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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #30 on: April 04, 2010, 12:00:28 PM »
Imran Khan was a better player in my opinion what beefy

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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #31 on: April 04, 2010, 12:01:59 PM »
AB de Villiers is the best fielder I've ever seen. Slip,gully backward point,mid-on and long on he fields brillantly anywhere. Quality hands, direct hits while laid down-the lad is absolute class. Can bat abit too....

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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #32 on: April 04, 2010, 12:03:08 PM »
Like I said beefy was a match winner and you can't judge a player just on stats due to different eras as before 2-3 runs an over was good now teams look at 4-5 for me a great is some one who turned it on when was needed like viv failed with bat in one world cup final but ran 3 players out
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #33 on: April 04, 2010, 12:03:34 PM »
Grace revulutionised the modern technique, so hes in my top 3 along with Sobers and Warne.
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #34 on: April 04, 2010, 12:05:15 PM »
Steve Waugh as an all rounder i just wet my pants
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #35 on: April 04, 2010, 12:06:11 PM »
RICH apart from the 1 ashes series botham did very little i agree he is a icon bit similar to Beckham but not a patch on the top all time all rounders in my opinion .

no i just think botham was a match winner no doubt like the ashes but to be called world class i think is a little high praise.

imran khan dragged his side to world cup glory after being down and out.

anyhow my top cricketers are roger harper and brad hodge so bang goes my theory
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #36 on: April 04, 2010, 12:08:04 PM »
rich steve waugh started as a bowler who could bat
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #37 on: April 04, 2010, 12:08:56 PM »
Quote from: procricket on April 04, 2010, 12:06:11 PM
RICH apart from the 1 ashes series botham did very little i agree he is a icon bit similar to Beckham but not a patch on the top all time all rounders in my opinion .

no i just think botham was a match winner no doubt like the ashes but to be called world class i think is a little high praise.

imran khan dragged his side to world cup glory after being down and out.

anyhow my top cricketers are roger harper and brad hodge so bang goes my theory

Hey now, Beckham was pure class, best crosser of the ball ever, Bothem was average at his sport compared to Becks!
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #38 on: April 04, 2010, 12:11:23 PM »
Never mind Dave as i say you cant educate pork only cure it.  :D
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #39 on: April 04, 2010, 12:11:47 PM »
Don't say things line that becks best crosser of a ball I have ever seen plus a good England captain but not a patch on the greats of football not in pele or marradonna or usabio's class
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #40 on: April 04, 2010, 01:01:16 PM »
collingwood best fielder
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #41 on: April 04, 2010, 01:03:03 PM »
love it opinions love it all i can say is brad hodge best cricketer ever in my mind
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #43 on: April 04, 2010, 01:07:54 PM »
Hayden's catch best catch in cricket history.. I don't know how that can be topped..
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #44 on: April 04, 2010, 01:24:38 PM »
With regards to the Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, ian Botham and Richard Hadlee debate.

I don't really include Hadlee as a full all rounder, he was a bowler who batted a bit. That side, Hadlee was the best bowler of the 4, by a mile. No one can argue with that.

I rate Kapil higher than Imran and Botham purely on the fact he was the only world-class fast bowler India has ever had. Imran and Botham had other very good quick bowlers in their sides. Yet, India only had Kapil. Coupled with the fact he was captain at a very young age. His 175no at the 1983 WC is the stuff of folklore. As was Kapil hitting foor consecutive sixes at Lords, to avoid the follow on.
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