agreed. He and Ritchie Richardson were far better cricketers than their records tell us. If WI had not lost that semi final against Australia after being in a winning position history would have judged them differently. Both were very good players. Hooper in particular was a great batsman had the technique and also could play very attackingly when he wanted to.
Agreed He was pure class..but the stats ALSO tell the story.... of a career of underachievement. The problem wasn't lack of talent or getting out... it was the WAY he got out ..to ordinary balls and with no commitment. Like Lawrence Rowe before and Marlon Samuels after him, they lacked the focus and mental toughness to allow the stats to match their God given talents... Hooper should have had 10,0000 test runs
That particular Had Hooper played in the World Cup, West Indies would have reached the final and perhaps won the World Cup for the third time. The absence of Hooper was definitely felt by the Windies team at that time. @@brajeshsingh2391
Sometimes averages don't do justice to a players talent. Carl Hooper was a great batsman. Sultan of swing says it himself. You can have your opinion, that's fine with me. But that doesn't take anything away from Hooper.
@ramsey robert It's not only his batting. He was a good bowler when needed, a good batsman and probably one of the best slip fielders. He took absolutely amazing catches.
@@winstonseecharan6321 you are confused between 1990 nd 1997...... This video and tour series I'm talking about is from 1997 tour of Pak when Walsh was captain nd Wi lost 0-3 ...... Lara made his debut in 1990 tour of Pak under Viv when WI draw the series 1-1
A player of immense quality.. I always believed that the game came to easy to him and that's why he didn't average higher. Saw most of his career, never saw him struggle against any bowler...
He was one of those blokes who played fucking horrible shots to get out. Perhaps lack of application, because he was a fantastic cricketer. He was a very similar cricketer to Mark Waugh. Waugh used to play some awful shots to get out as well. Both brilliant slippers too. Shane Warne rated Hooper as a better player of spin than most of his contemporaries, who averaged a lot more than he did.....
So sad that Hooper underachieved during his career, he was hyped as being the next VIV Richards and looking at his batting I believe he could have been
Mushtaq knows he bowled a googly, and it's been hit for 6 over long on. Hooper knows Mushtaq bowled a googly, and he's hit it for 6 over long on. Charu Sharma doesn't know.
In my childhood during 90s, Hooper was among those batters who were difficult to dismiss. Solid batsman
Stats don't tell the full story. Hooper is pure class. That is why Akram picked him in the top XI of test players he has come up against.
agreed. He and Ritchie Richardson were far better cricketers than their records tell us. If WI had not lost that semi final against Australia after being in a winning position history would have judged them differently.
Both were very good players. Hooper in particular was a great batsman had the technique and also could play very attackingly when he wanted to.
Agreed BRO .
Agreed BRO .👍👍
Agreed He was pure class..but the stats ALSO tell the story.... of a career of underachievement. The problem wasn't lack of talent or getting out... it was the WAY he got out ..to ordinary balls and with no commitment. Like Lawrence Rowe before and Marlon Samuels after him, they lacked the focus and mental toughness to allow the stats to match their God given talents... Hooper should have had 10,0000 test runs
That particular Had Hooper played in the World Cup, West Indies would have reached the final and perhaps won the World Cup for the third time. The absence of Hooper was definitely felt by the Windies team at that time. @@brajeshsingh2391
One of west Indies most talented player ,but I believe he under achieve massively. Didn't think he take it seriously enough.
One of the most underrated player...he is really a grt batsman 🙂
Sometimes averages don't do justice to a players talent. Carl Hooper was a great batsman. Sultan of swing says it himself. You can have your opinion, that's fine with me. But that doesn't take anything away from Hooper.
@ramsey robert It's not only his batting. He was a good bowler when needed, a good batsman and probably one of the best slip fielders. He took absolutely amazing catches.
@ramsey robert You can't differentiate between 30 and 35.
@ramsey robert you are a third rate shit
@ramsey robert hahaha he isn't that impressive to watch either ..I agree he was avg at best .
