Martin Crowe was a superb player who scored a lot of runs in Australia. He averaged 68 in the 8 tests he played in Australia. I still remember his 188 in the game where Hadlee got 9-52 in the first innings in Brisbane in 1985.
Sensible ranking. Vivian was greatest of his era and moreover in cricketing world. Man, what a brave player he was. He only can play hook shot on 150kmph without helmet.
Viv Perhaps the best ever batsman to have played the game. The amount of time he used to have playing the very fast bowlers like Lillee, Thommo, Pascoe, Hogg etc was just out of this world. ❤
@@happyolddude Absolutely. Never needed a helmet and hooked everyone. His 189 in the 1984 ODI at Old Trafford is the most dominant individual innings ever.
@@pemmarajuramasaran7211 The greatest batsman to play the game was Don Bradman……….by a country mile. Bradman was perhaps the greatest ever sportsman. No one has ever dominated their sport the way he did. His record speaks for itself.
@ Why not? He faced some of the toughest bowling there ever was - facing extraordinary pace attacks from Aus and England including on their home pitches without a helmet, managing the great bowling from some of the greatest ever from Pakistan in the Windies, and facing the greatest quartet of spin from yesteryears India in India, and he still did well! Including a large number of questionable umpiring decisions he faced during the early portion of his career.
Cook 2010-11 before Peterson. New ball down under is the hardest part. SG ahead of Kohli for the same reason, but for the fact cricket is a team sport, and a great batsman also lifts the whole team to WIN. Which is why Crowe must be in it, NZ is a small player, to win in Australia (even against the worst Australia) isn't easy. SG and SRT probably equal, they never won, but came with weak teams and SRT was effectively facing the new ball, always.
I’d put in Alister Cook’s incredible 10/11 Ashes. An opener who scored 766, yes, 766 runs for the SERIES (not the calendar year!!) He was superb. Probably in place of KP on that list. My two cents.
great list. visiting players who do very well here are (mostly) greatly admired. that’s why little root isn’t rated in australia, despite his excellent record in india.
what about gavaskar who played against thompson , lillie , mcdermott and merv and still managed to average 51 and that as an opener and infact as an asian batsman which at that time were considered to be not the ones who would play fast bowling at ease and that too in 70s and 80 s
@@kcreact4926 Gavaskar actually only played against a good Aussie pace attack in 1980-81 which had Lille, Pascoe and Hogg. He struggled in that series except for the controversial 70 he made and walked off with Chauhan. The other scores were against slightly mediocre attacks. Anyway, it’s Fleming’s personal selection, so we have to respect that !
Miandad also played well in Aus had a 129* in Perth in Lillee era and hundred at Adelaide too....but he would be more at 10 or 11, top 10 would have WI and Indian batsmen for sure
Amongst all those great batsmen Sachin played theee different generations of Australian bowlers and returned the best average. Winning depends a lot on the overall balance of the team and India mostly had weak teams touring downunder those days which I think makes his achievements even better.
Sachin played all the best aussie quicks m warnie with ease....1991 to 2008...he was unbelievable...got more than 3-4 bad decisions throughout the course of his play In Australia
@@jenni431 he only played him 3 tests down under...scored a 100 and a 50...got a dubious decision when he was smashing him in Sydney. What's your point
@@jenni431Sachin has faced mcgrath in only 3 test matches in australia on tour of 99 and he was I think player of the series with 2 half centuries and a hundred...🙃
Her argument doesnt make sense@@Ish-iy7vg Toughest bowlers n pitches were in 5 test series in 1991-92...Merv Hughes McDermott reiffel Bruce Reid n Whitney...they were as good as anything Sachin faced at 18...
I remember watching King Viv scored 291 against England at the Kennington Oval in 1976 this when i started playing cricket in the London streets wearing a morron cap when it was my time to bat
I enjoyed watching the video, especially Merv, commenting now and then with a straight face, that was hilarious. I agree with the selection and the order. It's even more fun to read the comments, someone commenting that, "what else Sachin should have done to be in the first position". That takes the cake 😀.For god's sake Damien, get Tendulkar into first position. Else you will get hounded for years.
