subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Batsmen generally don't have the same decisive match impact as bowlers.
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Viv Richards vs steve smith
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sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
Doesn't mean they can't win matches.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Sure but not with the frequency to have a label of a matchwinner. Even Lara probably played 2-3 pure undisputed matchwinning knocks in his career.
sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
Why is it a stretch to call a batter "match winner"? Being an inferior match winner to some specific bowlers shouldn't disqualify the batter from the title as a whole.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
What qualifies a batter to become a matchwinner and who do you consider fitting the criteria?
sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
If a batter wins matches, he's a match winner imo.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
If you want to use this same logic for bowlers…
Also fun fact: nobody actually wins matches by themselves.
Kirkut
International Regular
Isn't that contradicting Konstas' role in Melbourne win?
sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Konstas didn't win the match though. He just set the momentum for the others to win the game. Isn't that obvious?
But for your sake I will say he deserved the MOS based on that opening knock.
subshakerz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Top bowlers have way more matchwinning spells on average.
How often does that happen in a typical greats career?
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
You might claim them as matchwinning but are they matchwinning without whatever knock either set them up or finished the job?
DrWolverine
International Regular
This is shocking.
sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
Hopefully we'll see Smith and Root at the top of the chart very soon.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Why?
DrWolverine
International Regular
The guy who debuted as a leg spinner will most likely end up second in number of catches and arguably the best since Don
Johan
International Coach
Root...
sayon basak
Cricketer Of The Year
Smith could catch up tho.
Johan
International Coach
Smith is older, less in form and plays less test. Unlikely.