Superb Knock...... He was the only one in the touring squad who was sure of his footwork against the spinners.... even Lara struggled on that tour.
Not true!
@@TheTredoc nd why do you think not true... Who else scored more than Hooper on that tour from West Indies?
Lara made his debut in that match only bat one innings was out for 44 not bad
@@winstonseecharan6321 you are confused between 1990 nd 1997...... This video and tour series I'm talking about is from 1997 tour of Pak when Walsh was captain nd Wi lost 0-3 ...... Lara made his debut in 1990 tour of Pak under Viv when WI draw the series 1-1
@@azheryou I know it was 1990 Lara made debut but I thought that was the match I am seeing
Hooper was as classy as Azza, a treat to watch.
Hooper will be one of those always underappreciated in the annals of cricket.
He was just smooth, easy going. There was something about him that was really different. My all time favourite.
Agree
Very very underrated the legend Carl Hopper
A player of immense quality..
I always believed that the game came to easy to him and that's why he didn't average higher.
Saw most of his career, never saw him struggle against any bowler...
Great batting by the great batsman
He smashed the spinners...Waz got him in the end.
Hoops was class!!!
My favourite West Indies players Jimmy adams Courtney Walsh curtly ambrose Carl hooper Brian Lara Ridley Jacobs Chris gayle fraklyn rose
I really admire and he is my favourite bowler wasim Akram.....lot of love and respect from India
Typical Karl Hooper, probably the greatest player of spin
*Look at the size of the boundary and look at the thin bats. THAT'S what separates men from prostitutes.*
I agree , cricket back then was different , I really miss those days.
The calm eyed Carribbean Batter in a butcher mood .
Hooper was cool minded Batman.
Very good performance God bless Carl Hooper
The classiest
He is kinda Grass Hopper..
Very talented.
In this match Carl hopper become the first and only batsmen to hit six on Wasim Akram bowling in test cricket
wasim rated him best west indian batsman
Superb knock. Clip doesn't have any shots against Waqar though.
simply super or carl hooper
I think most underrated player ever
This guy was amazing... Should've ended on top of the heap... Wonder what happened 🤔
He was one of those blokes who played fucking horrible shots to get out. Perhaps lack of application, because he was a fantastic cricketer. He was a very similar cricketer to Mark Waugh. Waugh used to play some awful shots to get out as well. Both brilliant slippers too. Shane Warne rated Hooper as a better player of spin than most of his contemporaries, who averaged a lot more than he did.....
Absolute gem of a player
Big and fast scoring from Carl Hoper well done
So sad that Hooper underachieved during his career, he was hyped as being the next VIV Richards and looking at his batting I believe he could have been
Pure class👏👍.
Brutal batting!
Only Class like hooper had the answers of Wasim Waqar questions 👍👍👍
Best Carl hopper
I think Carl Hooper is the best batman I have ever seen.
Hooper,,Great player,but never did justice to his pure talent
Poetry in motion..class apart..lazy elegance..miss his batting a lot
I remember, Hooper was called as skilled but never justified his full potential
Cricket at its best cant ask for more from the w I team
Legend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
is great cricketers i love west Indies cricketer is hiting 2 hard
Such a superb batsmen but why he was not consistent.?
He made great bowling, look ordinary
Common cricket lovers here in India only considered Lara as a great batsman
that caribbean flamboyance
It took a special ball from Akram to dismiss Hooper
Mushtaq knows he bowled a googly, and it's been hit for 6 over long on. Hooper knows Mushtaq bowled a googly, and he's hit it for 6 over long on. Charu Sharma doesn't know.
Don't forget that was a bad batting pitch hooper was the only success in that match
Title should be Hooper bashing Mushtaq Ahmad
Hooper was the best after Richards, but stats dont do him justice.
Yes,
Correct.
In full form he was better than Lara.
He was the mixture of Gordon Greenies and Sir Viv ----
It should be Wasim and Mushtaq.
Not Waqar.
Hooper was always good against Akram.
And brilliant against spinners.
Superb knock but poor commentary.