debut: 11/13/02
78,713 runs
In reply to Jumpstart
Ganga was never an opener.
And to answer Walco’s question and he already knows the answer……kraigg Brathwaite’s production is much better than Daren Ganga’s in international cricket.
However, there is no question in my mind who is the better batsman. Kraigg cannot bat. Daren Ganga could
If you want to look strictly at production to determine a player’s ability, then it would be accurate to say that Courtney Walsh (an excellent bowler in his own right) is better than Malcolm Marshall because Walsh took more test wickets.
We all know that just isn’t the case. Same with Ganga (who is by no means a favourite of mine) and Brathwaite. You do any real batsman….be it Ganga, Devon Smith, Xavier Marshall a major disservice by seeking to compare them to kraigg brathwaite.
A more relevant comparison would be Ganga and Shai Hope in test cricket.
Like Shai Hope, Ganga was a middle order bat that was put in the opening spot because the team had a need and that was a way for him to make the starting XI at the time.
So he did it…….to the detriment of his international career…..,.just like Shai Hope.
Ganga made all of his FC runs, and his FC batting at 3 or 4 for Trinbago. He made over 10K FC runs from 172 FC matches at a decent batting average of 37.13
He debuted for WI against South Africa in South Africa against prime Alan Donald, Shaun Pollock and co. on a tour where everyone struggled. He did not open on debut for WI but did so in his 3rd test onward. He did drop down the order a few times but mostly played as an opener during his WI career.
Another similarity with Shai Hope is that they both scored back to back test centuries. While Ganga’s centuries came in losses to Australia in successive matches, Hope’s centuries came against England and won the match for WI
Ganga’s test batting average - 25.71
Shai Hope’s test batting average - 25.01
Near identical.
This is a troll post by Walco. He knows it. The ONLY reason Bajans support kraigg Brathwaite is because he’s Bajan. Some of them ashamed that he is given the rich history of REAL BATSMEN that came out of Barbados, but will never admit it.
Thats how it goes
Ganga was never an opener.
And to answer Walco’s question and he already knows the answer……kraigg Brathwaite’s production is much better than Daren Ganga’s in international cricket.
However, there is no question in my mind who is the better batsman. Kraigg cannot bat. Daren Ganga could
If you want to look strictly at production to determine a player’s ability, then it would be accurate to say that Courtney Walsh (an excellent bowler in his own right) is better than Malcolm Marshall because Walsh took more test wickets.
We all know that just isn’t the case. Same with Ganga (who is by no means a favourite of mine) and Brathwaite. You do any real batsman….be it Ganga, Devon Smith, Xavier Marshall a major disservice by seeking to compare them to kraigg brathwaite.
A more relevant comparison would be Ganga and Shai Hope in test cricket.
Like Shai Hope, Ganga was a middle order bat that was put in the opening spot because the team had a need and that was a way for him to make the starting XI at the time.
So he did it…….to the detriment of his international career…..,.just like Shai Hope.
Ganga made all of his FC runs, and his FC batting at 3 or 4 for Trinbago. He made over 10K FC runs from 172 FC matches at a decent batting average of 37.13
He debuted for WI against South Africa in South Africa against prime Alan Donald, Shaun Pollock and co. on a tour where everyone struggled. He did not open on debut for WI but did so in his 3rd test onward. He did drop down the order a few times but mostly played as an opener during his WI career.
Another similarity with Shai Hope is that they both scored back to back test centuries. While Ganga’s centuries came in losses to Australia in successive matches, Hope’s centuries came against England and won the match for WI
Ganga’s test batting average - 25.71
Shai Hope’s test batting average - 25.01
Near identical.
This is a troll post by Walco. He knows it. The ONLY reason Bajans support kraigg Brathwaite is because he’s Bajan. Some of them ashamed that he is given the rich history of REAL BATSMEN that came out of Barbados, but will never admit it.
Thats how it goes
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