Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
You think so? Personally I don't.marc71178 said:If they agreed with you, they'd stand up and back you up.
Yes, no surprise there.Similarly, it's not just one thread about where best to bat SRT, has been mentioned in others.
It's just coincidence, then, that India's best period in ODIs (2002) came when Tendulkar was batting four and Ganguly opening with Sehwag, even if Mongia not Laxman took the three spot?
Personally I don't think it's any coincidence that they looked near enough unbeatable, like they could chase down anything you set them - until Tendulkar got injured and missed the West Indies series.
Then things got messy again, as Laxman and, amazingly enough, Agarkar, made claim to spots up the order.
Then came WC2003 and Tendulkar's best chance to showcase his ability, and support all over The World for him batting at the top, just so they could watch the best of him without caring about what happened to India.
Since then there's not really been a murmer about moving him to four again.