The legacy of Steve Smith

[Socerer 01]

I doubt it. As we’ve seen with Kohli recently once you’ve achieved a certain level of success in tests for your country it can be pretty hard to get dropped.

India always let their old stars overstay their welcome though due to worshipper culture

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Men in Black 3 is his best work

Fixed that for you.

 

[Slifer]

Men in Black is his best work

I personally prefer: Enemy of the State, I am Legend, Ali etc.

 

[Coronis]

Men in Black is his best work

Nah nothing comes close to Fresh Prince mate. Though Aladdin almost did.

 

[honestbharani]

Suicide Squad exists.

 

[Anil]

Suicide Squad exists.

the point is it shouldn't be allowed to...

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

So where does Smith stand as of today? Personally, would still have marginally below Tendulkar and Hobbs and possibly Viv. Didn’t have a great year, not a bad one, but sucked in the BGT and mediocre in the ashes. Did score a ton in the WTC final tho.

 

[Zinzan]

So where does Smith stand as of today? Personally, would still have marginally below Tendulkar and Hobbs and possibly Viv. Didn’t have a great year, not a bad one, but sucked in the BGT and mediocre in the ashes. Did score a ton in the WTC final tho.

Clearly the best of the fab 4 in terms of Test batting & a def top 10 test bat of all time, in fact probably top 5.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Clearly the best of the fab 4 in terms of Test batting & a def top 10 test bat of all time, in fact probably top 5.

Yep top 5/6 of all time for me.
Bradman
Hobbs
Tendulkar
Richards/Sobers
Smith
Lara

 

[Coronis]

I’d have him 5th if he retired today.

Bradman
Hobbs
Sobers
Tendulkar
Smith

While he’s had the fortune to play in an era with a lot of tests, unlike the 3 above him, he doesn’t have a 20+ year career. I think for me at least he needs a decent few more years before he’d challenge them.

Little bit of a gap to the next blokes - btw very miniscule margins between 2, 3 and 4

 

[ataraxia]

(Jadeja)
Bradman
Tendulkar
Hobbs
Hutton
Sobers
Smith
Viv
daylight

is probably fair.

 

[honestbharani]

Not better than Lara or Tendulkar as yet. Of course, just as I said when he was hailed as next to Bradman back in 2019, gotta wait for the career to play out before judging completely.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Would have Smith 2nd or 3rd if he retired today.


Bradman



Smith
Hobbs
Sobers
Viv

 

[ma1978]

Somewhere in the bottom half of the top 10 absent a late career surge

below

Tendulkar
Hobbs
Sobers
Viv
Lara

in no particular order

 

[OverratedSanity]

Best test batsman I've seen ahead of Sachin and Lara by a bit imo. Even in his decline he's been quite decent and his peak was the best sustained patch of run scoring I've seen.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Done enough now to be considered a top 25 batsmen (all time).

 

[Molehill]

Not convinced that bowling attacks have been at their peak during Smith's career, and he's certainly benefitted from the fact that so many teams are diabolical when they tour Australia.

But he was sensational in the 2019 Ashes and basically earnt his team a draw in that series. Might just about be Top 20, the fact he's so painful on the eye costing him places.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

(Jadeja)
Bradman
Tendulkar
Hobbs
Hutton
Sobers
Smith
Viv
daylight

is probably fair.

Lara > daylight imo. Better RPI.

 

[honestbharani]

Bradman
Sobers
Lara
Tendulkar
Smith



is how I would rate a top 5 if I were to do it today.

 

[GIMH]

Part of the team with the Ashes record for longest time without an away series win. What a dud