Who has a better technique : Richards vs Gavaskar?

[DrWolverine]

Test cricket

 

[Johan]

Gavaskar has the better technique but obviously an inferior Batsmen.

 

[Coronis]

Gavaskar has the better technique and obviously a superior Batsmen.

ftfy

also technically its batsman

 

[Johan]

ftfy

also technically its batsman

I'm glad that you agree Viv Richards is a better batsman than Sunil Gavaskar.

 

[Coronis]

I'm glad that you agree Viv Richards is a better batsman than Sunil Gavaskar.

I think you may have misread

 

[subshakerz]

I think you may have misread

Do you think Gavaskar is better?

 

[Coronis]

Do you think Gavaskar is better?

Yes

 

[Johan]

Yes

 

[subshakerz]

Yes

Wow. That's just sad.

 

[Coronis]

Wow. That's just sad.

I’m not sure why this is getting any sort of reaction since I’ve posted it many times before, and I’m sure you’ve both seen it before.

 

[subshakerz]

I’m not sure why this is getting any sort of reaction since I’ve posted it many times before, and I’m sure you’ve both seen it before.

Yeah but I always thought you were joking. Sad to see it's not the case.

 

[Cricket Bliss]

Richards might be better but how much in comparison with Boycott
averages in Various Countries

	Richards	Boycott
Australia	47.57	45.03
England	64.28	48.40
India	45.43	47.13
New Zealand	19.25	22.38
Pakistan	42.77	82.25
West Indies	49.78	51.26

Even if era adjustment takes Richards favour...openers tax takes Boycott's favour.

Both failed in New Zealand, while Richards stuggled in Pakistan..Boycott didn't struggle anywhere then what makes Richards so ahead of Boycott than entertainment.

 

[Johan]

Richards might be better but how much in comparison with Boycott
averages in Various Countries

	Richards	Boycott
Australia	47.57	45.03
England	64.28	48.4
India	45.43	47.13
New Zealand	19.25	22.38
Pakistan	42.77	82.25
West Indies	49.78	51.26

Even if era adjustment takes Richards favour...openers tax takes Boycott's favour.

Both failed in New Zealand, while Richards stuggled in Pakistan..Boycott didn't struggle anywhere then what makes Richards so ahead of Boycott than entertainment.

what the ****, I fell out my chair looking at this and now I'm being asked if I'm okay.

But No, Richards has multiple ATG tours, is the greatest touring batter of modern era in Australia and England, was sensational in India as a debutant and in old age and have definitely done more in India than Geoffrey, and his Pakistan numbers are amazing in context and obviously much larger sample size there, and he actually faced Imran on landmines and averaged something stupid. Geoffrey is multiple levels below Viv, he's more comparable to Peter May.

 

[Coronis]

Yeah but I always thought you were joking. Sad to see it's not the case.

Yeah right

 

[DrWolverine]

Yes

Why?

 

[subshakerz]

Richards might be better

If you aren't sure Richards is better than Boycott, well...

 

[Coronis]

Why?

Sigh. Unlike some I am not going to repeat my arguments over and over. All you need to know is I think Richards was the 3rd best bat of his generation. Like Waugh or Ponting, or Williamson.