2024 Ranking of Batsmen Poll

[ataraxia]

Root=Kohli=Williamson. Not much difference between the three's achievements.

Objectively incorrect.

 

[howitzer]

Root
Greenidge
Hill

Inb4 @trundler

 

[Xix2565]

Kohli
Root
Graeme Smith

 

[centurymaker]

Kohli
Amla
Root

 

[kyear2]

Smith
Root
Lloyd

 

[Archer6K]

Kohli
Root
Smith

 

[Prince EWS]

Compton
Harvey
G Smith

 

[BazBall21]

Trumper
Root
Harvey

 

[BazBall21]

I'm gonna lend a vote to Boycott soon. His strike rate was problematic at times but an opener gets a bit more leeway for being dour and he's one of the most accomplished openers to debut since the War.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I'm gonna lend a vote to Boycott soon. His strike rate was problematic at times but an opener gets a bit more leeway for being dour and he's one of the most accomplished openers to debut after the War.

Strike rate doesn’t even really matter unless you’re batting at like 6 or 7 tbh

 

[kyear2]

Strike rate doesn’t even really matter unless you’re batting at like 6 or 7 tbh

How does that work?

 

[howitzer]

Not in this thread.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Aravinda
Gooch
Kohli

 

[Line and Length]

Still over 20 votes in each stage (and one informal) and 15 players nominated.

42 - Root; 29 - Kohli; 13 - G.Smith; 12 - Compton; 10 - Harvey, de Villiers; 7 - Boycott; 6 - Trumper, Worrell; 5 - Amla; 4 - Aravinda;
2 - Greenidge, Gooch; 1 - Simpson, Hill.

The 3 latest additions to our list all have significant improvements on their 2022 rankings (Kohli up 9, Root up 8 and Smith up 7).

Voting is now open for positions 31 to 33.

	*Current player	Tests	Runs	Average	Centuries	Usual Batting Position	2022 Rank
1	D. Bradman	52	6996	99.94	29	3	1
2	S. Tendulkar	200	15921	53.79	51	4	4
3	J. Hobbs	61	5410	56.95	15	Opener	2
4	G. Sobers	93	8032	57.78	26	5 & 6	3
5	L. Hutton	79	6971	56.67	19	Opener	7
6	B. Lara	131	11953	52.89	34	4	6
7	V. Richards	121	8540	50.24	24	3 - 5	5
8	*S.Smith	109	9685	56.97	32	4 & Opener	10
9	S. Gavaskar	125	10122	51.12	34	Opener	9
10	W. Hammond	85	7249	58.46	22	3 & 4	8
11	H. Sutcliffe	54	4555	60.73	16	Opener	12
12	G. Headley	22	2190	60.83	10	3	11
13	R. Ponting	168	13378	51.85	41	3	14
14	J. Kallis	166	13289	55.37	45	3 & 4	18
15	G. Chappell	87	7110	53.86	24	4	13
16	A. Border	156	11174	50.56	27	4 - 6	17
17	K. Sangakkara	134	12400	57.41	38	3	16
18	G. Pollock	23	2256	60.97	7	4	15
19	S. Waugh	168	10927	51.06	32	5	19
20	K. Barrington	82	6806	58.67	20	3 & 4	20
21	R. Dravid	164	13288	52.31	36	3	22
22	E. Weekes	48	4455	58.62	15	4	23
23	D. Nourse	34	2960	53.82	9	4	27
24	Javed Miandad	124	8832	52.57	23	4	21
25	Younis Khan	118	10099	52.06	34	4	25
26	C. Walcott	44	3798	56.69	15	3 or 5	26
27	*K.Williamson	100	8743	54.99	32	3	39
28	*J.Root	140	11736	49.73	31	4	36
29	*V.Kohli	113	8848	49.16	29	4	38
30	G. Smith	117	9265	48.26	27	Opener	37

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Boycott
Harvey
Compton

 

[Line and Length]

Compton
de Villiers
Harvey

 

[PlayerComparisons]

De Villiers
Harvey
Boycott

 

[Bolo.]

AB
Boycott
Greenridge

 

[OverratedSanity]

Andy Flower
Peter May
Amla

 

[trundler]

Amla
Harvey
Compton