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Hashim Amla vs Rohit Sharma in ODIs

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Some PP'ers like to put Amla in the same category as AB, Kohli but a comparison to Rohit is probably more apt.

ODI record as an opener

Amla
7666 runs in 164 matches at an average of 50.1 ; overall S/R of 89.1

Rohit
5050 runs in 103 matches at an average of 56.1 ; overall S/R of 87.4

Neither has really excelled in the biggest tournaments.


Who is better?
 
Rohit. His average as opener in 5+ team tournaments is 55.71 compared to Amla's 40. Amla isn't called bottler for no reason.
 
Rohit is better. Has an extra gear. Has performed consistently for many years, hasn't done that bad in ICC touemamtes and has scored runs in most countries.

Rohit for me.
 
Rohit by a mile. Amla is one of the most overrated ODI players of all time - he is not 50% the batsman his statistics suggest.
 
Majestic said:
What are your reasons behind this argument?
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Amla cannot switch gears. He bats at a consistent tempo throughout the innings, but if you need let’s say 50 in 30 balls, he is practically useless. He is also not capable of chasing big totals, and is a complete bottler.

Statistically, he appears to be the second best ODI opener after Tendulkar, but there are at least 10 openers (if not more) who are better and more impactful.
 
introvert said:
Amla has higher strike rate than rohit that's surprise.
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Not really, firstly Rohit has vastly different stats in his pre and post opening phase.
2. He is a slow starter, his 50 for instance would be slower than Amla by 4-6 balls, but his 100 would be faster by the same amount. Anything beyond that and he will leave Amla in the dust.
 
ROhit takes it t be the best opener. He is the best opener in the world to play odi in last 10 years. Warner comes close but he has not done it all over the world like Rohit.
 
I will take Rohit over Amla because of that extra gear he possess but in pressure situation, he is similar to ABD, i.e., doesn't give the confidence that he will deliver.

He is also susceptible to quality bowling attacks when the conditions are slightly out of his comfort zone. An Indian ODI great but not an ATG. Give me Ganguly and Dhawan over him.
 
the_outsider said:
Oh. Yeah. Roy can definitely get a double hundred. As can Finch.
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I wouldn't be so sure. Against the weaker teams - sure. But getting a double hundred against a good team is still a brutally hard job even on the flattest of wickets. There have been only two such performances , Sachin against SA and Rohit against Australia.
 
KohlinotKholee said:
Not really, firstly Rohit has vastly different stats in his pre and post opening phase.
2. He is a slow starter, his 50 for instance would be slower than Amla by 4-6 balls, but his 100 would be faster by the same amount. Anything beyond that and he will leave Amla in the dust.
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I would also pick rohit ahead of amla but it was surprising for me that his strike rate is below 90.
It would be shame if he finish his career at below 95 sr imo.
Look how Ab devilliers boosted his strike rate from 90s to 101 almost after middle of his career. There is no reason rohit can't achieve same thing considering his destructiveness as a batsman.
 
KohlinotKholee said:
I wouldn't be so sure. Against the weaker teams - sure. But getting a double hundred against a good team is still a brutally hard job even on the flattest of wickets. There have been only two such performances , Sachin against SA and Rohit against Australia.
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Anything is possible on those English pataas we get today. It's obviously not easy. But it's possible.
 
introvert said:
I would also pick rohit ahead of amla but it was surprising for me that his strike rate is below 90.
It would be shame if he finish his career at below 95 sr imo.
Look how Ab devilliers boosted his strike rate from 90s to 101 almost after middle of his career. There is no reason rohit can't achieve same thing considering his destructiveness as a batsman.
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Actually I would still say Amla is the better cricketer overall and I'd rather have him in the team over Rohit, but I agree with the rest and the difference isn't particularly big.
 
Wipes the floor with choker Amla. Second greatest ODI opener of all time.
 
Definitely a greater ODI opener than Amla.

He's hit 3 world cup tons in big games.
 
Rohit is right up there with Ganguly, Jayasurya and Gilchrist among the best limited overs openers the world has ever seen.
 
ak619 said:
After Sachin?
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Of course who else.. SRT is th best batsmen to have played the game so far let alone opener.
Closest to SRT is Lara, kohli might overtake him though in LOI's if he continues the way he's going .
 
big_gamer007 said:
Of course who else.. SRT is th best batsmen to have played the game so far let alone opener.
Closest to SRT is Lara, kohli might overtake him though in LOI's if he continues the way he's going .
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No arguments there. :ua
 
Rohit is already the second best opener of all time, no argument. Amla is a minnow basher and should have retired 4 years ago.
 
Rohit is heads and shoulders above Amla. Rohit is a legendary opener and a true match-winner.
 
