Clive Lloyd vs Rohan Kanhai

[Coronis]

what!? No! the article that's from first mentioned the tons and then mentioned him being involved with them.

I mean the part quoted just doesn’t read right. It reads like two seperate parts of an article clipped together.

 

[Johan]

I mean the part quoted just doesn’t read right. It reads like two seperate parts of an article clipped together.

true I should remove that.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The greatest opener named his kid after Rohan Babulall Kanhai.

And he’s from a village close to mine in Berbice…but Something about the Supercat that takes him over in this comparison

 

[wpdavid]

Lloyd was arguabably the best batsman in test cricket during my early days of watching the game (him or Greg Chappell, I suppose), whereas most of Kanhai's career was before my time. So I'd have to vote for Supercat as the better batsman. IIRC they had a great partnership during the 1975 WC Final which may be worth checking out. I would only add that Kanhai's tenure as WI captain during the earlyish 1970s is greatly under-rated, and the side's first signs of recovery under his tenure set things up nicely for Lloyd and the new generation of worldies that emerged after Kanhai was deposed.

 

[Johan]

close as ****

 

[Bert]

Kanhai was more of a specialist #3 and had a greater burden as he had to come in early due to a lack of solid openers.
Plus he had the admiration of CLR James
Plus his falling hook shot
Close contest, but those are enough to tip my vote

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Kanhai was more of a specialist #3 and had a greater burden as he had to come in early due to a lack of solid openers.
Plus he had the admiration of CLR James
Plus his falling hook shot
Close contest, but those are enough to tip my vote

Correction, Hunte was a solid opener, he just didn't have a reliable partner.

 

[kyear2]

Correction, Hunte was a solid opener, he just didn't have a reliable partner.

That he did not, never did