Clarke or de Villiers or Younis Khan

comment by Whyalwaysme (U9900)
posted 3 hours, 35 minutes ago
You won't get better 1 down Number 3 batsman than Rahul Dravid, rock solid and reliable in any conditions. Sublime middle order like

Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman

was treat to watch back in days.
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Stop living in the past

You won't get better 1 down Number 3 batsman than Rahul Dravid, rock solid and reliable in any conditions. Sublime middle order like

Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman

was treat to watch back in days.
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Think OP is referring to current players only. Otherwise is have Dravid amongst the few already mentioned

I didn't realise Younis had such a good record, why do the Board keep falling out with what appears to be their premier batsman? Players like Kallis, Sanga, Jayawardene, Dravid and Tendukar have all shown that age isn't necessarily a barrier so is there another reason?

Sorry if it seems like a silly question, I've been woefully ignorant of Pakistani test cricket since they've not been able to play at home.

ou won't get better 1 down Number 3 batsman than Rahul Dravid, rock solid and reliable in any conditions. Sublime middle order like

Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman

was treat to watch back in days.
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Stop living in the past
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Look who is telling me ??? a Liverpool fan

Look who shows up at the top with a batting average of 86 for the past 3 years!

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batting_average;qualmin1=10;qualval1=matches;spanmax2=25+Nov+2014;spanmin2=25+Nov+2011;spanval2=span;template=results;type=batting

Average is blessed by 12 not outs in 35 innings.

C'paul is quality, but not in the same class (considering the criteria some are using here). He has an average of 30 in Aus and 41 in Saffers. Homie

True, Chanders has a batting average of 41 in SA, but Y Khan's average there is even lower at 33.

SA is a difficult place for batsmen, even for Saffers. Most SA batsmen have lower averages at home than on the road.

It's difficult to judge the worth of Chanderpaul. He plays for a weak team and often watches others fall off at the other end.

Yeah, true. Fair point.

Chanderpaul has always been a selfish batsman for me. So many times he's been left with tail and has never batted well and instead protected his N.O

also he's refused to play higher up in the batting order when his team need him too. Nice stats but poor mentality for the team.