Neither is Gavaskar's legacy base solely on his WI exploits (which he still has plenty, only one poor series among 5 he played, 3 against very strong attack). If anything, his legacy is based on arguably being the best batsman in Asia ever.
Really? Gavaskar?
Botham's batting is being underrated here. Had some quality knocks against Lillee, plus the Jubilee Test performance. I think the best cut off point for his peak would be the 81 Ashes, since even though his numbers are off, you can include the best series performance of all time on his CV.
I’d probably go with Younis Khan as the best batsman in Asia. He wasn’t great against quality pace but he was arguably the goat against spin.
Younis would also be my initial pick. He was quality everywhere in Asia, most of the other Asian batsmen usually have at least one country where they were poor. From the Asian batsmen I checked, he was the only one with multiple tons in each Asian country he played (in fact he has at least 3 in every Asian country!)
Best batsman in Asia is clearly Sehwag.
Never played Akram in Pakistan. In fact the Waqar he played was well past his prime.
Younis would be my second peak. But there are several batsman better than him to tour India, I believe Gavaskar was the best batsman to tour Pakistan. Around equals at home, SL was Bang level at Sunny's time, so can argue that Younis' performance in more countries sways this.
Played Shoaib and Asif. He never played Waqar I think.
Sehwag has to be there
Played Waqar, but one probably at his lowest.
In Gavaskars time, SL wasn't really competitive.
Not in tests.
Not unless you believe form and performance just happen randomly in a players career
