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Rank these 5 Test openers in order (Boycott, Greenidge, Hayden, Sehwag, G Smith)

Which was the best Test opener?

  • Boycott

  • Greenidge

  • Hayden

  • Sehwag

  • G. Smith

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wpdavid

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
ma1978 said:
Greenidge
Smith
Sehwag
Hayden
Boycott

You have to win matches for your country to be great: can’t recall when Boycott actually did that
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Off the top of my head:
The deciding test in the Caribbean in 1967/68
The first test that we won in the 1970/71 Ashes
Final test in the Caribbean in 1973/74
3rd test in the 1977 Ashes
4th test in the 1977 Ashes
I'd be surprised if there weren't any other occasions.
Not that I cba about the rankings, but let's give the man some credit where due.

EDIT
Talking of credit where due, @BazBall21 beat me to it with most of those.
 
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capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
BazBall21 said:
Attempt at a top twenty openers of the past 50 years...

1) Gavaskar
2) Greenidge
3) Boycott
4) Gooch
5) Hayden
6) Smith
7) Kirsten
8) Anwar
9) Sehwag
10) Slater
11) Langer
12) Fredericks
13) Stewart
14) Cook
15) Taylor
16) Amiss
17) Haynes
18) Gibbs
19) Turner
20) Vaughan.

Didn't include Boon because he batted a lot more at 3. I will have inevitably forgotten someone...
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Turner below Gibbs?? AND Cook below Slater; all the way at 14th???? Seems very extreme to me......
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
I would probably go:

  1. Gavaskar
  2. Boycott
  3. Greenidge
  4. Smith
  5. Hayden
  6. Sehwag
  7. Cook
  8. Gooch
  9. Kirsten
  10. Turner
  11. Fredericks
  12. Haynes
  13. Amiss
  14. Anwar
  15. Langer
  16. Stewart
  17. Khawaja
  18. Taylor
  19. Slater
  20. Warner
  21. Gayle
  22. Trescothick
  23. Gibbs
  24. Vaughan
  25. Katich
  26. Sharma
  27. Strauss
  28. Majid
  29. Wright
  30. Karunaratne
 
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