Why does my opinion count particularly? ?@ankitj
How does this ranking compare with DoG's one ?
Yup, no one has batted like Smith in my years of watching. It's just mental.even if you compare with the best 8 years of Sachin, he would still have him beat. Smith has the highest overall, overseas and peak points even if you consider only the best 8 years of all the batsmen.
Good with excel sheets and tables ?Why does my opinion count particularly? ?
This was a good list at the end. Don't see any major flaws. No one is more than 2-3 spots from where I think they belong. Top effort @venkyrenga ??
Lolseems you didn't take into account one of the most important factors ....bowling quality ... the likes of Sachin,Lara,Dravid Kallis,S.Waugh faced far more quality bowlers thru out their career. As I said, I don't mind Smith being the no:1 based on plain average, but this huge gap in points between him and the names I quoted don't make sense what so ever. For instance Lara has only 146 points where as Smith has 164...Simply makes no sense...
This. Enjoyable to follow. Not out adjustment especially bad.I don't agree with the methodology or the rankings. Good thread though.
Well he must have some weakness or else he'd be statistically better than everyone elseAB de Villiers > Kohli, Inzi, Chandarapaul
As far as batsmanship is concerned, I have never seen a better player. In fact he is the only player whom I would be comfortable naming as a batsman without any weakness.
He is equivalent of Wasim Akram.. just so much ability. Underachieved despite playing 100 tests and averaging 50 !!!
Yeah this. I see De Villiers a bit like Djokovic. A bit silent early in his career but then started smashing everyone.De Villiers definitely elite and imo second to only Smith in the second half of his career in terms of adaptability and playing in unplayable bowling/conditions.
That's the question? Team always seems to do better when he's not captain anywayOff topic but I think Kohli’s captaincy is proving to be a burden for him. Although he would never ever give it up voluntarily, his batting would be much better without it. He has played some miracle knocks; 155 in South Africa, that 100 in Perth, that English series against Broad/ Anderson, 100 in Adelaide etc. comes to mind from top of my head.
He is a class player but weight of captaincy crown is proving too much for him. Question is who would captain the team if not him?
I knew it! I knew it!No. 1
Steven Smith - 164.4
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Points: 164.4
Span: 2013-21
Peak: 2016-19
Longevity penalty: -12.2
Overall points: 172.7
Overseas points: 185.9
Best bowling attack points: 160.1
Peak points: 196.4
Runs: 7540
Average: 61.80
Most valuable series performances:
vs India, 2014, Home, Runs- 769, Avg- 128.16
vs South Africa, 2014, Away, Runs- 269, Avg- 67.25
vs India, 2017, Away, Runs- 499, Avg- 71.28
vs England, 2017 Home, Runs- 687, Avg- 137.40
vs England, 2019 Away, Runs- 774, Avg- 110.57
#Most valuable series are the ones that had the most impact on the total points earned.
Not the most elegant to watch but Smith is the perfect example of a runs machine. His unorthodox style leaves the bowlers confounded and the analysts scratching their heads trying to decode his technique. Scoring 700 plus runs a series multiple times with an average of more than 100 could make one wonder if this is fantasy cricket. No batsman has scored these many runs with such consistency in the last 30 years. Some people might question his spot at no.1 because of longevity but I am fairly sure it is only a matter of 2-3 years before he solidifies his place as one of the best. After factoring in the longevity penalty there is only a 2 points gap between him and Sachin. But even if you compare with the best 8 years of Sachin, he would still have him beat. Smith has the highest overall, overseas and peak points even if you consider only the best 8 years of all the batsmen.