He was a truly great batsman.
His Test average doesn't quite do him justice, but if you add "10" due to the span of his career in a lower scoring period you understand why those of us who have watched cricket for 40 years bracket him with Viv Richards, Barry Richards, Graeme Pollock, Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as the greatest batsmen of the last 4 decades.
His Test average doesn't quite do him justice, but if you add "10" due to the span of his career in a lower scoring period you understand why those of us who have watched cricket for 40 years bracket him with Viv Richards, Barry Richards, Graeme Pollock, Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as the greatest batsmen of the last 4 decades.