Brian Lara vs Ricky Ponting

[Kirkut]

Ponting along with Viv were arguably the best players of short pitched bowling in the game.
Lara was in his league of his own and enough has been said about him in this thread.

Ponting in ODIs however blows Lara out of competition, arguably among the greatest match winners of all time.

 

[Fanboy375]

Lara has a big gap between home vs away record.58 in home vs 48 in away.He ave 44 in SENA

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Lara has a big gap between home vs away record.58 in home vs 48 in away.He ave 44 in SENA

Now post Pontings home vs away. And instead of SENA use Asia (not including Bangladesh). His are 57 home and 47 away. And average in Asia=35.

 

[DrWolverine]

Lara has a big gap between home vs away record.58 in home vs 48 in away.He ave 44 in SENA

If the overall average is 50+ and you average 40+ everywhere, that is a great achievement imo.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Lara only thanks to peer rating and being relatively better in the 90s.

Ponting never had ATG series on the level of Lara

 

[capt_Luffy]

Ponting never had ATG series on the level of Lara

No one had really, bar possibly Bradman in 1930. The 1999 moreso than the 2001 imo. A 62 in the 1st Test, a match winning 213 when the team was in a really tight spot (seemed pretty lost) in the 2nd, One of if not the best knock of all time with the 153* in the 3rd and a century in the 4th; against McGrath at his best alongside Warne, Gillespie, MacGill and Miller is just bonkers to think of.

 

[subshakerz]

Ponting never had ATG series on the level of Lara

Ok but he had several big run series. He is quite close to Lara actually on that score.

 

[subshakerz]

Lara has a big gap between home vs away record.58 in home vs 48 in away.He ave 44 in SENA

It's taken some time but I am glad it is becoming more common knowledge that Lara was slightly underwhelming away from home. Some more dedicated Lara fans here have tried to conceal or downplay this fact.

I personally think such a record disqualifies him from the top tier category. I want someone in that top tier to average 50 plus away. Lara is first in the second tier list.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Ok but he had several big run series. He is quite close to Lara actually on that score.

Ummmm...... No he isn't. Big run series and Great series are two different things.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

It's taken some time but I am glad it is becoming more common knowledge that Lara was slightly underwhelming away from home. Some more dedicated Lara fans here have tried to conceal or downplay this fact.

I personally think such a record disqualifies him from the top tier category. I want someone in that top tier to average 50 plus away. Lara is first in the second tier list.

@honestbharani

 

[subshakerz]

Ummmm...... No he isn't. Big run series and Great series are two different things.

Of course they are different.

Lara with his ATG performances is what I call being the best 'in the zone' player of all-time. Sort of the flip side to his inconsistency.

Which is a definite feather in his cap against Ponting, though I think peer rep and Lara establishing his greatness by the 90s are bigger factors.

 

[DrWolverine]

Lara with his ATG performances is what I call being the best 'in the zone' player of all-time.

We often hear this about Lara “On his day he was simply the best” and I feel this is true actually

 

[honestbharani]

@honestbharani

pathetically sad

 

[subshakerz]

pathetically sad

Please just leave it there.

 

[honestbharani]

Sadly pathetic

 

[sayon basak]

What does close mean?

Lara is a Top 5/6 batter. Punters makes it 15th in my list. Is that close?

 

[subshakerz]

What does close mean?

Lara is a Top 5/6 batter. Punters makes it 15th in my list. Is that close?

Not really.

 

[sayon basak]

Not really.

Since you voted for "close", where do they rank in your list?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Lara definitely better. Again it's close as to whether or not this is close.

 

[DrWolverine]

It depends on what you consider as close.