Posted by: no_quiero January 29, 2008
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Well gaulebhai despite all your writing your photo caption "Brief Australian purple patch" says it all . He has long been shadow of the past (Pre 2000) until recent series.
And Quagmire. I know sir Garfield said that in 2002. And you know sir garfield also said lara as the best in 2006 while he was in australia. And if i have chose a calibre of a batsman i would rather ask a bowler who have bowled him rather than a post batsman.
Let me tell you one thing. The opinion during 2005-2007 would be more valid because players can judge the performace over the age of 15 years of international cricket. I remember even Glenn McGrath used to say sachin as the best but he changed his opinion during the course of time because players are judge over a span of time is more valid.
And what can we say about this Adelheid test. Sachin tendulkar comes and scores century where 5 other player score centuries hardly makes a point for you to come here and say " Sachin What a batsman". Just got to show how inconsistent he have been and you were just waiting for a series like this. He is yet to make an innings of real significance.
As an average indian supporter or sachin fan will always present stats to prove his greatness rather than innings of substance like lara or even rahul dravid. And of course did you listen the round table talk . As all the expert like ian chappel , tony greigh, ravi sastri , sanjay majrekar said lara greatness lies in his ability to consistently dominate any bowling attack which of course sachin have rarely done. For sachin it is always stats.
Only lara can draw a test series single handedly in 1999 against fierce rival of warne, mcgrath, gillispie, mcgill. Only lara came and scored double century after his team being 30-4 and won the test on a wicket where only one other Australian batsman could muster a fifty . Only lara can win the test match by one wicket after his team being 100-5 chasing a score of 307 on one of the most dicey bridgetown wicket making a partnership with even batsman like Ambrose and Walsh. Lara have batted whole day playing about 300 balls to save a test match by a wicket against india in one series.
And Quagmire. I know sir Garfield said that in 2002. And you know sir garfield also said lara as the best in 2006 while he was in australia. And if i have chose a calibre of a batsman i would rather ask a bowler who have bowled him rather than a post batsman.
Let me tell you one thing. The opinion during 2005-2007 would be more valid because players can judge the performace over the age of 15 years of international cricket. I remember even Glenn McGrath used to say sachin as the best but he changed his opinion during the course of time because players are judge over a span of time is more valid.
And what can we say about this Adelheid test. Sachin tendulkar comes and scores century where 5 other player score centuries hardly makes a point for you to come here and say " Sachin What a batsman". Just got to show how inconsistent he have been and you were just waiting for a series like this. He is yet to make an innings of real significance.
As an average indian supporter or sachin fan will always present stats to prove his greatness rather than innings of substance like lara or even rahul dravid. And of course did you listen the round table talk . As all the expert like ian chappel , tony greigh, ravi sastri , sanjay majrekar said lara greatness lies in his ability to consistently dominate any bowling attack which of course sachin have rarely done. For sachin it is always stats.
Only lara can draw a test series single handedly in 1999 against fierce rival of warne, mcgrath, gillispie, mcgill. Only lara came and scored double century after his team being 30-4 and won the test on a wicket where only one other Australian batsman could muster a fifty . Only lara can win the test match by one wicket after his team being 100-5 chasing a score of 307 on one of the most dicey bridgetown wicket making a partnership with even batsman like Ambrose and Walsh. Lara have batted whole day playing about 300 balls to save a test match by a wicket against india in one series.
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