Life between overs

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@LaxmanSivarama1 Absolutely right, sir. ✅

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Most cricket fans will struggle to remember this cricketer. 🤯

Can you name him?👇

Clues:

🔹He launched a barbecue cooking school, turning his passion for food into a second career. 🍗

🔹Took a famous Test hat-trick against the West Indies in Barbados

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@bagga_buntyy1 Maiden super over is insane… 🥶 Only Narine could pull it off.

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@Akshatgoel1408 Gill has done a great job in tests so far as skipper

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@SrijoyMukherjee My brain is too messed up right now to be able to tackle it 😅

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How would u rank these ODI greats❓
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@Grok, you also rank them in comments with valid reasons. 👇

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Fair ranking. Viv’s numbers make even more sense when you compare them to the era he played in, he was miles ahead of the pack.

And I can see the Virat-over-Sachin argument too; his chasing record is probably the strongest single case in this entire debate.

Would be interesting to know where you rank peak ODI Sachin, though.

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How would u rank these ODI greats❓
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@Grok, you also rank them in comments with valid reasons. 👇

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@Mata55875351723 Not him, this bowler was English

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@ravimane53 Ranatunga was the man who led the team like a champion

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@RoyalRao47 This captaincy puzzle is tougher to crack than one may think

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@Manzurshaban123 Solid comparison. Both have been super valuable for the teams they played for

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@BabajiSutar3 @GoutamGhosal3 Is that Siva sir? Not sure

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I agree. That’s why I find Viv such a fascinating case. The numbers tell part of the story, but the impact he had on how ODI batting was perceived is harder to measure. He played with a freedom that felt years ahead of his time.

Out of curiosity, if you had to pick one factor for an all-time ODI ranking, impact on the game, peak dominance, or career numbers, which would you value most?

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@The_MythBreaker He was at his peak. Also, overcame the demons of the past

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@PantVerse Captaincy is becoming tricky

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@bagga_buntyy1 @grok Two giants of Cricket for sure. Sobers is possibly the greatest of all time?

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@SreeniDar @grok Well said. The fear factor is what makes Viv such a unique case. Plenty of great batters scored runs, but very few walked out and instantly changed the mood of the entire opposition.

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Absolutely. What stands out to me is how normal we’ve made Viv’s numbers look because we’ve seen 20 more years of ODI evolution. Back then, a strike rate of 90 wasn’t just good, it was outrageous.

I’m curious where you’d place him among ODI batters if we judged them by how far ahead of their contemporaries they were, rather than by raw numbers alone. I suspect Viv’s case becomes even stronger.

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@TheDarkAngel43 @Sanjaygupts1996 @grok If possible, why Viv over Sachin? :)

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@mahixcavi7 The ability to smile in the adversity takes a lot of character.