don_corleone840 Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 He is miles ahead of any other wk batsman of all time in terms of average and strike rate. B->B->B->B-> I rate him him as greatest odi player india ever had after sachin tendulkar.
Hindustani Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 sort of, though Gilli will rank very high too
ViruRulez Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 too early in his career to comment ... even Gilly is higher in my ratings than him as a wk batsmen as of now .. can only tell after 5-10 years down the line
maniac Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Adam Gilchrist is miles ahead....Sangakkara in my opinion has more edge than Dhoni in terms of batting technique but looks like he is phasing out his keeping responsibilities eventually so... Rather than making bold statements like greatest ever we can safely say that he is the best right now.
Raghav_12 Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Gilly is ahead by very good margin. Did not think any more.
Andy Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Gilchrist is Light Years ahead on Both Tests and ODI performances, Sanga is Miles ahead on Test performances. Seems too many Lunatic fan boys around.
Andy Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 Without a Doubt the best Batsman who keeps wicket for India ever. Not the Other way round though :winky:
Andy Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 He is miles ahead of any other wk batsman of all time in terms of average and strike rate. B->B->B->B-> I rate him him as greatest odi player india ever had after sachin tendulkar. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Should be Moved to Jokes section. Sourav Ganguly 11 k ODI runs, 22 Tons. Rahul Dravid 10 K ODI runs, 12 Tons :hello: Even Yuvraj Singh is ahead.
Kumar Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 :hysterical::hysterical: greatest batsmen! TBH i actually find Dhoni to be one of the most ovverated batsmen there is! his captaincy for sure is fantastic, but his bating has went down dramatically from a stage where we though he was the new sehwag, then to a stage where the captaincy ensured more sensible roles to ensure the likes of a career average to increase and even to the likes of not wanting to bat, this can even be seen on twenty20, where he would rather come down at 6! but to be fair he has dealed well considering a lack of breaks and never failing to win matches as captain but realistically a very ovverated batsmen... just look at his record of centuries and see how many are against non minnows or not in the subcontinent!
fineleg Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 Is dhoni greatest odi wk batsman??. :hysterical: Don Corleone :hysterical:
rkt.india Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 :hysterical: Don Corleone :hysterical: Gilchrist was a match winner on his day, but he wasnt as consistent as dhoni...gilli was more aggressive than dhoni in his whole career..but being too aggressive means he has a lot of short cameo innings which was the role given to him by team management...when dhoni came to the scene he was aggressive too...has the biggest score as a keeper in odis to his name..bt he has been consistent and he as additional responsibility of being captain and that has made him change his game too a dasher to a cool finisher as he bats down the order and i dnt think gili has won or help the team winning as many matches as dhoni has done in his first 5 years and wicketkeeping wise both were similar, neither bad, nor excellent...need to think about all the things here
ZodiaC Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Should be Moved to Jokes section. Sourav Ganguly 11 k ODI runs, 22 Tons. Rahul Dravid 10 K ODI runs, 12 Tons :hello: Even Yuvraj Singh is ahead. Who are you talking to man :giggle:
ZodiaC Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 Gilchrist was a match winner on his day, but he wasnt as consistent as dhoni...gilli was more aggressive than dhoni in his whole career..but being too aggressive means he has a lot of short cameo innings which was the role given to him by team management...when dhoni came to the scene he was aggressive too...has the biggest score as a keeper in odis to his name..bt he has been consistent and he as additional responsibility of being captain and that has made him change his game too a dasher to a cool finisher as he bats down the order and i dnt think gili has won or help the team winning as many matches as dhoni has done in his first 5 years and wicketkeeping wise both were similar, neither bad, nor excellent...need to think about all the things here Dude gilly was an opener. And Dhoni ls a middle/lower middle order batsman. He scores of the newball and scores quick. And he don't have the luxury of staying not out obviously :giggle: Check out the averages of the other ODI openers. And any proof to back the claim that dhoni played more matchwinning innings than gilly?
rkt.india Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 Dude gilly was an opener. And Dhoni ls a middle/lower middle order batsman. He scores of the newball and scores quick. And he don't have the luxury of staying not out obviously :giggle: Check out the averages of the other ODI openers. And any proof to back the claim that Dhoni played more matchwinning innings than gilly? its your job to find...i wont...its obvious....you must start remembering his innings from the start of his career and every series he has played and you will get your answers....some good innings wee in Australia also in CB series and he had a big hand India winning an ODI series first time in SL when we didnt have many of our regular players he countered the spin of Mendis and Murli...4-1 series win against Pak..search those series...183, 148, 72 of just 46 balls in 2006 against pak in a precarious situation, 77 of 56 balls in the last match of the same series...before 2007 WC, we had 2 series against WI and SL at home and he averages in excess of 100. and opening the batting in power plays is much easier than batting at 6th and hitting 6s and 4s....and this decade we rarely found swing and seam in One day games and so on list is quite a long its just 5 years now...not more than that and he has proved himself the second best match winner for India in ODI after SRT... We need to check his record in the matched India winning and see how he stands there....and in his captaincy team has done well too...58% win record...it could have been much better if we had a few good bowlers in out team...but its not..coz Cricket is just not win by the bat...you need to bowl well too to win matches......
Chalks Posted October 22, 2010 Posted October 22, 2010 Gilchrist revolutionised the role, so much so that England persisted in playing their bankrupt man's Gilchrist, Geraint "Errant" Jones for quite a while. :giggle:
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