Brian Lara vs Greg Chappell

[PlayerComparisons]

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[Johan]

Lara and it's not all that close.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Lara and it's not all that close.

I was just thinking whether it's close or not, and I think I will learn towards not close.

 

[kyear2]

Not that close.

 

[BazBall21]

I think it is close. Lara has his issues too.

 

[kyear2]

I think it is close. Lara has his issues too.

If you include WSC, that's also a massive boost for Chappell.

Yeah, close.

 

[BazBall21]

If you include WSC, that's also a massive boost for Chappell.

Yeah, close.

I don't see why not really. It was obviously a very high standard and I'm pretty sure the players took it seriously. Professionals want to win.

 

[kyear2]

I don't see why not really. It was obviously a very high standard and I'm pretty sure the players took it seriously. Professionals want to win.

I do include it.

 

[subshakerz]

I think it is close. Lara has his issues too.

Yeah it's relatively close.

 

[subshakerz]

I do include it.

For some cricketers. Not for others.

 

[subshakerz]

Chappell was better against pace and bounce. More consistent as well.

Lara better against spin and has ATG knocks and series under his belt.

Lara gets the nod but you can make a good case for Chappell.

 

[kyear2]

For some cricketers. Not for others.

The way you act, it's like I don't rate him at all.

You are wayyyy worse on Lara.

 

[Slifer]

The way you act, it's like I don't rate him at all.

You are wayyyy worse on Lara.

Don't even waste your time....

 

[subshakerz]

The way you act, it's like I don't rate him at all.

You are wayyyy worse on Lara.

Um we rank Lara virtually the same.

The point is why does WSC count for Chappell but you won't count it for others?

 

[subshakerz]

Don't even waste your time....

My time wasn't wasted since you ended up agreeing with my main critiques of Lara.

 

[BazBall21]

Chappell was better against pace and bounce. More consistent as well.

Lara better against spin and has ATG knocks and series under his belt.

Lara gets the nod but you can make a good case for Chappell.

I think Chappell was a more solid batsman v all kinds of pace. He has some great knocks in England and New Zealand.

Lara much more proven v spin and was the king of independently setting games up when he got a sniff on good tracks.

 

[subshakerz]

I think Chappell was a more solid batsman v all kinds of pace. He has some great knocks in England and New Zealand.

Lara much more proven v spin and was the king of independently setting games up when he got a sniff on good tracks.

Yeah. I think Chappells lack of a full SC career kind of holds him back. Would be very hard to vote against him if he had that.

 

[BazBall21]

Yeah. I think Chappells lack of a full SC career kind of holds him back. Would be very hard to vote against him if he had that.

If he had a successful tour of India v Bedi, Chandra&Prasana, I think I'd vote for him here. And I think he was capable. Lara does have a big "on his day" threshold though.

 

[subshakerz]

If he had a successful tour of India v Bedi, Chandra&Prasana, I think I'd vote for him here. And I think he was capable. Lara does have a big "on his day" threshold though.

Agreed.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Chappell's record is also a bit lackluster in England, especially given its the only country he toured regularly with a solid attack. Had a great series vs Hadlee, but lots of weak attacks in NZ and WI was also against a weak bowling attack (though had a good tour during WSC).