Viv Richards vs Adam Gilchrist

[sayon basak]

Only 4 matches, and Smith opened at 34 age

Root opened in 6 matches, and averaged 13 points more than Smith while opening. What's the point?

 

[Narayana]

Root opened in 6 matches, and averaged 13 points more than Smith while opening. What's the point?

What about performance at 3 ?

 

[sayon basak]

In top 50 , players like Sehwag, Hayden will not be included?

He rates Cook ahead of Sehwag/Smith/Hayden. And they all definitely are in the same tier.

 

[Prince EWS]

Luffy doesn't rate Gooch highly at all.

Nor does he rate Aaron Redmond highly. And nor should he.

 

[DrWolverine]

Is he comes under top 10 greatest batsman list?

It depends on whom you ask.

 

[Narayana]

He rates Cook ahead of Sehwag/Smith/Hayden. And they all definitely are in the same tier.

Sehwag is definitely not in the same tier of cook , Cook is great everywhere, Sehwag only Asia.

 

[sayon basak]

What about performance at 3 ?

My point was that "failing" while opening is not a good measure to judge Root and Smith. Smith is definitely better than Root (a tier above actually). And Root is also a tier above Cook.

 

[Johan]

What about performance at 3 ?

English number 3s just don't make runs, Idk why but it's always been like that

 

[sayon basak]

Nor does he rate Aaron Redmond highly. And nor should he.

Ok?

 

[Johan]

Root is probably three tiers above Cook

 

[PlayerComparisons]

What about performance at 3 ?

Not everyone is good enough to succeed in the top 3 (no shame in that). It’s what makes guys like Gavaskar, Ponting, and Sangakkara so special since they batted at 3 and succeeded in most conditions.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Clarke and chanderpaul struggled batting higher up the order too

 

[Johan]

playing at 3 isn't really impressive if your country has zero side ways movement, for Gavaskar and Sangakkara it's probably borderline an advantage considering they get to face pacers and get set before the spinners come along.

 

[Johan]

Ponting probably batting at three helped him, after 2002, I don't think a featherbed specialist like him have the skill to play spin from first delivery

 

[Johan]

@capt_Luffy top 10 featherbed specialists?

 

[subshakerz]

So you want arguably the second greatest batsman of all time and the most successful batsman at number 4 position to bat at number 5. Why?

Because that position suited someone adaptable like him who could both consolidate/accumulate and counterattack. Whereas Viv needs to lead a frontal assault at 4 with Bradman.

 

[subshakerz]

What's more Kallis need to do ? To get the respect he deserves? He is always there in any stats regarding,test cricket, yet you are saying sachin has no competition lol.

He needed to actually show he could dominate attacks which he mostly didn't.

 

[subshakerz]

Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman
Sachin
Viv
Sobers
Gilchrist
Hadlee
Warne
Marshall
McGrath

You need a reverser hence Imran for me but can also consider Steyn or Wasim.

 

[Coronis]

Great against Australia which is by far Englands most important series

Barrington in non Test FC 24908 @ 43.02
Barrington in Tests 6806 @ 58.67
Barrington vs Australia 2111 @ 63.96
Barrington in Australia 1046 @ 69.73

 

[sayon basak]

You need a reverser hence Imran for me but can also consider Steyn or Wasim.

Not having a reverser shouldn't be a death sentence imo.