Brearley vs Verma
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Verma wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Brearley wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Verma leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World Cup winner with India in 2025 and a former world number one T20 batter.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Brearley | 0 | 0 | 45 | 93 | 259 | 528 |
| 🇮🇳 Verma | 0 | 0 | 30 | 72 | 216 | 324 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | BrearleyRetired | VermaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Tests as captain | 31 | — |
| Tests won as captain | 18 | — |
| Ashes series won as captain | 3 | — |
| First-class runs | 25,185 | — |
| First-class centuries | 45 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Under-19 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| T20I runs | — | 2,000 |
| Career best T20I ranking | — | 1 |
| Test double centuries | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 92 |
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