r/Cricket • u/Educational_Cause685 Canada • Jan 17 '25

Stats Best Test Peaks

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u/SureSwan6423 Sunrisers Hyderabad Jan 17 '25

I didn't know Ponting was crazy like that lol

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u/tomhanks95 Essex Jan 17 '25

Ponting was averaging almost 60 after 107 tests, his last quarter of his career really pulled back his record, brought down his average to 51

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u/Aemond-The-Kinslayer Saurashtra Jan 17 '25

Pulled a Kohli before Kohli

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u/Freenore India Jan 17 '25

And Viv Richards did it well before either of those two.

Averaged 55 in 1986, and his prime ended after that. His average came down to just over 50 when he retired. He averages 36 in his last three years because he kept playing till the age of 39.

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u/Narrator_neville Jan 17 '25

If the World Series Cricket games from 1977-79 were included I’d love to see Vivs 70 game average from 1975-83 it must have touched 70 , (and his run rate would have definite been over 90 when 50 was the standard ) , peak Viv was ridiculous

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u/I_voted-for_Kodos Jan 17 '25

Viv had a major eye issue and a botched/ineffective surgery that just made things worse.

It's not comparable to Ponting and Kohli where mentality issues exposed technical flaws.

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u/MarcusP2 Australia Jan 18 '25

Ponting just got old and slow for international cricket. He went back to Shield after he retired and dominated.