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And VVS obviously WAG
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Who are the top 5 Indian cricketers ever?
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SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Laxman
Dravid
Ganguly
Tendulkar
Sreesanth
Dravid
Ganguly
Tendulkar
Sreesanth
h_hurricane
International Vice-Captain
On a side note, how many of us see Jadeja and (or) Ashwin overtaking Kumble in the pecking order of the best indian cricketers ever ?
h_hurricane
International Vice-Captain
Not having Dravid in the top 5-6 indian cricketers makes one feel something is not right. 13K plus runs at 52+ is pretty damn awesome. Not many cricketers have been that good for that long let alone from India.
h_hurricane
International Vice-Captain
I was once walking around in my neighbourhood and saw Sreesanth arguing with one of the street vendors which ended up with the vendor pushing him. That is how high he is rated in this part of the world.
Coronis
International Coach
Would love to hear this argument.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
h_hurricane
International Vice-Captain
Ha, this incident happened some 5-6 years back. The guy had just been released from jail and the public sentiment about him was pretty low. To be honest, it has since been that low.The vendor pushed this guy?
venkyrenga
U19 12th Man
It is not Dravid's fault that except Steven Smith none of Kohli's contemporaries are in the level of Ponting, Lara, Sachin, Sanga, Kallis, etc. And Dravid was still one of the best of his time.
Kohli is 31 and at the peak of his career. He still hasn't had a single knock as legendary as Dravid's Kolkatta 01, Adelaide 03, Rawalpindi 04 or even Kingston 06. Dravid scored more runs in India's overseas wins than any other batsman. Dravid along with Gavaskar and Sachin are the only 3 Indian batsmen with a 50+ avg overseas.
So it is highly unlikely that Kohli will rate ahead or anywhere near Dravid by the end of his career.
Slifer
International Captain
With all due respect to kohli, in tests it's Smith daylight kohli Williamson the rest.
I take exception to this, please retract and apologize...
venkyrenga
U19 12th Man
Oh! and Kohli has never played against a team as mighty as 2000s Australia. Dravid's career avg in Australia may only be 42 because of his poor form in the last two series. But he did excellent during his prime years (2001 - 2006) against them.
His 180 at Kolkata 01 for that historical win and his 233 at Adelaide 03 for another historical win says it all. He won the man of the series too when India toured Australia in 03.
And Dravid has scored centuries in all test playing nations with Younis being the only other player to do so.
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TheJediBrah
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Tendulkar
Kohli
Gavaskar
Laxman
Mohanty
Kohli
Gavaskar
Laxman
Mohanty
h_hurricane
International Vice-Captain
Well, averaging 38 in Aus, 41 in Eng, 40 in NZ,42 in Pak and 45 in SL. Hasn't really performed anywhere in alien conditions except for a brief period in 2002-04 when he was pretty damn good. Not the quality and numbers expected of ATGs.
I rate him as a very good bowler and respect him for what he achieved which was more about longevity and relentless bowling. Kumble does not have a good secondary skill like Ashwin or Jadeja either.