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Poll Question: Who is the best ever ODI player?
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    Posted: 20 August 2006 at 5:59pm
We talk about best batsman, bowler and fielder in ODI s. Who's the greatest ever ODI player in cricket history. What I want is to assess batting, bowling, fielding, captaincy and personality and to vote. I wotld love to have Imran Khan, Flintoff, Steve Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Chis Cairns and Kapil Dev here but poll limits for 10 options. So I went primaraly for better all rounders, bset of batsman and bowlers.

For me it's Sanath Jayasuriya, 10000+ runs, 250+ wickets, 90+ catches and a brilliant fielder, 60%+ success rate in captaincy, canny cricket brain and the aura surrounding him to give that great personality.

The close runner up will be Viv Richards in my opinion,Avg 0f 47, SR of 95+, 50+ wickets, brilliant fielder and once again with that Aura surrounding him
What is your choice

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Sachin Tendulkar.
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Viv Richards for me, no question - the most destructive batsman I've ever seen, a more than handy bowler and a deadly fielder too (3 run outs in the first World Cup final as an example). Had he played today with the benfits the batsman now have he would be putting record and record out of reach.
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I know most people may choose batsman...Wasim Akram changed the ODI game along side waqar but Wasi was awesome with his bowling at all stages of the game...His batting wasnt bad either!
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Originally posted by Clobber

Viv Richards for me, no question - the most destructive batsman I've ever seen, a more than handy bowler and a deadly fielder too (3 run outs in the first World Cup final as an example). Had he played today with the benfits the batsman now have he would be putting record and record out of reach.

Why didn't you vote for him?
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I don't vote in polls because they suck, I'd far rather express and back up my opinions


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Personally for me it has to be wasim, this guy was deadly with the new and old ball. he bowled deadly yorkers and bouncers and caused problems for almost every batsmen. He was so good that he was called a cheat for a bit
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Originally posted by Clobber


I don't vote in polls because they suck, I'd far rather express and back up my opinions


Or ist it you don't like the word Democracy?
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Or ist it you don't like the word Democracy?


What kind of democracy is this when you can vote hundreds and hundreds of times.
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TENDULKAR is the greatest ODI pplayer of all time and no other batsman will ever compare to him
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Originally posted by Wal Bada

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I don't vote in polls because they suck, I'd far rather express and back up my opinions


Or ist it you don't like the word Democracy?


hahaha yes because an online poll is the very epitome of democracy. I guess I am a despot because I have sufficient intelligence to be able to express my opinions in WORDS, gasp! I suggest you grow up.
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Sachin Tendulkar for me. 14148 ODI runs at an average of 44.21, 39 ODI Centuries, 72 Fifties. More then useful bowler with 142 wickets, with a personal best of 5/32.

Great player.
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not just great, the GREATEST
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Clobber said>>hahaha yes because an online poll is the very epitome of democracy. I guess I am a despot because I have sufficient intelligence to be able to express my opinions in WORDS, gasp! I suggest you grow up.

True man . . !

dhoniibest>>What kind of democracy is this when you can vote hundreds and hundreds of times.

You are monkeying around with the key board (as you Avatar suggests) if you keep voting for 100 times. Do you know that there's a word called HONESTY. See the encyclopedia and check it for your self that it exists!!
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I will go for Viv richards and is not because I am a west indian. His batting was destructive and scared the hell out of any bowler. A handy spinner and a good fielder and off course captained the side as well so it wasn't an easy thing for him.
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Originally posted by SEHWAG NO.1

TENDULKAR is the greatest ODI pplayer of all time and no other batsman will ever compare to him


You can't say that. At some point someone will come and beat him. Evey century has its own greats.
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not just great, the GREATEST


Bradman is the greatest. In Tests that is. If he had todays equipment and was playing. Other teams will stop playing out of fear of him.
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For me its Viv Richards and Tendulkar in ODIs. Two greats. Very lucky to have even been able to watch both of them.

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Originally posted by DRAVID FAN

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not just great, the GREATEST


Bradman is the greatest. In Tests that is. If he had todays equipment and was playing. Other teams will stop playing out of fear of him.


I'll not jump to that conclusion. He'll be workrd out with the use of technology (as once O'Riely workrd him out with a wide leg slip for inswinger bowling of Alec Bedser)
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Sachin best ODI batsman

Wasim Best ODI bowler

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i have to say wasim akram just on the fact i never got to see imran khan play but i heard great stories about the man
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Originally posted by Wal Bada

Originally posted by DRAVID FAN

Originally posted by SEHWAG NO.1

not just great, the GREATEST


Bradman is the greatest. In Tests that is. If he had todays equipment and was playing. Other teams will stop playing out of fear of him.


I'll not jump to that conclusion. He'll be workrd out with the use of technology (as once O'Riely workrd him out with a wide leg slip for inswinger bowling of Alec Bedser)

are you talking about Bill O'Reilly ? if so i'm assuming your talking about an australian domestic cricket match considering both O'Rielly and Bradman played for Australia....
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Bill O'Reily figured out away to trouble Bradman in the domestic comp from what I read he's the only bowler to ever really trouble him?
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No he is relating the story that was on Cricinfo the other day where O'Reilly mentioned to a few England players how he would bowl at Bradman, and they duly took his advice and dismissed the Don for a series of low scores.
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What he did that,he told the english how to ruin Bradmans average of 100! Bill O'Reilly -_- hang your head in shame might.
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i remember Nasser Hussain's England doing the same to Sachin in india, sachin had a heated exchange with hussian about his bodyline-negative tactics to him!
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What Billy O' Reilly did was horrible. I read that article. If it wasn't for that and maybe evn Bodyline then he would have had an average of 150 when he retired.
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average isn't everything i reckon its more aggreate and strike rate.. whats the point of staying out there for 3 and a half days to make a big score and then not be able to bowl out a side.. im not saying bradman did but just an opinion
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average isn't everything i reckon its more aggreate and strike rate.. whats the point of staying out there for 3 and a half days to make a big score and then not be able to bowl out a side.. im not saying bradman did but just an opinion



Buddy, Bradman was a furiously fast scorer in his generation. he may not do a Gilchrist, Sehwag, Afridi or a Jayasuriya, but believe me, he is very quick to score his runs
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