PlayerComparisons
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Two defensive batsmen
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Rahul Dravid vs George Headley
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subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Headley I guess.
HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
Headley probably the best WI bat after Richards, Sobers and Lara. And still a comfortable ATG and probably a top 12 player. WI have had some of the richest batting talent in history
capt_Luffy
International Coach
I truly believe Headey could ha rivalled those 3 had he played around 70 Test matches.
Slifer
International Captain
Me too. Even allowing for the fact that he did sometimes play 2nd eng xi attacks, he was solid vs their first teams as well
Coronis
International Coach
Dravid probably the best Indian bat after Tendulkar and Gavaskar. Top 3 beats top 4 you lose Georgie.
HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
Great logic
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Hence, Grant Flower (no. 4 Zimbabwean bat) >>>> Neil Harvey (no. 8 Australian bat)
Coronis
International Coach
I mean, surely you couldn’t miss the sarcasm oozing off that post?
HouHsiaoHsien
International Debutant
I was kidding
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
Always thought Headley and Pollock were rated as equals on here but Dravid beat Pollock but hasn’t got a single vote against Headley
Coronis
International Coach
I find them both hard to rate tbh. I used to have Headley around the top 10-12 and Pollock in the teens somewhere, but now I have them lower, probably just outside or around the top 20 - coincidentally right around where I have Dravid.
Headley had a full test career, Pollock didn’t. Pollock was an amazing player but no way you can rate them equals
OverratedSanity
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Headley effectively played only 2 more years of test cricket than Pollock did
different circumstances - war vs apartheid
we also got to see a declining Headley but not a declining Pollock in tests (though by all evidence he would have great for a very long time).
it’s all splitting hairs here - Headley, Dravid and Pollock are all greats of the game
ataraxia
International Coach
I also think Brian Close was an insane talent.