India almost won the 2007-08 BGT Series in Australia with Sachin scoring 496 runs in 4 matches had it been a fair umpiring in the Sydney test. But Benson and Bucknor acted like 12th and 13th man respectively for the Australians😅😅
Absolute Same in 2003-04 BGT Bro..We Would Have Won.. Bucknor Saved Australia in 4th Test Sydney on the Final Day by Denying Clear Dismissals & Series ended in a Draw Sachin Scored 300+ in Sydney
Dude, just watch the rerun/highlights of the 2007-08 test at Sydney @@tosgem I am sure you will understand the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.
As a pom, I love KP but Cook was the most pivotal player for us in those series win in Oz and India. We don't win either without him and still haven't replaced him.
KP is the reason Eng won in India, they weren't winning that 2012 tour in India without KP's wonderful 180+ in Mumbai , he was like Virender Sehwag can win games in a day on his own , of course swann and monty out-bowled our spinners and Cook so good as an opener. In my opinion KP is the greatest batter Eng has produced , box-office guy but poorly managed.
Cook had one great series where he seemed to bat forever However i wouldn't rate him in the top twenty of opponents to face Australia at home during my time.
Perhaps top 10 more than top 5 but Michael Vaughan scored a heap of runs in 2002/03 and Stuarts dad Chris Broad did the same when Mike Gattings team won the Ashes in 1986/87.
On current form, Kohli wouldn’t even be in the top 15 BUT if you look at the past tours, Kohli might even be No.1. Tendulkar, KP absolutely because of the confidence and aggro he brought with him, as a batsman. Richards would also make it on my list. The last one I would pick would be Sangakkara as I saw him hit a huge 100 against a very good pace attack, all this with absolute class and time to place his shot. The rest of his teammates were falling like ninepins ! I’m also surprised why VVS is not on this list but then you would have e too many Indians 😅! So, Richards, Tendulkar, Kohli, Pietersen, and Sangakkara would make my list !
Would not pick kohli to be honest. Good batsmen to pace but highly doubt he is top 5 touring batsmen in australia. Seen more impactful batsmen than him. VVS laxman was great against Australia.
Virat Kohli did well against moderate bowling attacks and when chasing. Not sure what happens to him in several first innings when he isn't chasing a target ,but is facing a top quality bowling attack. Furthermore, he simply lost his ability to hit good onside shots over mid-on consistently over the years, or simply was coached increasingly badly over time! Has the talent but a player who needs to listen and to be coached with clarity and options, once his vulnerabilities became know thro computer assisted graphics and analytics. Also, his intensity has gotten in the way, as he has aged - that needs to be tempered down also so that he score to his potential.
@ Too old to coach now. Also, I feel his arrogance is not allowing him to leave the wide outside off deliveries. The opposition just has to bowl on the 5th stump line, Kohli listens to his ultra aggressive voice and goes for the cover drive ! He will eventually nick one ! Quite a basic plan by the Aussies and worked very well ! Now other teams will do the same !
@@saiprakash523 In other fields people learn well upto 65 from their managers and seniors! But you are right, he is too busy advising everyone else and even wanting to captainz and hence has lost honest focus and the ability to truly listen without an ego. The ego also creates too much pressure and intensity within himself.
I love this idea. I always tend to rate players from other countries based on how well they did against us here in Australia. And I can't really argue with these players. I certainly agree with your top 3. Wouldn't they make a great 3, 4 & 5 in a batting lineup. You haven't included any openers here. If you were to include 2 touring openers to come in ahead of these guys, who would they be?
@@damienflemingsbowlologyrep8944 How did Gordon Greenidge go here? I remember I loved his cut shots but maybe I am remembering ODI's as much as Test matches here because he was in the WSC West Indies side too. Loved watching both Viv and Gordon bat but obviously you cannot go past the Master Blaster as number one here.
Amazing interaction between the legends: Flemmo: Where did you bowl to Brian? Merv: Short! Merv: Did you realise I had him dropped early in that innings? Flemmo: I didn't ask 😄 Merv: Steve Waugh in the gully on 186, he was at the time **grimaces at the camera** 02:16 🙌🙌🙌
some honourable mentions: Cook, Vaughan, Laxman, Kallis, Crowe growing up, Viv Richards was absolutely the man. Sure he had some verbals, but never really lost his cool, and it was all about the swagger.
