Is Sachin Tendulkar the greatest modern day batsmen?
By achyuta
@achyuta (2851)
United States
November 19, 2006 2:17am CST
Being labeled the next Bradman has never been an easy honor. But perhaps no batsman has worn the tag with so much grace—and so deserved it—as Tendulkar. West Indian captain Brian Lara, the only contemporary of Tendulkar's to consistently threaten his position as the batsman of the age, told last month that the Indian was the greatest he had ever seen. "You know genius when you see it," said Lara. "And let me tell you, Sachin is pure genius." What do you guys think? is Sachin really that great?
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@crabby1 (304)
• Australia
19 Nov 06
Genius is an oft repeated word bandied about by proponents of cricket who are at best wishful thinkers endeavouring to talk up the sport. Sachin Tendulkar is a better than average batsman but is no genius. Don't take me the wrong way I enjoy watching him play but his record is what should be considered. I think Sachin's average is still only in the mid seventies so he has got a long way to go before he matches Don Bradman's average of 99.4 No lover of the game disputes THE DON was a genius what a pity I am too young to have ever seen him play but my Father did play against him in Club Cricket
@crabby1 (304)
• Australia
19 Nov 06
It has been said Don Bradmans average would have been higher than 99.4 but for the duck he scored in his final game. The English cricketers had no answers to his power game and it is rumoured he was knighted by the Queen simply as a ploy to ruffle his calm demeanor. It was reported he was so overcome at having been knighted and at having been so honoured He didn't see the ball that took his wicket that day because he had tears in his eyes.
@crabby1 (304)
• Australia
19 Nov 06
The only bowler Don Bradman refused to face was a Queensland Aborigonal player by the name of Eddie Gilbert. Gilbert had unusually long arms and the extra leverage resulted in him bowling at about 15mph faster than the fastest bowlers of today. In his book it is reported he bowled a ball that was swung at and missed by the batsman. The ball cleared the stumps bouncing down the field where it bounded over the boundary fence continuing into the next street where it killed a brown dog. look for the book it is a good read
@achyuta (2851)
• United States
19 Nov 06
Thanks crabby. Bradman made all those runs at high speed in a manner that bewildered opponents and entranced spectators. Though his batting was not classically beautiful, it was always awesome. Sachin's batting is classically beautiful too.
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@abhisek16 (118)
• India
20 Nov 06
Sachin is a gr8 player no doubt abt it.But I dont think he is comparable with Sir Don Bradman. Yes he is a genius to some extent but Don Bradman is the father of genius.
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@achyuta (2851)
• United States
20 Nov 06
He’s our greatest batsman of all time which is not to decry Sunil Gavaskar who was very special, just to say that Sachin is even more special. He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling
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@arunpatal (627)
• Germany
28 Nov 06
If we go through statistics then we would see that statistics is talking for Tendulkar. He has scored more than 13,000 runs in limited overs cricket. Now he had crossed the landmark of 10,000 runs in Test cricket at Eden Gardens against Pakistan. He has 37 Centuries in limited overs cricket and has already equaled the 34 Centuries record with Sunil Gavaskar.
A few more years is still left in Sachin's illustrious career. In my opinion, what he would achieve would be highly impossible for any batsman to cross it.
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@unicorn_vaibhav (462)
• India
24 Nov 06
Ricky ponting has been in amazing form and could well be best batsman, with lara and sachin being a little older then ponting
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@niteshambuj (148)
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13 Dec 06
Sachin is no doubt a great batsman but I guess it would be unfair to compare him with others... every batsman has his own style and record... Rahul Dravid.. Ricky Ponting and Brain Lara are also good... n they too have their own records..
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@binitkedia (1172)
• India
19 Nov 06
yup!! i am quite convince with your posting but now a days sachin has lost his consistency but over the years if u will compare the number of sachin has won for india and the number of games brian lara has won for his country isw a huge difference between them , so overhere wat matters is winning matches for your country whereas not playing for your personal records. yeah sachin is a great batsman but lara is greater than sachin as the number of games he has won for his country single handedly are much than sachin has done it for india.
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@sibsundar (77)
• India
24 Nov 06
Yeah , i too believe that he is one of the gr8test batsman of all times... he has got good skill and temperment....but i feel that he is not a match winner like most of the aus batsmen....Also,if u see the stats.. u can see that his records are not very inspiring...his graph is going down and down...
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@gary236 (83)
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19 Nov 06
First of all it is necessary to weed out batsmen who only came to the party when most good attacks had declined and pitches due to TV had flattened. Only 4 batsmen can be compared to the greats such as Miandad, Border, IVA Richards, Gavaskar and Greg Chappell of the era before - SR Waugh, Dravid, Tendulkar and Lara. They averaged 50 throughout the 1990s and this decade. Dravid has the best defence, SR Waugh is the least talented but the grinder, Lara the most destructive but Tendulkar has a genius about him allied to a consistency and a more solid defence than Lara. He has scored everywhere for 15 years and plays under more pressure than any cricketer in the history of the game. I have used stats here - but only as a basic benchmark. I judge the players on what THEY have done, not how good their team is and also on watching them. No statistic, no matter how revealing, can ever illustrate the beauty of a Tendulkar straight drive - oooooohhhh that elbow! It is also a fact that when anyone compares a batsman with another, one is always Sachin. Need I say more?
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@sudhirchaitanya (105)
• India
22 Nov 06
Yes i agree with u sir. Sachin is not only one of the best betsmen but an allrounder as Sir Bradman was. If u see B. Lara he is only a Batsmen but Sachin is an a allrounder so if u compare it no one is near to Sachin. Everyone have to go through a Bad and a good phase so as to sachin but at the times he gives his best to the Team. He is a very sporty person and plays for the team. You can take the example of when R. Dravid ask him to declare on 194 he does not reacted and said first comes the team. This is the spirit.:)
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@manu_ghimire (2626)
• India
2 Dec 06
i dont think so, the game now played by sachin is not up to the mark, so cant say whether it will be long stay in pitch in future....the time has gone when sachin was known for his batting, now sachin is a tag and brand thats it
@achyuta (2851)
• United States
19 Nov 06
Why you say only sometimes. Sachin is the decimator who decimates because that is what he is best at. He subjects the opposition into total surrender. There is no one like sachin. Even sehwag said he is trying to copy but can never be like sachin.
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@sajidaliarmaan (108)
• Pakistan
19 Nov 06
well cant say he is the best. But he is one of the best batsman, no doubt about that...
