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Battle of the Subcontinent
- Thread starter silentstriker
- Start date
shortpitched713
International Captain
Pretty close, but Miandad.
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
Miandad
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
I always liked Hanif better, but Miandad for me, because he'll go farther in this thing.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
12-5 Miandad
Round 2, Battle 14
Vijay Merchant
FC: 150 matches @ 71.64, 45 centuries, 52 fifties, HS: 359*
Test: 10 matches @ 47.72, 3 centuries, 3 fifties, HS: 154
vs.
Saurav Ganguly
88 matches @ 40.78. 12 centuries, 22 fifties, HS: 173
Round 2, Battle 14
Vijay Merchant
FC: 150 matches @ 71.64, 45 centuries, 52 fifties, HS: 359*
Test: 10 matches @ 47.72, 3 centuries, 3 fifties, HS: 154
vs.
Saurav Ganguly
88 matches @ 40.78. 12 centuries, 22 fifties, HS: 173
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Merchant
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Surely everyone should have their FC record included if Merchant does?
Anyway, it's Merchant for me.
Anyway, it's Merchant for me.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Merchant
Fusion
Global Moderator
I'm rather surprised by the thumping that Ganguly is getting here. While I have the utmost respect for the legendary Merchant, surely Ganguly achieved more for Indian cricket? I mean we are grading these players as a whole right? That means you take into account Ganguly's captaincy. The man was a vital reason that India were considered second only to the great Australian dynasty in the late 90's and onwards.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Merchant is arguably the best opener in Indian history. He didn't get many chances, so you can't rate him above players who played more but a lot of people who watched him say he was better than Gavaskar.Fusion said:
But, in the end, he is in the same boat as Barry Richards. He may have been great, but through no fault of his own, he just never had enough of an opportunity to prove it.
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
We decided to include FC records for subcontinent players pre-WWII just because they did not play many tests. I am iffy on doing this as I think Test criteria is what matters most. If people don't like it, I can remove it.FaaipDeOiad said:
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Fair enough. I assumed Merchant's FC stats were being included solely because they were particularly good.silentstriker said:
I'd have no problem with FC stats being included for all players actually, as I do think they are relevance in some way, or at least interesting. As long as its consistent it doesn't really matter, though.
adharcric
International Coach
Merchant.
First-class records should only be provided for batsmen who didn't have the opportunity to play too many tests. Otherwise, a good FC record and mediocre test record just means you've been found out at the highest level. That was not the case with Merchant really - he shouldn't go ahead of the likes of Gavaskar who excelled in test cricket, but his first-class stats should carry him pretty far because that's all he had really.
First-class records should only be provided for batsmen who didn't have the opportunity to play too many tests. Otherwise, a good FC record and mediocre test record just means you've been found out at the highest level. That was not the case with Merchant really - he shouldn't go ahead of the likes of Gavaskar who excelled in test cricket, but his first-class stats should carry him pretty far because that's all he had really.