Dhondy Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Thought so! It's an unique record. Double centurion in the lowest scoring game ever. Speaks volumes about the man's ability to rise above the circumstances. Viru, I bow to thee. Just become a bit more consistent, and the world will be your oyster. :hail:
Dhondy Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 At home. In fact, the other thing you mention- the fact that 40 wickets have rarely fallen when a double has been scored, is testimony itself to the rarity of Sehwag's innings. It's simply inconceivable that anybody could score a double in a match that logged so few runs and lasted for less than 4 days. Do you have a figure for how many times it's happened? (double ton and 40 wickets)
Dhondy Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Many thanks! So only once in the modern era- by Jayasuriya. What a monstrous innings that was! He absolutely murdered Shoaib and company. I think the last 100 runs were scored in the company of number 10 and 11.
Dhondy Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 I followed that match .... it was surreal .... he had a 100 run partnership with one of the tailenders and Jaya made 95 or there abouts of those runs ...... it was hilarious :hysterical: I checked. Hundred and one for the 9th wicket with Fernando, who contributed one.:haha:
MundaPakistani Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 That was an amazing performance by Sehwag. I have certainly transformed my opinion after this performance. Last time a player was able to change my opinion to THIS degree was after that famous Edgbastan test match in 05 where Flintoff almost single handedly won the match for England.
Predator_05 Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 We're talking about Veeru as an all-time great already, but there is one massive hole in his profile - namely, his second innings record. Absolutely abysmal, to say the least. Mat Runs HS Avg 100s -------------------- 57 1077 151 28.34 1 For me, this is definitely something he needs to remedy before we can put him up there in the pantheon of all-time great batsman. Just one hundred - 151 vs AUS at Adelaide - whilst the other 14 were all in the first innings. Needless to say, his average in the first innings is almost 70. Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, and Ganguly all average 40 or higher in their 2nd innings. Comments ?
Dravid Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 nice stats as usual boss.. but keep in mind that I stoped updating my DB some 6 months ago .... :((
Ram Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 I have a stat request; I would like to know the proportion of runs, Sehwag made in the team total, for all times when he scored a 100. For eg, in the last match, when he scored 201*, his proportional contribution was around 61%. I would like to know that figure for all his recent 100s. ( maybe his last 10 or something) If possible, I would like that exercise repeated for other openers in international cricket. Matthew Hayden and Graeme Smith would do for starters I have a hunch and I want to verify it.
Dhondy Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 India's team total of 329 was the lowest ever during which a double hundred had been scored, with the side being dismissed.
Dhondy Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 Seems our selectors were not the only damnfool ones. Other famous batsmen who have been dropped? Hold your breath, you'll need it- Don Bradman and Len Hutton.
Dravid Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 Seems our selectors were not the only damnfool ones. Other famous batsmen who have been dropped? Hold your breath, you'll need it- Don Bradman and Len Hutton. when was bradman dropped? what year? Fikar not you ..... one of these days months I will catch up with the backlog ... :-D Doc, thats a good stat and anecdote as usual ... :two_thumbs_up: :two_thumbs_up:
Dhondy Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 Boss, about the debate by Bumps and Sehwag on the other thread....is there are a way of working out the proportion of team runs scored by Sehwag since his debut, contrasted with fab four over the same period? If you need to update your DB, maybe Varun could help out? (He made a new DB while you were away).
Dravid Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 in what should have been his 2nd Test (in 1928) .... here is the scorecard ... http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1928-29/ENG_IN_AUS/ENG_AUS_T2_14-20DEC1928.html oh but it did take CA 1 test to know they r idiots...and brought him back... it took our idiots months:D
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