Karthik, who had ended Tuesday unbeaten on 251, propelled his side to 660 for one declared - a record for the highest total in the first division. Rovers, however, couldn't force victory.Dravid said:
Samuel_Vimes said:
As was shown in another thread when someone was saying how good Lara's 400 was.Jungle Jumbo said:
Lara's was selfish, but it was the world Test record. Karthik's will just appear in the 'highest scores in minor cricket' section of Wisden. It is not a great performance to flog club bowlers all around the park.silentstriker said:
I agree with you at the end there, but I think that the prevalence of relative statistics in cricket means that we will have the individual performance often coming ahead of the team performance. In football, for example, there is only one really relevant individual statistic: the goalscorer. All other stats, whether compiled by Opta or whatever, are fairly irrelevant and carry zero prestige. However in cricket you might prefer chasing 10 wickets in an innings, or a triple hundred, or most wickets in a calendar month, than win a game. I am unlikely to ever score a fifty. If my captain declared with me on 49, for the good of the team, I would be gutted. I would still be gutted even if we won because of the decision.Goughy said:
400 in a Test against an attack that had dominated you and your team throughout the series, albeit on a dead wicket, is more of an achievement than 400 playing a level below what you are capable of playing at, against a club bowling attack, and on (presumably) a wicket with little assistance for the bowlers.Dravid said:
Get your AEJ Collins replica shirts out.Dravid said:
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