Best 1 down batsman

well if this is for tests it is no doubt rahul dravid, but in one days i would give my vote to ponting, overall i got to give to the more complete cricketer afterall rahul dravid.

we shouldn't compare the two. they r both world class players.both scoring brilliantly in odi's and tests.both captaing the side.their avg is also similar.

ya i agree that this is the best comparison in the forum but they r best in their own ways.

ponting is more aggresive in his approach whereas dravid is one of the most patient batsman

dravid-test

                  Mat  Runs  HS   BatAv 100  50   W    BB  BowlAv 5w  Ct St

overall          ;      99  8492 270   58.16  22  41   1  1/18   39.00  0 136  0
ponting-test

             Mat  Runs  HS   BatAv 100  50   W    BB  BowlAv 5w  Ct St

overall                101  8328 257   57.43  28  33   5  1/0    44.80  0 116  0

well if u look at pontings and dravids strike rates they are almost identical, so how can u say dravid scores too slowly, he does tend to say at the crease longer than ponting but they play at about e same pace according to stats 

well buddy their strike rates are ponting:59 and 80Dravid:53 and 71

yes ponting does play quicker than dravid but not as muich as u would think

for ODI's strike rates should be 78-80+ dravid should always bat at number 3. in odis and tests.

ODI batting order

Sehwag

Tendulkar

Dravid

Yuvraj

Kaif

Raina

Dhoni