Sunil Gavaskar vs Ricky Ponting

[Cricket Bliss]

Shoot peer review, Amarnath in WI 83 is the best batting series by any Indian Ever, and it wasn't even a one off. Had he batted half as well in India as he did away, he will be a legit contender for a Top 20 spot.

Averaging 30 in flat home conditions is definitely an off beat for Amarnath.

 

[DrWolverine]

Gavaskar is Sachin-Lara tier

Sachin is better.

Gavaskar is in the same tier as Lara. He is more consistent and has a better record over great fast bowlers but doesn’t touch the highs of Lara

 

[Johan]

Bradman



Hobbs

Sachin
Viv
Hutton
Sobers

Smith
Lara

Hammond
Gavaskar
Headley
Sutcliffe

Pollock
Chappell

Root
Ponting
Kallis
Sangakkara

is how I'd divide the ATG batters.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Bradman



Hobbs

Sachin
Viv
Hutton
Sobers

Smith
Lara

Hammond
Gavaskar
Headley
Sutcliffe

Pollock
Chappell

Root
Ponting
Kallis
Sangakkara

is how I'd divide the ATG batters.

Border, Waugh and Dravid

 

[Johan]

Border, Waugh and Dravid

Just insert them in 4, behind Sangakkara though

 

[capt_Luffy]

Just insert them in 4, behind Sangakkara though

Border>Chappell

 

[DrWolverine]

No

 

[capt_Luffy]

Yes

 

[Johan]

Border>Chappell

wtf, No.

 

[capt_Luffy]

wtf, No.

Comeon Now!! Border is better than Chappell. Exceptional away record, significantly longer career and pulled a weakling team to numerous draws and victories they had no right to otherwise. Iconic innings, iconic series, beats Greg at most things.

 

[Johan]

Comeon Now!! Border is better than Chappell. Exceptional away record, significantly longer career and pulled a weakling team to numerous draws and victories they had no right to otherwise. Iconic innings, iconic series, beats Greg at most things.

Chappell is better at home and the West Indies, makes 6 runs more every inning too, batted higher and is universally seen as the better Batsmen.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Chappell is better at home and the West Indies, makes 6 runs more every inning too, batted higher and is universally seen as the better Batsmen.

Border in 1984 WI is better than anything Chappell ever dreamt of doing. He toured a quite weak WI in Tests, WSC should be rated separately. The only strong country his away Test record can be taken at face value is England, and 40 is quite moderate given reputation; Border did 64. Border also played for 5 more years and almost double the games. And last but not least, peer ratings sucks ass.

 

[Johan]

@capt_Luffy Honestly, it feels more like you're asking me to downgrade Chappell than asking me to upgrade Border..

 

[capt_Luffy]

@capt_Luffy Honestly, it feels more like you're asking me to downgrade Chappell than asking me to upgrade Border..

Border is 15th for me, firmly ahead of the 2000s bunch and Chappell. Just look at his away record. Not just averages, in places were it looks rather alright like WI, he has a tour like 1984.

 

[Johan]

Border is 15th for me, firmly ahead of the 2000s bunch and Chappell. Just look at his away record. Not just averages, in places were it looks rather alright like WI, he has a tour like 1984.

84 tour is overrated as hell for me.

 

[capt_Luffy]

84 tour is overrated as hell for me.

That's one of your worst takes Ever.

 

[Johan]

That's one of your worst takes Ever.

Sangakkara's NZ tours > Border's 1984 WI tour

 

[Johan]

The term used before, Fair-Weather Batsmen is something very applicable to Border, but I'll go one step ahead and call him what he was, a featherbed specialist. Harvey > Border

 

[Coronis]

The term used before, Fair-Weather Batsmen is something very applicable to Border, but I'll go one step ahead and call him what he was, a featherbed specialist. Harvey > Border

@Burgey need a response

 

[Johan]

Burgey need a response

Why are you like this