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Sachin vs Kallis vs Ponting Vs Smith Vs sangakkara

Who is the most consistent test batsman?


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sams daneal

Cricket Spectator
That's such a weird metric for consistency lol.

Show us standard deviation. Chris Martin might be the most consistent batsman.
Chris Martin's consistency > Don's consistency is what I'm taking out of here
Although I think sachin is better than his peers but According to Highest average after x innings, howstats list, sachin was never in the list of highest average after x innings till the likes of Ponting, Kallis, sangakkara were playing, his name comes only after their retirement, this shows sachin was never that consistent as the other 3.
 

Thala_0710

State Vice-Captain
Although I think sachin is better than his peers but According to Highest average after x innings, howstats list, sachin was never in the list of highest average after x innings till the likes of Ponting, Kallis, sangakkara were playing, his name comes only after their retirement, this shows sachin was never that consistent as the other 3.
Sachin was a teenage prodigy and good enough to get into the national side as a 16 year old which the others were not. He is easily the greatest teenage batsman of all time but still that period brings him down in stats like these.
For example, Steve Smith debuts when he is 21. Plays 5 tests in the next year and then gets dropped.
He earns a consistent spot in the team when he is 24. Imagine if he was just a bit better in that period, he wouldn't get dropped but his stats would have suffered. And that's when he was 21-24 not even 16 like Sachin.
Hence Sachin deserves massive credit for his teenage exploits, although it hurts his overall stats.
Look at the corresponding numbers from when he's 20 (still younger than most). I'm sure one would find different results.
 

Coronis

International Coach
fsr I did this idk if it actually makes sense or not

Average runs per innings (rounded to nearest whole number) vs median score

Kallis - 47.461 vs 32
Smith - 49.463 vs 34
Tendulkar - 48.39 vs 32
Ponting - 46.61 vs 28
Sangakkara - 53.22 vs 33

Kallis does win, barely

and Lara 51.52 vs 34
 

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