Harsh Thakor
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Here I am posting an asesment of 100 best cricketers of all-time by Benedict Bermange of Skysports.Below the list I have written my critique of his ratings.Please read it .
Benedict Bermange of Sky Sport's 100 best cricketers of all time.
1.W.G.Grace
2: Donald Bradman
3: Garry Sobers
5-4: Shane Warne (5), Sachin Tendulkar (4)
10-6: Imran Khan (10), Viv Richards (9), Sydney Barnes (8), Jack Hobbs (7), Jacques Kallis (6)
20-11: Kumar Sangakkara (20), Dennis Compton (19), Sunil Gavaskar (18), Adam Gilchrist (17), Wally Hammond (16), Keith Miller (15), Ian Botham (14), Wasim Akram (13), Brian Lara (12), Muttiah Muralitharan (11).
30-21: Geoff Boycott (30), KS Ranjitsinhji (29), Frank Worrell (28), Herbert Sutcliffe (27), Kapil Dev (26), George Headley (25), Wilfred Rhodes (24), Len Hutton (23), Glenn McGrath (22), Richard Hadlee (21).
40-31: Frank Woolley (40), Javed Miandad (39), Alec Bedser (38), Fred Trueman (37), Victor Trumper (36), Dennis Lillee (35), Malcolm Marshall (34), Ricky Ponting (33), Waqar Younis (32), Allan Border (31).
50-41: Everton Weekes (50), George Lohmann (49), Dale Steyn (48), Graham Gooch (47), Fred Spofforth (46), Peter May (45), Virender Sehwag (44), Clarrie Grimmett (43), Hedley Verity (42), Graeme Pollock (41).
60-51: Alfred Mynn (60), Greg Chappell (59), Clyde Walcott (58), Brian Statham (57), 'Tich' Freeman (56), CB Fry (55), Alfred Shaw (54), Zaheer Abbas (53), Richie Benaud (52), George Hirst (51).
70-61: Steve Waugh (70), Ken Barrington (69), Gilbert Jessop (68), Neil Harvey (67), Barry Richards (66), Clive Lloyd (65), Colin Blythe (64), Mike Procter (63), Aubrey Faulkner (62), Les Ames (61).
80-71: Curtly Ambrose (80), Alan Davidson (79), Michael Holding (78), Bill O'Reilly (77), Shaun Pollock (76), Johnny Briggs (75), Vinoo Mankad (74), Jim Laker (73), Ray Lindwall (72), Tom Richardson (71).
90-81: Chris Gayle (90), Bill Ponsford (89), Alan Knott (88), Rahul Dravid (87), Derek Underwood (86), Monty Noble (85), Hanif Mohammad (84), Learie Constantine (83), Allan Donald (82), Anil Kumble (81).
100-91: Tom Goddard (100), Jack Hearne (99), Phil Mead (98), AB de Villiers (97), Charlie Parker (96), Vijay Merchant (95), Patsy Hendren (94), Charlie "The Terror" Turner (93), Maurice Tate (92), Warwick Armstrong (91).
50 who missed the cut: From Alastair Cook to Courtney Walsh; the 50 cricketers who just missed out on the top 100.
My assessment.of list.
The author has done great work overall.Really appreciate some aspects of his rankings.Rever his ranking at no.1 of W.G. Grace who could well have been morally the greatest of all cricketers.Also admire his high ranking of all rounders with Sobers at 3,Botham at 14 ,Miller at 15,Hadlee at 21,Kapil at 26,Imran at 10 and Kallis at 6.Infact .Basically fair to likes of Tendulkar,Warne,Wasim,Gavaskar,Barry Richards,Hobbs,Lara ,Mcgrath ,Headley,Miandad ,Border etc.I am particularly hapy with the recognition given to Brian Lara at no 12 unlike other writers like Cristopher Martin Jenkins,who propelled a weak bating side with more attacking skill and registered mammoth scores more than any batsmen ever.
However there are some gross errors like Jacques Kallis being rated ahead at 6 ahead of Viv,Imran,Hobbs or Imran.Kallis is to me just below them.Kallis has best statistics but could hardly create the impact on games like them. Zaheer Abbas at 53 ahead of Greg Chappel at 59 is ridiculous if you compare test records including WSC..Malcolm Marshall is ranked at 34 when he should be close to 11-12,even ahead of Wasim;Curtly Ambrose is too low at 80 instead of around 50.Everton Weekes is too low at 5o deserving to be near 30. Lillee at 36 should least be in top 25 . Boycott at 30 should be atleast 20 places below.Finally Barry Richards is ranked at 66 which is atleast 30 places low.
I feel the author has given too much consideration to 1st class cricket,thus Zaheer Abbas and Geoff Boycott have been elevated too high,Inzamam Ul Haq ignored .I also think he has given to much attention to mere figures and not given enough consideration to impact of cricketers on games as match-winners,prowess etc.This may be why Kallis is around 5 places ahead of where he should be ranked.
