Kallis or Ponting

Kallis's batting is sort of useful and useless in ODIs. He makes good runs but he is waaaayyy too slow.

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That's true.

No doubt Ponting is a class batsman, and an outstanding keeper...but I wouldn't call him a good captain. Did you see him in the Ashes. The only reason he wins is because of all the great players in his team.

Kallis is also a class batsman. He is a useful bowler. He is an outstanding all-rounder.

But Kallis is very, very boring to watch.

I agree. Inzamam leads a side of mostly amateur youngsters. But he has taken all those amateur youngsters, and with the help of Woolmer, he has transformed them into a hardworking and dedicated bunch of cricketers. Not only that, but along with being captain, he is also at the peak of his career in terms of batting. His batting has been just outstanding for the last couple of years. Great job Inzi.

Ponting leads a side filled with awesome cricketers. Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Mathew Hayden, Brett Lee, and more.

is ponting a keeper??

That's true. Kallis is a selfish player.

Ponting is a better batsman. And a better fielder. Ponting is much better to watch when on form.

I've always rated Kallis as a batsman. He's got a very, very good test record for someone who hasn't scored a double ton, his consistency gives him the nod over Ponting for me.

He's a more than useful bowler too and an excellent catcher. He's underrated by a lot of people.

Kallis better then Ponting? This is absurd! Kallis has been a good batsmen in his time but has never played at the level of Ponting. Kallis also only played a a level comparable with Ponting for a few years and those years are well and truly over! The fact that kallis bowls dosent necessarily make him an all round better player. Ponting clearly the superior batsmen, captain and fielder. The only thing Kallis has over Ponting is the fact he bowls, not too well either anymore I mite add. Ponting has the likes of Lee, Johnson and Siddle at his disposal so the fact he dosent bowl is irrelevant!

Edited by punterrulz - 31 October 2009 at 6:12am

The one thing that disappoints me about Kallis is that he hasn't made a test 200, whole Ponting has made 4 I believe. I do think at times Kallis plays for his average, he doesn't change gears and follow the flow of the game when he bats. Also, he tends to only bowl when there's a few cheap wickets available which is also a bit disappointing. They both have a role in their respective sides, however this comparison is futile - it's like comparing apples to oranges. Ponting is a batsman and Kallis is an all rounder, you can't say one is better than the other because they have different roles. Of course Ponting is a better batsman and a better fieldsman, but Kallis has the added string to his bow by bowling fast medium swingers, which are quite effective.

Im not making a mockery my friend im stating my opinion. I said kallis is good and valuable to the sth african side but also stated what I believe are his weakness s, what is so wrong with that?

Sadley kallis now seems all at sea against all but the weakest attacks. Hes done nothing for a long time now and his best years look to be over. Hes never been a batter batsmen then Ponting even at his peek. Failed in aus last year and made an ordinary centurt against aus in sth africa. He looked terrible in england last year too. Never a great in my mind. Falls a long way short of that category.