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Not sure how Sanga doesn’t make the top 20 tbh. He’s a candidate for top 15 actually.
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Kumar Sangakkara vs Steve Waugh
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Thala_0710
State 12th Man
The reasons I mentioned recently on the Sanga vs Dravid thread basically sum up my reasoning for the same
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Bradman
Tendulkar
Hobbs
Sobers
Hutton
Lara
Richards
Smith
Gavaskar
Hammond
Sutcliffe
Ponting
Kallis
Chappell
Border
Waugh
Barrington
Dravid
Those are the players I could see an argument for as better than Sanga but there’s still 2 spots left for a top 20. Maybe some pre 1970 players like Weekes and Walcott could be added.
Tendulkar
Hobbs
Sobers
Hutton
Lara
Richards
Smith
Gavaskar
Hammond
Sutcliffe
Ponting
Kallis
Chappell
Border
Waugh
Barrington
Dravid
Those are the players I could see an argument for as better than Sanga but there’s still 2 spots left for a top 20. Maybe some pre 1970 players like Weekes and Walcott could be added.
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centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
Headley, Pollock.
In the future, Root.
I think Sanga is borderline top 20 at the moment.
In the future, Root.
I think Sanga is borderline top 20 at the moment.
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Very small sample size with Pollock and Headley so I don’t rate them as high as others.
We will see at the end of Roots career if he’s at that level. If has a bad decline, then he could end up averaging 47/48 like Kohli.
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Thala_0710
State 12th Man
I would add Headley and Root to that
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Thala_0710
State 12th Man
With Root, if he has a good Ashes down under, and then even if he declined to 47-48, I would still rate him ahead of Sanga tbf
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Ahead of Dravid too if he get declined to that?
Thala_0710
State 12th Man
Coronis
International Coach
Big if
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He averaged 35 in India earlier this year and the series in Australia will be much tougher. It’s not impossible he does well but it’s very unlikely.
Thala_0710
State 12th Man
I don't think Batting wise, that series would be tougher than IND but we'll see
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It will be tougher most likely. Australia prepare spicier pitches these days and their pace attack is pretty relentless.
Johan
State Vice-Captain
he played as an all rounder in India and clearly overbowled in the first few tests, he won't bowl much in Australia so the contexts should be completely different, not sure if he'll be successful though but sure do hope so.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I will say though, except one century he looked genuinely woeful in India and if anything, I think 35 average is quite high. That reverse scoop of Bumrah is the most brainrot way I have seen any major batsman loss their wicket......
Johan
State Vice-Captain
ngl that reverse sweep shot seems to have put him on factory reset, he did well in the next two tests with 243 runs @81, in the first three tests where he was bowling a bunch (107 overs) he made 77 runs with average of 12.
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He seems a bit past his peak against fast bowling but should be fine against spin and fast medium bowling
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
This is tough. I am going with Waugh. Just slightly better rated and that peak...