Okay here is what Wisden says about the criteria :-
*"When we launched the Wisden 100 last year - the first ratings system to assess each and every international innings and bowling performance - one of the most frequent questions we were asked was what would happen if you totted up all the findings and averaged them out - who would come out on top?
We already had the details of each performance, assessed against a number of factors including strength of opposition, contribution to the innings and importance. So we added everything up and determined the average points score. This favoured players with meteoric, short careers - so we mixed in a small bonus for length of career with a dash of additional points for milestones achieved. *"
I just saw Asif add the criteria for the standings, so hopefully that would end all the anxiety about it. As for the Inzi-Azhar comparison, here’s a note.
This is wisden’s record comparison of Inzi and Azhar
Matches Runs Average Points
26 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 136 6091 49.52 824.8
64 M Azharuddin Ind 147 6215 45.04 731.5
Most of the runs Inzi scored has been overseas, and so has been most of his centuries + u cant put a guy with 45 average above a guy with a 50 average + azhar was a gd batsman but he was a better captain (and an even better “fixer”!)
Hey AQ, there is a major difference between the stats u & I produced. Look, as for Javed we all know how many innings he’s played in pressure-packed situations. He’s one 'a the greatest run-accumolators of all time. I just dont get how wisden can miss all that! And dont tell me u dont agree with that. As for Saeed, man i wont even argue. Just ask some “nuetral” people. U’ll get a gd ans.
Same goes for Imran. He’s probably not better then Wasim although has a better average. Walsh, Wasim and Ambrose are just below him, so his position is probably fair. Have a look at these stats:
AQ, either u’r running out of defenses or u’r not reading my entire posts. all of my stats r followed by some commentary. So plz dont just throw empty words. I’m sure u can do better then that, UNCLE!?
joke of the century.