My Top 5 based on rankings: 1) Viv Richards and Sachin Tendulkar 2) Brian Charles Lara 3) Rahul Dravid/Cheteshwar Pujara 4) Virat Kohli 5) Alastair Cook/ABD/Laxman
@@damienflemingsbowlologyrep8944 It's a pleasure sir to receive reply from you. Grew up watching you all legends wrecking havoc on oppositions and making Australia "The Mighty Aussies" back in the days. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@dhaanushl6465 well at times of comparison of stats, we have to consider the eras and difficulty of conditions too. Not to mention Australia in 1990s-2000s vs Australia of 2010's-current. 🙂
@@DoorasharavaaArya 2003/04 Series there was no Warne and McGrath and that's only Series Dravid did really well in Australia. Dravid Test average in Australia is only 41.
Tendulkar would have scored even more but for bad umpiring and a bad team without any support. Tendulkar is my first follwed by Viv, Lara, kohli and VVS
In Australia I just wondering how any one can keep VVS Laxman out of best five touring batsmen list. Just keep out Virat or Lara and talk about Richards. I saw him that he was superb against fast bowlers but spinner like maninder Singh was almost unplayable for him so he couldn't be comfortable against spin like Warne while looking at VVS and you can realise that he was wonderful against megrath, Lee or even Shane Warne also. I do know that sir Viv has great stroke Play and far more attacking game but still when you come to art of playing test cricket specially in Australia VVS Laxman is unmatched.
West Indians Larry Gomes, Richie Richardson & Desmond Haynes may not have the profile of others but all had phenomenal records in Oz & never played in losing series here.
Alastair Cook got 1664 runs at 49 as an opener. Admittedly England had little success in Australia, he was involved in 3 wins out of 20 matches played.
What Actually Sachin Needed to Do with the Bat To come at No 1 ? Avged 53.5+ with 6 Tons Great Sir Viv 47+ with 4 Tons on Aus.. Expected Better from Damien Feming, Who Witnessed Sachin's Bloody Brilliant Best in Field Repetitively When He was the One Man Army .. However 1 More Thing is Gavaskar was Called d ( Lil ) Master ( Technique) & Sir Viv was Called the Blaster ( Brutal Hitting Power ) Sachin Tendulkar was Combinedly Called as Master Blaster ( Technique+ Skill + Stroke Play ) but certainly d media is changing d nomenclature intentionally
@@sachinchandrashekar5872team win depends on bowlers and other batsman too... Imagine Travis Smith scoring 300 in a test but bowler failed to defend will u say travis played bad and has no impact?😂😂
As a South African these greatest lists are farcial at best. No Kallis De Villiers Smith or Amla I think maybe Australia England and Indis can form their own league and play and praise each other to their hearts content😊 Granted its the opinion of Damien and these lists are created for content for the appeasement of its targeted viewers sometimes its good to have an honest opinion. Granted SA has always been the bridesmaid at world finals but have since our readmission been a bloody competitive side with high calibre players. Food for thought i think
Kohli is great but No.5 is questionable- loved Dravid and Laxman a lot when they toured. Even in their last tour, they scored runs. Dravid In 2003-04 Aus tour was exceptional ❤.
Great choice...and the ones who say this guy should have been there and that guy should have been there...make your own choices guys! This is Damiens list so appreciate it!!
Hi Damien Fleming. How come you missed VVS Laxman who is having a very good record against australia both in home and away conditions. Very impactful player. He scored 1236 runs at an avg of 44 with 4 100s and 4 50s.
Miandad would be 8-10, he did bat great, and Ejaz Ahmed , but WI and India played more , and had great batter, From India I would choose Gavasker, Tendulkar, Kohli, Laxman as the best....( you can order them ), from WI Viv, Sobers , Haynes , Lara , Richardson, Loyd. ( again order yourself ) SA would have a few England would be Cook and Peterson, and one or two from the Winning sid in 1986. Pakistan would have , Miandad, Ejaz, Younis ( although he played less , still averaged 50 ) Sri Lanka would have Sanga and Desilva
Though it is Damien Fleming's personal opinion, I would have picked Laxman over Kohli. Laxman never failed in a single BGT series and played against superior Aussie attack.
Kohli has had only 1 great series in Aus. Rest were decent to mediocre. That 2014/15 was played on mother of flat pitches. Everyone scored. Rest 3 series he has a combined average in mid 30s.
