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Garry Sobers vs Imran Khan

Who is the greater test cricketer?


  • Total voters
    39

kyear2

International Coach
Can’t you just title it something like @kyear2 vs @subshakerz
It wouldn't be, not this time.

I will however, make these two points.

For top 5 cricketers of the century, one guy got 100 votes, another 90, no one else passed 30.

And we just had an entire argument on what an AT XI without Sobers would like like. We have arguments on whether Imran makes the team.

Everyone's rankings will vary but for me one is a top 3 batsman, top 5 slip and most versatile bowler ever.

I will say though that Imran (and Kallis) comes as close as anyone to matching him as an all round cricketer. Top 10 bowler, best ever lower order bat and captain of note.

Though as a straight up comp, I think Hadlee probably is the better one, because he matches Sobers in primary skills. Immy doesn't.
 
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capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
It wouldn't be, not this time.

But I'll make these two points.

For top 5 cricketers of the century, one guy got 100 votes, another 90, no one else passed 30.

And we just had an entire argument on what an AT XI without Sobers would like like. We have arguments on whether Imran makes the team.

Everyone's rankings will vary but for me one is a top 3 batsman, top 5 slip and most versatile bowler ever.

I will say though that Imran (and Kallis) comes as close as anyone to matching him as an all round cricketer. Top 10 bowler, best ever lower order bat and captain of note.

Though as a straight up comp, I think Hadlee probably is the better one, because he matches Sobers in primary skills. Immy doesn't.
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Johan

State Vice-Captain
How do I really put it? Sobers is better, objectively, but not by a huge margin but they're not all that close either...hmmmm, Sobers mid-diffs.
 

subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
I will say though that Imran (and Kallis) comes as close as anyone to matching him as an all round cricketer. Top 10 bowler, best ever lower order bat and captain of note.
Yet you voted that it's not close?

Just a reminder that you rate Sobers ahead of Bradman. So if Imran and Kallis are close, they should be in your top 5 cricketers of all time. Are they?

I would strenuously argue that Sobers bowling was better than Imran's batting. Not to add more impactful.
It wasnt. Imran was overall the level of a standard lower order bat in the 80s and would have made any team in the world. I think that edges Sobers.
 
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sayon basak

International Debutant
It wouldn't be, not this time.

I will however, make these two points.

For top 5 cricketers of the century, one guy got 100 votes, another 90, no one else passed 30.
Compton made it above Hadlee and Imran. In fact, Imran couldn't even make it into the top 10.

Nice.
 

sayon basak

International Debutant
Sober's batting> Imran's bowling
And Sober's secondary discipline is a very special case, a 3 in 1 bowler. Would add much variety to the attack.

Imran's batting might've been comparable, but still Sobers comfortably. Also good at fielding.
 

subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Sober's batting> Imran's bowling
And Sober's secondary discipline is a very special case, a 3 in 1 bowler. Would add much variety to the attack.

Imran's batting might've been comparable, but still Sobers comfortably. Also good at fielding.
The main thing is Sobers has a legit case to be the best bat since Bradman. Anything on top of that means he can't be voted against.
 

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