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Chris Gayle - A great of the game ?

Is Chris Gayle a Great?

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freelance_cricketer said:
^ The thing is, he would be averaging 41 against even Imran Khan, Lillee and Botham. Not more, not less. That's how he is.
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err no, if gayle had played against those guys he wouldn't have lasted long in test cricket.

Christ if he had to face lillee back in the day with the minimal protection those guys had he would be lucky to escape with his life.
 
trogger said:
err no, if gayle had played against those guys he wouldn't have lasted long in test cricket.

Christ if he had to face lillee back in the day with the minimal protection those guys had he would be lucky to escape with his life.
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Dunno about Gayle, but many of the actual FTBs batting in the middle order in last decade would be averaging far less than him against those bowlers. Gayle is neither an FTB nor does he hide behind openers in the middle order.

This is how he would treat Dennis Lillee if he is sent to 1980s in a time machine.

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IndianWillow said:
Why should you remove one of his best innings ( only 20 odd people have emulated that in history) to make him look awful?
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The Only time he did not face a left-armer (Zaheer/Vaas) ,even Nehra who was never a good test bowler did well against Gayle. You would be shocked to see his record against Zak and Vaas. Zak infact got him 5-6 times all in 2002 (F_C mentions the odi heroics but not the tests which is strange!) and hasn't played vs WI in a test since.
Gayle vs Vaas would like Smith vs Hafeez comparison, lol.
 
Lethalweapon said:
The Only time he did not face a left-armer (Zaheer/Vaas) ,even Nehra who was never a good test bowler did well against Gayle. You would be shocked to see his record against Zak and Vaas. Zak infact got him 5-6 times all in 2002 (F_C mentions the odi heroics but not the tests which is strange!) and hasn't played vs WI in a test since.
Gayle vs Vaas would like Smith vs Hafeez comparison, lol.
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Every batsman has a bully bowler, so what?
 
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Treating English champion bowlers as bad as IPL trundlers.
 
Congratulations to Gayle on his 20th ODI ton which included 9 sixes. T20 Cricket has really evolved his game.

Here's how he compares to other greats and 'almost greats'

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Very impressive indeed, gun player. I just want him to start delivering in important matches. A player of his caliber must be remembered by some epic knocks
 
SA is a team that depends heavily on its bowling. Batsmen there, even if good, do not usually get as much fame as their bowlers.

Kallis is as good as any of the other "greats" ( perhaps the greatest modern day player, due to his unmatched all round skills) but is not talked about in the same vein because he rarely needs to do impossible feats with the bat and when the situation arises he does it nonchalantly and remains an unheralded hero- his bowlers do it unfailingly for the team most of the time, less work or pressure for the SA batsmen, so their knocks are not so much remembered. ABD and Amla may go down the same way, inspite of being amongst the best of the present day batsmen.
 
Gayle back into the West Indies side and is playing his first test since December 2010. First 6 balls he has faced he's gone like this.

0 0 4 4 4 4

Amazing stuff, lets see how he goes.
 
gayle scored 2 triple centuries in his test career. he is a great of the game, in my book.
 
if afridi can have a legend thread why not the cool dude himself?

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I voted for "Never was, Never will be" lolz. Never enjoy watching him play .For me he is "Mediocory Personified " usually switch off to some other channel when he is batting
 
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i will pick gayle over saeed anwar, sachin tendulkar, ricky ponting any day.

an in form gayle is the greatest batsman in the 21st century.
 
sohailmm said:
I voted for "Never was, Never will be" lolz. Never enjoy watching him play .For me he is "Mediocory Personified " usually switch off to some other channel when he is batting
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LOL he is without a doubt the most entertaining batsman in the world, I guess your definition of entertainment is when the likes of Trott or Misbah are at the crease.

Not a legend but a top top entertainer when he is batting at full flow.
 
wasi90lk said:
i will pick gayle over saeed anwar, sachin tendulkar, ricky ponting any day.

an in form gayle is the greatest batsman in the 21st century.
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Not surprised at all.
You labeled Narine world-class before and look what happened.
Comments from newbies are always entertaining to listen. Keep it up ;)
 
Yeah he's really vulnerable against quality spin just like most West Indians these days. That's why i am not rating West Indies as high as some people are for upcoming T20 World Cup. Afridi will destroy them
 
khalil1986 said:
Triple centuries are scored on roads.
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subcontinental players play on roads too (that includes tendulkar and anwar). they did not score 300.

gayle scored a triple century against south africa. tell me, how many players can do that?
 
