Tendulkar vs Richards

[Moderator]

Who do you think is/was better? I think its Tendulkar because he's got a better record than Richards against every team and in every country in test cricket. In ODIs, he's scored over 13500 runs and has been the most successful batter.

[Eclipse]

No Richards by a MILE!

but that's just my opinion..

[Jarryd_S]

Tendaulkar better than Viv Richards?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Moderator]

You guys have to give reasons. I have stated why Tendulkar is better.

[Jarryd_S]

Originally Posted by Moderator

You guys have to give reasons. I have stated why Tendulkar is better.

Viv Richards annihilated every attack, he was the master blaster. The best since Bradman. Don Bradman said that Sachin played like him, but the Indians took that as he was as good as Bradman. Sachings very good, but he's no Viv.

[Moderator]

Shahid Afridi annihilates every attack as well, its not just about annihilating, is it?

And surprisingly, there was a time until the end of the 90s that Sachin Tendulkar himself was very attacking. You could totally expect him to score a 100 with about 4 sixes during those times. Yes, he's toned down quite a bit and changed his game but if he's got a better record against every opposition, then those numbers cannot lie.

[Jarryd_S]

Originally Posted by Moderator

Shahid Afridi annihilates every attack as well, its not just about annihilating, is it?

And surprisingly, there was a time until the end of the 90s that Sachin Tendulkar himself was very attacking. You could totally expect him to score a 100 with about 4 sixes during those times. Yes, he's toned down quite a bit and changed his game but if he's got a better record against every opposition, then those numbers cannot lie.

Sachin has more runs than Bradman, do you say he's a better batsman?

Numbers don't tell the whole story.

[Moderator]

Originally Posted by Jarryd_S

Sachin has more runs than Bradman, do you say he's a better batsman?

Numbers don't tell the whole story.

I agree numbers don't tell the whole story but if a player beats another player in every number that is analysed, then that tells a lot. Richards has not done better than Tendulkar against ANY team.

[Jarryd_S]

Originally Posted by Moderator

I agree numbers don't tell the whole story but if a player beats another player in every number that is analysed, then that tells a lot.

The last half of your sentence contradicts the first half!

[Moderator]

Originally Posted by Jarryd_S

The last half of your sentence contradicts the first half!

This sentence proves you don't have much of a brain. If I have to be more clear and spell it out to you, here it goes: Sure, numbers do not tell the whole story. But they say a quite a lot of the story. For example, lets say player A has done better than player B against 10 other teams but lets say player B has done better than player A against 11 other teams. This is a case where numbers will not tell the whole story. There is quite a bit of analysis to be done.

But lets say player A has done better than player B against all 21 other teams. This scenario tells quite a bit about the relative performance of the two players. In this case, the numbers say a lot.

Have you got it yet? Or is it still challenging?