Greatest cricketer post 1990

[Cevno]

No one hates Kallis, please.

I jsut don't feel Kallis is an impact player who can help leave the opposition in tatters. And even after taking into account his bowling (which is only part-time), he doesn't become more valuable for me than Murali, Warne, McGrath, Tendulkar, Lara or Ambrose.

Before creating this poll I did not actually expect him to get 2nd highest votes.

Specially considering ODI's too, If someone wants to pick based on doing both disciplines i don't know how he is so far ahead of Pollock too.

 

[Flem274*]

Shaun Pollock has one vote.

Sacrilege.

 

[TT Boy]

The best batsman only has 3...

 

[kingkallis]

Better bats than Kallis since 1990:

Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting, Waugh, Dravid, Inzi, Sanga and maybe Flower

I think you'd struggle beyond those guys and beyond the first 3 Kallis probably could be said to be better than the others.

Better bowlers than Pollock since 1990:
Warne, Murali, McGrath, Waqar, Wasim, Ambrose, Donald and I'd say thats it.

So both are roughly in the top 8 of their specialist field in their era and easily provide more with the ball (Kallis) / bat (Pollock) than their counterparts.

Bits and pieces cricketers for sure. Really you could argue Kallis is in the top 50 (or 30 if you are more adventerous than me) of bowlers in his era, how isn't that an essential player? He is at the top in his specialist field, the difference is so negilible beyond the best 3 and the rest of the top 10 batsman.

The same is true of Pollock albeit to a lesser extent.

Now thats funny!

 

[Blaze 18]

No way.

Rahul Dravid certainly has a case for being the better batsman.

 

[Athlai]

Now thats funny!

Did you read what I wrote below it?

 

[G.I.Joe]

rahul dravid certainly has a case for being the better batsman.

awta.

 

[Cruxdude]

rahul dravid certainly has a case for being the better batsman.

awta

 

[ankitj]

Leading so far...

1. Sachin Tendulkar (19)
2. Jacques Kallis (16)
3. Muttiah Muralitharan (12)
4. Shane Warne (10)
5. Glenn McGrath (6)
6. Brian Lara (3)

Curiously, Wasim Akram hasn't opened his account! He is as big a star in Pakistan as Tendulkar, Murali and Warne are in their respective countries.

 

[Cevno]

Rahul Dravid certainly has a case for being the better batsman.

awta

awta.

AWTA x 3

 

[eempyrean]

Jacques Kallis by a long way

 

[subshakerz]

Jacques Kallis by a long way

Would like to know why a batting all-rounder like Kallis is rated so much higher than a bowling all-rounder like Pollock.

 

[vcs]

My pecking order :

McGrath
Kallis/Murali (can't split)
Tendulkar/Warne (can't split)
Akram/Lara/Gilchrist (can't split)

Would like to see Wasim getting a few more votes.

 

[Flem274*]

Someone else voted Pollock, huzzah!

 

[slog sweep]

Curtly Ambrose, at the peak of his powers, was possibly the most valuable and greatest match winner of any of these players. As one of the top 3 or 4 fast bowlers of all time, who consistently got the job done when it really mattered, if you could choose any of these guys in your team, he might be the savviest pick.

In an auction or draft type situation, where people tend to gravitate towards great batsmen, I think the smart money would lead to Ambrose.

 

[ankitj]

Curtly Ambrose, at the peak of his powers, was possibly the most valuable and greatest match winner of any of these players. As one of the top 3 or 4 fast bowlers of all time, who consistently got the job done when it really mattered, if you could choose any of these guys in your team, he might be the savviest pick.

In an auction or draft type situation, where people tend to gravitate towards great batsmen, I think the smart money would lead to Ambrose.

Thumbs up for that post. Absolutely love that guy, his deadly stare and specially his motto of "Curtly talk to no man" One of my favorites amongst the ones I have seen. We desperately need proud West Indian bowlers like him.

 

[Jono]

Would love to know if any Australian cricket fan on this forum would swap McGrath for Shaun Pollock. I very much doubt many would

 

[Prince EWS]

Would love to know if any Australian cricket fan on this forum would swap McGrath for Shaun Pollock. I very much doubt many would

Australia were a bit different though in that they played with only four frontline bowlers and had Gilchrist at seven; batting was a lot less relevant for the lower order/tail in that team than in 99% of teams in Test history. They also won anything and everything, so tempting fate by changing things would be silly in hindsight.

I'd also like to know how many South Africans would've traded Pollock for McGrath - I don't think there'd be many of those either.

 

[Jono]

I strongly disagree. In fact I reckon ask South Africans and they'd say Donald was more important to South Africa than Pollock.

 

[vcs]

I agree with Jono regarding Pollock/McGrath. While the former was obviously a fantastic player, I don't seem to rate him quite as highly as some on here.