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Virat Kohli vs Hashim Amla

Better test bat


  • Total voters
    24

Wanna_Be_AB

U19 12th Man
nobody is saying Ponting sucks, just that his record has the biggest hole and his 2001 BGT performance is borderline unacceptable
i mean that what i meant by 'ponting sucks'...not being able to score on indian flaties against mediocre bowlers is worse than not being able to score against the best aussie bowling attack since the departure of McWarne
 

Johan

International Regular
i mean that what i meant by 'ponting sucks'...not being able to score on indian flaties against mediocre bowlers is worse than not being able to score against the best aussie bowling attack since the departure of McWarne
I mean Yeah, it's definitely worse, tho tbf every second tier great like Ponting/Root/Dravid/Kallis have a hole in their resume.
 

sayon basak

International Captain
Gooch vs Trumper is better
(tbh, Trumper is just way ahead. Pretty sure Gooch wouldn't be able to score in 1890's and early 1900's wet pitches. And the fact that average in the matches Gooch played in is low just shows that the batters were arse, instead of the pitch condition. But I'm still gonna say, Gooch>Tendulkar)
 

Johan

International Regular
(tbh, Trumper is just way ahead. Pretty sure Gooch wouldn't be able to score in 1890's and early 1900's pitches. And the fact that average in the matches Gooch played in is low just shows that the batters were arse, instead of the pitch condition. But I'm still gonna say, Gooch>Tendulkar)
(it's moreso a display of how good the bowling he constantly was facing, plus Trumper's record is full of holes, I'm pretty confident that it was his style of play and clutch knocks that got him rated so high)
 

sayon basak

International Captain
(it's moreso a display of how good the bowling he constantly was facing, plus Trumper's record is full of holes, I'm pretty confident that it was his style of play and clutch knocks that got him rated so high)
Which is fair.

He also struggled with health conditions, which made him less consistent.

But Gooch is Gooch. Gooch>Bradman.
 

BazBall21

International Captain
Judgement was inherently more subjective in the old days. That does play a part in Trumper's legend. He was definitely a very good player.
 

Coronis

International Coach
Has anyone had a worse decline than Virat Kohli?

From an average of 55.11 in his 81st Test to now averaging 47.43 in his 121st Test, his decline is legendary
Howstat does have a page for comparing the last two years of a player’s career with the rest of their career, but obviously Kohli’s been in decline longer than that, and his past 2 years he had some successes which push his record closer in that period.
 

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
@capt_Luffy current opinions on Kohli in India?
Yeah, almost everyone wants him out of the team by now. We still got somewhat exited after his ton in the 1st Test, but now; yesh..... Good luck with whatever you want to do post retirement. Especially the way he gets out while trying to drive pacers outside the 5th stump, over and over again, is such pathetic **** for a player who looked a sure shot Test ATG at one point in time.
 

Johan

International Regular
Yeah, almost everyone wants him out of the team by now. We still got somewhat exited after his ton in the 1st Test, but now; yesh..... Good luck with whatever you want to do post retirement. Especially the way he gets out while trying to drive pacers outside the 5th stump, over and over again, is such pathetic **** for a player who looked a sure shot Test ATG at one point in time.
what a tragic fall off, he needs absolute flat decks with mentally defeated bowlers and zero preassure to even make 50s anymore.
 

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