Good to see you admit that you actually agree that the pressure Sachin was under was unique and unparalleled in the history of the sport, and that pretenders like Ponting, Waugh and Border wouldn't have been as great if they were in his shoes.How could anyone take this discussion seriously?
I could, it's a great topic that has been perverted greatlyHow could anyone take this discussion seriously?
That's the part which can't be taken seriously.Good to see you admit that you actually agree that the pressure Sachin was under was unique and unparalleled in the history of the sport, and that pretenders like Ponting, Waugh and Border wouldn't have been as great if they were in his shoes.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2018/mar/05/virat-kohli-test-cricket-indiaVirat Kohli knows about pressure. He is Sachin Tendulkar for the Twitter generation, with 23.3 million people hanging on his every emoji. When he bats, a country of 1.3 billion fidgets with vicarious need. Most of us can barely cope with trying to make ourselves happy but Kohli is in a blissful state where pressure is a drug that stimulates all kinds of achievement. He averages more than 50 in all three forms of cricket, an unprecedented record, and has turned the extraordinary into the everyday.
He probably will not mind, then, if we add a bit more pressure. Virat, you may be the only person who can save Test cricket.
Obviously because you are enlightened and the others are not.Why is this pressure thing still being argued?
At this point its just a battle between Burgey and I on who is most willing to flog this already dead and rotting horse longestWhy is this pressure thing still being argued? It is the most subjective 'stat' ever. Why is Waugh/Ponting not better because a billion envious fans were willing them to fail? Bring back a peer reviewed proof that adulation makes one perform worse or give it up.
PROTIP: Never take daily ranting of a person going through mid-life crisis seriously.Where did Sunilz disappear?
Looks like common sense is not so common after all.Why is this pressure thing still being argued? It is the most subjective 'stat' ever. Why is Waugh/Ponting not better because a billion envious fans were willing them to fail? Bring back a peer reviewed proof that adulation makes one perform worse or give it up.