Who is the best since Bradman?

[capt_Luffy]

As in players who faced both rate Viv far ahead and there isn't consensus Gavaskar is the best opener of the era

Yes that's. There are some pretty big Gooch fans here recently and a few rates Greenidge quite highly. Tell me, have you ever seen anyone of them even to rate them on the same tier as Gavaskar, let alone better?? What's the point if Smith thought Rabada to be better than Bumrah, while Bumrah does Great against him anyways?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Peer rating generally helps determine who is better at their peak or who has the higher ceiling

It doesn’t help much to determine who had the better overall career

 

[subshakerz]

Peer rating generally helps determine who is better at their peak or who has the higher ceiling

It doesn’t help much to determine who had the better overall career

I would agree but instead of peak I would say prime.

 

[subshakerz]

Yes that's. There are some pretty big Gooch fans here recently and a few rates Greenidge quite highly. Tell me, have you ever seen anyone of them even to rate them on the same tier as Gavaskar, let alone better?? What's the point if Smith thought Rabada to be better than Bumrah, while Bumrah does Great against him anyways?

Solitary opinions can be treated less seriously. Consensus matters more.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Solitary opinions can be treated less seriously. Consensus matters more.

Trumper>Don was a consensus of 15-1 among peers.

 

[sayon basak]

Trumper>Don was a consensus of 15-1 among peers.

But he was from a less professional era imo.

 

[DrWolverine]

McGrath 99. Gavaskar never had a series that good, simply because no one ever had a series that good. But besides that series, yeah probably.

That is just one series.

 

[sayon basak]

That is just one series.

And that one series is arguably the greatest series ever.

 

[DrWolverine]

Trumper>Don was a consensus of 15-1 among peers.

So Trumper has the highest discrepancy between peer rating and actual achievements more than even Qadir

 

[sayon basak]

So Trumper has the highest discrepancy between peer rating and actual achievements more than even Qadir

Trumper>>>>>>>(Qadir)² tbf.
And Trumper was definitely better than Don on wet pitches. Remember, Trumper scored runs in pitches where Don managed to score one 50+ score in 14 innings.

 

[DrWolverine]

And that one series is arguably the greatest series ever.

Lara scored 546 runs in 7 innings

Don scored 974 runs in 7 innings

Not sure if Don counts in any argument

 

[sayon basak]

Lara scored 546 runs in 7 innings

Don scored 974 runs in 7 innings

Not sure if Don counts in any argument

Don doesn't count lol.

 

[capt_Luffy]

So Trumper has the highest discrepancy between peer rating and actual achievements more than even Qadir

Trumper and Qadir isn't a discussion really. Trumper is a legit ATG, Qadir won't make my top 40 spinners.

 

[sayon basak]

Trumper is a legit ATG, Qadir won't make my top 40 spinners.

You're overrating Qadir tbh.

 

[DrWolverine]

Gavaskar has few things in his favour over Lara

1.Gavaskar scored multiple centuries against many ATG fast bowlers. Lara scored against McGrath and Pollock past his prime. That’s it

2. Sunny is easily the best opener in the last 75 years. There have been more than half a dozen great batsmen at number 4-5 position, some easily better.

 

[DrWolverine]

Trumper and Qadir isn't a discussion really. Trumper is a legit ATG, Qadir won't make my top 40 spinners.

I ain’t comparing both

Just saying Qadir gets lots of peer acclaim but his actual record isn’t really that impressive

 

[govinda indian fan]

Gavaskar has few things in his favour over Lara

1.Gavaskar scored multiple centuries against many ATG fast bowlers. Lara scored against McGrath and Pollock past his prime. That’s it

2. Sunny is easily the best opener in the last 75 years. There have been more than half a dozen great batsmen at number 4-5 position, some easily better.

Lara scored vs prime mcgarth in 99 and 01

 

[subshakerz]

Trumper>Don was a consensus of 15-1 among peers.

No because they didn't share peers.

 

[Johan]

That is just one series.

Gavaskar's greatness against great pacers isn't Something wide spread along many serieses either

 

[Johan]

The starting point should be when we can see videos of them actually playing

looks beautiful, way better than T20 crap of today imo, also looks much better than Gooch