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Recent content by Altaican

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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    I just came across below article. I thought Warne always rated Sachin as the best ever by a country mile. His comments in below interview (rating Viv as the best ever he has seen, or hard to imagine anyone better than Viv etc.) were pretty surprising...
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    Greatest delivery to go for a boundary

    Gilchrist played a similar deliberate upper cut shot off Shoaib Akhtar in 1999 World Cup Final. Sanath Jayasurya played that shot frequently too in the mid-90s (and got out to it a few times caught at third man). Nevertheless Tendulkar plays the shot much closer to the body than anyone else I...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    100% Agreed. Not saying that Indian team NEVER faced tough attacks in the 90s, it’s just that they didn’t do it anywhere as often as other teams did. And IIRC all Indian batsmen (including Tendulkar) have very modest averages in 30s against South Africa in the 90s which was when South African...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    I don’t see this as as much about Lara vs Tendulkar as it’s about stats of Tendulkar and other Indian batsmen being inflated because of several attacks they didn’t have to face often, especially in the 90s. Have seen the same logic being used against Sanga, Viv and other great players to rate...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Couple of things, right? Firstly how much importance do you give to performance against the best when you rate players. For example Lara has pretty pathetic stats against India (and quite honestly gets away with it). If his stats against India and Australia were swapped, and his career stats...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Anymore criticism of Tendulkar and I see this thread going down the drain quickly with mad mud slinging between numerous, extremely touchy Tendulkar fans and whoever is crazy/patient enough to point out -what they think are - holes in his “almighty” CV
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    To be honest, Tendulkar’s performances against McGrath weren’t particularly spectacular either. They weren’t bad, but certainly not spectacular, especially for someone who is considered by many as the second greatest batsman of all time. Someone posted about Tendulkar averaging nearly 60 for...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Someone had pointed out this earlier on this forum. I dunno if Lara can be called inconsistent. His case is unique. For first 5 years of his career, when he played some of the best attacks in the game, he was Smith-level in average (60+ average) and consistency. He had at least one 50+ score in...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Lara Tendulkar Sanga Waugh Gavaskar Border Ponting Kallis Dravid Younis Chanderpaul Mahela Cook
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    Rob, I hope you see this message. I asked you this several times. I pray you get some time to...

    Rob, I hope you see this message. I asked you this several times. I pray you get some time to fulfill my request. Could you please do a ball by ball of Brett Lee to Sachin Tendulkar in 2003 World Cup League Match? Please, man. It is the league match, not the Finals. Lee was bowling really...
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    Dale Steyn vs Allan Donald vs Shaun Pollock

    There was a delivery that Donald bowled to Tendulkar in 1996-97 Durban Test that sent Tendulkar’s stump cartwheeling. Back in the day, it was talked about as one of the best deliveries ever bowled. An extra special delivery to get an extra special batsman out. In the same Test match, he bowled...
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    Dale Steyn vs Allan Donald vs Shaun Pollock

    To smalishah84 - Sad because certain performances (like for example Viv Richard’s batting) create such an impact that it’s very difficult to be neutral or objective after witnessing them. Hence it’s sad.
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    Dale Steyn vs Allan Donald vs Shaun Pollock

    Sadly since I saw Donald at his peak against Tendulkar and Lara, it’s a non-contest for me. It’s slam dunk Donald. The comparison reminds me a bit of Hadlee vs Marshall. Hadlee was more skillful but I would choose Marshall without even thinking.
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    Sachin says no to liquor brand endorsement, turns down $22 million

    Perfectly put. :thumbup:
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    Sachin says no to liquor brand endorsement, turns down $22 million

    Might have been a big thing in West Indies (although I must admit I haven't heard of Colin Croft suffering from any sort of discrimination after participating in it). I also don't think that the reason for someone as fiercely independent as Richards refusing to participate in it was because of...
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