30-06-2008, 07:35 AM
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U19 12th Man
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Tendulkar, the most underachieving batsmen ever
from november 2006
http://www.*************.com/blog/sa...g-batsman.html i agree with most of this..........thaughts?? |
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30-06-2008, 07:55 AM
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Crap imo. Selective stat-picking and (rather ironic, given the statement made by the author here) emotional arguments. I don't get why people feel the need to try to run down Tendulkar all the time.
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30-06-2008, 07:59 AM
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Yeah, Tendulkar should've averaged 80 in Test cricket and shown himself conclusively better than Vivian Richards. Same way Richards should have averaged 70 and shown himself the 2nd best after Bradman.
Actually I'd bet even then Richards' fans would claim he was better. Heck, some people can claim Ponting is better than Tendulkar these days (though never Richards, interestingly). I've been disappointed in Tendulkar 2003 to 2006, but I still wouldn't be surprised if I never saw a batsman I considered better all my life.
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30-06-2008, 02:21 PM
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If you praise cricketers you are a mere fan. If you criticise them, you are elevated to the level of a critic. If you criticise a great player, you are a great critic. Stands to reason ......
The greatest critics , including some worthies who have touched CW's humble shores, have been those who have said Bradman is highly over rated. We are humbled by the presence of such enlightened spirits amongst us. As for Sachin Tendulkar .... he is a small fry .... Last edited by SJS; 30-06-2008 at 02:35 PM. |
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30-06-2008, 02:32 PM
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Even beyond players we know, I'm sure there are many who never even made it to First Class level who should have been good Test batsmen.
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30-06-2008, 02:47 PM
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Yeah, me for a start
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30-06-2008, 02:47 PM
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Fact is, no-one's done it, or come close. Bradman is in a class of his own, and is clear of the field. He is the only one who has managed the consistency to do it. I'll be very surprised if anyone else ever averages much more than 60 over any length of time as long as Tests are played. Heck, even Don Bradman underachieved. Everyone who didn't play the perfect shot to every ball and land every ball on the perfect line and length with outswing underachieved. It's all relative, and I think Tendulkar underachieved less than pretty much everyone. |
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lol... a few stats seem right but the guy just seems plain bitter about Sachin for some reason. Didn't know JustTool writes at *************....
The only interesting thing while reading his piece was me trying to work out whether he was more of a Lara fan or a Dravid fan...
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