Top 10 Greatest Test Batsmen in the 1970s

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[Arjun-ejfj]

Zaheer Abbas, Gordon Greenidge and Clive Lloyd also deserved a spot

[davidb]

By 1979 Viv, was rated no, 1 Bat in the world.

[stuartfraser]

Anyone who doesn't think that Viv was the top batter of the 70s wasn't around in the 70s.

[successschhoolofmotoring]

The best batsman should be judged by his average and Viv Richard’s has the highest average.

[Timberwolf]

1. Sir Viv Richards
2. Greg Chappell
3. Sunil Gavaskar
4. Sir Clive Lloyd
5. Zaheer Abbas
6. Gundappa Vishwanath
7. Gordon Greenidge
8. Geoffrey Boycott
9. Wasim Raja
10. Glenn Turner

[roybennett]

Love the music kind regards roy Bennett from Wollongong Australia

[panammannan]

Even Greg wont agree that he is rated above his compatriot Viv. Greg rates Viv as d best in his generation. Kalli, Amiss, Redpath, Boycott in but Clive Lloyd out? 😮

[SVADH]

Not sure on the criteria used for the rankings: if one were to use pure match-winning ability, Viv would stand tall and we wouldn’t have 2nd or 3rd place. Greenidge, Fredricks, and Lloyd are also missing.

[chriswatson]

The top ten based on peak rating in the 1970s from the ICC test bat rankings are:
1) Viv Richards - 933
2) Graeme Pollock - 927
3) Doug Walters - 922
4) Sunil Gavaskar - 916
5) Greg Chappell - 883
6) Gundappa Viswanath - 871
7) Javed Miandad - 868
8) Alvin Kallicharran - 866
9) Glenn Turner - 845
10) Garry Sobers - 838

Note that some of these ratings are based on performances in the 1960s

[davidalexander]

I'm English ...but Dennis Amiss???? He was Lillees bunny every time they faced each other

[sharadchandraagarwal]

Gavaskar probably was best had to face all great fast bowlers from WI, Australia & Pakistan

[drfarhatullahkkk]

Zaheer Abbas was also very good in 70s. Not included in list

[wesleymcpherson]

What about the late great Roy Clifton Fredricks the prolific opening batsman who almost
single handidly destroyed the
fearsome Lilee and Thompson on their home ground in the 1975-76 series?

[trevorcook]

Redpath? Not in the top 100 . Agaraunteed wicket for John Snow

[venugopalgnanthancode]

Actually Viv Richards rated the top at that time

[VSV]

This is a very subjective list and opinion of one. It is not based on number of runs, or averages. Zaheer Abbas, Doug Walters, Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge and Lawrence Rowe can be on the list, ahead of the 2 Ians.

[mukundanvijayan]

Zaheer, Majid, pollock. Haynes, Greenidge????

[ganeshsubramanian]

Hogwash. Viv was the greatest of the lot

[jeffreyashton]

Richards, Boycott, Gavasker, G Chappell, yes, the rest im afraid are not in the top 10.

[syedn]

Why Jawed Miandad at no. 6 despite highest average of 64 among these top 10 batters ?