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    Sir Vivian Richards - master or myth?

    I guess people say that about Viv because whatever individual batting records Viv has/had were much more of a side-effect rather than a single-minded pursuit of those records. He was ridiculously complacent for the last 6-7 years of his career (mostly due to how strong his team was). Imran -...
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    (Stats Video) Most days spent as #1 Batsman & Bowler in Test Cricket

    I recall one particular poll on CW sometime back regarding the best West Indian batsman ever. It had a fair bit of participation and ended up unbelievably as a 4-way tie (at least until the time I followed the thread). It was absolutely incredible. At the time many wondered - could any other...
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    Greatest delivery to go for a boundary

    Viv Richards boundaries off fellow West Indian Sylvester Clarke's wicked, jagging-in deliveries in 1981 B&H Finals (Somerset vs Surrey). As the legendary Richie Benaud comments after one of the boundaries - "There aren't too many men who can do that". Back then, it was very rare for batsmen to...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Ain't no victim complex. Been here for more than a decade (when Rob used to post here before he started uploading his cricketing videos on YouTube, even you weren't here back then). Just because I don't post here, it doesn't mean I know nothing about this forum. Tendulkar/Indian fanboys ganging...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Fanboy ganging up has begun as usual, eh? Ultimately it is the averages, isn't it? Tendulkar was rarely dismissed by Donald against South Africa, 5 times in 20+ innings isn't a big deal, why did he average in low 30s then? Same thing with McGrath too. Surely how rest of the Indian team wilted...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    No need to be sarcastic. I am not here to target Indians. I give credit where credit is due. I just feel 90s Indian team didn't have the heart that Kohli's team has, especially against Pakistan with Wasim-Waqar (Ganguly was the one who started the change). Outside of Tendulkar, I don't think...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Wasim needn't be a threat to Tendulkar. He (or Waqar) can dismiss/trouble batsmen at the other end. Pressure on Tendulkar would automatically increase. Likelihood of Tendulkar scoring big or having a grand series with little support from others is very less. I don't think Tendulkar has had...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Apologize for briefly changing the topic back from Warne. Just to clarify, I didn't notice these facts because I did some stat-digging to put Tendulkar down. I was enamored with quality fast bowling after having watched cricket in late 1970s and especially 1980s. It is the main reason I follow...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Warne vs India is a no-brainer. Warne was a non-factor against India on most occasions. Only two occasions where I recall him being genuinely good against India was were in two ODIs 1996 World Cup match in Mumbai. His first over went for 10 runs, and his next 6 overs (to Tendulkar & Manjerakar)...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    I don't think so. Not even close. The bounce at Perth in 2004 ODIs was very reminiscent of how Perth was previously. It was visibly hard to play. I still remember a ball from Heath Streak bouncing at just short of good length and just taking off, brushing Tendulkar's shoulder and helmet. Even...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Perth wicket that India played in 2007 cannot be compared to the Perth wicket India played 2 ODIs in 2004. Man, that Perth wicket in 2004, gave Indian batting lineup a proper working over. After the match, Dravid called it the bounciest wicket he ever played on. India played 2 ODIs in Perth in...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    This is going to be a super-long post, but let me go anyways. By nature the sample size becomes small when you do a countrywide split of performance analysis, but people do it all the time. And a single good/bad innings can significantly affect country-wise stat as well. If Tendulkar hadn't...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Are you seriously suggesting that the Aussie attack that Tendulkar played at home in 1998 led by Kasper & Fleming is of the same quality as the Aussie attack that Tendulkar played at home in 2001 or 2004 (led by McGrath & Gillespie)? To me, there is no comparison between the 2 attacks...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Donald's presence makes the biggest dent in Tendulkar's ODI stats. While his ODI average does dip in the presence of McGrath (especially outside Asia) or Akram, it is still not as severe. Nevertheless it is tough to extrapolate from ODIs to Tests, things are so different. It's a completely...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Got it. Thank you. My reply was more for the other poster though. I was trying to clarify my point. I just try to be as explicit as possible when it comes to critiquing Tendulkar. I do feel it is a sensitive issue for many (I am not blaming them). It has been a great thread and I didn't want it...
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    Not looking back after you nick one

    I always thought it is rather instinctive for batsmen to look back at the keeper/slips after they nick one off a fast/seam bowler. I have seen most batsmen doing it, especially back in the day. It's possible, today with growing awareness, batsmen have conditioned themselves not to do it. I...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Neither can I unambiguously pick between the two, tbh. But it's not about Lara or Tendulkar. My main point is - as great as Lara, Tendulkar, Ponting etc. are, IMO they all have "incompletions" in their accomplishments. I am just pointing out what I feel are Tendulkar's incompletions, and why I...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    That's your criteria, but that needn't be everyone's criteria in this analysis of splitting the best of the best. Career average in 30s, and (relatively speaking) a lack of great series performances against many of the best attacks of his era, do carry some weight to me. I am not too much into...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    Well, in addition to limited appearances against Wasim+Waqar, the same applies to Tendulkar's performance against Ambrose & Walsh also. Tendulkar played them together in only 1 series, with weather and surfaces being such that 4 of the 5 Tests end up as draws. Pretty lifeless surfaces, and one...
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    Rank the 10,000 club

    I never said Dravid > Tendulkar. I don't rate Dravid even near to Tendulkar. I was talking about Sanga. That's not the point. It doesn't matter. I don't think anyone here is telling that Akram or any of McGrath/Donald etc. had a number on Tendulkar. The point is - at the end of the day -...

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