I feel like I should vote for Bradman but I never actually saw him play, I feel it is only right to vote for players that I've seen. It comes down to the wire between the 2 best players of their generation and 2 of the best batsmen of all time.
I have to say Brian Charles Lara. He has a little bit more about him than Tendulkar - the Carribean spice to his batting makes him thrilling to watch and he plays even less predictably than Tendulkar (not that Tendulkar is predictable at all!), whether its whipped through the legside, a booming cover drive, straight past the bowler, on the hook or wherever, he always finds a way to beat the field. I also have not seen a batsman treat bowling with more disdain, particularly spin bowling. Once he is established, then line and length becomes irrelevant to him, he can choose any ball and make a shot out of it.
Not to mention, both may be good at converting their starts into big scores, but Lara is the best I've seen at converting big scores into big big big scores! At lunch yesterday, you just knew Lara was not finished.
Joined: May 16, 2004 Posts: 1930 Location: Manchester, UK
not sure if there was a debate on here, or an article but the point was made that bradman only either played in australia or england, and that they used to spend more time adjusting to the series (aclimatising) and in modern cricket you dont have that. however you have more technology to analyse the opposition
I have chosen Bradman because of two reasons. One is his perhaps never to be broken average. The other reason being I have seen few very old footage of Bradman playing. It seemed to me he had a great eysight, quick assesment power and correct execution of the job-to-be-done. It looked like he had already guessed correctly what the bowler is going to do.
Bradman's record speaks for itself, unfortunately most of us couldnt see the great man in action. But Baadshah has a point, he played against the same few oppositions on the same few pitches. Plus he played few games, not as hectic as cricket today. And also im sure the fielding standards were a lot worse back then.
However thats all speculation. What i want to say is Lara has joined bradman at the top of the ladder. Closing in on 38 yrs of age he has proven how destructive he can still be. Very entertaining and flashy, but also completely in control of the game and bowlers. No one else ive seen can do it like him.12,000 Test runs of the highest quality, bulked up with some of the greatest knocks of all time, and countless displays of masterful batting. Few of his runs come from the edge of the bat! And rather than ride his luck, he chooses to walk when he nicks.
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