2025 ODI Batsmen Poll: Discussion

[Thala_0710]

Discussion thread for the ODI batsmen poll.
Seems pretty close to a consensus of
Viv
Sachin
Kohli
This poll should get quite interesting and varied responses much earlier than the corresponding test threads

 

[capt_Luffy]

Kohli and ABD are very neck and neck really. De Villiers getting a good few votes too.

 

[Thala_0710]

Kohli and ABD are very neck and neck really. De Villiers getting a good few votes too.

Kohli: 17
Abd: 8 as of now, don't think he can catch him

 

[capt_Luffy]

Kohli: 17
Abd: 8 as of now, don't think he can catch him

Yeah seems unlikely really. Only mentioned him as he is the only other player to even receive votes.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Can't comment on Viv, but Bevan scared me as a fan more than Tendulkar, Kohli, and AB. I never thought we would get him out

 

[Thala_0710]

Can't comment on Viv, but Bevan scared me as a fan more than Tendulkar, Kohli, and AB. I never thought we would get him out

Would be interesting to see where lower order bats like him and Dhoni end up

 

[Molehill]

Can't comment on Viv, but Bevan scared me as a fan more than Tendulkar, Kohli, and AB. I never thought we would get him out

Both Viv and Bevan took nailed on English victories and turned them into defeats - I'm still haunted by both those games.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

AB > Kohli easily

 

[Line and Length]

I was surprised to see how low Michael Bevan's strike rate was compared to others already elected. More than half the voters (including me) nominated him. His ability to guide his team home in later stages of an innings was outstanding but I thought he might have had a higher SR.

 

[Molehill]

I was surprised to see how low Michael Bevan's strike rate was compared to others already elected. More than half the voters (including me) nominated him. His ability to guide his team home in later stages of an innings was outstanding but I thought he might have had a higher SR.

I think it's tough to compare Strike Rates as there was just a different mindset to ODI's at that time. 250 was more often than not a winning total. Bevan was great at playing the innings that the game required.

This is the one that haunts me (if England had won they'd probably have made the semis despite not playing in Zimbabwe). It maybe remembered as Bichel's finest hour, but Australia don't win it without Bevan's knock at a mere 59 SR.

AUS vs ENG Cricket Scorecard, 37th Match at Gqeberha, March 02, 2003

Live Cricket Scoreboard: Get Australia vs England 37th Match, cricket scorecard, ICC World Cup 2002/03 dated March 02, 2003.

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[ankitj]

Needs to be merged

ODI Batting Poll - Discussions

As with the Test polls, I have set up a thread for discussing poll voting and the merit of individual players. The first round of voting went smoothly, with the first 3 voted in well ahead of others in contention. I'm sure, as we continue, there might be more contentious issues.

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