According to WISDEN
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Feb 12, 2008 06:26 PM Permalink | Hide replies

The top 5 Test and ODI batsman of all time are -

Test -

1. Donald Bradman
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Viv Richards
4. Garfield Sobers
5. Allan Border

ODI -

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Viv Richards
3. Brian Lara
4. Dean Jones
5. Michael Bevan

For confirmation, go to wikepedia and search for WISDEN 100

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RE:According to WISDEN
by Bhasmasur on Feb 12, 2008 06:29 PM Permalink
Ridiculous list...absolutely shocking list........

To see a joker like Michael Bevan and to see a free-rider like Dean Jones out there......there have been far better players than these two jokers and neways, those 2 jokers don't deserve a place among Viv, Sachin and Lara..

Absolute nonsense!!

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RE:According to WISDEN
by kranthikiran on Feb 12, 2008 06:38 PM Permalink
hi. friend...hope u have learnt cricket recently. so only u treat bevan as joker. u will be the joker if teams(which effected by bevan) read your statement ...

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RE:According to WISDEN
by Bhasmasur on Feb 12, 2008 06:42 PM Permalink
Bevan is joker ompared to the other names...midget would be the right word...Bevan is a midget compared to Sachin, Viv and Lara.....

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RE:According to WISDEN
by Bhasmasur on Feb 12, 2008 06:32 PM Permalink
Top 5 ODI batsmen list :

Sachin Tendulkar
Viv Richards
Brian Lara
Sourav Ganguly
Sanath Jayasuriya

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RE:RE:According to WISDEN
by abhilash m on Feb 12, 2008 06:34 PM Permalink
Aravinda will be at No.6

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RE:According to WISDEN
by cebujonas on Feb 12, 2008 06:28 PM Permalink
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wisden not wise

they miss agarkar as no3 batsman ever

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RE:RE:According to WISDEN
by cebujonas on Feb 12, 2008 06:29 PM Permalink
Lara should replace bradman in tests & vinod kambli should replace tendulkar

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RE:According to WISDEN
by abhilash m on Feb 12, 2008 06:33 PM Permalink
I beleive lara must be there at No.2 or 3 in test history

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RE:According to WISDEN
by Neville coelho on Feb 12, 2008 06:34 PM Permalink
Absolutely !!!

I can c you missed Sunil Gavaskar from the Test list. In an era of the gr8 west indian fast bowlers, he stood before them with that small stature. Man, was he gr8.....

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RE:According to WISDEN
by cebujonas on Feb 12, 2008 06:37 PM Permalink
he was great for himself, still...our tend in that foot steps

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