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@Godder Most aggressive batsman I've ever seen. Coupled with such natural talent he just took good bowling attacks apart at will.
Having said that I have always wondered how the great WI batsmen of the 80's would have fared against the four man pace attacks thir own side could consistently put out.
A quick google suggests for Richards at least not that great
Viv Richards: How did he perform against the West Indian quicks? - Cricket Country
Despite the greatness of contemporaries like Chappell, Gavaskar, and Miandad, Richards’ impact was the most.
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Mark Waugh off his pads through midwicket was a thing of absolute beauty.
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@barbarian said in Modern batting averages:
In terms of batsmen, I'd pick this as the 'batting lineup you'd travel to see' of the 2000s.
- Hayden
- Sehwag
- Ponting
- Lara
- Pietersen
- VVS Laxman
- Gilchrist
Honourable mentions to Mike Hussey, Andrew Flintoff, AB de V, Chris Gayle, BMac.
I think you just triggered about a million Indians with this post and who you’ve left off.
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@barbarian said in Modern batting averages:
@MN5 Yep. But I never thought Tendulkar was a beautiful batsman, and that was the only criteria I was using. Great batsman, sure, but in terms of watchability he's below Sehwag and VVS in my opinion.
Fair enough. Bradman said Tendulkar reminded him of himself. I guess there are guys who look better when they do it.
Great call on Pietersen. I’ve never seen someone so tall bat as elegantly as he did. I loved watching him play. Very good record too.
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@barbarian said in Modern batting averages:
In terms of batsmen, I'd pick this as the 'batting lineup you'd travel to see' of the 2000s.
- Hayden
- Sehwag
- Ponting
- Lara
- Pietersen
- VVS Laxman
- Gilchrist
Honourable mentions to Mike Hussey, Andrew Flintoff, AB de V, Chris Gayle, BMac.
2-7 I can live with, but not 1. I might be out on my own but I thought Hayden looked awkward. He’s on the bigger side for a test opener and to me he never looked comfortable out there.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Modern batting averages:
@barbarian said in Modern batting averages:
In terms of batsmen, I'd pick this as the 'batting lineup you'd travel to see' of the 2000s.
- Hayden
- Sehwag
- Ponting
- Lara
- Pietersen
- VVS Laxman
- Gilchrist
Honourable mentions to Mike Hussey, Andrew Flintoff, AB de V, Chris Gayle, BMac.
2-7 I can live with, but not 1. I might be out on my own but I thought Hayden looked awkward. He’s on the bigger side for a test opener and to me he never looked comfortable out there.
Very definition of the flat track bully too
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@mariner4life said in Modern batting averages:
@ACT-Crusader said in Modern batting averages:
@barbarian said in Modern batting averages:
In terms of batsmen, I'd pick this as the 'batting lineup you'd travel to see' of the 2000s.
- Hayden
- Sehwag
- Ponting
- Lara
- Pietersen
- VVS Laxman
- Gilchrist
Honourable mentions to Mike Hussey, Andrew Flintoff, AB de V, Chris Gayle, BMac.
2-7 I can live with, but not 1. I might be out on my own but I thought Hayden looked awkward. He’s on the bigger side for a test opener and to me he never looked comfortable out there.
Very definition of the flat track bully too
30 test tons against everyone ( except Bangladesh when they were truly shit so no padding stats there ), overall averaging 50 ( as an opener ) in over 100 tests ?
That's a lot of flat tracks.
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@mariner4life Can't agree. He was a bully but he could play on all tracks. His series in India in 2001 was an all time performance from an Aussie batsman.
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@MN5 said in Modern batting averages:
@voodoo said in Modern batting averages:
I have Haydon as my 2nd most disliked aussie cricketer behind Andrew Symonds
Shit I have a lot of time for both of those guys and the way they played the game.....
Brad Haddin though.....
Snap.
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@Snowy said in Modern batting averages:
@MN5 said in Modern batting averages:
@voodoo said in Modern batting averages:
I have Haydon as my 2nd most disliked aussie cricketer behind Andrew Symonds
Shit I have a lot of time for both of those guys and the way they played the game.....
Brad Haddin though.....
Snap.
He’s worse than Maradona
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