Harsh Thakor
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Here I am making a list in order of merit of the best batsmen of all time overall and the best in only test cricket Like to get feedback from PP Viewers.
This is my list of the of the 12 best batsmen of all time combining all types of cricket in order of merit
Jack Hobbs
Sachin Tendulkar
Don Bradman
Viv Richards
Brian Lara
Gary Sobers
Walter Hammond
Barry Richards
Virat Kohli
Javed Miandad
Len Hutton/Sunil Gavaskar
Hobbs on top for phenomenal longevity,consistency and performances on bad wickets .In 1st class cricket he has no equal with 61237 runs and 197 centuries.Tendulkar in international cricket had greatest longevity at the top in all forms of cricket.Bradman is statistically in a different league but was not at his bset n wet wickets or against bodyline.Never proved himself against spin.Neverthless in tests the greatset of all time .Viv took domination of bowling to heights unexplored in both forms of the game.Lara bore the brunt of one one of the weakest batting sides ever and had the greatest penchant for mammoth scores.Sobers was close to the perfect batsmen mastering pace and spin in all conditions.Hammond was power and skill personified and was unfortunate to play in the era of Bradman.Virat Kohli has literally defined the modern game with his batting style and classical placing,May not be so pleasing to the eye but in adjusting to ssituations even more effective than Lara or Tendulkar .Rated below them in terms of pure class and considering opposition faced.Perhaps a better match-winner than either of them .Miandad was the ultimate craftsman in a crisis who niggled opposing bowlers more than any batsmen of his time.Barry Richards would probably have been the best batsmen of all time in a full fledged career if you ***** his technical prowess,record in 1st class cricket and performances in unofficial WSC cricket supertests where he topped the averages.Arguably none came closer to batting perfection as Barry,Hutton and Gavaskar were the ultimate epitome of technical perfection and concentration with Gavaskar virtually breaking all the batting records of his day .Graeme Pollock was a left-handd equivalent of a Sobers or Viv exhibiting batting genius rarely seen on a cricket field.
This is my list for only test cricket in order of merit
Don Bradman
Brian Lara
Gary Sobers
Sachin Tendulkar
Len Hutton/Sunil Gavaskar
Jack Hobbs
Steve Smith
Walter Hammond
Graeme Pollock
Greg Chappell
Alan Border/Rahul Dravid
Bradman's record tests speaks for itself and even in the most challenging later eras or modern era would have averaged between 70-75.In this respect promoted the likes of Lara,Sobers,Hutton,Gavaskar.Gavaskar faced the greatest bowling of all time.Sobers surpasssed Viv in consistency and was more proven in a crisis.Included Greg Chappell who was statistically the best batsmen of the 1970's adding World series cricket and had the best record against West Indies.For his majestic command in given condition sand phenomenal statistical record I had to include Steve Smith.Statistically he is the best after Bradman but still I feel he was not as much a master of fast or bad wickets as Sachin,Hobb sor Lara.When the chips were down in tests Alan Border and Rahul Dravid were the ultimate to bat for your life.
This is my list of the of the 12 best batsmen of all time combining all types of cricket in order of merit
Jack Hobbs
Sachin Tendulkar
Don Bradman
Viv Richards
Brian Lara
Gary Sobers
Walter Hammond
Barry Richards
Virat Kohli
Javed Miandad
Len Hutton/Sunil Gavaskar
Hobbs on top for phenomenal longevity,consistency and performances on bad wickets .In 1st class cricket he has no equal with 61237 runs and 197 centuries.Tendulkar in international cricket had greatest longevity at the top in all forms of cricket.Bradman is statistically in a different league but was not at his bset n wet wickets or against bodyline.Never proved himself against spin.Neverthless in tests the greatset of all time .Viv took domination of bowling to heights unexplored in both forms of the game.Lara bore the brunt of one one of the weakest batting sides ever and had the greatest penchant for mammoth scores.Sobers was close to the perfect batsmen mastering pace and spin in all conditions.Hammond was power and skill personified and was unfortunate to play in the era of Bradman.Virat Kohli has literally defined the modern game with his batting style and classical placing,May not be so pleasing to the eye but in adjusting to ssituations even more effective than Lara or Tendulkar .Rated below them in terms of pure class and considering opposition faced.Perhaps a better match-winner than either of them .Miandad was the ultimate craftsman in a crisis who niggled opposing bowlers more than any batsmen of his time.Barry Richards would probably have been the best batsmen of all time in a full fledged career if you ***** his technical prowess,record in 1st class cricket and performances in unofficial WSC cricket supertests where he topped the averages.Arguably none came closer to batting perfection as Barry,Hutton and Gavaskar were the ultimate epitome of technical perfection and concentration with Gavaskar virtually breaking all the batting records of his day .Graeme Pollock was a left-handd equivalent of a Sobers or Viv exhibiting batting genius rarely seen on a cricket field.
This is my list for only test cricket in order of merit
Don Bradman
Brian Lara
Gary Sobers
Sachin Tendulkar
Len Hutton/Sunil Gavaskar
Jack Hobbs
Steve Smith
Walter Hammond
Graeme Pollock
Greg Chappell
Alan Border/Rahul Dravid
Bradman's record tests speaks for itself and even in the most challenging later eras or modern era would have averaged between 70-75.In this respect promoted the likes of Lara,Sobers,Hutton,Gavaskar.Gavaskar faced the greatest bowling of all time.Sobers surpasssed Viv in consistency and was more proven in a crisis.Included Greg Chappell who was statistically the best batsmen of the 1970's adding World series cricket and had the best record against West Indies.For his majestic command in given condition sand phenomenal statistical record I had to include Steve Smith.Statistically he is the best after Bradman but still I feel he was not as much a master of fast or bad wickets as Sachin,Hobb sor Lara.When the chips were down in tests Alan Border and Rahul Dravid were the ultimate to bat for your life.
In a world in which Bradman, Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Sobers, Hobbs, Kohli, Babar, AB, Inzi, Rohit, Lara, Viv, Younis, Anwar, Ponting, Hayden, Gilly, Smith, Root, Kane, Langer, Waugh, Miandad, Amla, Sehwag, Laxman, Pollock, Chappell, Dravid, Richards, Sangakkara, Kallis, Pietersen, and every other batsman from every era were never born, the undisputed Greatest of All Time 
