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Best ever ODI batsman
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No, I'm beginning to see the merit in what you were saying regarding him.And Hilfenhaus.
Still think he'll be a sub-30 averaging bowler in the longer run, probably more of a Paul Reiffel than a Mohammed Asif, though, which was my initial impression.
Ikki
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No, the point is that when chasing, the SR is somewhat irrelevant if you are consistently getting to the score in enough time - which is exactly what Bevan did. He was famous for batting a long time with the tail, rotating the strike and picking off runs. Generally, the slower you score runs the safer you are - and Bevan was as safe as houses when chasing.
I never got to see Viv in his pomp and he's probably a more advanced version of Tendulkar...but in terms of the things Bevan did down the order...they were unbelievable. You'd need nerves of Titanium. I am not a big fan of ODI cricket, but those matches (and there were many of them) where Bevan would come in and save us were some of the most thrilling I've ever watched. Arguments against his SR when chasing are just laughable in that context.
IIRC when we had this discussion before, his detractors could barely cite examples when his SR actually cost us matches. It almost never did.
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Did he? WAG.
0RI0N
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The daylight at 4 says you are trolling because you clearly haven't seen Haynes, Javed,Ponting, Lara, Deano, Inzamam and Saeed Anwar
Upright Zed was a good ODI batsman averaging 47 after 60 odd matches...but 3rd best.
With all due respect GTF0.
Might as well put Hashim Amla in the top 10.
TheLegend™
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I'll have to go with Viv on this.
ankitj
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Well for a long time (till about 2003), Zaheer Abbas was one of only 3 (along with Viv and Tendulkar) who averaged 40+ and had an SR of 80+. So even if you disagree with that, it isn't exactly so outrageous to react like that!
EDIT: Correction. There were 4 including Klusener.
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Faisal1985
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I just like Anwar too much not to vote for him...wataplayaa
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For The Win. But since coming out of gaming slang it's essentially meant "**** yeah".
Furball
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Stats for openers in ODIs, 20 innings minimum
Didn't realise Dilshan had done so well as an opener tbh.
Changing it to 50 innings minimum highlights my point better though - Tendulkar dominates all other openers in ODIs by a ridiculous margain.
Didn't realise Dilshan had done so well as an opener tbh.
Changing it to 50 innings minimum highlights my point better though - Tendulkar dominates all other openers in ODIs by a ridiculous margain.
ankitj
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Agreed. I am actually beginning to rethink my vote. Tendulkar's record as an opener is quite extra-ordinary!
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I would change my vote to Tendulkar in a heartbeat in polls like this were he to score a defining knock, preferably a match-winning century, in the knockout stage of the upcoming World Cup (preferably the final 
).
If he doesn't, and ends his career without a World Cup medal, hey, he's still the 2nd best ODI batsman of all time for me, and still will have a fantastic World Cup record to his name.
).If he doesn't, and ends his career without a World Cup medal, hey, he's still the 2nd best ODI batsman of all time for me, and still will have a fantastic World Cup record to his name.
Faisal1985
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That is a bit harsh. I reckon you could make a fair case for Zaheer Abbas being the best ODI batsman of his era - after Sir Viv Richards, of course. A number of the older Pakistani fans rate him higher than Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq. There is not much doubt that he is one of the best ODI batsmen of all-time.
Personally, I would not have him in my top three, but I can certainly understand if someone else does. He was not called the Asian Bradman for nothing.
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