Top 5 test cricketers since 1970

[centurymaker]

I think I can guess his future moves based on helpful advice he received from someone. He's going to lay low for a month. Make posts in tour threads. Do normal stuff. Rather than getting back on his agenda. He's going to be harder to spot next time! ;-)

Let's hope so. Giving him advice so that when he does return under new IP, he doesn't spam the whole place again.

 

[ataraxia]

Good bloke. Not in the top 20 NZ test cricketers of the last 50 years though.

What

 

[Fuller Pilch]

What

Okay, maybe not in top 15

 

[sayon basak]

I don’t have him in my Top 5 bowlers in last 50 years.

I gave a special mention to Imran Khan and Jacques Kallis because they are two of the best ARs

This thread is about top 5 "cricketers". And Warne is a better cricketer than Murali.

 

[L Trumper]

Batter : Lara (Viv, Sachin, Smith close)
Pace Bowler: Marshall (Hadlee, McGrath, Steyn close)
Spin Bowler: Warne (Murali close)
WK : Gilchrist
All rounder : Imran

 

[akilana]

Kallis, Lara, Marshall, Viv, Hadlee.

 

[shortpitched713]

Out of only retired players:

Imran
McGrath
S Pollock
Murali
Hadlee

Steyn
Ambrose
Marshall
Donald
Garner
Ashwin
Philander
Wasim
Warne

Top 5 very clearly separate themselves from the pack though, in my mind.

 

[sayon basak]

Out of only retired players:

Imran
McGrath
S Pollock
Murali
Hadlee

Steyn
Ambrose
Marshall
Donald
Garner
Ashwin
Philander
Wasim
Warne

Top 5 very clearly separate themselves from the pack though, in my mind.

Philander>Wasim/Warne?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Out of only retired players:

Imran
McGrath
S Pollock
Murali
Hadlee

Steyn
Ambrose
Marshall
Donald
Garner
Ashwin
Philander
Wasim
Warne

Top 5 very clearly separate themselves from the pack though, in my mind.

No batsmen?

 

[Burgey]

Very difficult to limit this to five blokes, but running with only retired players:

Border
Marshall
McGrath
Tendulkar
Imran

 

[sayon basak]

Very difficult to limit this to five blokes, but running with only retired players:

Border
Marshall
McGrath
Tendulkar
Imran

If Smith retired today, where would he be?

 

[DrWolverine]

If Smith retired today, where would he be?

Top 3 batsmen since Don

 

[centurymaker]

If Smith retired today, where would he be?

Top 6 since Bradman

 

[sayon basak]

Top 6 since Bradman

Yeah.

Sachin
Sobers
Viv
Hutton
Lara
Smith

Was curious to know what Burgey thinks.

 

[shortpitched713]

Philander>Wasim/Warne?

Same overall bucket, sure.

 

[shortpitched713]

No batsmen?

Obviously. Individual bowlers can demonstrate a great deal more value than an individual specialist batsman can.

 

[centurymaker]

Yeah.

Sachin
Sobers
Viv
Hutton
Lara
Smith

Bingo

top 8 overall if we include Bradman and Hobbs.

 

[Daemon]

Very difficult to limit this to five blokes, but running with only retired players:

Border
Marshal
McGrath
Tendulkar
Imran

Narayan multi spotted

 

[Burgey]

If Smith retired today, where would he be?

Probably in there ahead of one of McGrath or Marshall.

 

[Burgey]

I mean, Gary Sobers played test cricket til April 1974, so he should probably top everyone's list in this thread tbh.