Ricky Ponting vs Shaun Pollock

[PlayerComparisons]

Two rivals

 

[howitzer]

Tight. I reckon Ponting has Pollock beat with some comfort on primary discipline. The question is whether Pollock's useful batting redresses this balance enough to win which I think is marginal. This might be Ponting for his fielding imo.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Ponting was pretty good, but Pollock's excellence with both bat and ball made him kinda a proto-Chris Woakes and not a million miles worse in both disciplines, so I'll give him the edge here.

 

[Bolo.]

Tight. I reckon Ponting has Pollock beat with some comfort on primary discipline. The question is whether Pollock's useful batting redresses this balance enough to win which I think is marginal. This might be Ponting for his fielding imo.

I reckon I would also take Pontings primary discipline, but I don't think there is a comfortable gap. 2000s were very kind to bats. Both of their records need some contextualization.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Yea Pollocks bowling being underrated here. Very close on primary discipline

 

[kyear2]

Surprised this is close.

Ponting is a borderline top 10 batsman of all time, so for me he wins on primary skill with some ease.

With regards to secondary skills Ponting was one of the very best slip (and overall) fielders of all time, reducing if not eliminating any advantage Pollock would garner from his batting. There's no doubt in my mind that Ponting's catching contributed and led to more victories than Pollock's batting.

Punter easily.

 

[Coronis]

Surprised this is close.

Ponting is a borderline top 10 batsman of all time, so for me he wins on primary skill with some ease.

With regards to secondary skills Ponting was one of the very best slip (and overall) fielders of all time, reducing if not eliminating any advantage Pollock would Garner from his batting. There's no doubt in my mind that Ponting's catching contributed and led to more victories than Pollock's batting.

Punter easily.

@Prince EWS

 

[capt_Luffy]

Surprised this is close.

Ponting is a borderline top 10 batsman of all time, so for me he wins on primary skill with some ease.

With regards to secondary skills Ponting was one of the very best slip (and overall) fielders of all time, reducing if not eliminating any advantage Pollock would garner from his batting. There's no doubt in my mind that Ponting's catching contributed and led to more victories than Pollock's batting.

Punter easily.

I too am surprised it's close..... I would take the player who was the better player of spin in turning tracks.

 

[Jumno]

Punter only just. Pollock however very under rated.

 

[ataraxia]

Punter only just. Pollock however very under rated.

@trundler

 

[Jumno]

@trundler

Ponting.

 

[subshakerz]

Surprised this is close.

Ponting is a borderline top 10 batsman of all time, so for me he wins on primary skill with some ease.

With regards to secondary skills Ponting was one of the very best slip (and overall) fielders of all time, reducing if not eliminating any advantage Pollock would garner from his batting. There's no doubt in my mind that Ponting's catching contributed and led to more victories than Pollock's batting.

Punter easily.

I agree with your reasoning but I think Pollock the bowler is underrated, so it's close but still Ponting.