jnaveen1980
ODI Captain
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2016
- Runs
- 45,464
These comparison threads are being started to see where they are in 2 years time. Invariably they are not reaching the same level.
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In Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018 (50 overs):
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
SS Iyer 7 6 2 373 144 93.25 344 108.43 2 2 0 24 22
(Mumbai)
In the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20), he amassed 484 runs at an average of 60.5 and a very impressive strike-rate of 152.50. During the course of the tournament, he also scored two centuries including a 55-ball 147 against Sikkim which is the highest score by an Indian in the shortest format of the game.
Iyer can become future Indian captain... on the other hand Babar is not captaincy materiel..
Iyer has some way to go before he can be can be compared to anyone.
Good to see you admitting this. Iyer can score lots of soft runs but will never be able to match Babar in technique or grace. Essentially their ceilings are way different. Iyer would have done well to score 10 centuries by the end of his career. Babar's ceiling is 40 centuries.
Well presently Babar ìs ahead. Doesnot mean Iyer cant get past him.
Iyer keeps improving with every innings..
Can only laugh at this comparison. Iyer is the same age as Babar and has achieved zilch and isn’t equally good against spin and pace. Bit late on the ball against genuine pace.
Today’s attacked consisted of mithun, biplol, Mustafiz and al Amin. Hasn’t played any top opposition or at least an innings of note.
Well at least he can change gears when required.. cant say same about Babar..
Well at least he can change gears when required.. cant say same about Babar..
Iyer is an impact player, a big hitter and a potential finisher , not fair to compare him with a top order accumulator. Babar will always have better stats while Iyer probably will always have much bigger impact on the game.
Iyer is an impact player, a big hitter and a potential finisher , not fair to compare him with a top order accumulator. Babar will always have better stats while Iyer probably will always have much bigger impact on the game.
But In Indian set up we have to compare him with Indian players not Pakistan players. The role is different for them. Iyer has to set his standards higher even to survive. Rohit, Kohli.
Yes every player of India has more impact over Babar Azam. Seems like Afridi was more impact player then all the Indian time in his days then. As in your laws average don't matter its impact
I rate Afridi as a bowling all-rounder, a genuine match winner on his day, but comparing him with batsmen doesn't make any sense at all.
No one can match your Indian batsmens they are the most impact batsmens and Babar Azam can't reach their leven of impact.
Babar is just another good batsman who is being incredibly overhyped here due to you having an extremely poor batting standard. You guys were convinced about Shezad and Akmal being world beaters not so long ago after all. The threads are still fresh but the memories seem to be lost in most.
Babar is just another good batsman who is being incredibly overhyped here due to you having an extremely poor batting standard. You guys were convinced about Shezad and Akmal being world beaters not so long ago after all. The threads are still fresh but the memories seem to be lost in most.
The problem with u is u are always undermining Babar Azam. impact player is joke Fakhar zaman is impact player so he is better then All other batters and All others are just good batsman's and not impact player .
APART FROM KOHLI ALL GUYS ARE JUST GOOD BATSMAN'S EVEN STEVE SMITH His average is going to drop to 54-55ish in upcoming years no one can match KOHLI but Babar is surely going to pass Williamson and root in every format already ahead in both T20 and odi
You misunderstood me, I rate Babar pretty accurately just refuse to overrate him unlike most posters here. He hasn't done anything special to be considered one of the best bats in the world. I don't own a crystal ball so no idea about future but at present Babar is yet to do something concrete to be regarded as among the best bats. You seem like a nice poster, you can list out Babar's achievements and I will be glad to refute your points.
This is a terrible comparison. Babar is a proper batsmen, Shreyas Iyer is just a batting track bully, the minute there is bounce and movement he is a shooting duck... When Iyer scored the 100 today, I instantly knew the wicket was flat and easy to bat on and had a gut feeling NZ would win, and it happened...
If Iyer is very similar to Babar they should quickly play him in Tests as Babar is currently better ranked than every indian batsman bar one. So he can replace all others...Very similar players and probably at the same level. Iyer might be a tad more versatile.
It just goes to show the vast difference between the two sides when it comes expectations and pedigree.
Iyer would be an absolute star in Pakistan already, but in India, he is in the shadow of Kohli, Rohit, Dhawan and Rahul, and pretty soon Shaw and Gill as well.
Take a look at Agarwal as well. He was scoring double hundreds against South Africa for fun, but you would hardly see any hype for him.
In Pakistan, a batsman who gets a hundred against Sri Lanka or Bangladesh B turns into a national hero overnight.
That is why, you always have to be cautious when comparing Indian and Pakistani batsmen.
A great Pakistani batsman is a good batsman for Indian batting standards, but a good Indian batsman is an extraordinary batsman for Pakistani batting standards.
Babar is a far superior batsmen . There is no comparison here .
Babar is a far superior batsmen . There is no comparison here .
Is shreyas better or Shaw?
Babar wipes the floor with this Iyer guy in all conditions and all places in the world. Indians are extremely desperate and want to compare random guys with the best in the business in hope that at least one of them turns out to be better than Bobby. Reminds of me Shehzad, Umar etc vs Kohli.
You know who is the king of this generation and yes it's a Pakistani![]()
The only apt comparison currently with Babar is Labuschagne or QDK. Don't know why random people who haven't even played a single test would be comparable
Shreyas Iyer is an IPL hack.
What are his Ranji stats?
Shreyas Iyer is an IPL hack.
What are his Ranji stats?
He averages 52.
Shreyas Iyer is an IPL hack.
Every Indian batsman being compared to Babar these days. The obsession to dethrone Bobby is unreal!
Indians have icons like Gavaskar Tendulkar Dravid Kohli to compare their batsmen. Only on PP are Indian batsmen compared to pakistanis.
Dethrone? Which throne is this?
Indians have icons like Gavaskar Tendulkar Dravid Kohli to compare their batsmen. Only on PP are Indian batsmen compared to pakistanis.
Dethrone? Which throne is this?
Indians have icons like Gavaskar Tendulkar Dravid Kohli to compare their batsmen. Only on PP are Indian batsmen compared to pakistanis.
Dethrone? Which throne is this?
Shreyas entered little late.
He is better striker and good hitter than Babar in LOI.