I think it is safe to say Amla is past his prime while you get a feeling that Rohit is just getting started.
 
Rohit Sharma is arguably one of the best in the world.

He can suddenly jump from 1st gear to sixth . Unbelievable.
 
Comparing Rohit to Amla in 2018-19 is like comparing Amla to Sachin in 2011-12. Amla, at his best, was better in ODIs than Rohit is now. In test cricket, there is no comparison of course.
 
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Amla is a world class test batsman. But as an ODI bat he is merely "very good".

Rohit Sharma on the other hand is a certified ODI ATG but a massive underachiever in tests.

Purely in white ball cricket, there's no comparison. Rohit is a few notches above Amla.
 
Bilal7 said:
Comparing Rohit to Amla in 2018-19 is like comparing Amla to Sachin in 2011-12. Amla, at his best, was better in ODIs than Rohit is now. In test cricket, there is no comparison of course.
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Comparing Amla to Tendulkar is different thing. Sachin had over 18k ODI runs by 2011 where as Amla didn't even have 3k runs to his name

Here both Amla and Rohit have over 8k runs averaging around 48
 
Amla won't even be in top 10 ODI openers of all time.

ROHIT is arguably 2nd best ODI opener of all time.

/Thread closed
 
Bilal7 said:
Comparing Rohit to Amla in 2018-19 is like comparing Amla to Sachin in 2011-12. Amla, at his best, was better in ODIs than Rohit is now. In test cricket, there is no comparison of course.
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Select the time period of Amla (his worst) that we should compare to Tendulkar(his worst)
 
Rohit by a long distance. Amla is full of soft runs. Amla is also ruining whatever legacy he has by extending his career. He is one of the biggest culprits in SAs poor performance in this WC. He should have retired after India's tour last year. That would have given enough time to SA selectors to plan for WC. He is being very selfish just like Dhoni in India. they are well past their sell by date as batsman although I still think Dhoni is probably the best WK in the world.
 
This thread was made 5 years ago. 5 years on, this has become an embarrassing comparison. Amla is not even in the same league as Rohit.

Rohit's overall record as ODI opener:

Matches 166
Runs 8,213
Average 55.87
SR 94.29
Hundreds 29
Double-hundreds 3

Amla's overall record as ODI opener:

Matches 176
Runs 8,083
Average 49.89
SR 88.65
Hundreds 27
Double-hundreds 0

Rohit in World Cups:

Matches 19
Runs 1,109
Average 65.23
SR 100
Hundreds 7
Hundreds against Test nations 7

Amla in World Cups:

Matches 22
Runs 842
Average 42.10
SR 83.20
Hundreds 2
Hundreds against Test nations 0

Rohit blows Amla out of the water. There is no debate whatsoever.

Hitman is a giant of ODI cricket.

@Bilal7
 
Mamoon said:
This thread was made 5 years ago. 5 years on, this has become an embarrassing comparison. Amla is not even in the same league as Rohit.

Rohit's overall record as ODI opener:

Matches 166
Runs 8,213
Average 55.87
SR 94.29
Hundreds 29
Double-hundreds 3

Amla's overall record as ODI opener:

Matches 176
Runs 8,083
Average 49.89
SR 88.65
Hundreds 27
Double-hundreds 0

Rohit in World Cups:

Matches 19
Runs 1,109
Average 65.23
SR 100
Hundreds 7
Hundreds against Test nations 7

Amla in World Cups:

Matches 22
Runs 842
Average 42.10
SR 83.20
Hundreds 2
Hundreds against Test nations 0

Rohit blows Amla out of the water. There is no debate whatsoever.

Hitman is a giant of ODI cricket.

@Bilal7
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Goodness those numbers are Godly
 
Completely different kind of beasts. I remember a match where SA needed like 11 runs or so in 2 overs. Amla was batting on 97. He couldn't pull it off. Ajmal bowled penultimate over. That was embarrassing.
 
Mamoon said:
This thread was made 5 years ago. 5 years on, this has become an embarrassing comparison. Amla is not even in the same league as Rohit.

Rohit's overall record as ODI opener:

Matches 166
Runs 8,213
Average 55.87
SR 94.29
Hundreds 29
Double-hundreds 3

Amla's overall record as ODI opener:

Matches 176
Runs 8,083
Average 49.89
SR 88.65
Hundreds 27
Double-hundreds 0

Rohit in World Cups:

Matches 19
Runs 1,109
Average 65.23
SR 100
Hundreds 7
Hundreds against Test nations 7

Amla in World Cups:

Matches 22
Runs 842
Average 42.10
SR 83.20
Hundreds 2
Hundreds against Test nations 0

Rohit blows Amla out of the water. There is no debate whatsoever.

