Len Hutton
8) Brian Lara
9) Walter Hammond
10) George Headley
11) Sunil Gavaskar
12) Barry Richards
13) Graeme Pollock
14) Greg Chappell
15) Herbert Sutcliffe
16) Ricky Ponting
17) Victor Trumper
18) Everton Weekes
19) Denis Compton
20) Allan Border
21) Jacques Kallis
22) Kumar Sangakkara
23) KS Ranji
24) Clyde Walcott
25) Javed Miandad
26) Steve Waugh
27) Geoff Boycott
28) Rahul Dravid
29) Ken Barrington
30) Neil Harvey

If just Tests and not looking at cultural contribution to the game, then take out Trumper/Ranji/Barry for Kohli/May/Root
 
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Adorable Asshole

International Regular
BazBall21 said:
Top 30 batting greats of all time

1) Don Bradman
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Garry Sobers
4) Jack Hobbs
5) Steve Smith
6) Viv Richards
7) Len Hutton
8) Brian Lara
9) Walter Hammond
10) George Headley
11) Sunil Gavaskar
12) Barry Richards
13) Graeme Pollock
14) Greg Chappell
15) Herbert Sutcliffe
16) Ricky Ponting
17) Victor Trumper
18) Everton Weekes
19) Denis Compton
20) Allan Border
21) Jacques Kallis
22) Kumar Sangakkara
23) KS Ranji
24) Clyde Walcott
25) Javed Miandad
26) Steve Waugh
27) Geoff Boycott
28) Rahul Dravid
29) Ken Barrington
30) Neil Harvey

If just Tests and not looking at cultural contribution to the game, then take out Trumper/Ranji/Barry for Kohli/May/Root
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Yeah it's purely based on Test batting.

Headley and Hammond are too high on your list. Gavaskar and Lara too low.
 
Lillian Thomson

Lillian Thomson

Hall of Fame Member
Compiling a top 30 is beyond my attention span. Bradman is obviously number one. After that I have Viv, Tendy, Lara, Hobbs and Sir Garfield in a heap with Smith tantalizingly close to joining them - then a bunch of others. :santa:
 
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Godard

U19 Vice-Captain
(1) Don Bradman
(2) Sachin Tendulkar
(3) Gary Sobers
(4) Jack Hobbs
(5) Brian Lara
(6) Steve Smith
(7) Viv Richards
(8) Len Hutton
(9) Wally Hammond
(10) Sunil Gavaskar
(11) George Headley
(12) Herbert Sutcliffe
(13) Greg Chappell

Not sure beyond this. After Bradman, have Tendu and Sobers in the next tier, impossible to split between them.
 
P

Patience and Accuracy+Gut

State Vice-Captain
1.Don Bradman


2.Jack Hobbs
3.Steve Smith
4.Garfield Sobers
5.Sachin Tendulkar
6.Viv Richards
7.Len Hutton
8.Brian Lara
9.Walter Hammond
10.George Headley
11.Ricky Ponting
12.Kumar Sangakarra
13.Everton Weekes
14.Herbert Sutcliffe
15.Jacques Kallis
16.Victor Trumper
17.Rahul Dravid
18.Sunil Gavasker
19.Greg Chappell
20.Allan Border
 
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Adorable Asshole

Adorable Asshole

International Regular
Patience and Accuracy+Gut said:
1.Don Bradman


2.Jack Hobbs
3.Steve Smith
4.Garfield Sobers
5.Sachin Tendulkar
6.Viv Richards
7.Len Hutton
8.Brian Lara
9.Walter Hammond
10.George Headley
11.Ricky Ponting
12.Kumar Sangakarra
13.Everton Weekes
14.Herbert Sutcliffe
15.Jacques Kallis
16.Victor Trumper
17.Rahul Dravid
18.Sunil Gavasker
19.Greg Chappell
20.Allan Border
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No way Gavaskar is this low.
 
Slifer

Slifer

International Captain
Mine which changes every few minutes:

1 Bradman
2 Sachin
3 Hobbs
4 Viv
5 Sobers
6 Hutton
7 Lara
8 Gavaskar
9 Chappell
10 Hammond
11 Ponting
12 Sutcliffe
13 Sangakkara
14 Kallis
15 Border
16 Barrington
17 Dravid
18 Waugh
19 Headley
20 Walcott

Won't consider current players until they retire. And except for Bradman my list is pretty fickle.
 
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