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Zamee said:
Not surprised at all.
You labeled Narine world-class before and look what happened.
Comments from newbies are always entertaining to listen. Keep it up ;)
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what happened?

narine is world class. he single handedly defeated new zealand in the last ODI series.

he took 5 wickets again today, in only his 2nd test match.

you have to watch the game, bro. do not just check scorecards at cricinfo.
 
to me, gayle is the 2nd best caribbean batsman of all time (after viv richards).
 
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wasi90lk said:
what happened?

narine is world class. he single handedly defeated new zealand in the last ODI series.

he took 5 wickets again today, in only his 2nd test match.

you have to watch the game, bro. do not just check scorecards at cricinfo.
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He struggled against Poms and that tells alot!
Run along.
 
Zamee said:
He struggled against Poms and that tells alot!
Run along.
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did you watch that test? even great swann did not get success. that was narine's first test on a pitch that was not friendly toward spinners.

give ball to narine on a spinning track, he will create havoc. he is one of the best spinners in the world, right after saeed ajmal.
 
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wasi90lk said:
did you watch that test? even great swann did not get success. that was narine's first test on a pitch that was not friendly toward spinners.

give ball to narine on a spinning track, he will create havoc. he is one of the best spinners in the world, right after saeed ajmal.
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Don't feed the troll. He doesn't understand cricket. He doesn't know about recognising talent. He has his favourites. All he'll do is support them. He'll make excuses for their failures & then be happy when they succeed. Big troll.
 
He still has plenty of time to become a great of cricket. He needs to do something special in test cricket. Maybe another triple ton?
 
khalil1986 said:
LOL I guess Kieron Pollard is third right? Gayle won't even get a look in WI all time XI never mind anything else.
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He would. Comparing him with Pollard is ridiculous, Pollard will never do things Gayle has done against quality bowlers.
 
khalil1986 said:
LOL I guess Kieron Pollard is third right? Gayle won't even get a look in WI all time XI never mind anything else.
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do not insult gayle by comparing him to pollard.

gayle has two triple centuries in test level. gayle is a one of a kind player.
 
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Bullet Drive said:
Don't feed the troll. He doesn't understand cricket. He doesn't know about recognising talent. He has his favourites. All he'll do is support them. He'll make excuses for their failures & then be happy when they succeed. Big troll.
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you have a signature stating umar akmal will become number 1 batsman in the world? haha ............

you call me i do not recognize talent. gayle is a talent, he is not a hack.
 
He is only 31. Atleast 5 years of cricket left in him.
Let see where he stands after retirement.
And dont know about others, but definately a legend of T20. ;)
 
wasi90lk said:
did you watch that test? even great swann did not get success. that was narine's first test on a pitch that was not friendly toward spinners.

give ball to narine on a spinning track, he will create havoc. he is one of the best spinners in the world, right after saeed ajmal.
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Right, Swann has proves himself in the past so 1 or 2 bad performances doesn't make a bad bowler overnight. And give ball to Ravinder Jadeja on a spinning track and he will also wreak havoc against any team.

I see you change your statements quite often, earlier you said Narine is the best spinner in the world ( Based on his IPL performances) and now you are rating him behind Ajmal and ahead of Swann??

This Narine guy has potential and talent but he hasn't proved himself at test level so labeling him the best is quiet idiotic in my view. Their is a possibility of him becoming another Mendis either. All that glitters is not gold mate.
 
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Love Chris Gayle, definitely a great for me. Don't care about stats or whatever, I just know that the last batsman a bowler wants to see is Chris Gayle.

Can't believe some guy on here said he changes the channel when Gayle is batting. Are you insane?!
 
Bullet Drive said:
Don't feed the troll. He doesn't understand cricket. He doesn't know about recognising talent. He has his favourites. All he'll do is support them. He'll make excuses for their failures & then be happy when they succeed. Big troll.
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I don't understand cricket because i don't support Akmal family?? Seriously tell me is their anything to support? I cant support a guy who has a knack of dropping catches and smile shamelessly. Neither i have the temperament to bear someone who cannot play a single innings without a brain-fart. Poor post by your standards.
And my favorites are those who play and perform for Pakistan, not the ones who fake a back injury to accommodate his brother.
 
Don't think he is a great. He is certainly an impact player, who are usually hyped more than a regular player. Alma can be a great, Kohli will be a great... Gayle will be a magnetic player
 
Played a bit intelligently today and ABSOLUTELY NOBODY could get him out.What a gun player.There are some guys that have so much hype around them but never justify it .Gayle is one guy who exceeds expectations more often than not .
 
There is definitely more to Chris Gayle than slogging, he's much smarter than that. Salute to him for bringing it today on the field after his comments on Twitter. :19:
 
Gayle Please murder those canny sirilankans too ! Pleassssee
 
Is Gayle the greatest hitter since Viv ?

