Harsh Thakor
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In this corrrected list I am selecting the most talented of the batsmen who averaged under 50 in test matches.It does not judge overall merit or class but only degree of prowess ,natural talent or genius.I mistakenly omitted Inzamam Ul Haq from the previous one taking him as a batsmen who officially averaged above 50.Adding games for ICC world xi Inzy average d 49.6I also changed some earlier placings .Please readers see this revised list.
1.Rohan Kanhai
2.Victor Trumper
3.Ranjitsinghji
4.David Gower/Martin Crowe
6.Colin Cowdrey
7.Gundapaa Vishwanath
8.Majid Khan
9.Virendra Sehwag
10.V.V.S.Laxman
11.Neil Harvey
12.Frank Worrell
13.Adam Gilchrist
14.Lawrence Rowe
15=.Mark Waugh/Inzamam Ul Haq
17.Saeed Anwar
18.Ted Dexter
19.Alvin Kalicharan
20.Zaheer Abbas/Azharuddin
22.Arthur Morris
23.Charles Mcartney
24.Mushtaq Ali.
25.Chris Gayle
26.Graham Gooch
27.Glen Turner
28.Clive Lloyd
29.Gordon Greenidge
30.Peter May
31.Desmond Haynes
32.Dilip Vengsarkar
33.Salim Malik
34.Vijay Merchant
35.Hanif Mohammad
36.Richie Richardson
37 David Boon.
38.Vijay Manjrekar
39.Asif Iqbal
40.Saurav Ganguly
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Very hard to separate but I have strong conviction about the outstanding creative genius of Kanhai ,Trumper and Ranji who were like magicians performing on a cricket field.On their day Gower and Crowe could match the likes of Viv Richards with their majestic effortless strokeplay while Vishy, Majid and Cowdrey's wondrous timing and creativity at their best could join the league of a Brian Lara.Worrel,Harvey,Zaheer and Azhar were an epitome of artistry whiile the destructive power of Anwar ,Gichrist or Sehwag could take batting domination to it's greatest height.V.V.S.laxman was like the medley of an architect and a musical composer resembling a Viv Richards and Greg Chappell rolled into one in the present era.
Worth Reading Ian Mcdonald and Albert Baldeo's articles on Kanhai or even Rajan Bala or John Woodcock.He had more natural talent than even Bradman and could have averaged 87 if he did justice to his natural ability,in Woodcock's view.Refer to what Imran and Wasim said about Crowe and how Lillee rated Gower.Gavasakar rated Vishy the best batsmen he saw in his time whsoe 3 innings are selected in the Wisden best 100.Tony Lewis and Bishen Bedi classed Majid as a genius.Cricket historians reveal that Mushtaq Ali posessed the touch of a genius .
Readers please note I have regarded Inzamam Ul Haq's average to be here be below 50.
1.Rohan Kanhai
2.Victor Trumper
3.Ranjitsinghji
4.David Gower/Martin Crowe
6.Colin Cowdrey
7.Gundapaa Vishwanath
8.Majid Khan
9.Virendra Sehwag
10.V.V.S.Laxman
11.Neil Harvey
12.Frank Worrell
13.Adam Gilchrist
14.Lawrence Rowe
15=.Mark Waugh/Inzamam Ul Haq
17.Saeed Anwar
18.Ted Dexter
19.Alvin Kalicharan
20.Zaheer Abbas/Azharuddin
22.Arthur Morris
23.Charles Mcartney
24.Mushtaq Ali.
25.Chris Gayle
26.Graham Gooch
27.Glen Turner
28.Clive Lloyd
29.Gordon Greenidge
30.Peter May
31.Desmond Haynes
32.Dilip Vengsarkar
33.Salim Malik
34.Vijay Merchant
35.Hanif Mohammad
36.Richie Richardson
37 David Boon.
38.Vijay Manjrekar
39.Asif Iqbal
40.Saurav Ganguly
.
Very hard to separate but I have strong conviction about the outstanding creative genius of Kanhai ,Trumper and Ranji who were like magicians performing on a cricket field.On their day Gower and Crowe could match the likes of Viv Richards with their majestic effortless strokeplay while Vishy, Majid and Cowdrey's wondrous timing and creativity at their best could join the league of a Brian Lara.Worrel,Harvey,Zaheer and Azhar were an epitome of artistry whiile the destructive power of Anwar ,Gichrist or Sehwag could take batting domination to it's greatest height.V.V.S.laxman was like the medley of an architect and a musical composer resembling a Viv Richards and Greg Chappell rolled into one in the present era.
Worth Reading Ian Mcdonald and Albert Baldeo's articles on Kanhai or even Rajan Bala or John Woodcock.He had more natural talent than even Bradman and could have averaged 87 if he did justice to his natural ability,in Woodcock's view.Refer to what Imran and Wasim said about Crowe and how Lillee rated Gower.Gavasakar rated Vishy the best batsmen he saw in his time whsoe 3 innings are selected in the Wisden best 100.Tony Lewis and Bishen Bedi classed Majid as a genius.Cricket historians reveal that Mushtaq Ali posessed the touch of a genius .
Readers please note I have regarded Inzamam Ul Haq's average to be here be below 50.
