putrevus Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 (edited) 1 minute ago, Gollum said: You think Kohli is an ATG in tests? He is better test batsman than Dravid. Is Dravid a ATG? he has scored enough runs in all formats.He is picking and chosing tests which is not good , he is better off just going away if he has no interest. Edited August 31, 2024 by putrevus Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 1 minute ago, putrevus said: He is better test batsman than Dravid. Is Dravid a ATG? How? Kohli basically had a golden run for 3-4 years. Missed out from our marquee series wins. Indian great for sure, to become ATG he has to reverse his fortunes now, has been averaging 20 odd in the last 3.5 years. Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 One bumper series in Australia and it would be safe to include Root among the GOAT contenders. Link to comment
putrevus Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 Just now, Gollum said: How? Kohli basically had a golden run for 3-4 years. Missed out from our marquee series wins. Indian great for sure, to become ATG he has to reverse his fortunes now, has been averaging 20 odd in the last 3.5 years. Kohli has scored nearly 9000 runs which is more than Viv Richards.Is Richards ATG in tests? 113 tests is more than enough to define legacy. Link to comment
Stan AF Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 41 minutes ago, putrevus said: Kohli does not need 10k test runs to be known as best of this generation.Kohli's legacy is set, he does not need any more runs in any format. Kohli is/will be gold standard of this era . Laughable post. Kohli is at best compared to the likes of David Warner in tests. Link to comment
Cloud9 Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 Just now, Stan AF said: Laughable post. Kohli is at best compared to the likes of David Warner in tests. Nah,more like Inzimam and Jayawardene. Link to comment
Stan AF Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Gollum said: How? Kohli basically had a golden run for 3-4 years. Missed out from our marquee series wins. Indian great for sure, to become ATG he has to reverse his fortunes now, has been averaging 20 odd in the last 3.5 years. India has been doing basically fine without him since 2020. Missed out in border Gavaskar trophy 2020 & 23, india england series 2021, 22 and this year. Missed out scoring in both the WTC finals. We don't need him actually in tests. Edited August 31, 2024 by Stan AF Link to comment
Stan AF Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 1 minute ago, Cloud9 said: Nah,more like Inzimam and Jayawardene. Sure. Why not!! Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 If someone has to break Sachin's test tally, Root is the best candidate. Definitely a higher grade test batsman than others who came close: Ponting, Sanga, Kallis, Cook. Majestic 1 Link to comment
Majestic Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 Root is the closest you can get anyone to Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket. Absolute perfection. The only blemish he will have is average of 35 in Australia. Unless he improves that, he can't be rated in the league of Lara and Tendulkar. He can be rated in the league of Ponting though. Dravid and Kallis were slow scorers in comparison with Root. Link to comment
Majestic Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 10 minutes ago, Stan AF said: Laughable post. Kohli is at best compared to the likes of David Warner in tests. Kohli is a Michael Clarke level test batsman. He is comfortably behind Dravid. Link to comment
Stan AF Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 (edited) So the tally is 12377 now. Just 3544 behind. With another 7 tests against minnow teams, I can see him wiping out another 500-600 this year itself. Sitting pretty on nearly 1000 runs (961*) for the calendar year 2024, averaging 60. Edited August 31, 2024 by Stan AF Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 If he plays for another 5 years one can't diminish the longevity aspect either. Debut in 2012, 17-18 years long career in this era is commendable. Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 6 minutes ago, Stan AF said: So the tally is 12377 now. Just 3544 behind. With another 7 tests against minnow teams, I can see him wiping out another 500-600 this year itself. Sitting pretty on nearly 1000 runs (961*) for the calendar year 2024, averaging 60. NZ in NZ aren't minnows bro The pitches they gave to Aussies recently, they might do once again now that Broad/Anderson threats are gone....run scoring won't be easy for Root there. Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 (edited) Root has missed just 2 tests since debut. Kane has mysterious injuries depending on strength of opposition and conditions. Smith missed a whole year at his peak due to sandpapergate. Kohli has missed 10 tests in the last 3 years. Edited August 31, 2024 by Gollum Sgattick10 1 Link to comment
Stan AF Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 8 minutes ago, Gollum said: NZ in NZ aren't minnows bro The pitches they gave to Aussies recently, they might do once again now that Broad/Anderson threats are gone....run scoring won't be easy for Root there. I have faith that he will score atleast one hundred there. Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 47 minutes ago, Stan AF said: So the tally is 12377 now. Just 3544 behind. With another 7 tests against minnow teams, I can see him wiping out another 500-600 this year itself. Sitting pretty on nearly 1000 runs (961*) for the calendar year 2024, averaging 60. Root is almost there... That Record is as good as gone. Poyzz will prepare Roads in fear after the kind of thrashing they have got from Banglas. Then 2 tests in NZ & next year 1 test vs Zimbabwe & 5 at home vs India. Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 15 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said: Root is almost there... That Record is as good as gone. Poyzz will prepare Roads in fear after the kind of thrashing they have got from Banglas. Then 2 tests in NZ & next year 1 test vs Zimbabwe & 5 at home vs India. 3 tests in NZ Lone Wolf 1 Link to comment
putrevus Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 1 hour ago, Stan AF said: Laughable post. Kohli is at best compared to the likes of David Warner in tests. I understand it is hard for you to grasp these things. Link to comment
singhvivek141 Posted August 31, 2024 Share Posted August 31, 2024 7 minutes ago, putrevus said: I understand it is hard for you to grasp these things. To be honest, Kohli in Tests does have declined at an alarming rate. I am not sure what's his current stats are post 2020, last I checked it was around 32 (that too due to one hundred in the test rubber on a flat pitch)...excluding that it was in mid 20's. The way Jaiswal & Jurel showed the character in the England series, Kohli's presence was never felt once we dropped Patidar. Sarfaraz & even DDP scored runs vs English men. Jurel's knock was a great combination of defensive as well as offensive game. Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now