Fred Trueman vs Joe Root

[Johan]

Smith is a legend.
No doubts about that.
Top 3 post war batsman imo.

Top 3, and he ain't #1 or #3, he's only second to Garfield Sobers after the war

 

[Coronis]

considering the wickets, not necessarily true

Other batsmen in Lara’s matches 53537 @ 28.21
Other batsmen in Root’s matches 69693 @ 27.81

Lara 111 innings 6217 @ 58.65
Root 137 innings 6758 @ 54.94

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Lara is rated as highly as he is more for how good he was at his best rather than just the numbers (not saying that’s right or wrong)

 

[Johan]

Other batsmen in Lara’s matches 53537 @ 28.21
Other batsmen in Root’s matches 69693 @ 27.81

Lara 111 innings 6217 @ 58.65
Root 137 innings 6758 @ 54.94

28.21/27.81=1.014

Root's adjusted becomes 55.73 which isn't a ">>" gap from 58.65 at all, considering Root doesn't have an ARG.

 

[Johan]

Lara is overrated.

True.

 

[Coronis]

28.21/27.81=1.014

Root's adjusted becomes 55.73 which isn't a ">>" gap from 58.65 at all, considering Root doesn't have an ARG.

wtf is an arg

 

[Johan]

wtf is an arg

Antigua Recreation Ground

 

[DrWolverine]

Lara is rated as highly as he is more for how good he was at his best rather than just the numbers (not saying that’s right or wrong)

True

Lara’s numbers are not as good as other greats but those who saw him play will tell how at his best, there was no one better and there is some truth in it

 

[Coronis]

Antigua Recreation Ground

 

[Johan]

True

Lara’s numbers are not as good as other greats but those who saw him play will tell how at his best, there was no one better and there is some truth in it

a Batsman's job is to make runs, nothing else matters, this is just extra bullshit made up to explain the weskness of his record next to other ATG bats

 

[Coronis]

a Batsman's job is to make runs, nothing else matters

iirc Lara made over 50 runs per innings thats pretty good no?

 

[Johan]

iirc Lara made over 50 runs per innings thats pretty good no?

mhm, He was pretty good on flat wickets.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Yea it’s an unpopular opinion but I don’t think Lara and Smith(atm) are in a separate tier to Kallis, Sanga, Ponting

 

[Johan]

Smith is but Lara isn't, I'd say him, Gavaskar and Tendulkar are all pretty much on the same level.

 

[Johan]

Viv is in that tier too

 

[Johan]

@Coronis what's wrong

 

[Coronis]

@Coronis what's wrong

?

 

[Johan]

?

I'm trying to understand the cause of the emote

 

[Coronis]

I'm trying to understand the cause of the emote

Imagine if I had to explain every react I give

 

[Johan]

Imagine if I had to explain every react I give

good point