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Gary Sobers vs Steven Smith

Gary Sobers vs Steven Smith

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DrWolverine

DrWolverine

State Vice-Captain
Not sure why you have rated Smith so low.

Steven Smith had arguably the second best peak, has a complete record and played majority of matches against good teams.
 
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centurymaker

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
DrWolverine said:
Not sure why you have rated Smith so low.

Steven Smith had arguably the second best peak, has a complete record and played majority of matches against good teams.
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His record will not look complete if he plays 150+ tests like Ponting, Dravid and co. 10th best of all time is a fair rating. He is somewhere in the 8th to 12th range. You know current players always get overrated during their playing days. Eg Bumrah.
 
Johan

Johan

International Debutant
1. Sir Donald Bradman


2. Sir Jack Hobbs
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
5. Sir Garfield Sobers
6. Sir Len Hutton
7. Steven Smith
8. Brian Lara
9. Sir Walter Hammonds
10. Sunil Gavaskar
 
sayon basak

sayon basak

International Vice-Captain
Johan said:
1. Sir Donald Bradman


2. Sir Jack Hobbs
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
5. Sir Garfield Sobers
6. Sir Len Hutton
7. Steven Smith
8. Brian Lara
9. Sir Walter Hammonds
10. Sunil Gavaskar
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Good list. I'd swap Hutton with Lara, and Smith with Gavaskar.

I could go either of Hobbs and Sachin tbh.
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
Johan said:
1. Sir Donald Bradman


2. Sir Jack Hobbs
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
5. Sir Garfield Sobers
6. Sir Len Hutton
7. Steven Smith
8. Brian Lara
9. Sir Walter Hammonds
10. Sunil Gavaskar
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Hammond wasn’t a knight, nor were there clones of him running around.
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
Sir Garry Sobers

Bradman
Tendulkar
Richards
Sobers
Hobbs
Smith
Lara
Hutton
Richards
Gavaskar / Hammond / Chappell

Don't think Smith is going up, but also the lowest he can fall for me is to switch places with Lara, which honestly he may have already.
 
DrWolverine

DrWolverine

State Vice-Captain
kyear2 said:
Sir Garry Sobers

Bradman
Tendulkar
Richards
Sobers
Hobbs
Smith
Lara
Hutton
Richards
Gavaskar / Hammond / Chappell

Don't think Smith is going up, but also the lowest he can fall for me is to switch places with Lara, which honestly he may have already.
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Solid list BTW

I do not agree with ranking of the other Richards though
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
DrWolverine said:
Solid list BTW

I do not agree with ranking of the other Richards though
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I know, and it's fine. He played in the same era as Greg and no one thought Greg was better. Even Chappell's biggest advocate, Thompson, said Barry was at worst his equal.
But not delving into that again.
 
DrWolverine

DrWolverine

State Vice-Captain
kyear2 said:
Sir Garry Sobers

Bradman
Tendulkar
Richards
Sobers
Hobbs
Smith
Lara
Hutton
Richards
Gavaskar / Hammond / Chappell

Don't think Smith is going up, but also the lowest he can fall for me is to switch places with Lara, which honestly he may have already.
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Just saw your list again

I do not agree with it at all 😂

I saw a gap between the first name and second name and automatically assumed the first name was Bradman but you have placed Sobers as first
 
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