Who is your favourite cricketer?

[BoyBrumby]

I would have to dis-agree with you there. I think Tedulkar is untouchable at his peak, even against Lara.

I've been watching youtube videos of him the past 3 days, and the ability he has IMO, surpasses everyone in world cricket bar Bradman.

Everything about him is incredible, he treats Brett Lee like Brett Dorey, his balance is unprecidented and his ability to straight drive any bowler is something that sets him apart IMO.

I think the definition of batting should be changed to 'The art of impersonating Sachin Ramesh tendulkar' because he has the best technique, balance, hand eye co-ordination and reflexes. I allways thought before watching him bat that people were over exagerating when they say 'that shot took my breath away' but now i know it can acctualy be true.

Honest men can differ, as they say.

For me tho, Sachin (possibly because he is such a largely textbook correct player) lacks the improvisational genius of Lara, it looks almost as if BCL can dispatch any ball to the boundary in any way he chooses. When in the groove Lara is disdainful of attacks in a way Sachin isn't quite. Sachin is obviously the more consistent, but at the absolute zenith of their games Lara is the king for mine.

 

[ClownSymonds]

And at the absolute zenith of his game, Lara hit 375 and 501 NOT OUT and later 400 NOT OUT IN A TEST, against the English Ashes attack (minus Giles). Surely Sachin had/has the potential to do the same, but 248* remains his highest score in both tests and first class matches, and we do like to judge people by their results.

I think I might like to add Shivnarine Chanderpaul to my list.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Tendulkar for me.

Honourable mentions to Corky, Warney, di Venuto, Reiffel, Murali, Sreesanth and Munaf the greatest pair since Charters and Caldicott, still like Clown even though he didn't sign for Clown, Mark Taylor, Monty, Fanie...oh dash it the list is endless.

I do not like Gooch, Gatting, Afridi, Ponting to name but a few.

 

[Goughy]

And at the absolute zenith of his game, Lara hit 375 and 501 NOT OUT and later 400 NOT OUT IN A TEST, against the English Ashes attack (minus Giles). Surely Sachin had/has the potential to do the same, but 248* remains his highest score in both tests and first class matches, and we do like to judge people by their results.

And that 400* cost them a chance of winning the game

 

[Goughy]

Therefore, it's a toss-up between Lara, Tendulkar, Ponting, McGrath, and Younis Khan.

How many sides does your coin have

 

[Barney Rubble]

How many sides does your coin have

Maybe it's a new type of spherical coin......

 

[BoyBrumby]

Maybe it's a new type of spherical coin......

So one side then?

/pedant mode

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Therefore, it's a toss-up between Lara, Tendulkar, Ponting, McGrath, and Younis Khan.

I wonder who will come first.

 

[superkingdave]

I wonder who will come first.

my money's on Ponting, highly strung. definately a PE candidate

 

[Pedro Delgado]

my money's on Ponting, highly strung. definately a PE candidate

Maybe, though I bet Pidge gets there quick if they squeal like a sooey.

Sooey, sooey sooey.

 

[silentstriker]

Honest men can differ, as they say.

For me tho, Sachin (possibly because he is such a largely textbook correct player) lacks the improvisational genius of Lara,

Yea, I would say I agree with that. I guess its all in what you look for. He is very textbook correct player, but in a very attacking mode, which is why I love him.

You could potentially tell players to copy Sachins technique, but with Lara you would say 'Uhh, don't try this at home.'


Still though, sachin's game is just so......beautiful (and I don't use that word often, except when I'm describing Jessica Alba).

 

[ClownSymonds]

How many sides does your coin have

Seven. There's also Prosper and Blessing. And Kennedy, too... Maybe eight then. I do like the idea of a spherical coin though.

 

[Perm]

All Time Favourite: Adam Craig Gilchrist
Other Favourite Players: Shane Bond, Brett Lee, Brian Lara, Kevin Pieterson, Mark Boucher.
Disliked Players: Shahid Afridi, Muttiah Muralitharan, Marvan Atapattu, Inzamam ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Herschelle Gibbs, Matthew Hayden, Paul Collingwood

 

[marc71178]

And that 400* cost them a chance of winning the game

They never had that big a chance on that kind of wicket.

 

[TT Boy]

In pomp, Lara.

 

[aussie]

Favourite Player ever: Brian Lara
Currently Favourite: Andrew Flintoff

Other favourites would be, Lee, Akhtar, Gilchrist, Tendulkar, McGrath, Warne, Gough, Hayden, Afridi, Klusener, Pietersen

 

[Mister Wright]

Matthew Hayden

 

[Johnners]

Ricky Ponting

 

[Prince EWS]

Ricky Ponting

I can't split Jacques Kallis and Shane Watson.

 

[Turbinator]

Murali.......................................................................................................................................................Karthik