Comments on: Australians survive Tendulkar special

By: marees

marees — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:35:49 +0000

If we just take runs scored in SA, AUS and ENG into consideration, he has the 3rd best batting average (behind richards and ponting) for those who have a strike rate better than 80 and scored atleast 3000 runs in these conditions. not bad.

http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;host=1;host=2;host=3;orderby=batting_average;qualmin2=.8;qualmin3=3000;qualval2=batting_strike_rate;qualval3=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting

The reason I referred to Brdaman was nobody has any chance or hope to beat his records. Similarly I feel nobody can hope to overhaul Mount Sachin because nobody in future can hope to survive for 20 years. Of the current lot only Ponting can hope to overhaul Sachins’s total runs. But I doubt if that will happen…

By: davido

davido — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:46 +0000

He is definitely not the Bradman of ODI. Bradman was special because he averaged so much more than his nearest contemporary. How many people know Bradman’s average? How many people know how many runs he scored? Quantity, while important, should never triumph quality.

Sachin does not average any more than the other leading players of ODI and a lot less in some cases.

It must also be noted that a lot (the majority) of his runs were scored on hugely run-favourable sub-continent pitches. Moreover, most of his runs were scored in virtually pointless money making fixtures – sort of like this series really.

Finally, where the pressure really counts, as a captain he has never made the grade. As a ODI captain he lost almost two games for every game that he won, despite winning a massive 57% of the tosses as captain. He also never won a world cup… something he might never do.

By: marees

marees — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:15:30 +0000

… played a lot and also opened a lot (from his 85th ODI onwards I think). But again he opens because he is the best batsman in the team(for all the 2 decades which he has been playing!). He is definitely the Bradman of ODI. I dont see anybody breaking his ODI record, what with T20, distractions, packed schedules, injuries and all that.

By: Dave1

Dave1 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:39:33 +0000

Tendulkar is 13th on the all time top average list

http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282911.html

By: davido

davido — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:01 +0000

Wasnt implying that Tendulkar not one of all time greats. He certainly is.

But if you look at why he is so massively far ahead of the competition in Total ODI runs, it must in some part due to having played a LOT of games.

As to the series, if India draw level at the next match up in Sikkim I am booking a ticket to Mumbai! You can forget the ashes, this rivalry is now the biggest thing in cricket.

By: vinay verma

vinay verma — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:49:45 +0000

Well said,Jack’s Dad…However we must not be too harsh on Davido..he is passionate about his Ausiie team.And so he should be. If only he would admit that Ponting is doing a good job!

Davido how about if the series is locked at 3 all and India sneak home by 1 run. What will that make you feel…I suggest like Dhoni after his “dog was run over” Dont worry as they say every dog has its day. And lighten up; I am stirring you.

By: Jacks Dad

Jacks Dad — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:44:42 +0000

It was a great game, in fact one of the best limited overs matches ever! Its a BIG call however if you put it in perspective, spectacular batting by all the Aussie top order & a magical display by the little master, with a great effort by very much a second string aussie bowling attack, it was a remarkable result, at least we still dominate one format of the game.

To Davido, yes Tendulker’s haul is due to the enormous number of ODI matches he has played, but your statement implies that he isn’t one of the finest batsmen ever, which he undoubtedly is. You don’t get to play 400+ matches & score over 17000runs because your “just making up the numbers.”

By: prowling panther

prowling panther — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:06:09 +0000

great game… would loved to have watched it live

By: davido

davido — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:52:31 +0000

Anyone see the pain of losing etched on Tendulkar’s face. 17000 runs is a great acheivement but really not due to anything but the sheer number of games he has played.

india are up against it now. Dhoni looked like his dog had been run over. The Indian ego really took a beating last night.