Chose one player : Lara or Kallis

[DrWolverine]

A genie gives you a wish. Depending on your choice, your team will get a player who will be just as good as Lara or Kallis in batting, bowling and fielding.

 

[Coronis]

Kallis.

 

[Migara]

Kallis, no brainer

However McGrath vs Kallis is lot closer.

 

[Thala_0710]

Lara just

 

[sayon basak]

A genie gives you a wish. Depending on your choice, your team will get a player who will be just as good as Lara or Kallis in batting, bowling and fielding.

Kallis is the better cricketer imo. So, him I guess.

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Kallis. Negligibly worst batsman but great fielder and decent 5th bowler. Matter of fact, Kallis over all specialists. Only cricketers with better value are: Don, Sobers, Hadlee, and Imran.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Can the genie grant other wishes instead? I'm not sure I want to spend my one wish on the England cricket team.

But if these are the only options, I'll take Kallis.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Lara

 

[subshakerz]

Lara. Genius bat that won't weigh down my team.

 

[DrWolverine]

Matter of fact, Kallis over all specialists. Only cricketers with better value are: Don, Sobers, Hadlee, and Imran.

Interesting

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Interesting

How so?

 

[Migara]

Kallis. Negligibly worst batsman but great fielder and decent 5th bowler. Matter of fact, Kallis over all specialists. Only cricketers with better value are: Don, Sobers, Hadlee, and Imran.

I would add Gilchrist and Sangakkara too.

 

[DrWolverine]

Sanga averages just 40 as a wicket keeper batsman.

What benefit does he give me over Kallis who averages 55 with the ball and 32 with the ball?

What benefit does he give me over Hadlee who averages 22 with the ball and 27 with the ball?

It is the same with Gilly. I would rather have Knott as a wicket keeper and ATG batsman/bowler.

If I have to choose between Gilly and Kallis, I would rather have Kallis and semi decent WK bat.

 

[DrWolverine]

Interesting

Nothing. Never thought of it that way.

I can understand what you are saying though.

 

[Johan]

Lara.

Kallis would be a non factor on some tours, more than with Lara I'd reckon

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

From one of his peers,

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

I think Kallis is almost always going to be the better pick for a side which doesn't already have a Test quality top 6 batsmen who can handle fifth bowler duties. His slip catching is a great asset too (though Lara would improve a lot of sides there as well). Only if you've no need of an allrounder then you have the luxury to go for Lara's slightly better batting.

 

[DrWolverine]

ATG Side : Lara

Normal side : Kallis

 

[shortpitched713]

From one of his peers,

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Shaun Pollock is the best cricketer that's ever played. I don't care. I don't care about all the others. Full stop. Over 420 wickets. 16 five wicket hauls. And 4,000 runs. Either one of those careers is fantastic.

 

[pardus]

For me, this is a slam dunk.
Kallis, very easily.
I will take Kallis as a total cricketer over any batsman except Bradman and maybe Sobers.