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Virat has 7 hundreds and thats the most for a visiting batsman ..also gor 100's at all venues except brisbane ..for that reason he will be number 1 ...100's at sydney count for only half as the wicket is not quick
100s😂 doesn't matter..... imagine scoring 100 in a game then 10 in next innings and on the other hand a player scoring 80-80 in both innings is better than 100.. almost 47 ka average ho gya in Australia virat ka ... Scoring 91 runs in 9 innings after 100 in 2024 bgt😂
I mean pujara has to be there, he was the best batsmen in 18/19 tour he eas responsible for the series win, grinded down the bolwers so much in 20/21 tour, he surely should be there i think
I would have Kohli too but his last two series were a big letdown so for me he doesn't make the list. I would have either Kallis or de villiers or Gavaskar.
@@Jojpjjpkpjpjpjjpjjjlnohiguvu averages and scores also mean something you fool, go ask your bowlers which batters they hated the most, the answers are cook Pujara Gavaskar Kohli Sachin
Martin Crowe was a superb player who scored a lot of runs in Australia. He averaged 68 in the 8 tests he played in Australia. I still remember his 188 in the game where Hadlee got 9-52 in the first innings in Brisbane in 1985.
But Kiwis are not considered as tourists to Aus😂
Why do people in the comments need to ask why aren’t players selected. This is just a personal choice, there is no right or wrong answer.
Absolutely correct mate !!!!!
Exactly, it's Damian personal choice. He can pick whoever he wants👍
Absolutely right
Exactly 👍
Most of the People don't understand this simple point
Sensible ranking. Vivian was greatest of his era and moreover in cricketing world. Man, what a brave player he was. He only can play hook shot on 150kmph without helmet.
Damien: Great piece! Perfect selections and perfect rankings. The TOP TWO, Richard and Tendulkar, are unquestionable. A CUT ABOVE THE REST, even.
VVS Laxman had 3 good series in 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08. Expected Kallis and De Villiers with couple of series wins.
SA won 3 series back to back in Australia...
@harishg1507 but kallis and de villiers were only in two of them
@@ratnsharma6811 also SA always got max 3 test series .....
@@harishg1507plse tell me the years
he made this video just for views
Viv Perhaps the best ever batsman to have played the game. The amount of time he used to have playing the very fast bowlers like Lillee, Thommo, Pascoe, Hogg etc was just out of this world. ❤
Really?
@@happyolddude Absolutely. Never needed a helmet and hooked everyone. His 189 in the 1984 ODI at Old Trafford is the most dominant individual innings ever.
@@gus8024 I do not recognise one day cricket so cannot take that innings into account.
@@pemmarajuramasaran7211 The greatest batsman to play the game was Don Bradman……….by a country mile. Bradman was perhaps the greatest ever sportsman. No one has ever dominated their sport the way he did. His record speaks for itself.
@ Why not? He faced some of the toughest bowling there ever was - facing extraordinary pace attacks from Aus and England including on their home pitches without a helmet, managing the great bowling from some of the greatest ever from Pakistan in the Windies, and facing the greatest quartet of spin from yesteryears India in India, and he still did well! Including a large number of questionable umpiring decisions he faced during the early portion of his career.
And Sanghakara these are the all time best performances in Australia tour. Love your Top 5. Your fan from India 🇮🇳 ❤
Pretty good selection. I'd probably have Martin Crowe in place of Pietersen, and maybe Gavaskar instead of Kohli but close call.
Cook 2010-11 before Peterson. New ball down under is the hardest part. SG ahead of Kohli for the same reason, but for the fact cricket is a team sport, and a great batsman also lifts the whole team to WIN. Which is why Crowe must be in it, NZ is a small player, to win in Australia (even against the worst Australia) isn't easy. SG and SRT probably equal, they never won, but came with weak teams and SRT was effectively facing the new ball, always.
I’d put in Alister Cook’s incredible 10/11 Ashes. An opener who scored 766, yes, 766 runs for the SERIES (not the calendar year!!) He was superb. Probably in place of KP on that list.
My two cents.
Slick recording Flemmo. Great recording quality. So good watching Day 2 from the Bradman Stand.
great list. visiting players who do very well here are (mostly) greatly admired. that’s why little root isn’t rated in australia, despite his excellent record in india.
Nice cameo by Merv :)
Contact theme from Merv. Short . Bouncers were Merv’s stock ball
Great list Damien. VVS and Michael Vaughan too have been very good down under.
Sir Viv is without a doubt the greatest ever.
what about gavaskar who played against thompson , lillie , mcdermott and merv and still managed to average 51 and that as an opener and infact as an asian batsman which at that time were considered to be not the ones who would play fast bowling at ease and that too in 70s and 80 s
Because it's HIS list..his choices
Martin Crowe averaged 68 in tests in Australia.
