Carl Hooper was more talented than Brian Lara

[sledger]

I love Lilian Thompson

 

[Gob]

I've been banned once. I am aware that you might find this uncountable, but generally most people can cope with it.

man i've never been banned. wish i could be as cool as you guys

 

[Lillian Thomson]

man i've never been banned. wish i could be as cool as you guys

It's not so easy when Fusion isn't around, James hasn't been drinking or Dan isn't getting his share.

 

[princegutan]

Yes he was. Any Trinidadian or West Indian could tell you that. Carl Hooper never bashed a ball, he caressed it. The ball was his friend. I often get the feeling that Hooper and Lara were competing against each other. Lara though, in addition to outrageous talent had discipline to compliment it. He also had the most analytical mind the cricketing world has ever seen, Hooper had none of this. Hooper had outrageous talent, but a cavern for a brain and it showed in the soft dismissals he always seemed to offer to the opposition. Hooper had more talent than Lara and richards. Lara had quick footwork, supple wrists and amazing hand-eye coordination. Richards had superb reflexes and superhuman eyesight, gifted to him by the Almighty. Hooper had all of these, but he could not construct an innings the way lara and richards could, could not target certain bowlers, in the process of destroying all. Every game you think "we're in for something special" and then nothing. Marlon Samuels is similarly gifted but will probably finish with an average in the mid thirties as well.

 

[honestbharani]

Yes he was. Any Trinidadian or West Indian could tell you that. Carl Hooper never bashed a ball, he caressed it. The ball was his friend. I often get the feeling that Hooper and Lara were competing against each other. Lara though, in addition to outrageous talent had discipline to compliment it. He also had the most analytical mind the cricketing world has ever seen, Hooper had none of this. Hooper had outrageous talent, but a cavern for a brain and it showed in the soft dismissals he always seemed to offer to the opposition. Hooper had more talent than Lara and richards. Lara had quick footwork, supple wrists and amazing hand-eye coordination. Richards had superb reflexes and superhuman eyesight, gifted to him by the Almighty. Hooper had all of these, but he could not construct an innings the way lara and richards could, could not target certain bowlers, in the process of destroying all. Every game you think "we're in for something special" and then nothing. Marlon Samuels is similarly gifted but will probably finish with an average in the mid thirties as well.

Samuels is also a selfish **** who should never really be part of any discussion with the word great...