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Kallis and his record against Lanka and England


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Why don't you use your time to read the post fully rather than boldfacing and underlining it and replying rubbish?:--D
Truth hurts , looks like it touched a raw nerve somewhere :winky:
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Kallis unfortunately does not get as much recognition as Sachin, Lara or Ponting. He is undoubtedly, one of the greatest all-rounders ever... right up there with Sobers, Miller and Imran Khan.

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Yeh he is a clear minnow basher' date=' runs against Zim, BD and India just shouldnt count, what a mediocre FTB.[/quote'] In the bowling department we are minnows. No problem accepting that. :winky:
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Yeh he is a clear minnow basher' date=' runs against Zim, BD and India just shouldnt count, what a mediocre FTB.[/quote'] I'll not go as hard as quoted post, but Kallis overall numbers are skewed. I guess everybody would agree that five best teams of last decade or so, have been- India,Australia,Sr iLanka, England and SA. Pakistan, WI, NZ, Bangladesh have been pretty mediocre all through the decade and have been in league a notch below the top teams. Of all tier 1 countries, Kallis record is great only against India, against whom he scores @72. Against all other tier 1 countries, his averages have been just average, not great by any standards - SL- 34, Eng-43, Australia 41. Also India though have been a top test nation through out the decade, but their bowling has hardly been great. His averages against tier 2 nations - vs Pak 67, NZ 68, WI 74, BD-79, ZM 170. Decide yourself how his numbers really stack up.
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Kallis may not be as good as Sachin or Lara' date=' but definitely ATG. As a player he's up their in top 10 ATGs like Imran, Bradman and Sobers.[/quote'] A player who does not excel or assume central stage vs the best (australia) is not an ATG by any means. he would be clearly below ponting.
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He is a prolific run scorer and a very valuable player to have in the team. Indian selectors would give their right arm to have someone like him playing for us. However there is something amiss in his batting which puts him below batting ATGs. His strokeplay though technically perfect, is dour at times and doesnt quite evoke the same emotional response as a SRT or Lara cover drive or a Ponting pull shot does.

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He is a prolific run scorer and a very valuable player to have in the team. Indian selectors would give their right arm to have someone like him playing for us. However there is something amiss in his batting which puts him below batting ATGs. His strokeplay though technically perfect, is dour at times and doesnt quite evoke the same emotional response as a SRT or Lara cover drive or a Ponting pull shot does.
Doesn't matter. Batting the way he does is a talent in its own right. To me, SRT, Lara and Punter are ATGs. Dravid and Kallis are slightly below.
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King Pair vs Sri Lanka!:giggle: So it's true, Lanka is Kallis' boggie team.
If a batsman is out first ball he has made a golden duck and if a batsman is dismissed first ball in both innings he has achieved a king pair

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