20 Greatest ODIs (by ESPNCricinfo)

[Xix2565]

Maybe you need to drink a glass of water and chill because I didn't insult your family member.

I am repeating the same points others have said before in this thread. Great innings, not great match. Try to restrain your nationalistic sentiments please.

Why exactly should I listen to an idiot? Especially when they refuse to engage with me or acknowledge any points I've made before? Again, actually try to understand how cricket works before posting another reply to me.

 

[wpdavid]

Perhaps the greatest at the time.
Was clearly surpassed by Viv the following year.

Viv's 189 was of course agreat innings, but people shouldn't be misled about the quality of England's attack just because Botham and Willis were playing. At that stage of their careers, they weren't what they had been, and the supporting cast was far from great too. Probably better than Zim's attack in 1983, but not excessively so. Plus it was a completely different situation to Kapil's knock given that it wasn't a vital WC match.

As for the view expressed elsewhere that Kapil's knock doesn't count because 'nobody saw it' (in itself exaggerated, of course), because it wasn't televised, it would be fun to list all the great test match innings that should be discounted because they were played before the games were widely televised.

 

[honestbharani]

You have idiotic criteria, what else is there to say? For others, the innings, match situation and overall value of the game for India that WC and the consequences in the future after 1983 is enough to remember it as a great game. For you every single player must be an ATG having an ATG performance to even be considered for a ranking.

Nah, for him the player should not be Indian.

 

[subshakerz]

Nah, for him the player should not be Indian.

Don't forgot to like his post.

Why exactly should I listen to an idiot? Especially when they refuse to engage with me or acknowledge any points I've made before? Again, actually try to understand how cricket works before posting another reply to me.

You want better engagement, then look how ma1978 wrote his response and take notes.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Xix posts how I wish I could, but I'm too much of a *****

 

[ataraxia]

Maybe you need to drink a glass of water and chill because I didn't insult your family member.

Why exactly should I listen to an idiot? Especially when they refuse to engage with me or acknowledge any points I've made before? Again, actually try to understand how cricket works before posting another reply to me.

 

[Xix2565]

I mean I know I'm super sensitive but even I won't seriously go that far to discredit a game. So what if it wasn't widely watched? So what if the overall quality of the game was not up to par? None of it really means anything as far as criteria go for ranking games. It's insanely subjective (vs something along the lines of say rating only certain games which have narrow margins of victory which is a little more objective).

 

[subshakerz]

I mean I know I'm super sensitive but even I won't seriously go that far to discredit a game. So what if it wasn't widely watched? So what if the overall quality of the game was not up to par? None of it really means anything as far as criteria go for ranking games. It's insanely subjective (vs something along the lines of say rating only certain games which have narrow margins of victory which is a little more objective).

Agreed.

 

[TheJediBrah]

So what if the overall quality of the game was not up to par? None of it really means anything as far as criteria go for ranking games.

This seems counter-intuitive

One could argue that the overall quality of the game is the most important factor for ranking games, by a distance

 

[subshakerz]

This seems counter-intuitive

One could argue that the overall quality of the game is the most important factor for ranking games, by a distance

In fact it's almost the whole point of the exercise. This is why I find these arguments bizarre.

'Yeah it wasn't really a quality game but let's put it in the top 20 ever.'

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

After a quick check, WTF was that Indian Bowling line up in that WC. ATVG in Dev and bums.

Incredible effort from them to actually win the cup!!

 

[Xix2565]

Up to par for @subshakerz is not the same for other people given that he's an idiot about this. No one should at any point consider his posts as anything more than baseless ****.

 

[subshakerz]

Up to par for @subshakerz is not the same for other people given that he's an idiot about this. No one should at any point consider his posts as anything more than baseless ****.

Ok but pls reply JediBrah's point, thanks.

 

[Sunil1z]

Give the topic a rest . Let’s wait for no.6 or talk about no. 7 .

 

[subshakerz]

Give the topic a rest . Let’s wait for no.6 or talk about no. 7 .

Sunilz, after our squabbles never expected you to be the voice of reason but fair enough.

 

[Xix2565]

Ok but pls reply JediBrah's point, thanks.

It was a reply? Up to par is subjective and different people have different ideas about what makes a match great for them. I can't help it if you remain an idiot as usual.

 

[Sunil1z]

It was a reply? Up to par is subjective and different people have different ideas about what makes a match great for them. I can't help it if you remain an idiot as usual.

Please stop. Give this topic a rest .

 

[subshakerz]

It was a reply? Up to par is subjective and different people have different ideas about what makes a match great for them.

Ah ok I read that differently.

 

[Xix2565]

I will when he concedes the point or runs away as is his MO.

 

[Sunil1z]

AFAIC 1983 WC final deserves more to be in this list than ZIM match .

1987 WC Final
1992 WC SF also deserve to be in the list