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Norwood's on Fire
Congratulations, you've won the most up themselves newbie of the year awardDo people realise this is ODI only? That means Lara's first class record should not be taken into account. The comprehension levels around here are amazingly low. And what the hell does Tendulkar have to do with this thread? The OP clearly stated Anwar and Lara in ODI's only.
One giant facepalm, kiddies.
I think Anwar did a lot to revamp ODI cricket with his attacking style. A strike rate of 80 is good but not brilliant these days it was pretty good back in the early 90's, especially for a top order batsman.
Can someone explain to me what is so brilliant about Lara's ODI record? Anwar still holds the highest ODI score.
While I believe Lara is probably the best test batsman to debut post second world war, his impact on ODI's was always marginal. The way he through his wicket away against Australia in the 96 world cup semi final will always be a black mark on his name. West Indies should have won that game easily and gone into the final.
Though Anwar wasnt in the 1992 winning team.
Its a close call but I believe Anwar had a larger impact on ODI's as Lara though they were about equal in their ODI performances.