DrWolverine
International Debutant
ODI opener
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Virender Sehwag vs Rohit Sharma
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DrWolverine
International Debutant
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Sehwag is closer to Gavaskar than Rohit in ODIs.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
That’s too much.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Gavaskar infact has a higher average despite Era (not just adjusted), and his SR was pretty normal for his time (Greenidge, Haynes, Turner, etc have similar SR). Sehwag is much better ofcourse, but I don't rate him particularly highly. Think Dhawan is definitely better. On the otherhand, I rate Rohit borderline Top 10 Ever. So I stand by what I said
DrWolverine
International Debutant
capt_Luffy
International Coach
No. Because I rate Jayasuriya and Gilchrist significantly higher than Sehwag.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
To clarify why, Jayasuriya and Gilchrist both gave the best in the biggest of stages. Jaya was MoTS in 96 and was practically a trendsetter with his aggressive style of batting. Gilly scored two 50s and a 149 (the best innings ever arguably) in Finals. Sehwag just never did that. And I probably still rate those two behind what the majority does (Gilly atleast).
sayon basak
International Captain
My father legit rates Jayasuriya ahead of Rohit (I'd like to continue the legacy as well)
capt_Luffy
International Coach
I don't agree with that, but don't think it's necessarily too Wild. As an overall player, I do too.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
It depends on what you want in a batsman.
If you want an aggressive batsmen, you can choose Sehwag, Jayasuriya or Gilchrist.
If you want an accumulator of runs, you can choose Haynes, Rohit or even Amla.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
I love Sanath and even have him in my ATG team but he was given the player of the tournament for his all round performance and not just his batting.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
I did not watch the great Viv bat.
I was fortunate to have seen Sanath bat and he was a destroyer of bowling attacks back then.
sayon basak
International Captain
If I were to be given a choice between Jayasuriya, Gilchrist and Sehwag, I'm never choosing Sehwag. Someone of Jayasuriya or Gilchrist, depending on the team formation.
sayon basak
International Captain
Yeah, most of your takes are wilder than that.
And as an overall cricketer, Rohit is not worth Jaya's boots.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Wasn't my point really. His primary was still batting though. Jayasuriya in many ways revolutionized the attacking game and has a hefty long career. His adjusted average I believe will be significantly higher than Sehwag.
sayon basak
International Captain
Go and request DoG to publish the adjusted average of ODI players. Be a bit responsible.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
I am not denying his impact
sayon basak
International Captain
Jayasuriya might get into the top 15 ODI cricketers list.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
ODIs are hard to assess because of how much they have dramatically changed over the years.