Can you compare Sachin , Lara and Bradman?
By deepika201
@deepika201 (268)
India
April 1, 2009 11:45am CST
These 3 are the Great Batsmen that Cricket has seen.But i often see people comparing them which i say is very much wrong .There is no meter to compare these players with each other.So at the end saying that These 3 are the best will be the best answer than comparing them.
7 responses
@amitavroy (4819)
• India
1 Apr 09
Why not my friend although I believe in not comparing great players but if you think logically then they should be a standard which we should follow. Now if you take the case of Sir don bradman. He played a long time back and at that moment there were not very professional skill level players available in the cricket arena. Moreover he played with very few teams which meant he knew almost all the bowlers and so on adjusting to them was much more easy. And also there were not very good bowlers at that time when cricket was played.
If you can pair the little master then you will find that he is always in the team with a very good batting lineup. In such a situation a lot of the pressure is taken from your back. And also a lot of time it helps you to get set difficult situations. Yes there is no doubt that he is a very great player and his stats speak more than what I include here but then there is one thing which is not present in the little master but it is present in my favourite player lara. to me Lara and also a true genius.
If you look his batting then you will find that doesn't believe in performing. He is a completely moody player who plays only when he feels like. Yes I know it is not a very professional attitude but definitely the AAs are spoiled genius. The day when he decides that he will play you will find no bowler who can be of any threat in front of him. Only a mistake from his end can get him out. But that is not the case with the little master. He will pay respect to the bowlers when they are bowling at their best when he will wait for the loose balls and score runs and more runs. Whereas the genius will try to score of the good bowlers and great opportunities. The genius will take the risk of playing good shots and they may get out but then those strokes will be photogenic. These are few things which I feel make Lara a much more genius than the little master. But he is when you talk about a performing player then then there is no one like the little master.
@pratik87 (1927)
• India
2 Apr 09
Most of the points you have said only suggest that sachin is a better cricketer than lara. Sachin is more disciplined, more a team man and a better role model in cricket than lara could be. Cricket is a team game and you have to be selfless not moody. Being moody has often cost the west indies team to lose. And sachin has not played with a team of good batsmen anytime not in odi cricket at least. And on his even bowlers like mcgrath could do nothing against him. Steve waugh once said sachin was hitting the best spin bowler shane bowler out of the rough against the spin and the australians kept waiting and waiting for a mistake from the little master because noone could play against the spin from the rough but the mistake never came and that is the genius of tendulkar.
@innocent_dr (539)
• Pakistan
4 Apr 09
These three are batting legends. And we call people legends because they are incomparable
@krupesh (2608)
• India
1 Apr 09
Don Bradman played most of his matches against England(37 out of 52).So he cant be compared here.But when he has that kinda average then you have to call him great.
Between the two there is not much to choose between them.Lara has won more matches single handedly than Sachin but Sachin has all the records in his favour.
So all in all , all the 3 are great.
@pratik87 (1927)
• India
2 Apr 09
Don bradman was from the era when only test matches were played. So in one day cricket sachin tendulkar is definitely the better player out of the two. Sadly, neither lara nor sachin has won a world cup which they really deserve. Coming to test matches it is difficult to compare bradmans average, lara's penchant for scoring triple hundreds and tendulkar's compact play. Don bradman himself said to his wife that sachin reminds him of himself so lets narrow it down to these two. Now bradman has a 99+ average but you have to take into account that he has played in only so many grounds and against familiar oppositions. Tendulkar on the other hand has travelled to all parts of the world and played well against all opposition and not forget his awesome record against aussies. Now technically lara is the lesser of the three again. And sunil gavaskar has pointed out sachins bat comes down straight while bradmans not as straight in view of old video footages. So who is better, you decide for yourself who you like.
@acematthews71 (1084)
• India
1 Apr 09
yes there should'nt be any comparisons between these legends as they richly deserve their respect according to their own talent showcase & their own capabilities so they should be considered as the idols of this games & not competioners as the worshipped their game so each should be given their due respect.
@rashmie (947)
• United Arab Emirates
1 Apr 09
It is not possible to compare them. It may change person to person but rationally they all are equally great. Can you compare legends Kishor Kumar, Md. Rafi and Mukesh..no...Though Sachin and Lara played in the same age under the same class of bowlers, yet it is tough. Both of them are different in their approach...
