the best Asian cricketer

[SJS]

I don't agree with the first statement but leaving that to one side I didn't mean based purely on achievement. Ian Botham is the most supremely gifted cricketer in history. He just didn't pay great attention to his fitness as he got older and when Imran was in the nets Botham was down the pub. I didn't say Imran's batting limitations were to his detriment in terms of what he achieved, merely that he wasn't anywhere near as naturally gifted as Botham.

Cant disagree with a single word there.

 

[SJS]

After a couple of months here I feel bound to say that there appear to be a significant number of folk on this Forum for whom Imran has transcended cricketing immortality (to which I entirely agree he is entitled) and become a deity - truly remarkable.

Fervour (of the nationalistic or any other variety) is a remarkable thing. It never bothers to trouble logic or clear thinking and never ceases to amaze those who rely on those old fashioned tools to make a judgement.

Heil Hitler

 

[JBH001]

I don't agree with the first statement but leaving that to one side I didn't mean based purely on achievement. Ian Botham is the most supremely gifted cricketer in history. He just didn't pay great attention to his fitness as he got older and when Imran was in the nets Botham was down the pub. I didn't say Imran's batting limitations were to his detriment in terms of what he achieved, merely that he wasn't anywhere near as naturally gifted as Botham.

Agree with that. I would also tend to agree that Botham was the most supremely gifted cricketer in history, excepting perhaps for Keith Miller.

With regard to the topic of the thread, and in an effort not to derail it any further.

After some thought.

1. Murali
2. Imran
3, Kapil
4. Sachin
5. ? Arjuna maybe? (although he was not mentioned by the OP).

 

[Prince EWS]

Imran by a pretty big margin TBH. Up there with the the elite bowlers in history and a Test standard batsman for a lot of his career as well. Can't go past that.

 

[Burgey]

After a couple of months here I feel bound to say that there appear to be a significant number of folk on this Forum for whom Imran has transcended cricketing immortality (to which I entirely agree he is entitled) and become a deity - truly remarkable.

Yep, he's certainly worthy of that status.
Why there's a new thread every three days which turns into a re-affirmation of it I dunno.

Fervour (of the nationalistic or any other variety) is a remarkable thing. It never bothers to trouble logic or clear thinking and never ceases to amaze those who rely on those old fashioned tools to make a judgement.

Heil Hitler

 

[Richard]

Heil Howard?

 

[Burgey]

Reference to "old fashioned tools" tbh, but if you think so.....

 

[Richard]

Aye I spotted that (and also could hardly have missed your Ruddite-ness) but just thought it fitted well with the last line of SJS's post as well as the bolded bit.

 

[Uppercut]

Fervour (of the nationalistic or any other variety) is a remarkable thing. It never bothers to trouble logic or clear thinking and never ceases to amaze those who rely on those old fashioned tools to make a judgement.

Heil Hitler

Haha, there's advantages to having noone to support in test cricket