Harsh Thakor
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The 1970's decade took cricketing skill to a zenith never reached before in every department.Never has pace been so ferocious or so much skill revealed to combat brutal pace.In addition some of the most stunning catches were taken.
Viv Richards,Sunil Gavaskar and Greg Chappell stood out like comets all coming within touching distance of Bradman.Arguably in the 1970's no batsmen were consistently in their class.However there were quite a few batsmen who came within touching distance of the 3 maestros.Here I am listing in order of merit the batsmen who came closest to joining their club in the 1970's.
The best batsmen ranked in order of merit in test cricket after Gavaskar.Viv Richards and Greg Chappell.Incuded only those who played test cricket till the end of the 1970.s.Thus I excluded Sobers,Kanhai,Amiss etc.Included Barry as he played in WSC supertests till 1979.
1.Barry Richards
2.Ian Chappell
3.Gundappa Vishwanath
4.Zaheer Abbas
5.Clive Lloyd
6.Majid Khan
7.Alvin Kalicharan
8.Geoff Boycott
9.Glen Turner
10.Doug Walters
11.Lawrence Rowe
12.Asif Iqbal
Barry Richards run sin Wsc supertests speak for itself with a 201 and unbeaten 125 against the best attacks.He alos averaged 72.57 in the 4 tests he played.
Ian Chappel was in a crisis the best batsmen of his era .Averaged over 50 at one down and a better player of genuine pace than brother Greg.Gray Sobers ranked him at no 1 in the 1970's.
Gundappa Vishwanath played some of the finest linings against genuine pace and on bad wickets.At his best against West Indies at home and away.Better record in matches won than Gavaskar.
Zaheer Abbas was the best batsmen in the world on flat tracks where he deservedly earned the accolade of the Asian Bradman .However he never scored a century against West Indies at home or away.Still scored 2 double hundres in England in 1971 and 1974 and aggreagted a record 583 runs at home v India in 1978-79
Clive Lloyd was consistency personified playing the ferocious duo of Lillee and Thomson better than any batsmen in the 1975-76 tour.Few left handers have ever hit the ball as hard or better in a crisis.Also at his best versus India away in 1974-75.
Majid Khan was in terms of pure talent or prowess next only to Viv Richards and a king on bad wickets.On his day he was the equal of even King Viv like when he scored a match saving 167 at Georgetown in 1977 and 158 at Melbourne in 1972-73.
Alvin Kalicharan was arguably technically the best left handed batsmen ever who at one stage averaged above 56 and looked to become the best batsmen in the world.A king in playing both spin and pace on his day.
Boycott was the ultimate epitome of grit,determination and technical perfection and was consistency personified.Still could be very selfish which went against him.Neverthless a great batsmen in his own right.
Glen Turner scored 2 double centuries in West Indies in 1972 and technically was in the Boycott class.One of the most complete of all opening batsmen.
Doug Walters was a class act on fast bouncy pitches but did not relish the moving ball in England.
Lawrence Rowe was arguably the best of all Calypso batsmen in the technical sense with scores of 302 versus England and a double century versus New Zealand.
Asif Iqbal wast he best no 6 batsmen in the world after the retirement of Sobers and one of the best ever batsmen when the chips were down.His centuries in Australia in 1976-7 and 1978-79 and century in West Indies is a testimony to this.
Viv Richards,Sunil Gavaskar and Greg Chappell stood out like comets all coming within touching distance of Bradman.Arguably in the 1970's no batsmen were consistently in their class.However there were quite a few batsmen who came within touching distance of the 3 maestros.Here I am listing in order of merit the batsmen who came closest to joining their club in the 1970's.
The best batsmen ranked in order of merit in test cricket after Gavaskar.Viv Richards and Greg Chappell.Incuded only those who played test cricket till the end of the 1970.s.Thus I excluded Sobers,Kanhai,Amiss etc.Included Barry as he played in WSC supertests till 1979.
1.Barry Richards
2.Ian Chappell
3.Gundappa Vishwanath
4.Zaheer Abbas
5.Clive Lloyd
6.Majid Khan
7.Alvin Kalicharan
8.Geoff Boycott
9.Glen Turner
10.Doug Walters
11.Lawrence Rowe
12.Asif Iqbal
Barry Richards run sin Wsc supertests speak for itself with a 201 and unbeaten 125 against the best attacks.He alos averaged 72.57 in the 4 tests he played.
Ian Chappel was in a crisis the best batsmen of his era .Averaged over 50 at one down and a better player of genuine pace than brother Greg.Gray Sobers ranked him at no 1 in the 1970's.
Gundappa Vishwanath played some of the finest linings against genuine pace and on bad wickets.At his best against West Indies at home and away.Better record in matches won than Gavaskar.
Zaheer Abbas was the best batsmen in the world on flat tracks where he deservedly earned the accolade of the Asian Bradman .However he never scored a century against West Indies at home or away.Still scored 2 double hundres in England in 1971 and 1974 and aggreagted a record 583 runs at home v India in 1978-79
Clive Lloyd was consistency personified playing the ferocious duo of Lillee and Thomson better than any batsmen in the 1975-76 tour.Few left handers have ever hit the ball as hard or better in a crisis.Also at his best versus India away in 1974-75.
Majid Khan was in terms of pure talent or prowess next only to Viv Richards and a king on bad wickets.On his day he was the equal of even King Viv like when he scored a match saving 167 at Georgetown in 1977 and 158 at Melbourne in 1972-73.
Alvin Kalicharan was arguably technically the best left handed batsmen ever who at one stage averaged above 56 and looked to become the best batsmen in the world.A king in playing both spin and pace on his day.
Boycott was the ultimate epitome of grit,determination and technical perfection and was consistency personified.Still could be very selfish which went against him.Neverthless a great batsmen in his own right.
Glen Turner scored 2 double centuries in West Indies in 1972 and technically was in the Boycott class.One of the most complete of all opening batsmen.
Doug Walters was a class act on fast bouncy pitches but did not relish the moving ball in England.
Lawrence Rowe was arguably the best of all Calypso batsmen in the technical sense with scores of 302 versus England and a double century versus New Zealand.
Asif Iqbal wast he best no 6 batsmen in the world after the retirement of Sobers and one of the best ever batsmen when the chips were down.His centuries in Australia in 1976-7 and 1978-79 and century in West Indies is a testimony to this.
