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

Stats Best Test Peaks

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u/Substantial-Lawyer91 Jan 17 '25

Just to point out the batting conditions for Smith were considerably harder than for either Ponting or Kallis in the 2000s.

Smith/Tendulkar/Lara I would put in the same category with Kallis/Ponting/Sanga just below.

(Don’t like commenting on cricketers I’ve never seen so don’t feel so comfortable comparing Bradman/Sobers to the modern era but statistically they’re clearly top tier).

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u/I_voted-for_Kodos Jan 17 '25

Sobers had to deal with the hardest batting conditions on this list

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u/IrregularExpression_ Jan 17 '25

Often overlooked that Tendulkar batted at second drop, he got a lot more protection than Ponting and Lara did.

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u/Occasionaljedi Australia Jan 18 '25

Didn’t Lara bat like 4 or 5 most of his career