Ambrose / Lara vs Warne / Gilchrist

[capt_Luffy]

1. Gilchrist has a better chance to get into an all time great team compared to Lara

2. If I have to choose only one in an average team, I would obviously pick one of the greatest batsmen of all time Brian Charles Lara

1. Doesn't matters in this discussion

2. Is everything here.

 

[Migara]

What would you rather do, have Gilly in the Bangladesh team when you have Rahim, Litton already, or get in Lara?

Bangladesh is not an average side. They are a horrible side.
Current Sri Lanka would be an average test side.

 

[Coronis]

What would you rather do, have Gilly in the Bangladesh team when you have Rahim, Litton already, or get in Lara?

We're better off with Mushfiq and Litton.

Yep, people do keep saying how Mushfiqur Rahim is an average player.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Bangladesh is not an average side. They are a horrible side.
Current Sri Lanka would be an average test side.

They won series in pakistan na

 

[Migara]

They won series in pakistan na

Sri Lanka managed it in 1995, only 12 years in to tests status. Much stronger side too.

 

[sayon basak]

2. Is everything here.

What's the point? He'd chose Andy Flower ahead of Adam Gilchrist.

 

[subshakerz]

The thing is, I don't know what my average team looks like yet. So, I believe, there is no correct answer. And Gilly doesn't have to play no.7 in an averge team.

Gilly up the order cant be assured of the same runs.

 

[Migara]

Gilly up the order cant be assured of the same runs.

Oh Gilly up the order tonned up in SL, playing one down. He was sent out to counter early movement byVaas and Zoysa. Gilly is one of the best players of pace in the current history.

 

[DrWolverine]

Gilly was predominantly a lower order bat.
He batted 126 innings at position 6 or lower

 

[kyear2]

Gilly up the order cant be assured of the same runs.

No disrespect to the great man, Gilly was ****ing amazing.

But what made Gilly, well Gilly, was that he was the cheat code at 7 behind the greatest batting line up of all time, in the flattest era since the 40's.

His keeping was really good, but I wouldn't pretend I haven't seen better. His value was the final piece in a juggernaut.

None of that takes away he's the best full time keepers batsman, with competition really only from Knott, and that depends what you're looking for.

 

[Johan]

Here are Gilly's numbers when he comes before 40 or so overs

 

[Migara]

Here are Gilly's numbers when he comes before 40 or so overs

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Best against 2nd new ball. I see him opening the batting without any issue.