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Kallis is better than Sobers:

Tue, Mar 17, '26 at 2:05 PM

Here is the proof

Tue, Mar 17, '26 at 2:17 PM

@WI_cricfan

by what measure ?

these numbers haha

Tue, Mar 17, '26 at 2:36 PM

Add fielding as a criteria.

Tue, Mar 17, '26 at 2:58 PM

@WI_cricfan

if sobers got the amount of chances at the wicket from patriotic or intimidated umpires, then sobers would have averaged 90. kallis was a great cricketer but massively overrated. check his stats against the best attack of his time(mcgrath and warne) and you'll see what i mean....two hundreds in ten years. yesterday i saw a game on youtube where wavell hinds got kallis caught and bowled, a straightfward take but low and he refused to leave, and the dotish umpire went to the 3rd umpire. there's an over from the great freddie flintoff where he had kallis out lbw first ball and the umpire didn't give him his orders, and barry richards, who was on commentary and a south african said the umpire's decision was absurd and nonsensical.