Dhoni: Greatest Indian Cricketer?

[kira]

2 hours ago, Shunya said:

Top 5 Indian Cricketer easily. Almost impossible to replicate the number of roles he performed. Complete Package.

lol based on 1 format and that too the ODI format, what an insult to the real top 5 Indian cricketers.

The top 5 Indian cricketers are as follows:-

 

Sachin Tendulkar

Kapil Dev

Sunil Gavaskar

Rahul Dravid

Anil Kumble

 

Kohli has a chance to break into the top 5

Edited September 30, 2017 by kira

[Str8Drive]

Test cricket sucks. That format is soon going to die anyways 

[sourab10forever]

10 minutes ago, Str8Drive said:

Test cricket sucks. That format is soon going to die anyways 

Nah...ODI will dying before tests.

Neither is there entertainment nor it is testing like tests. World cup is the only thing saving the format currently.

[velu]

10 hours ago, sourab10forever said:

+GOAT in mocking reporters at press conferences instead of answering the damn question.

thats trolling :p

 

[New guy]

Lol, no

[Trichromatic]

4 hours ago, kira said:

lol based on 1 format and that too the ODI format, what an insult to the real top 5 Indian cricketers.

The top 5 Indian cricketers are as follows:-

 

Sachin Tendulkar

Kapil Dev

Sunil Gavaskar

Rahul Dravid

Anil Kumble

 

Kohli has a chance to break into the top 5

Add Sehwag to the list too.

[velu]

For Sachinstas - No

For haterz - No

 

For Dhoni fans - Yes

For 75% neutrals - yes

 

For 25% neutrals - no

[sourab10forever]

9 minutes ago, velu said:

For Sachinstas - No

For haterz - No

 

For Dhoni fans - Yes

For 75% neutrals - yes

 

For 25% neutrals - no

So overall <5% yes..other no.

The answer is right there.

Edited September 30, 2017 by sourab10forever

[velu]

2 minutes ago, sourab10forever said:

So overall <5% yes..other no.

The answer is right there.

maybe based on your data

 

[Shunya]

4 hours ago, kira said:

lol based on 1 format and that too the ODI format, what an insult to the real top 5 Indian cricketers.

The top 5 Indian cricketers are as follows:-

 

Sachin Tendulkar

Kapil Dev

Sunil Gavaskar

Rahul Dravid

Anil Kumble

 

Kohli has a chance to break into the top 5

Undervaluing the role of a ATG wk/bat who filled the missing link in the line up full of great players. I will take Dhoni above couple of others clearly based on the so many roles(wk, bat, finisher, captain,workload)  he performed that eased other players job. Clear davedaaar for Top 5 as of now. 

P.S Your list is pretty solid too, so no arguments there. I will have Dhoni at 3 in the list.

 

[goose]

I know Ganguly deserves a lot of praise for galvanising the Indian team (he basically did for India what Nasser did for England) but i could never relate to him. He was a prick with a point. I remember when Dhoni first hit the scene i thought to myself, now there's a leader i would operate under. For me that is Dhoni's greatest legacy. Forget the runs.

[sourab10forever]

21 minutes ago, Shunya said:

Undervaluing the role of a ATG wk/bat who filled the missing link in the line up full of great players. I will take Dhoni above couple of others clearly based on the so many roles(wk, bat, finisher, captain,workload)  he performed that eased other players job. Clear davedaaar for Top 5 as of now. 

P.S Your list is pretty solid too, so no arguments there. I will have Dhoni at 3 in the list.

 

Lol 'workload' is a role now

All that is true...but only in the ODIs. There are other 2 formats as well. He did noting good but for keeping in those and that's why he will never make it into the top 5 Indian players ever.

[Rasgulla]

Poor sachin chamchas putting him in top 5.. Sachin wont even make top 10.. If there is tuk tuk competition he will be #1

[Shunya]

55 minutes ago, sourab10forever said:

Lol 'workload' is a role now

All that is true...but only in the ODIs. There are other 2 formats as well. He did noting good but for keeping in those and that's why he will never make it into the top 5 Indian players ever.

Yes obviously workload is a big thing. And that is the reason you see plenty of ATG batsman throughout the world as compared to ATG WKs. Or even rarest of rare who could handle Batting/wk and captainship as well in all 3 formats. Wouldn't there be plenty of other WK/Bat/Captain in the world or Indian history with such numbers, if it was just another regular thing to happen? 

And yes I agree he was weaker in Test as compared to ODIs, but it will be hard to find another similar package in 1 player for India. That is why he is top 5.

[mancalledsting]

Horrible post, lowers the credibility of the forum

[Ankit_sharma03]

Nope-

Talking of greatest it has to be tendulkar 

[mancalledsting]

Top 5

 

Sachin

Sunny

Kapil

Dravid

Sehwag

[Deleted_User_1]

2 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Nope-

Talking of greatest it has to be tendulkar 

SRT can't even lick the boots of the great Jharkhandi!!

[rkt.india]

Still waiting for the movie Shastri promised

[rkt.india]

6 hours ago, Shunya said:

Yes obviously workload is a big thing. And that is the reason you see plenty of ATG batsman throughout the world as compared to ATG WKs. Or even rarest of rare who could handle Batting/wk and captainship as well in all 3 formats. Wouldn't there be plenty of other WK/Bat/Captain in the world or Indian history with such numbers, if it was just another regular thing to happen? 

And yes I agree he was weaker in Test as compared to ODIs, but it will be hard to find another similar package in 1 player for India. That is why he is top 5.

He isn't top 5. Srt, gavaskar, kapil, dravid, kumble, sehwag are

Edited October 1, 2017 by rkt.india