Which cricket player performs/performed best under pressure?

[neutralguy]

Inzamam Ul Haq
Micheal Bevan
Steve Waugh
Brian Lara
Stephen Fleming
Hansie Cronje
Aravinda De Silva

 

[neutralguy]

I think michael bevan, haq and steve waugh makes the cut.You ca also vote multiple options.

 

[superkingdave]

yawn

 

[Langeveldt]

Wo ist Lance Klusener?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Where are Chanderpaul and Martyn?

 

[Prince EWS]

And Andy Flower....

 

[Top_Cat]

Steve Waugh.

 

[Slow Love™]

I voted Hansie Cronje. There must have been times he was fearing for life when he screwed up a fix, but that monobrow rarely looked furrowed.

Yes, he fell to pieces afterwards (and literally too), but who wouldn't?

 

[Camel56]

Steven Roger Waugh without a shadow of a doubt. The others are just plain uphill gardening.

 

[neutralguy]

hey,
martyn doesnt make the cut. offlate only he has been delivering under pressure , but still not consistent enough.
Chanderpaul also is not consistent enough. I would say recently ramnaresh sarwan is able to soak up pressure and play well. still lot of west indies players are evolving.
Klusener is good too, but who can forget how he messed up 1999 world cup semifinals.so above players i mentioned are kinda proven performers.looks like aussies are leading.

 

[Eclipse]

what about Gilchrist ? if ever somone should be in that list it's probably him.

 

[Mr Casson]

I didn't vote for Steve Waugh. I think his ability to play in pressure situations was over-rated. He certainly had some sublime innings under pressure, but he isn't the "bat-for-your-life" player that people made him out to be IMO.

 

[neutralguy]

dude.,
gilchrist comes as opener in onedays. So i would not say that the pressure is too much for him. Moreover if he fails somebody will make up for him down the order.
In tests gilchrist has proven failures continuously in sub-continent when put under pressure.

 

[wahindiawah]

Someone forgot to include Sachin's name in the list.

 

[KennyD]

Bevan by a a squillion miles...

Too many examples in his career to list his brilliance under supreme pressure...

 

[C_C]

If Test cricket is the one to go by, its Inzamam.....
Steve Waugh was a bit overrated in 'pressure' scenarios........ the guy is pretty darned ordinary in the 4th match innings (when you as a batsman are facing the most pressure- chasing a target).

 

[KishanTeli]

Rahul Dravid anyone?

 

[Slats4ever]

Michael Bevan but i also reckon Bichel's quite good

 

[Eclipse]

dude.,
gilchrist comes as opener in onedays. So i would not say that the pressure is too much for him. Moreover if he fails somebody will make up for him down the order.
In tests gilchrist has proven failures continuously in sub-continent when put under pressure.

The sub-continent is about the only place he has failed and even there he has hit two very very importaint 100s.. especialy that first one..

Just look at how often he has rescued Australia in other places and you will see what I mean.

 

[Beleg]

Inzy for me.