Hitman is a giant of ODI cricket.

@Bilal7
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Yeah, Amal was very soft cricketer.. Very nice to watch and hardly any substance. Most of the time i would rather have him bat than get out. He would never win any major matches anyway and he was nice to see. Amla is like those pleasant sitcoms you have it on your tv in the background. You turn around once in a while and smile. It doesn't make any difference how it ends.

On the other hand, Rohit is destructive. One of the most attractive players, silken touch and unbelievable shots against the best of bowlers. India missed once in a lifetime chance to make him a permanent test opener in 2014. He would have become our greatest opener across formats.
 
SportsWarrior said:
Yeah, Amal was very soft cricketer.. Very nice to watch and hardly any substance. Most of the time i would rather have him bat than get out. He would never win any major matches anyway and he was nice to see. Amla is like those pleasant sitcoms you have it on your tv in the background. You turn around once in a while and smile. It doesn't make any difference how it ends.

On the other hand, Rohit is destructive. One of the most attractive players, silken touch and unbelievable shots against the best of bowlers. India missed once in a lifetime chance to make him a permanent test opener in 2014. He would have become our greatest opener across formats.
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I have said this before as well - not trusting Rohit as a Test opener was the biggest failure of the Kohli captaincy era. By 2014-15, it was clear that Rohit was a world class white ball opener and just like in white ball cricket, he was struggling in the middle-order in Test cricket as well.

Instead of 2019, Rohit's transition as Test opener should have been completed by 2014-15 and he would have eclipsed Sehwag as India's second greatest Test opener after Sunny G.

It is a shame that a good 4-5 years of his career were wasted. Perhaps if Dhoni was captain, he would have trusted him as Test opener just like he trusted him as a white ball opener in 2013 which transformed his career.
 
Mamoon said:
I have said this before as well - not trusting Rohit as a Test opener was the biggest failure of the Kohli captaincy era. By 2014-15, it was clear that Rohit was a world class white ball opener and just like in white ball cricket, he was struggling in the middle-order in Test cricket as well.

Instead of 2019, Rohit's transition as Test opener should have been completed by 2014-15 and he would have eclipsed Sehwag as India's second greatest Test opener after Sunny G.

It is a shame that a good 4-5 years of his career were wasted. Perhaps if Dhoni was captain, he would have trusted him as Test opener just like he trusted him as a white ball opener in 2013 which transformed his career.
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yeah, agree. India judged too harshly on his technical difficulties against new ball. Most modern-day players have issues against moving ball and Rohit is not an exception. But he has shown in the last few years that if he is trusted to open he can make the required technical adjustments. He was our best opener to tour Eng in last decade. He will always be "what could have been" case for India. But across formats he will go down as our second-best opener.
 
Mamoon said:
This thread was made 5 years ago. 5 years on, this has become an embarrassing comparison. Amla is not even in the same league as Rohit.

Rohit's overall record as ODI opener:

Matches 166
Runs 8,213
Average 55.87
SR 94.29
Hundreds 29
Double-hundreds 3

Amla's overall record as ODI opener:

Matches 176
Runs 8,083
Average 49.89
SR 88.65
Hundreds 27
Double-hundreds 0

Rohit in World Cups:

Matches 19
Runs 1,109
Average 65.23
SR 100
Hundreds 7
Hundreds against Test nations 7

Amla in World Cups:

Matches 22
Runs 842
Average 42.10
SR 83.20
Hundreds 2
Hundreds against Test nations 0

Rohit blows Amla out of the water. There is no debate whatsoever.

Hitman is a giant of ODI cricket.

@Bilal7
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Amla retired four years ago and his peak ended several years prior to that. If we're simply comparing raw numbers like this, Rohit is the best ODI opener ever and Babar is the best ever.

Batting has gotten significantly easier and comparing modern-day players to those that did not benefit from these same conditions is idiotic.

Good to see Amla and I are still living rent-free in your head though. Why not compare Amla to your favorite batsmen (Bell, Clarke, Cook) who were his from his time?
 
For anyone who actually watched both, Amla was the superior batsman. He didn't struggle against the moving ball like Rohit does.

That doesn't mean Rohit isn't one of the best world cup performers of all time. A true gun player who thrives under pressure. In world cups, he's far better than Amla, Kohli, ABD, etc.
 
Bilal7 said:
For anyone who actually watched both, Amla was the superior batsman. He didn't struggle against the moving ball like Rohit does.

That doesn't mean Rohit isn't one of the best world cup performers of all time. A true gun player who thrives under pressure. In world cups, he's far better than Amla, Kohli, ABD, etc.
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Ok so a better player against moving ball is one of the criteria, how did Amla do against spin?
 
