There have been four Top Tier openers in the history of cricket IMO. Among them, only Gavaskar made his debut post-WW 2.
Sehwag averaged 28 in SA, 20 in NZ, 27 in Eng and 35 in Bangladesh.
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DoG's Top 100 Test Batsmen Countdown Thread
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Sehwag averaged 28 in SA, 20 in NZ, 27 in Eng and 35 in Bangladesh.
h_hurricane
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I don't think it is split like that in this exercise. DoG could clarify though.
trundler
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And Miandad/Younis too.
Kohli over Dravid for me.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Lara over Richards for me.
Is this list going to include active players as well? Then I am very curious about Steve Smith & Kohli. Both have very similar Test records.
ataraxia
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Excuse me.
OverratedSanity
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Could be ranked above dravid. The formula doesn't put a huge weightage on longevity.
sunilz
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Yeah it can happen
Dravid advantages
1. Better overseas average
2. More total runs
Kohli advantage
1. Better strike rate
2. Better average against quality attack.
Slifer
International Captain
Richards >Sobers>Lara>Headley>> other Wi batsmen
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Sobers overs Sachin as a batsman? Surprising
The Battlers Prince
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Sobers is regularly rated as second only to Bradman in terms of batting.
h_hurricane
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Not surprising at all. For a good part of Sobers' career he was a 60+ averaging batsman. Only declined to 58 at the end of his career. Many who saw him rate him as the best batsman they have ever seen.
Ken Barrington who played in the same time period as Sobers had a better record than him. His only fault was he was very slow.
I would rate Sachin higher than Sobers. Faced better bowlers. Played in a more competitive era. Played under more pressure. Has a more complete record than Sobers who was pathetic in NZ.
I would rate Sachin higher than Sobers. Faced better bowlers. Played in a more competitive era. Played under more pressure. Has a more complete record than Sobers who was pathetic in NZ.
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