Steve Smith vs Sachin Tendulkar (after 205 innings)

[Coronis]

Viv himself knew Gavaskar was better.

When Indian Actor Manoj Bajpayee approached him for an autograph, Manoj said " you are the best player in the world ".
Viv replied.. No.. Gavaskar is the best player in the world.. I am just the best player from the best team.

Sauce?

 

[Johan]

Viv himself knew Gavaskar was better.

When Indian Actor Manoj Bajpayee approached him for an autograph, Manoj said " you are the best player in the world ".
Viv replied.. No.. Gavaskar is the best player in the world.. I am just the best player from the best team.

Viv would never say that

 

[Johan]

I wouldn’t know. iirc I’ve seen people saying in the post peak thread that his SL tons don’t matter and he scored two tons in B/G but only averaged xx so he was ****. Its hard to predict tbh. People also seem to get quite aggressive in certain one on one comparisons involving certain players.

Nah, Smith won both polls, so technically speaking, he is already rated above Viv

 

[capt_Luffy]

Sauce?

Viv would never say that

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[Pap Finn Keighl]

Viv would never say that

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[capt_Luffy]

Nah, Smith won both polls, so technically speaking, he is already rated above Viv

Tbh the only one rated higher in the poll you Don't have over Viv is Lara...... Really nothing big imo

 

[Johan]

Manoj Bajpayee recalls Vivian Richards’ advice at Mahesh Bhatt’s house during his struggling days: ‘Only a legend can talk…’

Manoj Bajpayee recalled meeting former West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards during his struggling days and how his advice changed his perspective.

indianexpress.com

 

[Johan]

Tbh the only one rated higher in the poll you Don have over Viv is Lara...... Really nothing big imo

and Garry

 

[capt_Luffy]

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I mean, it's Manoj Bajpayee talking. Damn I love his work

 

[Coronis]

I mean, it's Manoj Bajpayee talking. Damn I love his work

He could be acting I guess.

 

[Johan]

why would Viv ever concede to Gavaskar's bumass?

 

[capt_Luffy]

and Garry

You have him as joint..... No??

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

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Hutton : Gavaskar > Hutton
Viv : Gavaskar > Viv
Imran : Gavaskar > Sachin
Sobers : Gavaskar > Sachin, Lara and Viv

 

[DrWolverine]

Gut sense is that Hutton doesn't belong in a top tier with those much more universally celebrated.

Every great batsman post war has one USP.

Sobers : Greatest all rounder

Viv : Most destructive batsman

Sunny : Faced the fastest bowlers as opener

Sachin : Most runs & tons. Don himself picked him

Lara : 375. 400.

Sadly Hutton doesn’t really have any selling point

 

[Johan]

Every great batsman post war has one USP.

Sobers : Greatest all rounder

Viv : Most destructive batsman

Sunny : Faced the fastest bowlers as opener

Sachin : Most runs & tons. Don himself picked him

Lara : 375. 400.

Sadly Hutton doesn’t really have any selling point

Errrrr

Hutton brought back the Ashes after 20 years.

 

[Johan]

Hutton : Gavaskar > Hutton
Viv : Gavaskar > Viv
Imran : Gavaskar > Sachin
Sobers : Gavaskar > Sachin, Lara and Viv

Viv Richards: Botham, Robin Smith, Thorpe, Willis, Merv Hughes, Dujon, Hunte, Marshall, Richie Richardson, Roberts, Shastri, Vengsarkar, Saeed Anwar, Imran, Inzamam, Mohd Yousuf, Zaheer Abbas, Aravinda de Silva

Tendulkar: Harvey, Hayden, Warne, Donald, Hadlee, Kapil Dev, Hanif, Qadir, Muralitharan, Flower

Hutton: Appleyard, Cowdrey, John Edrich, Graveney, Trueman, Waite, Ramadhin

Barry Richards: Gooch, Bob Taylor, Dicky Bird, Lillee, Graham McKenzie, Graeme Pollock, Procter

Sobers: Illingworth, Underwood, Greg Chappell, Walters

Gavaskar: Hutton, Asif Iqbal, Mudassar Nazar

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Every great batsman post war has one USP.

Sobers : Greatest all rounder

Viv : Most destructive batsman

Sunny : Faced the fastest bowlers as opener

Sachin : Most runs & tons. Don himself picked him

Lara : 375. 400.

Sadly Hutton doesn’t really have any selling point

Pollock - 60+ avg
Richards - 70+ avg

Smith.. Another Hutton.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Viv Richards: Botham, Robin Smith, Thorpe, Willis, Merv Hughes, Dujon, Hunte, Marshall, Richie Richardson, Roberts, Shastri, Vengsarkar, Saeed Anwar, Imran, Inzamam, Mohd Yousuf, Zaheer Abbas, Aravinda de Silva

Tendulkar: Harvey, Hayden, Warne, Donald, Hadlee, Kapil Dev, Hanif, Qadir, Muralitharan, Flower

Hutton: Appleyard, Cowdrey, John Edrich, Graveney, Trueman, Waite, Ramadhin

Barry Richards: Gooch, Bob Taylor, Dicky Bird, Lillee, Graham McKenzie, Graeme Pollock, Procter

Sobers: Illingworth, Underwood, Greg Chappell, Walters

Gavaskar: Hutton, Asif Iqbal, Mudassar Nazar

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Sobers

 

[DrWolverine]

Hutton brought back the Ashes after 20 years.

It isn’t such a great selling point tbh

Smith.. Another Hutton.

Smith averaging 60+ was his USP. From 2016(49th Test) to 2023 (99th Test), his career average didn’t drop below 59.

Even on many cricket forums, people were in awe of that. Many Indian fans celebrated when his average dropped below 59.

 

[capt_Luffy]

It isn’t such a great selling point tbh



Smith averaging 60+ was his USP. From 2016(49th Test) to 2023 (99th Test), his career average didn’t drop below 59.

Even on many cricket forums, people were in awe of that. Many Indian fans celebrated when his average dropped below 59.

Hutton had the toughest home pitches and opened against some pretty good quality attacks and has a record with practically no weaknesses/holes