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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2010, 10:42:17 AM »
iam the best batsman ever roco is the quickest bowler and peterhosk has the best bats ever...

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bradman  batsman

bowling any west indian in there pomp i will go for holding/ambrose

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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2010, 11:30:45 AM »
Brian Charles Lara & Sachin Tendulkar
Sir Ian Terence Botham
Adam Gilchrist 
Shane Warne & Muttiah Muralitharan
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2010, 11:48:11 AM »
Quote from: petehosk on April 04, 2010, 08:08:12 AM
Best all-rounder - Garfield, Beefy, Kallis. Would say Garfield but his bowling wasn't up to Beefy/Kallis standard!

Really, ahead of Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Ian Botham??
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2010, 11:49:37 AM »
Best batsman ever - Sir Donald Bradman
Best all-rounder - Sir Garfield Sobers
Best keeper/batsman - Gilly
Best bowler -WARNE
Best fielder - Jonty Rhodes

Much like Pete, but surely Warne must get Best Bowler!
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2010, 11:50:16 AM »
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2010, 11:51:19 AM »
Quote from: cd0070 on April 04, 2010, 11:48:11 AM
Really, ahead of Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Ian Botham??
He has to be averaged late 50's, captained the West Indies, opened the bowling, bowled seam, leggers and slow stuff. The best cricketer ever, only perhaps behind Bradman and Grace.

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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2010, 11:52:30 AM »
Trevor Penny was as good as rhodes
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2010, 11:53:14 AM »
sobers and kapil dev are in different leagues in terms of quality
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2010, 11:53:24 AM »
Not Sir Garfield more about the other two...
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2010, 11:54:28 AM »
botham was not all that to be honest a bit like flintoff had his moments of greatness but not longevity at all
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2010, 11:56:16 AM »
They were big game players did little unless they had the stage but no one could turn it on like beefy when it was needed
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #26 on: April 04, 2010, 11:56:44 AM »
if you think about it to be truely a world great yes botham is a icon but not a true world great not in the same class as some mentioned on here at all.
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #27 on: April 04, 2010, 11:58:22 AM »
I'm afraid your very very wrong about Sir Ian, perhaps you need to have a look at what he did a bit deeper as he was world class.
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #28 on: April 04, 2010, 11:58:30 AM »
Botham statistically might not be a great, much like Flintoff, but both had the ability to turn games on their heads and force unlikely victories. That is why they are being mentioned. In a players career is it just down to statistics?
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Re: Who is the best batsman/cricketer ever?
« Reply #29 on: April 04, 2010, 11:58:55 AM »
Ya I just dont see how Kallis can be compared to them?

Hate to admit it but I think Imran Khan was better than Botham and Dev.. He had such a big impact on the game in his country...
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