Yes, the Australian Selectors have chosen not to select Matthew Hayden for the ODI against the South Africans.
So with his form not up to par, it is time to look back at his career and look where he rates as one of the great batsmen of the last decade.
Now when I hear the great batsmen of the last decade, the same names appear: Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting, Dravid, Kallis, Gilchrist.
In all forms of international cricket since 2000, Hayden has made 14,519 runs at 49.55, with 39 centuries.
in test cricket, only three players have scored more runs than him: Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid. Of them, only Ponting (35) has scored more hundreds than his 29.
In one day cricket, only five players average more than his 45.32.
When I compared Matthew Hayden’s record against other opening batsmen of the last decade his test average is the highest at 52.93, just ahead of Virender Sehweg (52.38) and Graeme Smith (52.03), and he scores centuries every 5.93 innings; quicker than everyone (the next is Graeme Smith at 6.83).
His ODI average is only beaten by Tendulkar who averages 46.75, when opening, the next is West Indian Chris Gayle (42.29). Tendulkar is the greatest opening batsmen in the history of ODI cricket (averaging 48.03)
So history, should rate him as one of the greatest batsmen, and the premier opening batsmen of the 2000’s.
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