A method to determine the world's best batsman across all formats

[cpr]

Spark agreeing with you was far more hilarious given his qualifications. He got off way too lightly in this thread for his post.

Given mine, I probably shouldn't have made the mistake in the first place. No wonder our economy is ****ed....

 

[Furball]

This is my methodology: take the official batting rankings, and assign one penalty point per ranking place. So that first place is one penalty point, tenth place is ten, etc.

Tests have a weighting of 3, ODIs 2, and T20s 1. If a player is not ranked in the top 20 they score a maximum of 20 penalty points (subject to weighting). Thus the minimum possible is 6 and the maximum possible 120.

Some players

Steve Smith (3 Test, 30 ODI, 20 T20) = 53
Joe Root (6 Test, 34 ODI, 20 T20) = 60
Kane Williamson (6 Test, 8 ODI, 6 T20) = 20
Virat Kohli (42 Test, 4 ODI, 2 T20) = 48
Martin Guptill (60 Test, 18 ODI, 5 T20) = 83
AB de Villiers (21 Test, 2 ODI, 20 T20) = 43
Hashim Amla (12 Test, 6 ODI, 20 T20) = 38
David Warner (15 Test, 36 ODI, 12 T20) = 63

Could've just typed 'Kane Williamson' and spent the rest of the time taken to compile that post on something useful like looking for the 'log out' button.

 

[Furball]

There was a member here called Flopdulkar a few years ago. I remember discovering that he joined from the c***fire forums and that Cabinet96 was the leader of a merry band of trolls that had decide to invade - now that I type this I realise this may have been a dream

Edit:

this guy

Yes, I was about to post the same thing.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

wow PakPassion has a nice new blue colour scheme

 

[MrPrez]

There was a member here called Flopdulkar a few years ago. I remember discovering that he joined from the c***fire forums and that Cabinet96 was the leader of a merry band of trolls that had decide to invade - now that I type this I realise this may have been a dream

Edit:

this guy

I was a part of that, if I recall correctly.

Was pretty fun.

 

[Burgey]

Flopdulkar was up there with Dhonisgland as a great troll account

 

[Top_Cat]

'He of the selective deafness' the high water mark in Flopdulkar trollery, tbh.

 

[Jono]

Flopdulkar, that's good. I will have to remember this. Can't believe I never thought of it before.

I can believe it tbh. People pretending to troll about Tendulkar are more witty than your last 10 years of Tendulkar trolls.

For shame.

 

[sayon basak]

Fk u kohli is BEST in d t20 and odi ur just jealous

Wen ur d king of the forum like me and hav 1000s of posts the come and talk ok?

Dude you really had a glow up.

 

[Daemon]

Dude you really had a glow up.

Fk u sayonara bitch

 

[sayon basak]

This is my methodology: take the official batting rankings, and assign one penalty point per ranking place. So that first place is one penalty point, tenth place is ten, etc.

Tests have a weighting of 3, ODIs 2, and T20s 1. If a player is not ranked in the top 20 they score a maximum of 20 penalty points (subject to weighting). Thus the minimum possible is 6 and the maximum possible 120.

Some players

Steve Smith (3 Test, 30 ODI, 20 T20) = 53
Joe Root (6 Test, 34 ODI, 20 T20) = 60
Kane Williamson (6 Test, 8 ODI, 6 T20) = 20
Virat Kohli (42 Test, 4 ODI, 2 T20) = 48
Martin Guptill (60 Test, 18 ODI, 5 T20) = 83
AB de Villiers (21 Test, 2 ODI, 20 T20) = 43
Hashim Amla (12 Test, 6 ODI, 20 T20) = 38
David Warner (15 Test, 36 ODI, 12 T20) = 63

@capt_Luffy you have to agree, this is worse than anything I've ever done.

 

[capt_Luffy]

@capt_Luffy you have to agree, this is worse than anything I've ever done.

Yeah, it's worse. Yikes, any methodology of player assessment that uses the ICC Rankings is putrid

 

[sayon basak]

Yeah, it's worse. Yikes, any methodology of player assessment that uses the ICC Rankings is putrid

Guess you should work on forming a formula to assess batters, besides making a top 200 Kenya spinners.

And I was thinking about averaging Wisden Ratings, DoG Ratings, PEWS Ratings and ICC average ratings to make a list, thanks for stopping me.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Guess you should work on forming a formula to assess batters, besides making top 200 Kenya spinners.

And I was thinking about averaging Wisden Ratings, DoG Ratings, PEWS Ratings and ICC average ratings to make a list, thanks for stopping me.

I really don't like making lists based on ratings made by others...... I actually am working on a more 'scientific' approach myself; will show it once it gets workable enough (i.e., enough to stroke my ego).

 

[sayon basak]

I really don't like making lists based on ratings made by others...... I actually am working on a more 'scientific' approach myself; will show it once it gets workable enough (i.e., enough to stroke my ego).

Bro You are a genius! 🫡

 

[Coronis]

PEWS ratings are well out of date, don’t use them either! You’ll end up with an overrated Kohli.

 

[Prince EWS]

PEWS ratings are well out of date, don’t use them either! You’ll end up with an overrated Kohli.

Kohli would probably be rated higher on them now. It's hard to go "backwards"

 

[Coronis]

Kohli would probably be rated higher on them now. It's hard to go "backwards"

No, you’re thinking of time. Its hard to backwards in time.

 

[sayon basak]

PEWS ratings are well out of date, don’t use them either! You’ll end up with an overrated Kohli.

I've chose not to make the list as a whole.

@capt_Luffy told me that he's working on a scientific way of assessing players.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

@capt_Luffy you have to agree, this is worse than anything I've ever done.

It was actually one of kiwiviktor's better contributions.