As the title suggests, what do you think ?
 
Could probably be.

He is also bold at making predictions in public. He predicts Windies will win the Title. :viv
 
never know he might be a better hitter than Viv. Its always human nature to say past great players are better.
 
truthseer said:
Even as a Pakistani, I have to say Sehwag
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Just because he scored a triple & a double hundred against you ? Bowlers fear Gayle & Watson however the former has two test triples & an unparalleled(almost) demeanor !
 
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cards fan said:
never know he might be a better hitter than Viv. Its always human nature to say past great players are better.
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You're right but part of it is also down to people appreciating the difficult pitches, less protective gear and lower quality bats which made batting so much harder than it is now.
 
I never saw viv richard in playing live,he described as one of the gifted batsman by IMRAN KHAN in an interview but i can say GAYLE is the modern Viv richard, A ELITE BATSMAN BLESSED WITH GREAT POWER AND TIMING
 
fantastic performance....hopefully he can repeat some of this at international level as well.
yes, call me a hater :)
 
Wont be surprised if something like this happens in an international as well, it isn't that Gayle hasn't been mean while playing West Indies. Thing about him is that when its not that easy, he will settle for a low SR hundred which would still be well above 100. Thats how Gyale has been far more useful than your other fluke pinch hitters like Yusuf Pathan, Afridi etc. Gayle controls the game.
 
Honestly he has got to be the hardest hitter of a cricket ball in the game's history. The ease at which he hits 100m+ sixes is just extraordinary.
 
You could say hes been the west indies succesor to viv richards in one way or another
 
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Gayle can play test cricket and he's done pretty good in that format as well. Viv played in Kerry Packer WSC and would have done everything Gaylo is doing today. These are lame comments to be honest, people need to get real. All cricketers simply love premier leagues and are grateful to the likes of IPL for giving them fame and money.
 
has about 7000 runs in test cricket, 8500 in ODIs, and about 1000 in T20s. Not bad enough to be a legend given that he has about 5-7 more years left in cricket.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
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Gayle can play test cricket and he's done pretty good in that format as well. Viv played in Kerry Packer WSC and would have done everything Gaylo is doing today. These are lame comments to be honest, people need to get real. All cricketers simply love premier leagues and are grateful to the likes of IPL for giving them fame and money.
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He's barely averaging 40 in an era where most great batsmen average 50+. Sorry, but a comparison to Viv on that basis alone is unwarranted.
 
True that there is no comparison with the great viv richards. You could say Gayle is the best T20 player ever. Viv richards averaged near 50 in both formats and had a SR of 90 in those times!
 
Great or not, the guy is fun to watch :afridi. Destroying bowlers especially trundlers for fun, doing the Gangnam style and the whole cool persona. And he is no cross batted hack like Afridi. He just times it superbly.
 
Who is even comparing to Viv. LOL i don't get this, a batsman is not great because he is not better than Viv? By that definition, most batsmen aren't great/good either coz Viv Richards is the gold standard. Gayle is an amazing player and if anyone analyzes his test stats actually he will find that he's been pretty consistent with that 40sh average unlike some who average 80 in some places and 20 at other. Gayle as a batsman can BRING IT against any team, against any line-up and in any format.
 
Ummm Viv didn't strike at 90 in tests. :facepalm: Far from the truth.
 
He has his method worked out well: targets the lesser bowlers - of that they are plenty in IPL.
International cricket is a little difficult since the attacks are of a higher standard.
 
Players have been facing far worse bowlers in international as well as test cricket, yet even 50 overs cricket has rarely seen scores above 170. There have only been nearly 10 incidents of 170+ individual score in an ODI, Gayle's done it in a T20. If you cant respect that, you really don't know the game.
 
Well if he is a great so is Brad Hodge, and Mark Ramprakash.

Domestic champion, nothing special as an international player. No doubt he could have been if he applied himself, but so could Shahid Afridi.
 
Good but not a great.. Good bowling exposes his flaws. Take for example big bash where the bowling standard as a whole is higher than IPL . Gayle failed in almost every match there IIRC. But he murders mediocre bowlers.
 
Random Aussie said:
Well if he is a great so is Brad Hodge, and Mark Ramprakash.

Domestic champion, nothing special as an international player. No doubt he could have been if he applied himself, but so could Shahid Afridi.
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What have Bradly Hodge and Mark Ramprakash done in international cricket? Gayle has amazing int' stats as well. Not many players have got 20+ ODI hundreds and 2 test triple tons to their name. I am sorry, but that was a very lame comparison. Hodge and Ramprakash should be compared to Wasim Jaffer and not Chris Gayle.
 
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