Where does Imran Khan rank?

[Burgey]

We even once had a member who said McGrath wasn't in Australia's top ten pacers.

Thankfully that idiot stopped coming back after finally showing his true colours to enough people to become a total pariah. Hopefully he doesn't do something really annoying like create another account in a sad attempt to reset his reputation and then pretend he can't stand the place despite his obvious inability to actually stay away.

I don’t know why HB keeps doing that either

 

[Prince EWS]

Okay you obviously have a problem with me so I'll log off. You can delete my account

The fact that you knew it was targeted at you does kind of prove my point.

Note: aussie tragic died on the way back to his home planet.

 

[Red]

Yes, I read a bloke suggest Lillee was better than McGrath once. LMAO.

Seriously. The snarkiness is abhorrent here lately. I don’t think Lillee was better than McGrath, but it’s not that outlandish to hold that opinion, at all.

 

[Socerer 01]

The fact that you knew it was targeted at you does kind of prove my point.

Note: aussie tragic died on the way back to his home planet.

so this dude is also a multi? lol

 

[Coronis]

Any of these cricketers could be considered above or below Imran for any number of reasons. These threads dont really achieve much.

Opening batsmen
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Hutton
Gavaskar

Middle order batsmen
Bradman
Tendulkar
V.Richards
Lara
G.Chappell

Batting all rounders
Sobers
Kallis
Botham
Miller

Bowling all rounders
Imran
Hadlee
Wasim
Davidson
Kapil

Quicks
Marshall
McGrath
Ambrose
Steyn

Spinners
Warne
Murali
OReilly
Grimmett

You missed Wally.

 

[Coronis]

Seriously. The snarkiness is abhorrent here lately. I don’t think Lillee was better than McGrath, but it’s not that outlandish to hold that opinion, at all.

Nah Lillee’s just a meme here rn, its obviously not crazy at all. Meme status probably won’t reach perma-Jadeja levels hopefully.

Blame PEWS for the Lillee hate.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

You missed Wally.

Nah he didn't

 

[shortpitched713]

Seriously. The snarkiness is abhorrent here lately. I don’t think Lillee was better than McGrath, but it’s not that outlandish to hold that opinion, at all.

At the end of the day, these are all cricket opinions. No one out here should be subjected to some kind of Spanish Inquisition...

 

[Coronis]

At the end of the day, these are all cricket opinions. No one out here should be subjected to some kind of Spanish Inquisition...

Thats how sports comparisons between internet nerds work, silly.

 

[Prince EWS]

Thats how sports comparisons between internet nerds work, silly.

 

[shortpitched713]

Thats how sports comparisons between internet nerds work, silly.

No, no your line is: Nobody expects...

Come on, you can get this.

 

[Burgey]

You missed Wally.

Wally Lewis wasn’t that good a player tbh

 

[Coronis]

Wally Lewis wasn’t that good a player tbh

Somehow that still deeply offends me as a New South Welshman.

 

[number11]

Imran is a better cricketer than sir Viv, no questions asked.

Those 2 are the best players of the modern era. 1 or 2 is a different debate. Gilly is 3rd. Those 3 are peerless since 1970. All 3 would make my AT XI.

 

[kyear2]

You missed Wally.

I've honestly started to grow tired of the "all rounder" label.

Wally is such a great cricketer and brings so much to a team, but because to some he falls short of the holy grail of the all rounder tag, it's diminished to some extent. Brilliant batsman, supreme slip and more than useful quick bowler.
And even as a specialists alone, there seems to be diminishing appreciation.

 

[bagapath]

I think Imran's position in all time xi is in doubt only if you want to go with four frontline bowlers plus sobers as the fifth option (and the no.6 batsman). even in that case, he is on par with Marshall, Hadlee, McGrath, Ambrose and Steyn to be the primary fast bowler; marginally ahead of other great options that complete the top 10 pacemen: Truman, Lillee, Barnes and Akram. When you add his batting to the equation, his selection is almost a no brainer.

If your team is from the post Sobers era, or if Sobers is playing as the third middle order bat and the six bowler, then the team sheet should start with Imran's name. Anyways, Imran in an ATG XI is a shoo-in by all standards.

 

[Coronis]

I've honestly started to grow tired of the "all rounder" label.

Wally is such a great cricketer and brings so much to a team, but because to some he falls short of the holy grail of the all rounder tag, it's diminished to some extent. Brilliant batsman, supreme slip and more than useful quick bowler.
And even as a specialists alone, there seems to be diminishing appreciation.

I didn’t say he was an allrounder and I’ve never said that he was. My objection was to him placing Chappell and Richards in that middle order batsman bracket but not Hammond.

 

[kyear2]

Any of these cricketers could be considered above or below Imran for any number of reasons. These threads dont really achieve much.

Opening batsmen
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Hutton
Gavaskar

Middle order batsmen
Bradman
Tendulkar
V.Richards
Lara
G.Chappell

Batting all rounders
Sobers
Kallis
Botham
Miller

Bowling all rounders
Imran
Hadlee
Wasim
Davidson
Kapil

Quicks
Marshall
McGrath
Ambrose
Steyn

Spinners
Warne
Murali
OReilly
Grimmett

I personally wouldn't include quite everyone listed, but agree with the sentiment.

To me it's pretty simple, if Imran is a lock in your all time XI, then yes... He's easily a lock. If he's not, it's not that simple and more of a top 10.
But everyone has their own criteria.

 

[kyear2]

I didn’t say he was an allrounder and I’ve never said that he was. My objection was to him placing Chappell and Richards in that middle order batsman bracket but not Hammond.

Wasn't referencing you, and knew from the perspective you were speaking.

I was making a separate point.

 

[harsh.ag]

Bradman
Sobers
Hobbs
Tendulkar
Warne

top 5. Imran just behind that alongside Hadlee.