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Originally Posted by Rachael LOL. I'd be as happy WATCHING Carl Hooper.. but I quite accept that others have been better players.
I accept Viv's claim to fame without ever having taken to his play,,, and whilst I have a lot of time for Lara I do find the excessive backlift and high hands a little off-putting: I'm quite sure that were I able to see Headley and the three Ws... I'd find an option I found preferable.
That said.. for me, WI greatness in cricket is about bowling rather than batting... and if you had to list the 5 greatest WI players of all time I'd hope that not ONE batsman figured! |
Ok, you like bowlers and the art of bowling.
Nothing wrong with that!
But don't let that cause you to say something absurd.
WI greatness in cricket is about batting AND bowling.
Sobers
Headley
Richards
Lara
Weekes
Walcott
Kanhai
Greenidge
Lloyd
Just some of the best ever batsmen to grace the game for ANY nation and spread over maybe FIVE distinct eras.
The first 4 will be considered in an all time top five without the merest thought.
SOBERS being the greatest allrounder ever is a certainty for that 5.
Luckily, you have made your point about the top 5 all time West Indians being bowlers on this messageboard because if you made it in a rum bar in the West Indies, you'd be laughed at to the point of embarassment.