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Harry Brook vs Viv Richards

Who is better?


  • Total voters
    25

kyear2

International Coach
Was it actually proved?

One of the reason I have Akram/Waqar lower than other fast bowling legends is because I don’t trust them 100%
They tampered. It was passed down to them, it was admitted to that it was passed down to them.

Read an article a long time ago, basically saying one can't blame them though. Basically if your mentor has passed something down to you, how bad can it be?

In any event

 

kyear2

International Coach
I (weirdly) restrained myself from posting this comparison earlier today, I didn't realise there was already a thread.

I imagine that watching Brook now might be like watching Viv back in the day - 40 years down the track old timers are waxing lyrical about how "this extraordinary talent changed the game" but actually if you watched at the time you'd know it was just some **** slogging
Same on the bolded bit.

But not the second. You can watch over Viv's knocks from the 70's. Yeah, some of the dismissals were clunky, bit he had a better technique and seemed to be more in control.
 

PlayerComparisons

International Vice-Captain
among ATG pacers

Tier 1 — Marshall, McGrath, Hadlee, Steyn, Ambrose

Tier 2 — Donald, Lillee, Wasim, Trueman, Garner and kind

Tier 3 — Anderson, Pollock, Walsh, Cummins

Borderline — Roberts, Waqar, Bedser
Fair enough. I mostly agree. I just rate Waqar and Cummins a lot higher than you.

I’d say the the first two tiers are bonafide ATGs. Tier 3 is borderline and depends on one’s definition.
 

kyear2

International Coach
among ATG pacers

Tier 1 — Marshall, McGrath, Hadlee, Steyn, Ambrose

Tier 2 — Donald, Lillee, Wasim, Trueman, Garner and kind

Tier 3 — Anderson, Pollock, Walsh, Cummins

Borderline — Roberts, Waqar, Bedser
Yeah, the tier two is a bit crowded.

Imran, Donald, Lillee, Wasim, Lindwall, Garner, Holding, Davidson, Trueman, may have missed one or two.
 

DrWolverine

State 12th Man
among ATG pacers

Tier 1 — Marshall, McGrath, Hadlee, Steyn, Ambrose

Tier 2 — Donald, Lillee, Wasim, Trueman, Garner and kind

Tier 3 — Anderson, Pollock, Walsh, Cummins

Borderline — Roberts, Waqar, Bedser
Since you have Cummins
Where do you place Bumrah & Rabada?
 

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