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Viv Richards vs Gary sobers
- Thread starter Narayana
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Narayana
U19 Cricketer
Bu
But gary Sobers average is way better than Richards
Johan
International Captain
Sobers had better pitches for batting at home and I am personally of the belief that Viv faced greater bowling than Sobers, but I completely understand the case for Sobers as well and completely expect Sobers to win the poll considering Sobers was rated as the #3 Batsmen of all time and Viv as #5 just a few years back
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This part is true. Ftr I think peak Clarke was closer to Lara than DeVilliers if we strictly keep this for tests. Not many can slap Steyn, Phillander and Morkel the way he did on a Cape Town pitch which yielded two double figure team scores for the next two innings. Timely reminder of how good...
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you don't really get much than these two, unless you're the Don
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
Last year Sobers was voted in at #4 while Viv was voted in at #7
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Narayana
U19 Cricketer
Completely biased list.
Narayana
U19 Cricketer
No way Rahul Dravid is a better batsman than Joe Root and joe root and Kohli are ranked at the same place lol
Johan
International Captain
people are terrified of rating current players high because Kohli has shown what happens if you make early judgement, I think you should ignore the ratings of playing players as things could change quickly
Coronis
International Coach
How does that specifically make it biased?
Narayana
U19 Cricketer
Because there are many undeserving batsmans ranked ahead of many current batsmans.
Coronis
International Coach
Biased in what way though
PlayerComparisons
International Captain
Hard to compare active players with retired players. If Roots average drops below 50 then he will remain below Dravid for most people anyways.
Look at how much Smith and Kohlis average have dropped in the last few years. It shows why you have to wait till careers are over.
Narayana
U19 Cricketer
Is Sehwag better than chandrapaul?
Johan
International Captain
with people like Root and Williamson, they can either go up or below, if Root knocks it out of the park in Australia later this year, that will do wonders for his legacy, same way if Williamson Knicks it out of the park in Australia in 2026, or they both could face a big decline and drop off (unlikely tho).
Smith is pretty fairly rated tbh, can't see him going above or below now.
Smith is pretty fairly rated tbh, can't see him going above or below now.
Johan
International Captain
don't listen to Coronis, he is a huge Chanderpaul fanboy, Sehwag is far greater than Chanders.
Narayana
U19 Cricketer
Okay
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International Captain
Tbh most current batsmen are only going to drop or stay the same
Kohli will drop the next time we do the ranking. Williamson will likely fail in Aus and drop a lot as well. Smith’s position won’t change (although he should drop if he continues to struggle). Root will not move up much unless he sustains a 50+ average and scores a couple of tons in Aus.
We should rerun the poll again in like 2027.
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Thala_0710
State Vice-Captain
He believes that Chanders>Sehwag, hence the question
Narayana
U19 Cricketer
chandrapaul batted way lower in highway era, vs Old ball.