Ian Botham - Cricket's Greatest

Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham, OBE is an English cricket commentator, member of the House of Lords and a former cricketer who has been chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017

[@rakeshmishra679]

The most Popular Cricketer. Most Loveable in England.

[@moses5161]

I used to love watch Ian Botham from 1977 to 93....great memories!!

[@captpicard100]

Problem with Ian Botham is that he played 102 tests and the first half (the first 51) he averaged around 40 with the bat, scored 11 centuries and took over 200 wickets at around 25 runs. The second half of his career (the second 51 tests) he only scored 3 centuries at an average of under 30, and took 150 wickets at well over 35. So he was very much a player of two halves who for the second half of his test career very much played on his image rather than his ability at that stage of his playing career.

[@beefy1986]

Same as Tendulkar. He should have been dropped post 2005. Never scored much. Just retained on name value

[@c.augustedupin8860]

one of the finest all rounders ever to have emerged in the cricket scene .

[@bazjones5282]

I was very fortunate to see a one-day game in Auckland and watch Botham star for England and Richard Hadlee for New Zealand. Two of the very best all-rounders in great form.

[@c.augustedupin8860]

@@bazjones5282 indeed,let me also add clove rice and Mike proctor to the list as well.

[@jahno7154]

Beautiful powerful clean hitter I would've loved to have seen him with a modern day bat absolute carnage. As a bowler he swung it round corners and could be very sharp on his day from 1984-86 he was at his quickest then his body fell apart then became a useful medium pacer and concentrated more on his batting He will always be my hero

[@WaqasAhmadWarraich-mf9ch]

Huge whatever he achieved in his entire cricketing career.❤

[@avatharamveeraraghavan3001]

Botham was the first bazball player for world cricket.

[@dervinbennett6741]

Goat comment.

[@flash8854]

Great memories from 1977 to 1992!!

[@vishwanathk9265]

A very good all rounder &very good friend of an sir vivian Richards

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

VERY GOOD? HE IS AN ICON. ALL TIME GREAT. HE HAD THE AUSSIE NUMBER LIKE NOTHING HAPPENS. DESTROYED INDIA IN THE CENTENARY TEST WHILE WARMING UP TO ASHES!! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

[@jahno7154]

@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 Garry Sobers and Imran Khan were cricket Icons Ian Botham and Kapel Dev were great cricketers Lord Botham is definitely an English icon for what he's done on and off the field what he's done for teenage cancer is remarkable and many other charities.

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

@@jahno7154 NONSENSE. they are all in same league. what are you smoking? IMRAN KHAN WILL EDGE THEM ALL AND KAPIL WILL ALSO EDGE THEM ALL BECAUSE HE WON WORLD CUP MUCH YOUNGER THAN IMRAN. --------------------------------------------- IMRAN,KAPIL,BOTHAM AND GARY ALL TIME GREATS. FOOL!! -------------------------------------------- YOU WOULD BE FRIED IF YOU TOLD IMRAN IS NOT AN ICON IN PAKISTAN AND KAPIL NOT AN ICON IN HARYANA. I CANT SAVE YOU. WATCH YOUR MOUTH!!! ------------------------------------ KAPIL VOTED PLAYER OF THE CENTURY AHEAD OF MIGHTY GAVASKAR BY BBC OR INDIAN POLLS!! ------------------------------------ IN FACT IMRAN HAS NO EQUALS. HE STUDIED AT OXFORD. DOMINATED AS A CRICKETER AND BECAME PM OF PAKISTAN AND ALSO DID LOT OF HUMANITARIAN WORK. HE IS A LEADER PAR EXCELLENCE AND NOT JUST A CRICKETER! --------------- AND NOBODY IN THE WORLD HAD HIS FITNESS AND LOOKS. NOBODY IN THE WORLD PERIOD!!! ------------------- ---------- SO HE WAS BORN TO SUCCEED ANYTHING HE PUT HIS MIND TO. -------------------

[@subramaniamkrishnamoorthy7291]

Great allrounder

[@AnkitSingh-xl6pt]

On several occasions, he achieved the unlikely. But on several, he accomplished the impossible.

[@geoffreyking4515]

Love him Or hate him when he came out to bat he emptied the beer tent

[@ytadltspv]

Imran was a successful captain and leader of his men, developed a few worthy proteges in wasim and waqar, got wickets even on dust bowls in pak and india and almost beat viv's team in the WI, thats the only reason he's considered the better alrounder. Ian Botham wouldve been the best alrounder of the quartet simply coz he scored runs everywhere from the start and bowled decently in india too, but his impact in games in aus and england was the difference in the ashes. so, he's just a step behind IK.

[@randyborstol2491]

Bob Willis dissing Tony Greig there

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

BARRING PEAK RICHARDS NOBODY COULD DEAL WITH PRIME BOTHAM. HE WAS PHENOMENAL CRICKETER. HE HAD ALREADY PUT UP WEIGHT IN 1985/86 WHEN HE SENT AUSSIES PACKING: AGAIN!!!!

[@markmeade2937]

I.T. Botham , one of a kind ………

[@JooLaa-zq7mc]

Great all rounder h3 surely was BUT the number's say the greatest was JAQUES KALLIS. now if he was a pom it would be SIR Jacques kallis i mean if a south African bloke who played for the poms one of many who hasn't achieved Kallis's numbers is called SIR strauss Then Jaques must be SIR SIR SIR Jacques Kallis.

[@malcolmstockbridge2569]

I understand your argument but of course the 'greatest' isnt just about the stats, if you ask anybody who was the greatest..Ian Botham or Jaques Kallis you just know the biggest percentage will of course say Ian, its about the bigger picture and perception. Its a bit like asking who is the greatest...The Rolling Stones or Led Zepplin ?...record sales wouldnt give you the whole answer.

[@rw-xf4cb]

Botham was awesome! Australia has been looking for the all rounder and never found it, may be 2 a batter and catcher but never a bowler and batter! Best we could say was Neil Harvey or Shane Watson but nothing like Botham, or Kapil Dev or Imran Khan though those players were never as good as Botham - funny how a period of time there were those greats - Botham, Dev and Khan - you could possibly add Hadlee (he was great too but more bowler than batsman) only these days the only I can say as a true all rounder is Jacques Kallis (he was 1st drop with excellent figures, bowler with handy ability and slips fielder!).

[@darrynbeattie9554]

Sir Richard???? !!!!!!

[@RobertCooper-pe6tc]

Arrange only for Liverpool 50% 160 million 70 million 17 million let’s see to put money into the team of Liverpool so we can buy top striker for Liverpool and do it quickly