Harsh Thakor
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Although all 3 batted in different eras they were amongst the most flamboyant ,gifted and impactful batsmen of their times.At their best they were all close to no 1.Even a photo-finish may not properly seperate these 3 stalwarts.
David Gower was elegance personified taking batting grace to regions of divinty.No batsmen of his era negotiated the most lethal deliveries with such remorseless ease .He possed the wizardry of a magician in his batting,arguably posessing more natural talent than any left hander before him,including Sobers and Pollock.Gower was above all prolific on the fast Australian tracks as well as the turning sub0continent track sin Pakistan.He also scored an unbeaten 154 in West Indies against the 4 pronged pace battery.Sadly he never did complete justice to his talent often being dismissed by reckless strokes.Averaged more away than at home which is creditable.The likes oif Lillee and Holding ranked Gower with the very best.To me average of 44.25,18 centuries and aggregate of 8231 runs did not do true justice to Gower's phenomenal talent.
Inzamam ul Haq at his best could pulverize the best of bowling attacks.No batsmen of his era had better reflexes against genuine pace.Inzy was also the best match-winner of his era as a batsmen averaging over 78 in wins .In his peak era he averaged over 60 and twice remained unbeaten in run chases to pull of Houdini acts to win tests for Pakistan.Inzy was very prolific in West Indies and England but not much so in Australia and South Africa.Still he could give better finishing touches in ODI'S than even Tendulkar and more impactful in wins than even Lara.What went against him being classed with Lara,Ponting or Tendulkar was his relatively poor overseas record .Still his batting won tests for Pakistan in England,West Indies and India.Morally Inzamam averaged around 50 and scored 25 centuries which is still remarkable,
Kevin Pieterson was very much like the equivalent of Viv Richards for his times.Arguably since Viv only Inzamam had such sharp reflexes facing genuine pace .Pieterson championed England's cause in Ashes series at home and away and his best batting in the Ashes compared with that of the all-time greats.At their best few batsmen have been more dynamic or explosive.Kevin could simply tear the flesh of oponents from word go as he did in the 2005 Ashes and 2010-11 version.He also was very successful in India in 2012.Sadly his career fell out due to team politics and his disillusionment with the administrators.Still averaging over 47 and scoring over 8000 runs is a creditable achievement.
If I had a gun on my head I may just plump for David Gower even if he was statistically overshadowed by Kevin and Inzy in terms of average.I feel Gower revealed creativity or artistry in metaphysical depths and the game is not only about mere stats but also has an aesthetic element.He also faced some of the most lethal pace bowling attacks of Australia and West Indies and averaged more overseas than at home.Pieterson and Inzamam propelled their team sto more victories but they played in different eras where scoring rate was greatly accelerated.Pieterson would just edge Inzamam by a whisker because he was more sucessful against the best teams of his day and in Australia and South Africa.
David Gower was elegance personified taking batting grace to regions of divinty.No batsmen of his era negotiated the most lethal deliveries with such remorseless ease .He possed the wizardry of a magician in his batting,arguably posessing more natural talent than any left hander before him,including Sobers and Pollock.Gower was above all prolific on the fast Australian tracks as well as the turning sub0continent track sin Pakistan.He also scored an unbeaten 154 in West Indies against the 4 pronged pace battery.Sadly he never did complete justice to his talent often being dismissed by reckless strokes.Averaged more away than at home which is creditable.The likes oif Lillee and Holding ranked Gower with the very best.To me average of 44.25,18 centuries and aggregate of 8231 runs did not do true justice to Gower's phenomenal talent.
Inzamam ul Haq at his best could pulverize the best of bowling attacks.No batsmen of his era had better reflexes against genuine pace.Inzy was also the best match-winner of his era as a batsmen averaging over 78 in wins .In his peak era he averaged over 60 and twice remained unbeaten in run chases to pull of Houdini acts to win tests for Pakistan.Inzy was very prolific in West Indies and England but not much so in Australia and South Africa.Still he could give better finishing touches in ODI'S than even Tendulkar and more impactful in wins than even Lara.What went against him being classed with Lara,Ponting or Tendulkar was his relatively poor overseas record .Still his batting won tests for Pakistan in England,West Indies and India.Morally Inzamam averaged around 50 and scored 25 centuries which is still remarkable,
Kevin Pieterson was very much like the equivalent of Viv Richards for his times.Arguably since Viv only Inzamam had such sharp reflexes facing genuine pace .Pieterson championed England's cause in Ashes series at home and away and his best batting in the Ashes compared with that of the all-time greats.At their best few batsmen have been more dynamic or explosive.Kevin could simply tear the flesh of oponents from word go as he did in the 2005 Ashes and 2010-11 version.He also was very successful in India in 2012.Sadly his career fell out due to team politics and his disillusionment with the administrators.Still averaging over 47 and scoring over 8000 runs is a creditable achievement.
If I had a gun on my head I may just plump for David Gower even if he was statistically overshadowed by Kevin and Inzy in terms of average.I feel Gower revealed creativity or artistry in metaphysical depths and the game is not only about mere stats but also has an aesthetic element.He also faced some of the most lethal pace bowling attacks of Australia and West Indies and averaged more overseas than at home.Pieterson and Inzamam propelled their team sto more victories but they played in different eras where scoring rate was greatly accelerated.Pieterson would just edge Inzamam by a whisker because he was more sucessful against the best teams of his day and in Australia and South Africa.
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