In fairness to GIlchrist, for those innings which sub-50 runs were made - a classical ODI opener like Ganguly would bat slower in the early part of the innings leading to a lower SR for those innings which he wouldn't compensate for by going big/accelerating later for that sample size.
I used to rate Saeed Anwar ahead of Ganguly. Can you check the same stats for Anwar?
This is a classic case of, what I would like to call, gulping up of players by the stats devils over time. There were so many players of note, pre-war for instance, whom Cardus mentions in Days in the Sun. We forget so many of them now apart from the ones who some how still stand out in some way because of the stats.
Haha are you having a go at me for rating Waugh on stats or do you agree he's underrated?
Might have been my bias in those days but I much preferred Anwar over Ganguly in terms of watching them bat.
Anwar was easily the more attractive batsman. Ganguly is like this guy whose bones are wired up tightly with each other and he tries to play all these strokes. Not the most pleasant to look at except when playing the off drives. Anwar meanwhile looked so silky and yet macho. I am not sure who was better. Ganguly has a better average but Anwar's strike rate is 7 points better. You could pick either and have valid enough reasons for your choice.
