Maximus0723
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Simple Question.
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Who is currently India's best Test batsman?
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HeathDavisSpeed
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Yuvraj O'Singh.
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Spot on.
Maximus0723
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I also think it's Sachin. He is the semi-backbone right now.
With his absence India would suffer most then through absence of any other Indian batsman.
With his absence India would suffer most then through absence of any other Indian batsman.
honestbharani
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I think on current form, Sachin is the world's best test batsman too...
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
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Sachin's last 3 series (8 tests with one more to go) have resulted in these scores:
13
49
88
10*
68
47
109
12
37
103*
11
5
160
DNB
49
64
Average of 63.46 with 3 centures and 3 fifties. Probably be a little disappointed in him not kicking on more often (by his standards), but nonetheless, hopefully he can keep up this good form.
Batting like a champion
Sachin's last 3 series (8 tests with one more to go) have resulted in these scores:
13
49
88
10*
68
47
109
12
37
103*
11
5
160
DNB
49
64
Average of 63.46 with 3 centures and 3 fifties. Probably be a little disappointed in him not kicking on more often (by his standards), but nonetheless, hopefully he can keep up this good form.
Batting like a champion
Xuhaib
International Coach
I love Sachin but atm nobody can look past Shiv.
honestbharani
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probably... Sachin did fail in that SL series as well but he is surely there amongst the top 3... And his batting in Australia and after that here against Aus and Eng as well as here in NZ have been nothing short of sublime...
S.P. Fleming
U19 Cricketer
well thats a no brainer.
Dissector
International Debutant
On current form Gambhir deserves a mention. I am still skeptical that he has what it takes to succeed in pace-friendly conditions but you hardly get those very often these days. In the conditions that he has actually faced he has been superb over the last year. I think he gets the edge over Sachin because of the Sri Lanka series. This was a big series with tough oppenents and a huge challenge for the batting from M&M. Sachin failed and that probably cost India the series. Of course an opening batsman does have an advantage against spin, because he can get his eye in before facing them, but that doesn't take away from the fact that Gambhir played well.
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Hmmm he's had a lot of flat pitches to bat on though. Not to take anything away from a lot of excellent innings, but if i was picking the world's best current batsman i'd probably go for Shiv.probably... Sachin did fail in that SL series as well but he is surely there amongst the top 3... And his batting in Australia and after that here against Aus and Eng as well as here in NZ have been nothing short of sublime...
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I don't recall any raging seamers in the recent series against England for the Windies either... And Sachin faced reasonably difficult conditions in Australia in Melbourne and his knock on the 5th day pitch at Chennai was great too.. That pitch was definitely not THAT easy to bat on....
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That's only very recently though. Shiv hasn't averaged less than 40 in a series in over three years, and he's had his fair share of difficult conditions in that time.
It doesn't feel right to take anything away from Tendulkar's performances, but i wouldn't put him ahead of Chanderpaul as the world's best. The poor series in Sri Lanka may only be a minor blot, but Shiv doesn't even have one of those.
honestbharani
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yeah.. that I accepted actually... but Sachin has been quite amazing...
Why, Sachin, of course.
Aside from what he provides with the bat, the younger players look to him for guidance more than any other player.
If he decided to pack it in soon, thinks could get vvvvvveeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrry interesting for the Indian Test cricket team and to a lesser extent the ODI team. Would other teams fancy their chances more? Maybe.
Aside from what he provides with the bat, the younger players look to him for guidance more than any other player.
If he decided to pack it in soon, thinks could get vvvvvveeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrry interesting for the Indian Test cricket team and to a lesser extent the ODI team. Would other teams fancy their chances more? Maybe.
Pratters
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probably... Sachin did fail in that SL series as well but he is surely there amongst the top 3... And his batting in Australia and after that here against Aus and Eng as well as here in NZ have been nothing short of sublime...