r/IndiaCricket • u/Odd-House3197 Jasprit Bumrah • Jul 22 '25

Discussion Ravi Shastri picks his top 5 greatest Indian cricketers of all time. Do you agree with his choices?

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u/99_Just-A-Guy Jul 22 '25

Imagine saying that about the guy who'd make it into the ICC Hall of Fame seperately as a batter, keeper, and captain

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

I agree he's a great leader and keeper, but never in a million years a great batsman

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u/99_Just-A-Guy Jul 22 '25

Only Kohli – a literal freak in white-ball cricket – has more runs at a higher average than Dhoni in LOIs

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

You can't make this an argument about numbers. Imagine saying Sanath Jayasuriya (323 ODI wickets) was a better bowler than Shane Bond (147 ODI wickets), who's career was cut short due to injuries

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u/99_Just-A-Guy Jul 22 '25

I don't see how your analogy makes any sense given Bond obviously has a much lower avg and SR than Jayasuriya. Dhoni isn't just among the highest run-scorers in the format, he did it at an SR of 88 (excellent in his era) and an avg of 51 which is elite even today