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Root vs Lara

imusic 2/27/25, 6:17:09 AM
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debut: 11/13/02
79,871 runs

Chrissy 2/27/25, 10:43:48 AM
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debut: 11/14/02
199,911 runs

In reply to imusic
I’ll take Brian every day of di week
4REALQUICKS 2/27/25, 11:06:28 AM
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debut: 2/16/24
946 runs

Joe Root is a very fine player, a true great and certainly one of the best cricketers England has ever produced. However, Brian Lara is one of the best that the world has ever produced.
kgbcan 2/27/25, 11:07:54 AM
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debut: 4/6/05
1,491 runs

In reply to Chrissy

I’ll take Brian every day of di week


Yes! and twice on Sundays!lol
velo 2/27/25, 11:35:02 AM
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debut: 7/29/19
4,857 runs

Lara was just better that does not diminish root as a batsman .the better comparison would be between root and kohli two contempoary players
Emir 2/27/25, 11:56:41 AM
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debut: 8/9/14
18,800 runs

In reply to imusic

In this era of social media, tens times per day, this website- whose existence is to make money, "publish" all of these statistical comparisons and other personal information about cricketers and their family, with attractive and fancy fonts, colors and style. But it doesn't mean there is merit to what they publish.

Groups like these will prosper for as long as people like you keep clicking on their link.
imusic 2/27/25, 12:58:41 PM
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debut: 11/13/02
79,871 runs

In reply to Emir

You’re a miserable person.

There was no link to click. It was a feed on Facebook

But whatever gets you off dude……just leave me out of it.
sgtdjones 2/27/25, 2:44:45 PM
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debut: 2/16/17
39,069 runs

In reply to imusic

lollol
Windiesfan78 2/27/25, 5:56:56 PM
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debut: 10/20/21
7,919 runs

Music 1 Emir 0 lol
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granite 2/27/25, 7:57:47 PM
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debut: 11/1/13
14,465 runs

BCL was a genius,that cannot be compared with great batsmen.
JoeGrine 2/27/25, 8:17:24 PM
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debut: 2/15/09
4,730 runs

In reply to velo

the better comparison would be between root and kohli


As to who is the 3rd best of the Test batsmen today and it is Root by a mile.
camos 2/28/25, 2:08:58 AM
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debut: 5/6/03
58,150 runs

If Lara had batted as often as Joe, he would compile 14,000+ runs!
PalsofMine 2/28/25, 11:06:03 AM
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debut: 2/2/23
2,073 runs

Difficult to compare. I agree that Root is probably England's greatest batsman, beating Barrington and Boycott but again without the flair of a Lara. But in this era, Root is certainly a member of the Fab Four as Lara was in his era but with many more opportunities to play test cricket than Lara had.
powen001 3/1/25, 2:06:29 PM
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debut: 11/26/06
62,263 runs

In reply to velo

Lara was just better that does not diminish root as a batsman .the better comparison would be between root and kohli two contempoary players


Well said Velo
BeatDball 3/1/25, 11:13:36 PM
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debut: 7/20/14
16,556 runs

In reply to powen001 cool
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fatman 3/5/25, 8:06:29 AM
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debut: 11/28/02
2,853 runs

In reply to PalsofMine

Missing Hammond
JoeGrine 3/5/25, 8:54:09 AM
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debut: 2/15/09
4,730 runs

In reply to fatman

and Barrington are the only two Englishmen I would rank ahead of Root.