And without helmet. But I respect his list his choices.
@@kcreact4926 Gavaskar actually only played against a good Aussie pace attack in 1980-81 which had Lille, Pascoe and Hogg. He struggled in that series except for the controversial 70 he made and walked off with Chauhan. The other scores were against slightly mediocre attacks. Anyway, it’s Fleming’s personal selection, so we have to respect that !
Miandad also played well in Aus had a 129* in Perth in Lillee era and hundred at Adelaide too....but he would be more at 10 or 11, top 10 would have WI and Indian batsmen for sure
Amongst all those great batsmen Sachin played theee different generations of Australian bowlers and returned the best average. Winning depends a lot on the overall balance of the team and India mostly had weak teams touring downunder those days which I think makes his achievements even better.
Sachin played all the best aussie quicks m warnie with ease....1991 to 2008...he was unbelievable...got more than 3-4 bad decisions throughout the course of his play In Australia
@@tiffgplu2590 How many hundreds does Tendulkar have when McGrath was playing?
@@jenni431 he only played him 3 tests down under...scored a 100 and a 50...got a dubious decision when he was smashing him in Sydney.
What's your point
@@jenni431Sachin has faced mcgrath in only 3 test matches in australia on tour of 99 and he was I think player of the series with 2 half centuries and a hundred...🙃
Her argument doesnt make sense@@Ish-iy7vg
Toughest bowlers n pitches were in 5 test series in 1991-92...Merv Hughes McDermott reiffel Bruce Reid n Whitney...they were as good as anything Sachin faced at 18...
What I think Viv had that no other batsman ever has is that he actually intimated the bowlers.
No arguments with the list .... Viv is No.1 by a country mile, no doubt!!
Loving that wrist action holding the tablet reflected back through the Oakleys
I remember watching King Viv scored 291 against England at the Kennington Oval in 1976 this when i started playing cricket in the London streets wearing a morron cap when it was my time to bat
I enjoyed watching the video, especially Merv, commenting now and then with a straight face, that was hilarious.
I agree with the selection and the order.
It's even more fun to read the comments, someone commenting that, "what else Sachin should have done to be in the first position". That takes the cake 😀.For god's sake Damien, get Tendulkar into first position. Else you will get hounded for years.
India almost won the 2007-08 BGT Series in Australia with Sachin scoring 496 runs in 4 matches had it been a fair umpiring in the Sydney test. But Benson and Bucknor acted like 12th and 13th man respectively for the Australians😅😅
Absolute Same in 2003-04 BGT Bro..We Would Have Won..
Bucknor Saved Australia
in 4th Test Sydney
on the Final Day by Denying Clear Dismissals
& Series ended in a Draw
Sachin Scored 300+ in Sydney
@@SayantanSarkar10 let it go guys , let it go.
The whole world prefers Pakistani people over Indians !!!!
Always focus on umpire decisions that disadvantaged you. Ignore and forget your own advantages
Dude, just watch the rerun/highlights of the 2007-08 test at Sydney @@tosgem
I am sure you will understand the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.
Personally I have Kohli, Sir Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara
As a pom, I love KP but Cook was the most pivotal player for us in those series win in Oz and India. We don't win either without him and still haven't replaced him.
Cooky one dominate series he seemed to bat with Trott forever plus a 240 late in his career. Couldn’t get two different type of batsman Cooky and KP !
KP is the reason Eng won in India, they weren't winning that 2012 tour in India without KP's wonderful 180+ in Mumbai , he was like Virender Sehwag can win games in a day on his own , of course swann and monty out-bowled our spinners and Cook so good as an opener. In my opinion KP is the greatest batter Eng has produced , box-office guy but poorly managed.
Cook had one great series where he seemed to bat forever However i wouldn't rate him in the top twenty of opponents to face Australia at home during my time.
Perhaps top 10 more than top 5 but Michael Vaughan scored a heap of runs in 2002/03 and Stuarts dad Chris Broad did the same when Mike Gattings team won the Ashes in 1986/87.
Hi Damien. Still remember your 5 for 36 in 1996 WC against Indian in Mumbai.
Where do you keep VVS Laxman in this list?
