Brian Lara vs Ricky Ponting (against pace bowling)

[Van_Sri]

 

[subshakerz]

213 was a better innings on pure quality imo. There was arguably more pressure on Lara that innings too because he'd just been stripped of the captaincy and WI had been bowled out for 51 the previous test.

Lara rates that as his best innings.

 

[Johan]

I never said express but they were certainly fast. Both Flintoff and Harmison pushed 90MPH. Lee obviously faster.

I think Lara was beaten by their reverse rather than speed tbh, same thing happened to Ponting

 

[PlayerComparisons]

So Ponting is beating Lara while Gavaskar is beating Ponting in the other poll

 

[subshakerz]

I think Lara was beaten by their reverse rather than speed tbh, same thing happened to Ponting

More their bounce.

 

[Johan]

More their bounce.

Yeah Lara kinda had the root problem against bounce, his scoring shots often became a liability when the ball bounced hard.

 

[Narayana]

Good to know really

But nowadays so many indian fan's thinks highway era legend Sehwag is better than Kohli, kohli has 2nd most centuries in sena after sachin.
So comparing him to Sehwag is a Joke.

 

[Johan]

But nowadays so many indian fan's thinks highway era legend Sehwag is better than Kohli, kohli has 2nd most centuries in sena after sachin.
So comparing him to Sehwag is a Joke.

This is true, Sehwag was an unreal FTB, but he did play spin very well, better than Tendulkar arguably but he was a liability/weakess against pace bowling.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I’m pretty sure Gillespie was genuinely fast early in his career in the 90s when Lara scored runs against him

 

[PlayerComparisons]

But nowadays so many indian fan's thinks highway era legend Sehwag is better than Kohli, kohli has 2nd most centuries in sena after sachin.
So comparing him to Sehwag is a Joke.

Yea many think it’s close

Virat Kohli vs Virender Sehwag

Two great players of lateral movement

www.cricketweb.net

 

[Sunil1z]

But nowadays so many indian fan's thinks highway era legend Sehwag is better than Kohli, kohli has 2nd most centuries in sena after sachin.
So comparing him to Sehwag is a Joke.

Even I rate Kohli better than Sehwag but Kohli has been a liability at Home since 2021 . Something you would never say about Sehwag except his last 2 tour.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Yea many think it’s close

Virat Kohli vs Virender Sehwag

Two great players of lateral movement

www.cricketweb.net

But almost no one non trolly ly thinks it's Sehwag.

 

[Coronis]

The greatest batting performance ever is done by a player who would not even be Top 20 in his own team.

The greatest bowling performance is done by a player who would probably not even be in Top 50 among ATG bowlers.

Sorry, which one is this?

 

[Coronis]

Even I rate Kohli better than Sehwag but Kohli has been a liability at Home since 2021 . Something you would never say about Sehwag except his last 2 tour.

So what you’re saying is they both tailed off… interesting.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sorry, which one is this?

Shane Warne bowling in India with a broken toenail.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

But almost no one non trolly ly thinks it's Sehwag.

Maybe on here. I’m sure there’s plenty of people outside this forum that would choose sehwag just for the higher average.

Tbh what I realized is that all batsmen from this bowler friendly era are going to be underrated after their careers are over (except maybe Smith).

 

[Coronis]

Shane Warne bowling in India with a broken toenail.

Quick on the draw as always

 

[capt_Luffy]

Sorry, which one is this?

Broad 8/15, kinda rough really for a bowler with 600+ scalps and literally the Greatest performance.

 

[Narayana]

Even I rate Kohli better than Sehwag but Kohli has been a liability at Home since 2021 . Something you would never say about Sehwag except his last 2 tour.

So what you’re saying is they both tailed off… interesting.

But Kohli was a excellent player of Spin before COVID, shewag was never good against pace bowling.

 

[Prince EWS]

Broad 8/15, kinda rough really for a bowler with 600+ scalps and literally the Greatest performance.

Slow on the draw as always.