1. S. Tendulkar 2.
S. Gavaskar 3. D.
Bradman---Captain 4. B. Lara 5.
J. Kallis 6. Sir Sobers -- VCaptain 7.
K. Sangakkara -Keeper 8. Imran Khan 9.
S. Warne 10.M. Murlidaran 11.
M. Marshall 12. R.
Hadlee My choice has lot of similarities to yours. But here are the differences.?Leave Mcgrath out. He is just not effective as R.
Hadlee or Marshall.?Sanga is a better wicket keeper batsman than Gilchrist. Just look at his record.?No chance for Jack Hobbs, Akram or Rhodes. Not that they are bad but just not good enough like others.?The two best spinners both Murali and Warne should be there.? Now I have to admit that some unchanged opinions of some people will not change even at the end of the world.
They can have their opinions. But they cannot simply change the obvious. (1) Bradman is definitely not as great as his avg suggests.
Like you said it's difficult to judge batsman's true ability if he had played 70% of matches against a single opposition and the rest against minnows at 2 venues. Most of the other greats have played with more variety and versatility. Having said that I think it's a fair assignment to still call him the best as we cannot leave out his amazing stats.
So he is the BEST TEST BATSMAN OF ALL TIME! Yes we say that because we appreciate any great cricketing talent regardless their nationality.
Gavaskar Gilchrist Brian Lara Tendulkar Gary Sobers VivRichards Imran Khan (Captain) Waqar Younis Wasim Akram Shane Warne.
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