On current form, Kohli wouldn’t even be in the top 15 BUT if you look at the past tours, Kohli might even be No.1. Tendulkar, KP absolutely because of the confidence and aggro he brought with him, as a batsman. Richards would also make it on my list. The last one I would pick would be Sangakkara as I saw him hit a huge 100 against a very good pace attack, all this with absolute class and time to place his shot. The rest of his teammates were falling like ninepins ! I’m also surprised why VVS is not on this list but then you would have e too many Indians 😅! So, Richards, Tendulkar, Kohli, Pietersen, and Sangakkara would make my list !
Would not pick kohli to be honest. Good batsmen to pace but highly doubt he is top 5 touring batsmen in australia. Seen more impactful batsmen than him. VVS laxman was great against Australia.
Virat Kohli did well against moderate bowling attacks and when chasing. Not sure what happens to him in several first innings when he isn't chasing a target ,but is facing a top quality bowling attack. Furthermore, he simply lost his ability to hit good onside shots over mid-on consistently over the years, or simply was coached increasingly badly over time! Has the talent but a player who needs to listen and to be coached with clarity and options, once his vulnerabilities became know thro computer assisted graphics and analytics. Also, his intensity has gotten in the way, as he has aged - that needs to be tempered down also so that he score to his potential.
@ Too old to coach now. Also, I feel his arrogance is not allowing him to leave the wide outside off deliveries. The opposition just has to bowl on the 5th stump line, Kohli listens to his ultra aggressive voice and goes for the cover drive ! He will eventually nick one ! Quite a basic plan by the Aussies and worked very well ! Now other teams will do the same !
@@saiprakash523 In other fields people learn well upto 65 from their managers and seniors! But you are right, he is too busy advising everyone else and even wanting to captainz and hence has lost honest focus and the ability to truly listen without an ego. The ego also creates too much pressure and intensity within himself.
Viv Richards hands down ..... at his best it was a feeling of dread watching him swager to the crease without a helmet.
I love this idea. I always tend to rate players from other countries based on how well they did against us here in Australia. And I can't really argue with these players. I certainly agree with your top 3. Wouldn't they make a great 3, 4 & 5 in a batting lineup. You haven't included any openers here. If you were to include 2 touring openers to come in ahead of these guys, who would they be?
Openers . Off the top of my head. Saeed Anwar and Sehwag
@@damienflemingsbowlologyrep8944 How did Gordon Greenidge go here? I remember I loved his cut shots but maybe I am remembering ODI's as much as Test matches here because he was in the WSC West Indies side too. Loved watching both Viv and Gordon bat but obviously you cannot go past the Master Blaster as number one here.
@@damienflemingsbowlologyrep8944 alastair cook had a big series in 2010-11 , scored tons of run there to set up Ashes win . Expected him in top 5
Alastair Cook over Kevin Pieterson easily. Only the second touring player to score a century at all 5 major Australian cricket grounds. Cmon !
Amazing interaction between the legends:
Flemmo: Where did you bowl to Brian?
Merv: Short!
Merv: Did you realise I had him dropped early in that innings?
Flemmo: I didn't ask 😄
Merv: Steve Waugh in the gully on 186, he was at the time **grimaces at the camera**
02:16 🙌🙌🙌
Hoggy may have had 499 of 500 bouncers hit to the boundary but the one remainder hit Viv in the head.
some honourable mentions: Cook, Vaughan, Laxman, Kallis, Crowe
growing up, Viv Richards was absolutely the man. Sure he had some verbals, but never really lost his cool, and it was all about the swagger.
King of kings at number one and the current King at number 5 that's still perfect.
Your prediction is right 👍👍🙏🙏👍🏏👑💪
I love Merv Hughes attitude.
Very Very Special Laxman should have been included at least as an honorable mention.
My Top 5 based on rankings:
1) Viv Richards and Sachin Tendulkar
2) Brian Charles Lara
3) Rahul Dravid/Cheteshwar Pujara
4) Virat Kohli
5) Alastair Cook/ABD/Laxman
Very good list
@@damienflemingsbowlologyrep8944 It's a pleasure sir to receive reply from you. Grew up watching you all legends wrecking havoc on oppositions and making Australia "The Mighty Aussies" back in the days. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@DoorasharavaaArya Dravid only 1 Test Hundred in Australia how can he above Kohli
@@dhaanushl6465 well at times of comparison of stats, we have to consider the eras and difficulty of conditions too. Not to mention Australia in 1990s-2000s vs Australia of 2010's-current. 🙂
@@DoorasharavaaArya
2003/04 Series there was no Warne and McGrath and that's only Series Dravid did really well in Australia. Dravid Test average in Australia is only 41.
