There are no great batsmen in T20 cricket!
voiceofreason
9/3/24, 11:45:03 PM
debut: 1/20/04
89,467 runs
Great this, great that please go siddung.
Great Batsmen are only in Test Cricket! If you cannot master Test cricket you are no great!
Can I get a Amen?
voiceofreason
9/3/24, 11:47:17 PM
debut: 1/20/04
89,467 runs
Half of the T20 Batsmen cannot tell you when last they saw 3 slips and a gully lol.
doosra
9/3/24, 11:54:02 PM
debut: 5/26/04
94,420 runs
please go siddung.
pulls chair (jumpy thing)
doosra
9/3/24, 11:54:37 PM
debut: 5/26/04
94,420 runs
Same for t20 bowlers?
voiceofreason
9/3/24, 11:57:35 PM
debut: 1/20/04
89,467 runs
In reply to doosraWell T20 bowlers yes they are great ones not the pelter though.
doosra
9/4/24, 12:00:08 AM
debut: 5/26/04
94,420 runs
In reply to voiceofreason
So to clarify you can have great t20 bowlers but not great t20 batters?
imusic
9/4/24, 12:05:16 AM
debut: 11/13/02
78,713 runs
Maybe if a batsman from Leewards or Windwards were to first actually earn an IPL contract, and then be successful, then vor will change he tune
Jumpstart
9/4/24, 12:05:58 AM
debut: 11/30/17
10,460 runs
In reply to doosra
Dottie reasonings
voiceofreason
9/4/24, 12:41:09 AM
debut: 1/20/04
89,467 runs
In reply to doosra
Due to the game being so manufactured to favor batsmen yes if a bowler excels in this game he has to be great.
voiceofreason
9/4/24, 12:42:27 AM
debut: 1/20/04
89,467 runs
In reply to imusic
Our focus is on greatness. Great batsmen are not found in T20 cricket.
There is a reason why Pooran, Lewis and the like will never find themselves playing FC or Test cricket. It too hard for them and will expose their technical deficiencies.
TanteMerle
9/4/24, 12:43:17 AM
debut: 2/22/04
8,195 runs
In reply to voiceofreason
Great this, great that please go siddung.
Amen and again I say AMEN.
methodic
9/4/24, 12:48:59 AM
debut: 1/18/10
16,464 runs
In reply to voiceofreason
So what if a great test player is a great t20 player
ducks
9/4/24, 1:24:31 AM
debut: 8/25/09
1,237 runs
In reply to methodic
He is a great batsman playing t20
methodic
9/4/24, 1:39:27 AM
debut: 1/18/10
16,464 runs
In reply to ducks
T20 is a different game than test. There can be great t20 batsmen. They don't have to be great in any other form.
voiceofreason
9/4/24, 2:26:50 AM
debut: 1/20/04
89,467 runs
In reply to methodic
He is a great test Batsman playing T20 as his greatness came from his exploits in Test cricket.
Great batsmen currently:
Root
Williamson
Kohli
Smith
voiceofreason
9/4/24, 2:29:18 AM
debut: 1/20/04
89,467 runs
In reply to methodic There are no great T20 batsmen. Mastery of T20 does not a great one make.
Give me 5 great T20 innings?
powen001
9/4/24, 2:37:05 AM
debut: 11/26/06
61,911 runs
In reply to voiceofreason
Good Posit.
AMEN!
Great STRIKERS OF THE BALL , sure.
Hand eye coordination- sure?
Greatness is batting for an entire day and over coming odds and winning matches ...so yes.
I accept your parameters.
methodic
9/4/24, 2:53:04 AM
debut: 1/18/10
16,464 runs
In reply to powen001
You have defined greatness in test cricket. Greatness in t20 is totally different.
methodic
9/4/24, 3:01:41 AM
debut: 1/18/10
16,464 runs
In reply to voiceofreason
Saying there's no great t20 batsmen is like saying there is no sprinter that is a great runner because he can't run a marathon.
voiceofreason
9/4/24, 3:02:49 AM
debut: 1/20/04
89,467 runs
In reply to methodic
Again there is no greatness in T20 batsmanship. I asked you a simple question to name 5 great T20 innings and you dodged the question. The T20 game is too short, too fixed to the advantage of batsmen to allow for any batsman to be considered great.
Pooran can never be great. Evin Lewis and Shai Hope will never be great as they have never exhibited greatness at the test level.
TheTrail
9/4/24, 3:08:30 AM
debut: 6/8/08
20,772 runs
In reply to ducks
In reply to methodic
He is a great batsman playing t20
He is a great test batsman who happens to be playing T20 lickit cricket.
methodic
9/4/24, 3:12:31 AM
debut: 1/18/10
16,464 runs
In reply to voiceofreason
Again you are synchronizing t20 batting with test batting. It is two different disciplines. Gayle, Dhoni, Russell, Pollard and more have played five or more great t20 innings.
bravos
9/4/24, 4:46:52 AM
debut: 10/14/09
41,048 runs
What about test greats who wouldn't perform or are 'not suited' for T20s because of....um limitations ? What does that say about the format ? Could it be that T20 batsmen are just not suited for tests but can be great in their own right (format) ?
Halliwell
9/4/24, 6:15:49 AM
debut: 5/14/05
22,814 runs
What about great captains in T20? Any of those?
4REALQUICKS
9/4/24, 11:16:38 AM
debut: 2/16/24
635 runs
Great is probably one of the adjectives most overused in modern times.
In terms of sports, it is thrown around like confetti.
The term should be reserved for those who perform at the highest level, for a sustained amount of time. Not some flat track bully in kiddie cricket whack-it-ball wearing pyjamas under flashing lights with cheerleaders. As a rule, if something is polished up to such an extent, the product is usually lacking. Think about that...for cricket is a thinking man's game...
