Who is the best since Bradman?

[DrWolverine]

One guy retired from injuries

Another one played 200 Tests & 463 ODIs over 24 years

 

[Johan]

who cares? both **** cricketers from an irrelevant amateur era of the game

 

[chaku]

Recently before Sydney test Allan boarder said - well i am a fan of both lara and sachin tendulkar, i love their batting more than anyone else but Steve smith is the best since Bradman.

And statistically Steve Smith is playing in the most bowling friendly era since last 60 years.
Most test with 60+ career average -
1- Sutcliffe -54
2- don Bradman -49
3- spd Smith -43

Most consecutive test with 55+ test AVG
1- Steve Smith -77*
2- Gary sobers -74
3- sachin tendulkar -65
4- ponting -56
It is quite funny when someone says Sachin was more consistent than Steve Smith.

Sachin got around 1700-1800 free runs at around 90 AVG against farmers,
In current era every team has a bowler with<28 bowling average.

See the drastic difference between sachin era and the current era

In 90s era Sachin against the toothless bowlers of NZ ,sl, eng - 2990 runs at 75.76 AVG with 13 centuries.


https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/1i5hmn8

I also think, sachin only ahead for longevity, but again Kallis maintained higher average than sachin over 168 tests due to 00 batting friendly era and Sangakkara averaged 5 more than sachin due to batting friendly era, so longevity should not hold high weightage, for Steve Smith comparison.

 

[Johan]

Sachin can't even be compared with Steve Smith. Sachin is like Paul Morphy, Smith is like Magnus Carlsen.

 

[chaku]

Sachin played majority of matches against minnows. Like Williamson.

Certainly true though, sachin played majority of 90s era matches against bottom 4 teams, NZ, sl, eng.
And sachin also has 5500 runs against 00 wi , Zimbabwe, bangladesh, Sl and 90s era NZ.

 

[sayon basak]

Certainly true though, sachin played majority of 90s era matches against bottom 4 teams, NZ, sl, eng.
And sachin also has 5500 runs against 00 wi , Zimbabwe, bangladesh, Sl and 90s era NZ.

Sounds like Narayana's multi.

 

[chaku]

Sachin can't even be compared with Steve Smith. Sachin is like Paul Morphy, Smith is like Magnus Carlsen.

Both are close though.

 

[sayon basak]

Both are close though.

He is joking.

 

[Johan]

He is joking.

how is this not obvious tbh, I'm just poking fun at stupid people

 

[sayon basak]

how is this not obvious tbh, I'm just poking fun at stupid people

Chaku is a new poster. He obviously doesn't know what's going on.

 

[Qlder]

also, Gavaskar didn't really face great fast bowlers, he faced trundlers in an underdeveloped era, for example Holding was considered demon pace in the underdeveloped less competitive amateur era but in actuality was slower than McGrath who Lara faced.

I don't think Sunny survives a ball from Brett Lee.

I know I should just ignore Player Comparison rubbish theories but this one has to take the cake....can we have a poll for least knowledgeable poster ever?

 

[sayon basak]

I know I should just ignore Player Comparison rubbish theories but this one has to take the cake....can we have a poll for least knowledgeable poster ever?

He is just joking.
(And it's pretty easy to see)

 

[Johan]

I know I should just ignore Player Comparison rubbish theories but this one has to take the cake....can we have a poll for least knowledgeable poster ever?

Here is a concept you must read into

Sarcasm - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Johan]

for the record.

Marshall, Imran, Lillee and Trueman are all in my top 10 pacers ever, Barnes too but not exactly from Gavaskar era.

 

[Qlder]

He is just joking.
(And it's pretty easy to see)

That's the problem with Comparison forum, the stupid theories for picking one player over another like performed in X Country better than player Y are often more stupid than the sarcasm, joking posts. Hard to tell the difference

 

[Johan]

That's the problem with Comparison forum, the stupid theories for picking one player over like performed in X Country better than player Y are often more stupid than the sarcasm, joking posts. Hard to tell the difference

oof, cooked them checklist addicts.

 

[sayon basak]

It's easy to spot sarcasm.

For example:-

That's the problem with Comparison forum, the stupid theories for picking one player over like performed in X Country better than player Y are often more stupid than the sarcasm, joking posts. Hard to tell the difference

 

[Qlder]

It's easy to spot sarcasm.

For example:-

That's not sarcasm, it's fact. That's why stupid comparisons have been banished to their own sub-forum with posters having no credibility what so ever

 

[Johan]

I blame Wasim Akram for going on national TV and insulting Lillee for his Asia record, that led to the whole Asia checklisting fiasco.

 

[capt_Luffy]

I blame Wasim Akram for going on national TV and insulting Lillee for his Asia record, that led to the whole Asia checklisting fiasco.

WAG!!!