Fwiw, Cook's the only player in that time period to score a ton in each of the regular Test venues.
Tendulkar would have scored even more but for bad umpiring and a bad team without any support. Tendulkar is my first follwed by Viv, Lara, kohli and VVS
In Australia I just wondering how any one can keep VVS Laxman out of best five touring batsmen list. Just keep out Virat or Lara and talk about Richards. I saw him that he was superb against fast bowlers but spinner like maninder Singh was almost unplayable for him so he couldn't be comfortable against spin like Warne while looking at VVS and you can realise that he was wonderful against megrath, Lee or even Shane Warne also. I do know that sir Viv has great stroke Play and far more attacking game but still when you come to art of playing test cricket specially in Australia VVS Laxman is unmatched.
West Indians Larry Gomes, Richie Richardson & Desmond Haynes may not have the profile of others but all had phenomenal records in Oz & never played in losing series here.
VVS Laxman should be there specially against Australia.
Lol lol merve Hugh's funny AF. "I got him dropped early on he was only 100 odd"
Alastair Cook got 1664 runs at 49 as an opener. Admittedly England had little success in Australia, he was involved in 3 wins out of 20 matches played.
I think you should make one for bowlers as well. And M. Asif should be in that list along with Shoaib Akhtar
Right selection
Larry Gomes. Martin Crowe, Michael Vaughan, BC Broad, Kumar Sangakkara, IJL Trott, Ravi Shastri
Jacques Kallis
What Actually Sachin Needed to Do with the Bat To come at No 1 ?
Avged 53.5+ with 6 Tons
Great Sir Viv 47+ with 4 Tons on Aus..
Expected Better from Damien Feming, Who Witnessed Sachin's Bloody Brilliant Best in Field Repetitively When He was the One Man Army ..
However 1 More Thing is Gavaskar was Called d ( Lil ) Master ( Technique) & Sir Viv was Called the Blaster ( Brutal Hitting Power )
Sachin Tendulkar was Combinedly Called as Master Blaster ( Technique+ Skill + Stroke Play )
but certainly d media is changing d nomenclature intentionally
Your team should win
viv scored at sr of 70 and srt at 55. that is why
@@sachinchandrashekar5872team win depends on bowlers and other batsman too... Imagine Travis Smith scoring 300 in a test but bowler failed to defend will u say travis played bad and has no impact?😂😂
@@vindukur100dude test match...and who told u 70 was his Sr in Australia's soil?
Sachin=🐐🇮🇳
The best batsman against Australia from India also includes Sir Rahul Dravid "The Wall" who blunted the best of Australian attacks.
As a South African these greatest lists are farcial at best.
No Kallis De Villiers Smith or Amla
I think maybe Australia England and Indis can form their own league and play and praise each other to their hearts content😊
Granted its the opinion of Damien and these lists are created for content for the appeasement of its targeted viewers sometimes its good to have an honest opinion.
Granted SA has always been the bridesmaid at world finals but have since our readmission been a bloody competitive side with high calibre players.
Food for thought i think
Sachin Tendulkar greatest of all time
SA were the 1team to beat Aus in Aus in a long time how no SA in there this guy is mad
Should have done a Top 10, Ejaz Ahmed would have been there too...at 9 or 10
Kohli is great but No.5 is questionable- loved Dravid and Laxman a lot when they toured. Even in their last tour, they scored runs. Dravid In 2003-04 Aus tour was exceptional ❤.
Great choice...and the ones who say this guy should have been there and that guy should have been there...make your own choices guys! This is Damiens list so appreciate it!!
Bit harsh on Sir Alastair Cook who hit 766 in 7 innings to win the 2010-11 Ashes, and averaged 48.94 over 26 innings in Australia.
Hi Damien Fleming. How come you missed VVS Laxman who is having a very good record against australia both in home and away conditions. Very impactful player. He scored 1236 runs at an avg of 44 with 4 100s and 4 50s.
VVS a great player. Top 10 for sure
Brian Lara one one series here in 92-3. Lost the rest. Still a worthy member of the top 5
Javed Miandad should have been there he played in one of the toughest conditions in Australia
Miandad would be 8-10, he did bat great, and Ejaz Ahmed , but WI and India played more , and had great batter, From India I would choose Gavasker, Tendulkar, Kohli, Laxman as the best....( you can order them ), from WI Viv, Sobers , Haynes , Lara , Richardson, Loyd. ( again order yourself )
SA would have a few
England would be Cook and Peterson, and one or two from the Winning sid in 1986.
