Man 'o' the Moment

[Sehwag309]

that is nothing compared my inning. i had broken ankel but still manage to hit a century. it was a painfull journey but still manage to hit a centurie despite having a broken ankel. i was in a pain that even a 30 year old would have cried but still a good knock despite being injuried but it doesnt make him the world's best batsmen.

But you are like superman, was your innings recorded or archived anywhere?
And we don;t even know your name sir!

So whats the scorecard like

Batting
Cricket Player 401*

 

[vandemataram]

great acheivement

When was the last time any pakistani batsmen scored a double ton??

 

[Jono]

When was the last time any pakistani batsmen scored a double ton??

Was that really necessary?

 

[vandemataram]

Was that really necessary?

Well i thought he was being sarcastic.

Anyway a double ton is still an achievement even while playing against team like Bangladesh as it required a lot of hard work, and concentration.

 

[Smudge]

that is nothing compared my inning. i had broken ankel but still manage to hit a century. it was a painfull journey but still manage to hit a centurie despite having a broken ankel. i was in a pain that even a 30 year old would have cried but still a good knock despite being injuried but it doesnt make him the world's best batsmen.

What makes a 30-year-old so tough? I'm only 5 years away from that milestone and I'm still as soft as jelly.

Well done to Tendulkar - while he's been a bit scratchy of late, I'm sure this innings will give him a bit of confidence if nothing else.

 

[Sehwag309]

Well i thought he was being sarcastic

Why? He didnt say anything remotely sarcastic in there.

 

[Sehwag309]

When was the last time any pakistani batsmen scored a double ton??

Youhana Perhaps? Or Inzamams triple

 

[bryce]

Youhana Perhaps? Or Inzamams triple

now that you mention it that was quite a long time ago

 

[Jono]

Well i thought he was being sarcastic.

Why? Because he has a Pakistani flag in his avatar?

Why can't we just appreciate great cricketers and their achievements from every country? Whether it be India, Pakistan or whatever.

 

[Richard]

Because for some people India must always be better than Pakistan or vice-versa.
Mercifully, they are in the minority as far as this forum is concerned.

 

[Richard]

WRT this innings, a 258* doesn't mean much - aside from the 2 dropped catches (evidently he played pretty well from 47 onwards) any innings against Bangladesh doesn't prove anything more than had he hit the same thing in a Ranji match.
I certainly hope it acts as an instigation of a return to form, but not until he plays (and scores against) the up-to-standard teams can we assess anything.
And I think he's quite insane to be playing if he's really still in this much pain.
Possibly the number of low scores he's had recently is partly explained by that. If you can't bat properly, you're only doing yourself harm by trying to. Not to mention the possible long-term damage.

 

[Pratters]

I certainly hope it acts as an instigation of a return to form, but not until he plays (and scores against) the up-to-standard teams can we assess anything.
And I think he's quite insane to be playing if he's really still in this much pain.
Possibly the number of low scores he's had recently is partly explained by that. If you can't bat properly, you're only doing yourself harm by trying to. Not to mention the possible long-term damage.

If there is a permanent long term pain, do you stop playing then? Fast bowlers do carry some muscle, other pains or injuries. I am no way suggestung that you should play through a major injury.

Tendulkar has had his rest from the injury. If he feels its better to get into match practise in these 'first class' games vs Bangladesh for the future, its perfectly fine IMO.

And what do you want to assess regarding Tendulkar? Hasnt 15 years of test cricket shown you how good Tendulkar is? Or are there some question marks still?

 

[marc71178]

All the past shows is that he was a great batsman - if he continues to have the sketchy run of scores that he's had in the past 18 or so months for another 6 or 12 months, then that would suggest he's no longer the batsman he was, thus the question marks are entirely valid.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Yes, averaging 87 this year is poor isn't it.

 

[marc71178]

Another case of looking at the average and not it's components - I believe that in his last 28 innings (or something like that) he's failed to pass 20 in about 16 of them - care to tell us how that isn't a sketchy run then Tom?

 

[Jono]

Another case of looking at the average and not it's components - I believe that in his last 28 innings (or something like that) he's failed to pass 20 in about 16 of them - care to tell us how that isn't a sketchy run then Tom?

If someone can score a double ton against Australia (yes we all acknowledge that they didn't have Warne and McGrath), a near double against Pakistan and a very good 50 on an extremely tough wicket against Australia, imagine what he can do when he's at his best (or just look at 2002 years ago). He only played 4 tests in 2003, and 2004 has been a lean year, there's no doubting that. But he's still a champion.

 

[marc71178]

The question as to whether he's still a champion is not that clear cut by a long chalk - his form is far from good with so many failures, and if he were to continue for another 12 months in that vein, would people still call him a champion?

 

[Pratters]

The question as to whether he's still a champion is not that clear cut by a long chalk - his form is far from good with so many failures, and if he were to continue for another 12 months in that vein, would people still call him a champion?

Ya there is no doubt that he is till a champion. The doubters will be put to rest soon.

 

[masterblaster]

The question as to whether he's still a champion is not that clear cut by a long chalk - his form is far from good with so many failures, and if he were to continue for another 12 months in that vein, would people still call him a champion?

Absolutely, form is temporary, class is permanent.

Plus you cannot take away all his moments of sheer genius and his glory days. I dont think people have that much of short term memory.

 

[Sehwag309]

Absolutely, form is temporary, class is permanent.

Plus you cannot take away all his moments of sheer genius and his glory days. I dont think people have that much of short term memory.

Very true

A players form is like a day of test match cricket. Its like sessions, in some spells you are on top and in some you get beaten

Sachin's career is similar to coming to play after tea, had a hard days work and trying to concentrate further.