Is Sangakara the best bat since Bradman?

[Prince EWS]

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Digging through the archives does not rank highly either.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Lara better than Sangakarra

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Sangakkara was a gun. But there is no way to hand wave away how ridiculously skewed his proportion of Asia vs non Asia games are. Also had the benefit of playing minnows more than basically any great player. It gives him a massive statistical edge that makes him look greater than he was imo.

He's a top 15 or so batsman.

Bangladesh come to mind as do Zimbabwe. I think the West Indies In Test cricket can be called minnows too. They aren't the team they used to be from the 1970s, 1980s and early to mid 1990s.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Bangladesh come to mind as do Zimbabwe. I think the West Indies In Test cricket can be called minnows too. They aren't the team they used to be from the 1970s, 1980s and early to mid 1990s.

At a lot of points over the last 20 years, especially away from home, the WI bowling has been easily worse than Bangladesh and Zimbabwe's have been

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

At a lot of points over the last 20 years, especially away from home, the WI bowling has been easily worse than Bangladesh and Zimbabwe's have been

I'd hate to face the West Indies when they were strong. Amazing era.