Best batsman playing at the moment
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Topic: Best batsman playing at the moment
Posted By: lightning quick
Subject: Best batsman playing at the moment
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 10:42am
| Just wanna see what the general concensus is about this topic i say Ricky |
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Posted By: prasmp
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 1:47pm
| sachin is the best forever.veerus bat is all over the place.in odis and tests he has become a nightmare for india.he needs to go back to ranji trophy and hit the poor quickies in those flat tracks.that might help him to get back his form |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 6:23pm
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Best at the moment is Yousuf! I don't think there is any word to describe his form at the moment!! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: Freddie
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 7:22pm
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Based on a whole career's worth of performance I'd have to go for Sachin, but based on recent performances, I'm going to have to say Mohammad Yousuf, his form in Test cricket at the moment is so good there is rarely a game in which he plays in goes by without seeing him score a big hundred, absolutely breathtaking form. ------------- On extended leave... |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 7:38pm
We need a word better than breath taking mate.  ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: fishcake14
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 7:51pm
How about 'Yousuf-like'. ------------- |
Posted By: inzamam329
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 7:56pm
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Yousaf has relived what his fave player had done 30 years ago. What an amazing run by a classy player. ------------- |
Posted By: joelza1990
Date Posted: 06 January 2007 at 2:38am
| Have be very close between Yousuf and Ponting both world class players. |
Posted By: slogger72N/O
Date Posted: 07 January 2007 at 12:34pm
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Yousuf at the moment, as many have said, his runscoring feats are just amazing ------------- |
Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 10 January 2007 at 9:00pm
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I just want to tell some people that this thread is on players playing at the moment and not their career statistics.
I'd go for Yousuf anyday. His form has been terrific and he has been doing a twitch better than Ponting. To tell the truth lightining quick, remove everybody else from the list as they don't even stand a choice. Even better, keep only Yousuf on the list and let's see what others say.  ------------- |
Posted By: abcdgpa
Date Posted: 11 January 2007 at 2:40am
| i would have to say ricky ponting he is playing some excellent shots. |
Posted By: wiseguy
Date Posted: 11 January 2007 at 4:47am
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Why Gilchrist and Sangakara not featured in the list, last few weeks they have been phenomenal , the best part both are technically sound and consistently entertaining and thats my idea of best batsmen. You can have technically correct batsmen like dravid or Kallis but hardly entertaining where as entertaining players like afridi and symonds hardly last long. ------------- so far so good! |
Posted By: lightning quick
Date Posted: 12 January 2007 at 7:40am
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Yeah dunno how i forgot sanga...sorry ------------- Northern Socials CC/ North Metro Rep Side, Carlton...Please finish better than 16th |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 12 January 2007 at 11:32am
| hahaha how did Smith & Sehwag get into that list? |
Posted By: joelza1990
Date Posted: 13 January 2007 at 11:37am
| This might sound a bit biast but Yousuf has to make some big scores against the number one side in the world until he is truely the best but still a terrific batsman. |
Posted By: lightning quick
Date Posted: 14 January 2007 at 4:40am
------------- Northern Socials CC/ North Metro Rep Side, Carlton...Please finish better than 16th |
Posted By: Vipera russelli
Date Posted: 15 January 2007 at 12:17pm
| Yusuf undoubtadly scored best in tests. Look how average he is in ODI's. Best would be a toss between Ricky Ponting and Sangakkara, both scoring over 1000 runs in both forms of cricket. |
Posted By: Sans Bear
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 10:58am
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Looking at performances alone, then I have to say Ponting. |
Posted By: Kerm
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 2:12pm
Just out of interest, doesn't that also rule out Ponting as he hasn't ever made runs against Australia? ------------- Kerm |
Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 4:16pm
Well said! 
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Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 17 January 2007 at 3:09pm
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Just because Mohammad Yousuf hasn't play Australia all here dosen't mean it dosen't make him 2nd best to Ponting. Plus it's not his fault he didn't get to play Australia he was a role what makes you think he couldn't do it against Australia. He's never been in this kind of form now that he is he would most likely be hitting gorgeous drives off Clark,Lee and co now that Warne & McGrath are gone.
Warne & McGrath weren't in the best of form this year so I think he would have played them well.
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Posted By: punterrulz
Date Posted: 31 October 2009 at 6:00am
| Yes I quite agree with the results of this poll. The only three batsmen who could be considered as the greatest in the game today are the three with the most votes. Yousaf, ponting and tendy. Tendy however has dropped a cog or two where as yousaf and ponting are still playing at an optimum level. For mine ponting slightly nudges out yousaf with tendy coming in third. No one else even comes close to these three. |
Posted By: milkman
Date Posted: 31 October 2009 at 1:50pm
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I really hate these player discussion and player comparison threads, so glad none of the usual members bring them up. So boring and pointless. It's as simple as this. Unless you were born before 1920 Sachin Tendulkar is probably the best batsman you have ever seen. If not him, then it's Sobers, Headley, Pollock or Viv Richards. Ponting is a distant 10th. ------------- Ideal cricketer: Bowl like Warne, bat like Tendulkar, field like Jonty!! |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 8:54am
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Keep your eyes on AB and JP , the future of South African batting for about 10years at least. KP will show his class as well - plenty more test tons in the pipeline from the big fella
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 9:00am
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Spot on as ever Sledge. ABD and JPD are the guys to watch out for the future. Both should move up the batting order 2 years from now. ------------- http://thecricketinsight.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: milkman
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 9:09am
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Michael Clarke , Gambhir and Strauss aren't fairing too badly! ------------- Ideal cricketer: Bowl like Warne, bat like Tendulkar, field like Jonty!! |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 9:33am
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Clarke has already established himself. He is probably the finest among the three you named. Don't know how old Strauss is but for sure Clarke and Gambhir will be on the stage a lot longer. ------------- http://thecricketinsight.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: milkman
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 9:39am
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Clarke is the same age that Ponting was when he really up the ante. Clarke could be the next Ponting.
------------- Ideal cricketer: Bowl like Warne, bat like Tendulkar, field like Jonty!! |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 12:42pm
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I really like this lad Gambhir, he has worked hard and kept determine to reach this far, after being constantly over looked at the youth level even though performing better than some.
He had a little stint in the side, went out and cameback better. A very fine player of spin for an opener. Clarke plays spin well and can handle the fast stuff too. ABD is one of the rare SA who plays spin decently haha and JP too. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: punterrulz
Date Posted: 15 November 2009 at 11:18am
| Punter, no question |