Pakistan would have , Miandad, Ejaz, Younis ( although he played less , still averaged 50 )
Sri Lanka would have Sanga and Desilva
Though it is Damien Fleming's personal opinion, I would have picked Laxman over Kohli. Laxman never failed in a single BGT series and played against superior Aussie attack.
Great list.
Richards , sachin ,dravid, laxman, kallis ,And.
Absolutely perfect......
After you mentioned in today's big bash game that you have an youtube channel
sensible line up
Two Indians in there nd two west indians great to see
Damien you were star bowler of your time...
Good choice. I’d have vvs in there too
Sehwag is the glaring omission but otherwise an fair list 👍
Do the best touring teams next…..
Great idea. Will do. Need to do some work on the Keepers and a spinner 👌
Pujara is definitely among the top five
Kohli has had only 1 great series in Aus. Rest were decent to mediocre. That 2014/15 was played on mother of flat pitches. Everyone scored. Rest 3 series he has a combined average in mid 30s.
That’s a perfect list
India should have drawn the 2007-2008 series 1-1. The sydney test was a disaster for umpiring.
Ab De Villiers , Graeme Smith, Kallis underrated ❗❗
Without VVS Laxman, this list is a joke 😃
Alistair Cook went alright for a few series.
Surprised to not see cook
1.Richads
2 Lara
3 Laxman
These 3 played against the best aussie attack
Change gour glases mate, the uv lager in hour shades are coming out which might cause u eyesight problem owning the High UV Radiotions jn Southern Hemispehre, Take Care of Your Eyes and Health Damien Fleming, With Love for Cricket From India, Cris
What about VVS Laxman?
No Vvs Laxman.. the crisis man..
Oh Damien! Is that really You?
I saw you after 1998 ,
Virat has 7 hundreds and thats the most for a visiting batsman ..also gor 100's at all venues except brisbane ..for that reason he will be number 1 ...100's at sydney count for only half as the wicket is not quick
100s😂 doesn't matter..... imagine scoring 100 in a game then 10 in next innings and on the other hand a player scoring 80-80 in both innings is better than 100..
almost 47 ka average ho gya in Australia virat ka
... Scoring 91 runs in 9 innings after 100 in 2024 bgt😂
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Sir Vivian Richards
3. Virat Kohli
4. Brian Lara
5. Jacques Kallis
Nope , Tendulkar would still not be 1 , Viv was a beast in Australia both in test and ODI
A fan from bharat
Really you have Richards at number one.
Unfair but Javed,Martin crowe,Clive Lloyd ,Arvinda missing
Dravid and Laxman far superior to no 5. Hell, Shewag over no 5 too.
hi Damien..I am 39 now and let me tell you one thing..I used to copy your action in my childhood.
Nice to hear. One of the great things is mimicking bowlers actions . And all bowling actions are unique Malinga. Bumrah Jeff Thomson
I mean pujara has to be there, he was the best batsmen in 18/19 tour he eas responsible for the series win, grinded down the bolwers so much in 20/21 tour, he surely should be there i think
Where is Rahul dravid and VVS laksman in the list 😢
Wht don't you ask Steve Waugh and Shane Warne where they would have VVS? Their worst nightmare.
Big Merv knows a lot about King Viv. 😜
How good is big Merv . Loved to bowl a bouncer
@ I guess the famous glare was more intimidating than his bouncer
Vivian Richards number 1 great great choice
Merv is a legend
Viv averaged 47.6 in Aus not 50. What about Laxman?
I would have Kohli too but his last two series were a big letdown so for me he doesn't make the list. I would have either Kallis or de villiers or Gavaskar.
Pujara averaging 47 in Australia more than Virat and KP😢
Pujura top 10
Indian fans can never look beyond averages and statistics. Keep going…
@@Jojpjjpkpjpjpjjpjjjlnohiguvu averages and scores also mean something you fool, go ask your bowlers which batters they hated the most, the answers are cook Pujara Gavaskar Kohli Sachin
@@Jojpjjpkpjpjpjjpjjjlnohiguvubut you can't deny the fact that how frustrating it is to bowl him a 150 kph just to get tapped
@@Jojpjjpkpjpjpjjpjjjlnohiguvu averages and statistics shows good defense. Defense is important in australia, especially for touring batsmen.