Most disliked cricketer of all time

[chris.hinton]

Boycott and Ganguly are two unpleasent people....why put KP on that List

 

[Richard]

That's a ridiculous thing for you to say - I could phrase it an awful lot stronger.

It was watching the South African tourists of 1965 that put me on the road to developing a love affair with this beautiful game - and I was heartbroken when they were barred from international cricket. Heartbroken - yet I joined the 'Stop the Seventy Tour' protests (I only marched and signed petitions, but even in such a small way I was immensely proud to stand behind such people as Peter Hain) because I knew that it was right.

No-one was more pleased than I when the hated apartheid system was dismantled and the South Africans returned to the international fold - the only regret was that the likes of my hero Graeme Pollock, Barry Richards, Eddie Barlow and a few others were deprived of their deserved place amongst the game's immortals.

Maybe things were different in the old pre-1970 days. Certainly most of the great 1969\70 team are spoken of in glowing terms, and Barry Richards is almost as much an honoury-Englishman as AAD.
But surely you'd be hard-pressed to miss the animosity between the two sides in the 1990s and 2000s?

 

[BoyBrumby]

You're inexperienced in the ways.
About the only two South Africans not widely disliked in England are generally Gary Kirsten and honourary-Brummie Allan Donald.

That's clearly cobblers. Even if one leaves aside all the Anglo-Saffies who've worn the three lions there are chaps like Clive Rice @ Notts & Barry Richards @ Hants who're very well thought of.

 

[Richard]

why put KP on that List

Because everyone loves to hate KP - as people often love to hate people with his attitude.

 

[Richard]

That's clearly cobblers. Even if one leaves aside all the Anglo-Saffies who've worn the three lions there are chaps like Clive Rice @ Notts & Barry Richards @ Hants who're very well thought of.

Like I say - times were different.
I've only ever commented on the 1990s and 2000s.

 

[chris.hinton]

KP is a Born Winner people who dont like are South Africans becasue the forgot to pick a big talent like him

 

[Richard]

Cronje for me. It may be wrong to speak ill of the dead

So it was OK for us to condemn Milosevic a week ago but it's not now?
It's wrong to make fun of death like Cronje's, because whatever you've done you don't deserve plane-crashes, but it's not wrong to say he corrupted cricket and committed a massive crime - because he did.

 

[Richard]

KP is a Born Winner people who dont like are South Africans becasue the forgot to pick a big talent like him

Thing is, KP has only revealed his talents (with the willow) since becoming an Englishman...

 

[chris.hinton]

That True Richard but i am not complaning

 

[Richard]

Well neither am I but the point is that all South African dislike of him is crazy because he was never amounting to anything there so they didn't actually lose anything.

 

[brettishere]

Im interested to see peoples most disliked player.. For whatever reason, it could be their on/off field attitude, irritating performances, gamesmanship, whatever..

And please, on behalf of everyone who reads the forum, try to keep the opinions sane, and keep any abuse at home

I've come up with a shortlist which should cover most bases!

Where is Irman Khan in the list?

 

[Barney Rubble]

I'd like to be the first (possibly ever) to stick up for Graeme Smith here. I've met him twice, and he's been a perfectly nice bloke on both occasions - I think his incredibly competitive nature is often mistaken for something else. Either way, fantastic cricketer.

And my vote went to Ponting. Ungracious (ingracious?), bitter, precious, immature, arrogant, annoying....the list goes on.

 

[Richard]

Well I've stuck-up for him before though I've not had the experience of meeting him.

 

[steds]

I'd like to be the first (possibly ever) to stick up for Graeme Smith here. I've met him twice, and he's been a perfectly nice bloke on both occasions - I think his incredibly competitive nature is often mistaken for something else. Either way, fantastic cricketer.

I do. Smith, Dippenaar, Rudolph and Nel are among my favourite cricketers.

 

[Richard]

Like I said - I think BR was referring to good-blokeism, in having met him, whereas I (and I presume you?) haven't.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Cronjé. It's not a contest.

 

[Anil]

cronje in that list...where is azhar?

 

[marc71178]

The one that sprung to my mind immediately was Jardine, but I hate Ganguly

Personally I respect him a great deal.

 

[James]

I went for Graeme Smith because he stole woman off me. B'stard.

Please don't avoid the filter Jeremy.

 

[_Ed_]

Would have voted for the other Chappell if he'd been on the list obviously.