Batsmanship has taken a huge plunge these days. Specially with not many quality bowlers. That's where we see those high averages.

Remember, 90s had all the best bowlers. The best left armer ever- Wasim Akram, most lethal inswinging yorker at his peak- Waqar Younis, The white lightning- Allan Donald, One of the best fast bowling duo- Ambrose,and Walsh, McGrath, Best legspinner ever- Warne, best off spinner- Muralitharan.

All of those are all time greats. Today, u have Brett Lee, and Muralitharan. Rest are good but not as great as those guys.

That's where I think players like Bevan were great. His record against South Africa is awesome. Lara and Sachin played well against those guys and they are very highly regarded by those bowlers.

Well, after Lara, and specially Warne retired, I lost interest in this game. Sachin is shadow of himself, players score runs in docile pitches against substandard bowling attacks, the art and beauty of game is substituted by mindless rule changing and one dimensional batting styles.

The game is still cricket, but it's not the cricket I witnessed in the 90s. Cherish those wonderful games. The 99 semifinal Aus vs SA, the sharjah final and semifinal India vs Aus, Saeed Anwar in  Sharjah, Mark Waugh, Azharuddin, Akram.

I can't believe this topic dragged me to sajh one more time.

Yes, Sachin and Lara, at their peak ,were the two of the best batsmen the game has ever seen.