Rohit Sharma is a beast of a player. Record-wise Amla is way ahead but when you look at overall picture of the ODI's, I guess Rohit is better. But they are now from same era to be honest so this comparison is a bit unfair.
 
DJhant said:
Ok so a better player against moving ball is one of the criteria, how did Amla do against spin?
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Dint Amla do well in India?

Rohit better on turners and flat patta
Amla better vs swing

Both are ok vs bounce. Amla slight edge.
 
Amla's lack of performance in World Cup goes against him. Rohit wins this.

Actually Warner also is better than Amla for the same reasons.

In last 15 years,

Rohit
Warner
Amla/ Dhawan/ Bairstow
Guptill/Roy
Fakhar

This will be the order.
 
Ab Fan said:
Amla's lack of performance in World Cup goes against him. Rohit wins this.

Actually Warner also is better than Amla for the same reasons.

In last 15 years,

Rohit
Warner
Amla/ Dhawan/ Bairstow
Guptill/Roy
Fakhar

This will be the order.
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Dhawan is way ahead of Amla in matches which matters, and if we consider 50 over ICC tournaments, I rank him higher than Kohli. He was a different beast in ICC, I still feel he should have been in the team before Ishan :( Amla was a bilateral king
 
Loved to see Ganguly lovers here, he is immensely underrated by the Indian junta ( in ODI). But for a considerable amount of time, he was more consistent than Sachin in crunch matches.
 
Ab Fan said:
Amla's lack of performance in World Cup goes against him. Rohit wins this.

Actually Warner also is better than Amla for the same reasons.

In last 15 years,

Rohit
Warner
Amla/ Dhawan/ Bairstow
Guptill/Roy
Fakhar

This will be the order.
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It is not just the World Cup. The world cup comes once every 4 years. They have to play in between right. Even in those matches he was never a force like ABDV.
 
Rohit is better, but I do feel that as time has gone on, Hashim Amla has gotten more and more underrated. Absolute class batsmen.
 
160KPH said:
Rohit is better, but I do feel that as time has gone on, Hashim Amla has gotten more and more underrated. Absolute class batsmen.
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Rohit is past his prime, no doubt about it. But the point is, I believe he still deserves a place in the ODI team at least.
 
Bilal7 said:
For anyone who actually watched both, Amla was the superior batsman. He didn't struggle against the moving ball like Rohit does.

That doesn't mean Rohit isn't one of the best world cup performers of all time. A true gun player who thrives under pressure. In world cups, he's far better than Amla, Kohli, ABD, etc.
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Great to see you back Billu bhai

It took Mamoon’s call to get you back.
Now we look forward to exchanging commiserations tomorrow
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Completely different kind of beasts. I remember a match where SA needed like 11 runs or so in 2 overs. Amla was batting on 97. He couldn't pull it off. Ajmal bowled penultimate over. That was embarrassing.
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I actually remember that match and it's not amla's fault... At that time Amla is badly out of form and he was really struggled that innings but hanged on.. it just finishers failed to finish the match...
 
Hitman said:
Anyone with a brain wouldn’t pick Amla over Rohit in ODI cricket.

Rohit wipes the floor with Amla in ODI’s.
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That's true but that doesn't make Amla is bad.. most of the time it's Amla who gives SA flying start..
 
Bilal7 said:
Amla retired four years ago and his peak ended several years prior to that. If we're simply comparing raw numbers like this, Rohit is the best ODI opener ever and Babar is the best ever.

Batting has gotten significantly easier and comparing modern-day players to those that did not benefit from these same conditions is idiotic.

Good to see Amla and I are still living rent-free in your head though. Why not compare Amla to your favorite batsmen (Bell, Clarke, Cook) who were his from his time?
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Anyone who has watched both play would know that Rohit is a notch or two above Amla in ODIs.

Amla was an accumulator who didn’t have an extra year while Rohit can not only accumulate but also dominate the opposition.

Don’t play the “modern batsman” card. Amla retired in 2019 not 1999. ODI batting rules and conditions haven’t changed since 2011-12 and the last 10 years have been a batting-friendly era.

Apart from 2-3 years, Amla played his entire ODI career in a batting-friendly era. He is also a modern batsman.

Rohit, Warner, Dhawan and even his country man De Kock are all better ODI openers than Amla.

Amla was better than Cook and Bell though, but no point in comparing him to Clarke who batted in the middle-order in ODIs.
 
Bhaijaan said:
@Mamoon
How do you compare Amla with Big Bobby B
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Babar and Amla are pretty much identical, both accumulators who don’t really dominate the game and run away with it.

However, I would give Babar the edge because he has a World Cup hundred against a top team and it was a very impressive one under pressure.

Amla has 0 World Cup hundreds against Test nations. How embarrassing.
 
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