Rate these bats in terms of their raw talent

[subshakerz]

Rate the below bats on a scale of 0 to 100 based on raw talent, not in terms of overall quality or temperament.

Viv
KP
Ponting
Sachin
Lara
Kohli
AB Devilliers
Steve Smith
Sehwag
Babar Azam

 

[DrWolverine]

I am not exactly sure how to define talent.

If it means who made batting look ridiculously easy, it is Abraham Benjamin DeVilliers and Brian Charles Lara.

 

[sayon basak]

Babar Azam
Daylight
Rest

 

[DrWolverine]

Babar Azam
Daylight
Rest

You forgot to add /s

 

[sayon basak]

You forgot to add /s

I'm actually too stupid to get that.

Apologies.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Viv

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Viv
Lara
ABD
Sachin
Rest

 

[Kirkut]

Rate the below bats on a scale of 0 to 100 based on raw talent, not in terms of overall quality or temperament.

Viv
KP
Ponting
Sachin
Lara
Kohli
AB Devilliers
Steve Smith
Sehwag
Babar Azam

Viv: 96
KP: 96
Ponting: 92
Sachin: 92
Lara: 98
Kohli: 90
De Villiers: 100 (freak when on song)
Smith: 94
Sehwag: 95
Babar Azam: 89

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Viv most talented cause of his freakish hand eye coordination and pure destructiveness, unmatched by anyone even ABD. I mean the guy could pummel peak Lillee in Aus, Imran in the SC, score a 4th innings ton on a breaking pitch, and handle peak Botham and Willis easily. Lara and ABd close second tho.

 

[subshakerz]

Viv most talented cause of his freakish hand eye coordination and pure destructiveness, unmatched by anyone even ABD. I mean the guy could pummel peak Lillee in Aus, Imran in the SC, score a 4th innings ton on a breaking pitch, and handle peak Botham and Willis easily. Lara and ABd close second tho.

Lara, ABD and Viv all have super reflexes, timing and great eye sight (early career Lara).

What sets Viv slightly ahead is that he had sheer muscle power along with that.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sachin
Viv
Lara
Ponting
De Villiers
Kohli
Smith
Sehwag
KP
Babar

 

[subshakerz]

Viv: 96
KP: 96
Ponting: 92
Sachin: 92
Lara: 98
Kohli: 90
De Villiers: 100 (freak when on song)
Smith: 94
Sehwag: 95
Babar Azam: 89

I also rate KP super high on talent. He has a creativity to his batting that is unique.

Actually think Babar in terms of talent was a smidge ahead of Kohli but lacks his sheer determination.

 

[DrWolverine]

De Villiers: 100 (freak when on song)

He made batting look so easy.

 

[DrWolverine]

Despite being the most accomplished batsman and with an almost perfect record, I am surprised Sachin is not rated as the highest or even Top 3.

 

[DrWolverine]

I also rate KP super high on talent. He has a creativity to his batting that is unique.

I saw his debut series against England and was thought he was the perfect batsman. Everything about him was so good - The casual walk to the crease, the swag in his batting, the arrogance in his looks, disdain he had for bowler backed by outrageous shots. I rate ABD and Lara higher but I wished they showed more of “I am good and I know it” attitude of Kevin Pietersen. On his day an absolute delight to watch.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Don’t think Sehwag is at the level as others unless we’re just talking about talent against spin

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Despite being the most accomplished batsman and with an almost perfect record, I am surprised Sachin is not rated as the highest or even Top 3.

Sachin is massively talented and only marginally behind Viv/Lara/ABD, but what made so special was he was more hardworking and determined

 

[Daemon]

Tendulkar was test standard in his teens

He oozed talent

 

[Johan]

Don’t think Sehwag is at the level as others unless we’re just talking about talent against spin

Sehwag had Smith tier hand-eye coordination but just didn't develope the technique to counteract pace bowling

 

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Viv
Sachin
Lara
Ponting
de Villiers
Smith
Sehwag
KP
Kohli
Babar