World's Greatest Opening Pair of Batsman in Tests!

[satishmania]

according to his ODI stats in ICC 2005 langer HAS played 10 ODIs

 

[andrew_nixon]

according to his ODI stats in ICC 2005 langer HAS played 10 ODIs

In real life he's played 8, the last on the tour to England in 1997.

 

[kush]

correct with a highest score of 36. check out http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6256.html. it says everything about Langer

 

[satishmania]

thanks kush.nice link

 

[angryangy]

Langer played as a stand-in keeper in 4 ODIs. He was pretty unfortunate really, especially when you consider that Hayden wasn't really a particularly forceful ODI batsman.

 

[rashaba16]

Your own saying that cause there west indian.

No I'm not. I dont care where a person comes from. Once they're the best I will acknowledge them as the best. Look at Lara for example...I dont think he is the best, I think Sachin is the best. Greenidge and Haynes were called and still are called the most destructive opening attack.
Rameez Raja
Check and see what Rameez Raja says.

On whether he rates Hayden-Langer above Greenidge-Haynes

No... When Greenidge and Haynes were around, the bowling was top class... Then, in their time, there were no minnows... No Bangladesh and no Zimbabwe... Also, no restrictions on the bouncer... That was a tougher era. If I may add, the one-day game was still taking off, yet Greenidge and Haynes were outstanding... They were naturals.


On his top five openers

Sunil Gavaskar: Very balanced... Neat, intelligent... And, despite his short stature, intimidated... Sunny had a presence and we respected him more because Imran held him in such esteem.

Greenidge: He was blessed with an excellent technique and was a murderer. He combined the two to give cricket some of the finest innings by an opener. Even he had an intimidating presence.

Haynes: He wasn?t as gifted as Greenidge, but worked hard to be treated on a par... In fact, he became a phenomenal opener and we would struggle to cut off his singles and twos. I remember our Haynes-specific discussions at team meetings focussed not on getting him out, but stopping those runs. For an opener, he played the spinners superbly.

Anwar: A big match player... I don?t think I?ll forget his unbeaten 188 at the Eden, in 1998-99... Moreover, Saeed was an entertainer and that quality alone put him in a different category.

Hayden: A big performer, again one who intimidates... That he came back so strongly after being dropped early in his career speaks volumes of his mental toughness. It?s because of Hayden that Australia get at least 300 on any day of a Test... Langer, of course, complements him.

 

[Indiangod]

Greenidge n Haynes, gavaskar's another one as well.

 

[moza1]

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21585.html

Trescothick has scored more runs than Gilchrist despite having an average 10 fewer.

Gilchrist has played 19 fewer innings and is only about 570 runs behind Trescothik. He has also scored more hundreds then him batting at number 7.

 

[langerrox]

yup langer played some odis, he did alright i think averaged 36

 

[andrew_nixon]

yup langer played some odis, he did alright i think averaged 36

Average of 32 with a high score of 36. 160 runs from 7 innings. Pretty useless really.

 

[satishmania]

he should have got a few more chances..32 is not a bad average for a starter..michael slater too had a similar average but he got plenty of chances in ODI cricket

 

[angryangy]

He played between no. 4 and no. 7 so it's not surprising, he was mainly being called on to score quickly with the field spread at the death.

Steve Waugh averaged about 32 and he played well over 300 ODIs.

 

[satishmania]

mark taylor too averaged below langer in ODIs..he played over 100 games!even greg blewett played more games than langer.

 

[jackrussell]

ofcourse its greenidge n haynes, who else?

 

[kenni_greg]

Trescothick have minimum footwork therefore it will not be easy for him playing Shoaib Akhtar,If you want to succed againts fast bowlers you have to have good footwork same goes with spinners,

Trescothick will fail misreably againts Pakistan,

I don't understand your logic.

Sehwag, who's footwork is minimal averages 98 against Pakistan.