Sehwag Stats - A case of Contrast

[Guest BossBhai]

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[Dravid]

smith next best with 72 :hahaha: sehwag :hatsoff:

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[Lord]

BUMP :winky: Veeru now has 13 scores of 150 or more .... The only folks ahead of him now are BCL,DGB,Boss and Waugh

what about the conversion rate of 100 into 150s?is Sehwag the best in that?

[Guest BossBhai]

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[Lord]

yep his conv rate=68% ... is better than Bradmans (62%) :winky:

:hail:

[DomainK]

yep his conv rate=68% ... is better than Bradmans (62%) :winky:

What a player:adore:

[Jersey #10]

He is the best opener. End of the story. Put him down the order and he ll cramp. You need proper technique to play in the middle order.

[Guest Hiten.]

He is the best opener. End of the story. Put him down the order and he ll cramp. You need proper technique to play in the middle order.

Where did you crop that theory out from ? As an opener he is facing the new ball against a fresh and perhaps the best bowlers from the opponents, but he (we can) very easily negotiates the shine of the ball by thumping it to the boundary every time he sees it :giggle:

[Dhondy]

Boss, here's a whodunnit for you. Is this the first time that the same two opposition players have scored hundreds against SA in consecutive Tests? I believe it is the first time since they returned to international cricket. Wouldn't know before then.

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[Dhondy]

I also believe Sehwag is the only player currently playing Test cricket to average more than 50 versus both Australia and South Africa.

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[saneindian]

Sehwag has now scored 18 100s in 76 "1st innings" for India, thats a 100 every 4.2 innings which is the best amongst all the modern era batsmen. Ponting is the next best with 1 100 every 4.3 first innings. Similar number for other batsmen are Moyo 4.35, Neil Harvey 4.38, SRT 4.65, Greg Chappel with 4.77, Lara 5.2, Kallis 5.27 and Dravid 5.8.

[Dhondy]

Many thanks, Boss, for confirming.

Sehwag has now scored 18 100s in 76 "1st innings" for India, thats a 100 every 4.2 innings which is the best amongst all the modern era batsmen. Ponting is the next best with 1 100 every 4.3 first innings. Similar number for other batsmen are Moyo 4.35, Neil Harvey 4.38, SRT 4.65, Greg Chappel with 4.77, Lara 5.2, Kallis 5.27 and Dravid 5.8.

Correct. If you take his 19 hundreds in 76 Tests, the 0.25 ratio beats all current batsmen (albeit Sanga, Kallis and Jaya by a hair's breadth), except Ponting, who averages 0.27.

[Jersey #10]

Where did you crop that theory out from ? As an opener he is facing the new ball against a fresh and perhaps the best bowlers from the opponents' date=' but he (we can) very easily negotiates the shine of the ball by thumping it to the boundary every time he sees it :giggle:[/quote'] You need a whole different mindset to come down the order. He is more like a opening specialist. Test Averages: Opening: 1 : 61.52 2 : 53.73 Middle Order: 3 : 5 Lower Order 6 : 70 7 : 27.33 Odi Averages Opening 1: 32.00 2: 42.31 Middle Order 3: 35.20 4: 29.00 5: 12.00 Lower Order 6: 21.16 7: 1 8: 12 I am just assuming something based on a few numbers. there is no way to tell unless if he is regularly played down the order.

[Guest Hiten.]

You need a whole different mindset to come down the order. He is more like a opening specialist. Test Averages: Opening: 1 : 61.52 2 : 53.73 Middle Order: 3 : 5 Lower Order 6 : 70 7 : 27.33 Odi Averages Opening 1: 32.00 2: 42.31 Middle Order 3: 35.20 4: 29.00 5: 12.00 Lower Order 6: 21.16 7: 1 8: 12 I am just assuming something based on a few numbers. there is no way to tell unless if he is regularly played down the order.

What would you say about Yuvraj's technique as a Middle Order specialist :--D

[Mr. Wicket]

I am just assuming something based on a few numbers.

Well, it's blatantly obvious that you're just assuming - nothing you say has any real grounding in fact or empirical evidence from 100+ years of test cricket. Batsmen with weaker techniques have always been hidden back in the middle order rather than being pushed to open - given that an opener's at risk against a totally fresh attack with the new ball when it's swinging and seaming most, they need fantastic technique, strength of mind and a very good eye to be successful. Pretty much every top opener for a long time fit that mould. Even the hitters like Hayden, Greenidge and Sehwag played with straight bats, still heads, fantastic hand-eye coordination and picked their shots with care rather than just prodding outside off with unsure footwork or no knowledge of where their off stump was. The others like Gavaskar, Boycott, Lawry, Turner and co. may not have always had the same levels of aggression and shots, but also had fantastic techniques and real patience. Really quality top order batsmen can basically fit in almost anywhere in the order (see Gavaskar coming in at 4, then scoring 236 v. West Indies), but bat at the top because they're the best equipped technically to be there. Better than taking a scratchy middle order bat who struggles v. the short ball or swing or can't find his off stump and sending him at the top.

[jusarrived]

only player who is irreplaceable in this squad . Hes just one of a Kind .

[satyam1729]

Most destructive batsman while playing long innings http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;opposition=1;opposition=140;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;opposition=6;opposition=7;opposition=8;orderby=batting_strike_rate;qualmin1=3;qualval1=hundreds;runsmin1=200;runsval1=runs;team=1;team=2;team=3;team=4;team=5;team=6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=batting http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;opposition=1;opposition=140;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;opposition=6;opposition=7;opposition=8;orderby=batting_strike_rate;qualmin1=10;qualval1=hundreds;runsmin1=150;runsval1=runs;team=1;team=2;team=3;team=4;team=5;team=6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=batting