This is irrelevant. Dravid played the fulcrum role winning India tests in Adelaide and Perth. The rest of his record is an irrelevance. You have to judge players by their contributions to legacy, not by stats. And in this way Dravid has a legacy in Australia, Root doesn't (and for an English player, its disqualiying from the pantheon without a legacy in Australia)
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Joe Root vs Dravid
- Thread starter subshakerz
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subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
This is called special pleading. Just pick his best two performances and ignore a dozen other tests, including being an absolute fail against McWarne.
Still we can give Dravid an edge in Aus but he is far from a success there.
no - this is how legacies are created. Churchill was an epic failure for much of his life / political career but got the two big things right.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
That was quite a big piece of ****. Frankly, just doesn't get enough hate that mother****ing ****** deserves. A ****ing piece of thrash, the mid 1900s equivalent of Leopold.
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Thala_0710
State Vice-Captain
The Ashes this year will decide for me where Root ranks
DrWolverine
International Debutant
Dravid failed against the two best teams of his era
vs Aus & SA - 4 centuries in 102 innings
vs Rest - 32 centuries in 184 innings
vs Aus & SA - 4 centuries in 102 innings
vs Rest - 32 centuries in 184 innings
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
vs Pace
Johan
International Captain
Root has a more patchless records while having less minnow games, a weaker lineup, tougher home conditions and a tougher era. Seems very clear cut to me.
love Dravid tho, no lesser than Ricky and Jack to me (@capt_Luffy)
love Dravid tho, no lesser than Ricky and Jack to me (@capt_Luffy)
Rob Wesley
School Boy/Girl Captain
I will take a big call here and pick Root.
Very close one, Dravid was a superb test cricketer.
Very close one, Dravid was a superb test cricketer.
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
If he fails in Aus again (most likely he will), is Dravid better?
Johan
International Captain
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
Your overrating of him has caused this
Johan
International Captain
smh I hadn't even returned to the site when you became a hater!
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
England fans in general overrate their players too much tbh
Johan
International Captain
Eh, far less so then Indians and Pakistanis I'd argue, you won't see English fans defend Kohli if he was english, and Pakistani fans just straight up undermine the achievements of the opposition whenever one of their pacers is compared to someone else.
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
Btw I do think this comparison is reasonably close now. Dravid wasn’t that great against pace either.
Johan
International Captain
@PlayerComparisons also would argue the Kiwi lads are pretty unhinged on this site.
BazBall21
International Captain
I think that's more the media than the fans tbh