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Hashim Amla vs VVS Laxman (Tests)

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This should be a tough one. Feel free to chose your criteria for overall judgement: Stats, artistry :srt, performance against the best/back against the wall/difficult conditions etc.

I'll go with Laxman. Greatest against the greatest ('00 Ozzie team).
 
I'd go with Amla who has played matchwinning innings against almost every team in all conditions. He's a pale shadow of the player he used to be though.
 
Amla has a higher average, but here's another example of why numbers don't tell the story.

Laxman was never an ODI player - so I suppose Amla trumps him in that.
 
Very Very Special Laxman. Few players can match his ability to play a clutch innings.
 
Amla had an absolutely insane purple patch apart from that i would take laxman overall

Laxman's wristy and willowy batting style make him more easy to watch too
 
Not even a contest to be honest. Laxman was as clutch as they came, was the best players I've seen on horror wickets and was masterfully elegant to boot. Dunno what the obsession with Amla is on PP, but apart from his insane purple patch, he's been pretty poor. His test average has plummeted recently.
 
Anyway Amla has scored 28 tons in 117 tests at number 3 , compared to VVS 17 tons in 134 tests down the order.

Amla is a level above Laxman in tests. A couple of ATG knocks by Laxman does not change that for me.
 
Laxman played some clutch innings but he was never a tier 1 batsman in his entire career. He was not even among the top 10 batsmen of his time.

Amla is on a different level.
 
Dead Ball said:
Anyway Amla has scored 28 tons in 117 tests at number 3 , compared to VVS 17 tons in 134 tests down the order.

Amla is a level above Laxman in tests. A couple of ATG knocks by Laxman does not change that for me.
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It's actually more difficult to hit tons down the order.
 
Being a dependable all weather run scoring batsman is as much of a talent as being a clutch player if not more. Different players are adapted to different sort of skill set. Laxman was terrific on many crucial occasions being a lower middle order batsman which is where he was relegated to in a star studded Indian batting line-up of which Laxman certainly was the least popular and revered.

But when a player of his caliber has only 14 test hundreds to show for in a test career of 15+ years and 130+ tests then i'd be surprised to know there are Indian fans out there who feel he really fulfilled his potential. With VVS i have more regrets than pride. Failed to make it big at home. Was below average on many tours.

Laxman never in his career was even in top 3 or 5 best batsmen in the world. That is only test cricket, in ODIs Sarfraz Ahmed has more to show for than VVS Laxman. T20 career is non existent. He was an embarrassment with Deccan Chargers in first few IPLs.

People at PP really have a obsession with the word clutch i feel sometimes.


Now on to Amla, for good 2-3 years Amla was comfortable among top 3 test batsmen in the world. For some time he was probably the best as well. In ODIs' he's been right up there breaking record after record. His T20 stats are very respectable as well.


There is no comparison between the two. Amla has always been a much much better overall cricketer and he beats VVS comfortably in tests as well.

Having said that, VVS's 281 at Eden Gardens is truly the most popular test knock ever played. India will proudly remember him for that and many more memorable knocks.

As an Indian, i am truly ashamed to read some of the biased comments above. I have no idea how these people manage to see themselves in the mirror.


- Bhaijaan.
 
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freelance_cricketer said:
Being a dependable all weather run scoring batsman is as much of a talent as being a clutch player if not more. Different players are adapted to different sort of skill set. Laxman was terrific on many crucial occasions being a lower middle order batsman which is where he was relegated to in a star studded Indian batting line-up of which Laxman certainly was the least popular and revered.

But when a player of his caliber has only 14 test hundreds to show for in a test career of 15+ years and 130+ tests then i'd be surprised to know there are Indian fans out there who feel he really fulfilled his potential. With VVS i have more regrets than pride. Failed to make it big at home. Was below average on many tours.

Laxman never in his career was even in top 3 or 5 best batsmen in the world. That is only test cricket, in ODIs Sarfraz Ahmed has more to show for than VVS Laxman. T20 career is non existent. He was an embarrassment with Deccan Chargers in first few IPLs.

People at PP really have a obsession with the word clutch i feel sometimes.


Now on to Amla, for good 2-3 years Amla was comfortable among top 3 test batsmen in the world. For some time he was probably the best as well. In ODIs' he's been right up there breaking record after record. His T20 stats are very respectable as well.


There is no comparison between the two. Amla has always been a much much better overall cricketer and he beats VVS comfortably in tests as well.

Having said that, VVS's 281 at Eden Gardens is truly the most popular test knock ever played. India will proudly remember him for that and many more memorable knocks.

As an Indian, i am truly ashamed to read some of the biased comments above. <B>I have no idea how these people manage to see themselves in the mirror.</B>


- Bhaijaan.
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lol, Mr. freelancer at his best!
 
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LOL! ! Hashim amla all the way. Laxman who? This should not be a comparison hash is way way better than Laxman
 
Amla has really regressed poorly.. Hope he gets it the time has come.
 
Laxman was more clutch but he also wasted too many opportunities for easy runs. As much as the folks here want "tough" runs, sometimes you have to cash in and there is nothing wrong with padding your record. If I want someone to cash in on a good base and also sometimes play a good knock to bail the team out, I will take Amla. If the team is 30/5, I would want Laxman out there.
 
Laxman never padded his stats by scoring soft runs a major portion of his runs are tough ones.
Its very difficult to find a no. 5 or no. 6 bat like lax. It's very difficult for a no. 5,6 batsman to avg above 50 and that's why
we don't have many examples of it.
His biggest competitor in indian cricket is Mohinder Amarnath.
That said amla is still better.But batsman like lax are unique.
 
Amla started as a medicore player and will most probably end his career in same way. However in between he played like an atg and laxman was never as consistent for that amount of time.
However the other two phases of his career being medicore deny him atg status and he is soutg african atg just like laxman being an indian atg. Laxman was less consistent but more clutch. Amla has proved himself in all conditions at his prime but failed otherwise.
I guess for rewarding consistency i will pick amla (at his peak) but in difficult situations laxman will be better
 
Playing a couple of clutch knocks doesn't make you a better player. Amla was far more consistent and batted in very difficult conditions in SA.

Amla easily.
 
Opinions of nobodys here doesn't matter including me, if u ask ATG Australia team of 2000 who they feared most, it's VVS and there opinions matter most than most nobody here, yes that's including me 😉😉
 
HARKS said:
Opinions of nobodys here doesn't matter including me, if u ask ATG Australia team of 2000 who they feared most, it's VVS and there opinions matter most than most nobody here, yes that's including me 😉😉
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And did somebody ask the Australians?
 
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