Who is second greatest odi batsman after viv?

[govinda indian fan]

Who do you think is second greatest odi bat?

 

[Johan]

just make De Villiers vs Kohli vs Sachin

 

[DrWolverine]

ODIs have changed so much it is almost impossible to compare the great batsmen over different eras
Viv was the best one day batsman of his time.
Sachin was the best one day batsman of his time.
In the last 15 years it’s either Virat or ABD.

 

[subshakerz]

Kohli has a good case now over Tendulkar.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The one who scored multiple double centuries is not even consideration.

Just an observation

 

[Majestic]

Either Kohli or Sachin.

Then Ponting, ABD and Rohit.

 

[h_hurricane]

Kohli has a good case now over Tendulkar.

It is because he(or India) barely plays any odis these days. Right now it is a fair call but him stinking up further over the next year or so (or the next WC if he is a liability until then and doesn't retire) will have it reconsidered in the opinion of many.

Very similar to tests where many people would have considered him comparable to Miandad or Younis Khan a year back, but that would look ridiculous now.

 

[govinda indian fan]

It is because he(or India) barely plays any odis these days. Right now it is a fair call but him stinking up further over the next year or so (or the next WC if he is a liability until then and doesn't retire) will have it reconsidered in the opinion of many.

Very similar to tests where many people would have considered him comparable to Miandad or Younis Khan a year back, but that would look ridiculous now.

Na odis still have flat tracks with no slips past over 10 so he would be fine plus imo he greatest t20i batsmen plus 2nd greatest odi bat

 

[ankitj]

Kohli has a good case now over Tendulkar.

I don't know. It looked like Kohli could overtake Tendulkar at one point but Kohli hasn't reinvented his game in late career. He doesn't feel a force of nature anymore even though his stats in ODIs haven't fallen off as they did in tests. Tendulkar as late as 2011 was arguably the best ODI batsman in the world

 

[MasterBlaster24]

Kohli

 

[subshakerz]

I don't know. It looked like Kohli could overtake Tendulkar at one point but Kohli hasn't reinvented his game in late career. He doesn't feel a force of nature anymore even though his stats in ODIs haven't fallen off as they did in tests. Tendulkar as late as 2011 was arguably the best ODI batsman in the world

I don't think I saw a better performance from Tendulkar than Kohli did in the WC 2023.

 

[ankitj]

I don't think I saw a better performance from Tendulkar than Kohli did in the WC 2023.

Bro Tendulkar's 1996, 2003 and 2011 were all arguably better. Even if you choose Kohli's 2023 (I won't), fact that Tendulkar has 3 in contention makes this almost a no contest.

 

[Qlder]

Wait, what? When did Viv become like Bradman in that it's just automatically agreed he's the greatest ever?

 

[Johan]

Wait, what? When did Viv become like Bradman in that it's just automatically agreed he's the greatest ever?

it's not like Bradman but it does seem to be the vast, vast consensus that Viv is the ODI GOAT, only argument against it iirc was that people in 70s and 80s didn't know how to play Cricket and only learnt it in 90s.

 

[Coronis]

Wait, what? When did Viv become like Bradman in that it's just automatically agreed he's the greatest ever?

Years and years apparently

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Sachin or Woakes imo.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Bro Tendulkar's 1996, 2003 and 2011 were all arguably better. Even if you choose Kohli's 2023 (I won't), fact that Tendulkar has 3 in contention makes this almost a no contest.

With due respect, I like most of your posts but can't disagree more with this one. I don't think any of those performances are as good as Kohli in 2023 (especially 2011, 96 is the closest), which is arguably the very best World Cup performance Ever. Kohli crossed 50 in 9 of his 11 innings, with 3 centuries and 2 80s @95...... It truly was special.

 

[ankitj]

With due respect, I like most of your posts but can't disagree more with this one. I don't think any of those performances are as good as Kohli in 2023 (especially 2011, 96 is the closest), which is arguably the very best World Cup performance Ever. Kohli crossed 50 in 9 of his 11 innings, with 3 centuries and 2 80s @95...... It truly was special.

It could be my age but it didn't leave the kind of impression Tendulkar's 96 and 2003 world cup performances did.

 

[capt_Luffy]

It could be my age but it didn't leave the kind of impression Tendulkar's 96 and 2003 world cup performances did.

I don't know exactly how to critique that really....

 

[sayon basak]

With due respect, I like most of your posts but can't disagree more with this one. I don't think any of those performances are as good as Kohli in 2023 (especially 2011, 96 is the closest), which is arguably the very best World Cup performance Ever. Kohli crossed 50 in 9 of his 11 innings, with 3 centuries and 2 80s @95...... It truly was special.

Shakib's 2019 performance was just better.