Benedict Bermange of Sky Sport's 100 best cricketers of all time.
1.W.G.Grace
2: Donald Bradman
3: Garry Sobers
5-4: Shane Warne (5), Sachin Tendulkar (4)
10-6: Imran Khan (10), Viv Richards (9), Sydney Barnes (8), Jack Hobbs (7), Jacques Kallis (6)
20-11: Kumar Sangakkara (20), Dennis Compton (19), Sunil Gavaskar (18), Adam Gilchrist (17), Wally Hammond (16), Keith Miller (15), Ian Botham (14), Wasim Akram (13), Brian Lara (12), Muttiah Muralitharan (11).
30-21: Geoff Boycott (30), KS Ranjitsinhji (29), Frank Worrell (28), Herbert Sutcliffe (27), Kapil Dev (26), George Headley (25), Wilfred Rhodes (24), Len Hutton (23), Glenn McGrath (22), Richard Hadlee (21).
40-31: Frank Woolley (40), Javed Miandad (39), Alec Bedser (38), Fred Trueman (37), Victor Trumper (36), Dennis Lillee (35), Malcolm Marshall (34), Ricky Ponting (33), Waqar Younis (32), Allan Border (31).
50-41: Everton Weekes (50), George Lohmann (49), Dale Steyn (48), Graham Gooch (47), Fred Spofforth (46), Peter May (45), Virender Sehwag (44), Clarrie Grimmett (43), Hedley Verity (42), Graeme Pollock (41).
60-51: Alfred Mynn (60), Greg Chappell (59), Clyde Walcott (58), Brian Statham (57), 'Tich' Freeman (56), CB Fry (55), Alfred Shaw (54), Zaheer Abbas (53), Richie Benaud (52), George Hirst (51).
70-61: Steve Waugh (70), Ken Barrington (69), Gilbert Jessop (68), Neil Harvey (67), Barry Richards (66), Clive Lloyd (65), Colin Blythe (64), Mike Procter (63), Aubrey Faulkner (62), Les Ames (61).
80-71: Curtly Ambrose (80), Alan Davidson (79), Michael Holding (78), Bill O'Reilly (77), Shaun Pollock (76), Johnny Briggs (75), Vinoo Mankad (74), Jim Laker (73), Ray Lindwall (72), Tom Richardson (71).
90-81: Chris Gayle (90), Bill Ponsford (89), Alan Knott (88), Rahul Dravid (87), Derek Underwood (86), Monty Noble (85), Hanif Mohammad (84), Learie Constantine (83), Allan Donald (82), Anil Kumble (81).
100-91: Tom Goddard (100), Jack Hearne (99), Phil Mead (98), AB de Villiers (97), Charlie Parker (96), Vijay Merchant (95), Patsy Hendren (94), Charlie "The Terror" Turner (93), Maurice Tate (92), Warwick Armstrong (91).
50 who missed the cut: From Alastair Cook to Courtney Walsh; the 50 cricketers who just missed out on the top 100.
My assessment.of list.
The author has done great work overall.Really appreciate some aspects of his rankings.Rever his ranking at no.1 of W.G. Grace who could well have been morally the greatest of all cricketers.Also admire his high ranking of all rounders with Sobers at 3,Botham at 14 ,Miller at 15,Hadlee at 21,Kapil at 26,Imran at 10 and Kallis at 6.Infact .Basically fair to likes of Tendulkar,Warne,Wasim,Gavaskar,Barry Richards,Hobbs,Lara ,Mcgrath ,Headley,Miandad ,Border etc.I am particularly hapy with the recognition given to Brian Lara at no 12 unlike other writers like Cristopher Martin Jenkins,who propelled a weak bating side with more attacking skill and registered mammoth scores more than any batsmen ever.
However there are some gross errors like Jacques Kallis being rated ahead at 6 ahead of Viv,Imran,Hobbs or Imran.Kallis is to me just below them.Kallis has best statistics but could hardly create the impact on games like them. Zaheer Abbas at 53 ahead of Greg Chappel at 59 is ridiculous if you compare test records including WSC..Malcolm Marshall is ranked at 34 when he should be close to 11-12,even ahead of Wasim;Curtly Ambrose is too low at 80 instead of around 50.Everton Weekes is too low at 5o deserving to be near 30. Lillee at 36 should least be in top 25 . Boycott at 30 should be atleast 20 places below.Finally Barry Richards is ranked at 66 which is atleast 30 places low.
I feel the author has given too much consideration to 1st class cricket,thus Zaheer Abbas and Geoff Boycott have been elevated too high,Inzamam Ul Haq ignored .I also think he has given to much attention to mere figures and not given enough consideration to impact of cricketers on games as match-winners,prowess etc.This may be why Kallis is around 5 places ahead of where he should be ranked.
