capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Is Root possibly better?
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Joe Root vs Ponting
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International Vice-Captain
Are you joking?
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capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
How come Root v Dravid is valid, but Root v Ponting isn't??
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Neither is valid atm tbh but I do rate Ponting significantly higher than Dravid.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I don't.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Fwiw, Root is definitely a better player of spin.
BazBall21
International Captain
Root v pace and bounce against Ponting v spin is close. One of Root's best tons came in a low-scoring game at the Wanderers and Ponting played a couple of good knocks v Murali.
Ponting.
Even though he was poor in India with an average of 26, his ability to dominate bowling attacks ( especially pace bowling) was second to none. When you are superb vs pace and bounce, fast bowlers struggle to put pressure.
Root is slightly better than Dravid and Sangakkara but behind Ponting in my opinion. He would need to be more dominant and prolific to be in conversation with Tendulkar, Lara, S Smith or Ponting. For now, he can be put in the tier of Kallis, Dravid and Sangakkara.
Even though he was poor in India with an average of 26, his ability to dominate bowling attacks ( especially pace bowling) was second to none. When you are superb vs pace and bounce, fast bowlers struggle to put pressure.
Root is slightly better than Dravid and Sangakkara but behind Ponting in my opinion. He would need to be more dominant and prolific to be in conversation with Tendulkar, Lara, S Smith or Ponting. For now, he can be put in the tier of Kallis, Dravid and Sangakkara.
BazBall21
International Captain
One of the hardest batsmen to bowl to.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
If you aren't Harbhajan Singh.....
Though I will say, Ponting vs Pace is ahead of Root vs Spin; but Root was a better player of lateral movement than Ponting, be it spin or swing.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Sanga is better than Ponting
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
BazBall21
International Captain
I once had a look at the average Australia score when Ponting entered the crease. It was 75. The average for when Root has entered is probably lower than that.
BazBall21
International Captain
Perhaps Dravid's biggest downfall was being excessively hesitant to play horizontal shots against hit the deck pressure from both ends. That was something Ponting excelled at.
BazBall21
International Captain
Root not succeeding at 3 is a mark against him in comparison to Ponting, Dravid and Sanga (although the experiment at no3 coincided with the 'pace pandemic' while they all played in batting eras - mostly rather than entirely in Dravid's case).
But it arguably shouldn't count against him in comparison to players who exclusively batted 4 or 5 etc. Especially when Root has a battery of hundreds after coming in at 20-2 - 40-2.
Root has scored 9500 @ 56 in positions 4&5.
But it arguably shouldn't count against him in comparison to players who exclusively batted 4 or 5 etc. Especially when Root has a battery of hundreds after coming in at 20-2 - 40-2.
Root has scored 9500 @ 56 in positions 4&5.
