No, that's literally not me. Run a poll if you want, but rating a player with 4 Tests and a County record equal to Glenn Turner over Gavaskar, I will argue, is just you. Lindsay Hassett said Trumper was better than Bradman. Infact, 12 ex-players were asked and all but Wilfred Rhodes picked Trumper. Make what you may of it.
All the other players debuted post 1970. That's what I am going with.
Sobers played against absolute horrible bowling in India and did moderately in Pakistan. Lara was alright in India, as was Richards all around who has a good record in India and Pakistan, but nothing spectacular. Smith is the only one to do good consistently. But this batting doesn't really hold up to the Asian lineup.
I don't think Anwar was a better bat than Sehwag. Never met anyone who does. If needed, Dravid can open in SENA, have the technique to do so. Sehwag to good in Asia to be left out.
Can the RoW team win a Test in Asia? Yes. Do I bet on them to? No. Asia team is made to dominate at all kinds of Turner's and Pakistani dust bowls.
I don't need to run a poll, everyone who saw them both bat had him ahead. Mark Nicholas has them both in his all time team.
It wasn't just his 4 tests and FC career, it was also the ROW matches and WSC production, and his quality.
If they are both on the field, you think Barry wouldn't perform as well because he didn't play a 100 tests? Get real, the man was quality.
There are about 10 forum members who watches Barry bat and they all rate him among the top 5 batsmen they've seen, including the guy you claim is your favorite poster. He rates him literally with Viv and Sachin as the best batsmen he's ever watched, think it's Northerer who says the same, among others. Lillee named the best 3 batsmen he bowled to, they were Garry Sobers, Viv Richards and Barry Richards.
Sunny had a better and longer test career, but put them both on the field in a match at their best and that doesn't count for much if anything. Barry was a unicorn, who else brings what he does to the table?
Not about Anwar being better than Sehwag, I don't remotely trust him against this level of attack on anything outside of the SC.
If we're going like WTC, you can play at Lord's, no English players on the team anyways, and that's one way traffic.
If it's a 6 test series can play 3 in each territory. The SC team isn't winning in England, SA or Australia. More likely to get a draw or steal a game in the SC and win the series, all I'm saying.
If you want to go Sehwag, knock yourself out, just wouldn't be my choice. Younis would also bring more to the team than Javed and Bumrah (as like Barry) despite the smaller sample size, is a better bowler than Waqar.
And not even discussing the Sobers pick, it's kinda ridiculous that there's even caveats in the first place, of he said 70's I'm including players who played in the 70's. When you select your at Aus vs WI team you don't start from when the WI became good.
But again, and we're picking the same team for all 6 mat he's, so balance might be suggested.
Gavaskar / Sehwag / Dravid / Tendulkar / Sangakkara / Younis / Imran / Jadeja / Wasim / Muralitharan / Bumrah
Richards / Greenidge / Richards / Lara / Smith / Sobers / Gilchrist / Hadlee / Marshall / Warne / McGrath
The ROW's batting is stronger, bowling is stronger and more adaptable, catching and fielding a little better as well (bigger gap without Younis). They can steal or draw one in the SC, don't see the ROW matches being that competitive.
Remove the arbitrary restrictions and Hutton replaces Greenidge and Bradman either Smith or Lara.
