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Gayle calling it out as a huge blunder!
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Gayle calling it out as a huge blunder!
Heboric
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Even a one eyed Protea supporter like me knows its waaaaaay to soonFire up the Mulder vs. Sobers comparison threads.
Nintendo
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Way too soon for sobers. By the time he's finished Mulder will make sobers look like Chris Pringle.Even a one eyed Protea supporter like me knows its waaaaaay to soon
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Translation: 'Lara told me in no uncertain terms that I was a f.....g idiot'!
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He's like 'respecting the game is more important'. How is it respecting the game? It's taking it unseriously.
CricAddict
International Coach
Stokes said it the best. Just said "He is not getting that chance again" and laughed which is quite true. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Mulder will rue this decision in the years to come.
morgieb
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I don't agree with Mulder's decision, but if I was to play devil's advocate I can see why he came to it. There is a lot of gatekeeping in Test cricket, he's still young and only a backup captain. If I was in his shoes I'd be feeling very nervous about the decision too.
Really though his coach should've encouraged him to go for it, not go for this "he's a legend, you're not" BS.
Really though his coach should've encouraged him to go for it, not go for this "he's a legend, you're not" BS.
honestbharani
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Yeah that part I definitely agree with. I hope he made the decision on his own and not because of what his coach said coz that was just rubbish.
Starfighter
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Lara wasn't a wizened old pro when he broke Sobers' record - he was younger than Mulder is now. I find it an amazing decision for a sportsman who's reached that level - they aren't usually shrinking violets. What's the potential 'gatekeeping' stopping him? A few comments are nothing compared to etching your name in the sport's history.
Sober's 365 was also a young, inexperienced bat.
Lara's 400 is also not a record that should be deferred to in itself. If winning was the priority, time should have been called on that a couple of sessions earlier, and he should not have slowed down. Mulder batting longer was a good thing for RSA's chances (except maybe from the perspective of Mulder being fresh to bowl). If you bat out 11 sessions for a draw, you are scoring more than 620ish.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Captain
Absolutely screams to me as though he was worried that he'd have heard endless shouts of 'only Zimbabwe', as if Hayden didn't break the record against a Zimbabwe team at their lowest ebb
Spark
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He wasn't just a sportsman, though. He was a first-time stand in captain, that brings its own unique pressures. I think we'll find out down the line that the coach put a lot of pressure on him to do what he did.