Debate thread for 2024 Ranking of batsmen poll

[capt_Luffy]

Comfortably the highest average in the 10K club. Should've been ahead of Kallis too.

And Ponting as well.

 

[capt_Luffy]

In next round of voting , my preference will be
Younis > Root > Kohli = Miandad > Williamson

Miandad>Root>Kohli>Younis>Williamson
For me. Though a few more players among them.

 

[bagapath]

Pollocks tests were unlikely at his peak. He only played 1 series after the age of 23/24, and he did seem to be improving with age/international experience.

You guessed right. Perhaps Pollock never played test cricket at his peak.

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45/50 names on that list averaged higher than their overall careers between 26 and 32

 

[Bolo.]

You guessed right. Perhaps Pollock never played test cricket at his peak.

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45/50 names on that list averaged higher than their overall careers between 26 and 32

Ya, I kinda think of 28-32 as the most typical absolute peak for bats, but it often extends either side of this. And the smaller the date range, the fewer the number of bats it will correspond to- form slumps happen even in what should be peak years.

OFC, you get the odd late bloomer and the odd bat who starts fast and falls away, but neither of these apply to him.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Comfortably the highest average in the 10K club. Should've been ahead of Kallis too.

Sanga is very underrated on here

 

[ma1978]

Genuine question - why do people rate Graeme Pollock who never had a great career over the likes of Waugh or Dravid or Miandad who actually had great careers.

 

[trundler]

Barrington over Dravid and Miandad who put up similar numbers for as long against better bowlers would be a travesty. Williamson also.

 

[Sunil1z]

Barrington over Dravid and Miandad who put up similar numbers for as long against better bowlers would be a travesty. Williamson also.

You rate Miandad over Younis?

 

[capt_Luffy]

You rate Miandad over Younis?

I certainly do. Much tougher era for once.

 

[trundler]

You rate Miandad over Younis?

No but that's a lost cause so I'm picking my battles

 

[ma1978]

Barrington not a serious pick - he wasn’t rated in his own era. Just stat nerds who look at the average

 

[Sunil1z]

No but that's a lost cause so I'm picking my battles

Why ?
I will support you .

This is my next 3 pick
Younis
Root
Kohli

 

[Coronis]

Richards being mentioned… ugh. Why weren’t people voting for Procter as a bowler then? Almost double the sample size, same excellent peer rating but nope, not a single mention. Disgusting all round.

 

[trundler]

Why ?
I will support you .

This is my next 3 pick
Younis
Root
Kohli

I think one of the 3 Ws should be getting in soon too. Walcott?

 

[Sunil1z]

I think one of the 3 Ws should be getting in soon too. Walcott?

Better than Graeme Smith , Hayden, Sehwag, Inzamam?

 

[Socerer 01]

Why ?
I will support you .

This is my next 3 pick
Younis
Root
Kohli

yeah Root deserves a bump from where he was in 2022

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Both Weekes and Walcott should probably get in next

 

[capt_Luffy]

Better than Graeme Smith , Hayden, Sehwag, Inzamam?

The Ws? I believe so strongly.

 

[kyear2]

Richards being mentioned… ugh. Why weren’t people voting for Procter as a bowler then? Almost double the sample size, same excellent peer rating but nope, not a single mention. Disgusting all round.

Ok, where's the bias. From the same country, same era, same everything.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Ok, where's the bias. From the same country, same era, same everything.

Not exactly bias, but doesn't really makes much sense either.