Galle 2008 : Guys...we now have the Fab One !!

[THX_1138]

Ah he got lucky... there were umpiring mistakes, poor fielders, pan cake batting track and no quality spinners to face... oh wait... nevermind.

[Rohan495]

Sehwag will be greater than Sachin when he retires Sehwag will be a lot greater than Tendulkar in test cricket.

[zubinpepsi]

ok..

[Temujin Khaghan]

Sehwag will be a lot greater than Tendulkar in test cricket.

yeah maybe he will

[Kumar]

if your talking about comparing their averages, then maybe. But a higher average doesnt always mean the better player.

[sandtest]

This comparison business is pure stupidity and validates the age old Lahori logic of equal=equal. There was a time when Dravid was at peak of his Career in test Cricket and many use to compare him that how he is better than Sachin still doesnot get deserved credits yada yada.

[Sachinism]

if your talking about comparing their averages' date=' then maybe. But a higher average doesnt always mean the better player.[/quote'] yeh, he may end up with a higher average, but no way will he be greater than Sachin (Well only if he continues the way he has been playing, for the rest of his career)

[DomainK]

I have lost count of the number of players that have been compared with Sachin. Whenever someone batted well, he was compared to Sachin. The very fact makes Sachin the greatest ever. Players came and went, but Sachin stood their firm at the top for comparison after comparison. Even within our team Rahul, dada, laxman, sehwag....every one has been compared to Sachin and their respective fans have at some time or other claimed that they are greater than Sachin. Outside the tem from Lara to Waughto Ponting and even Inzamam...so many players have been compared to Sachin. But yes, sandtest- this comparision business is plain stupidity. It belittles both players.

[Rohan495]

im telling you he will be greater than Sachin. Once this guy gets passed 150 its over, the opposition is dead meat. Sachin has scored runs scored double hundreds but mostly on batting friendly wickets if you take a look at Sehwags double hundreds they have been against good attacks and because of the way he bats he can demolish anyone on any turf, thus making him better than sachin.

[Kumar]

i still think sehwag hasnt reached his prime. When he reaches 31/32 i think he can be much better than now, even though he is doing extremely well atm

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The Guardian In this calendar year Sehwag has already amassed 947 runs, off only seven Tests, including three big knocks. More... The Guardian Anand Vasu, Hindustan Times Galle, August 04, 2008 First Published: 23:33 IST(4/8/2008) Last Updated: 00:02 IST(5/8/2008) At the end of the first day’s play, when Trevor Bayliss addressed the media, he was less than enthusiastic in his praise. “It proves that there is not a lot between success and failure for him. He tried to play the same way at the Sinhalese Sports Club," said Bayliss. “Good players don’t make their luck, they take advantage of it.” Mahela Jayawardene too wasn't much forthcoming. It has been that way with Sehwag for a while now. Ever since he burst onto the scene, he has been living in the shadow of the Fab Four – Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. For a while, this was only natural for these are players with proven records. What’s more, Sehwag’s cavalier approach to batting always appeared fraught with risk. The assumption was that he would struggle against the moving ball. The assertion was that he couldn’t score consistently at this pace. With a smile on his face, twirling his bat demonically, Sehwag has cut down his detractors one by one. The last 11 times he has crossed three figures, he has made it past 150. No other current player has made the opposition pay for allowing someone to get set as the Delhi batsman. If a week is a long time in politics, a year is an eternity in sport. In the middle of last year, Sehwag was dropped from Tests. He went back to domestic cricket and found it hard to make runs there too. It was only when the team toured Australia in 2007 did Sehwag come into the mix. Sehwag was not even in the initial list of 24 probables and it was only a late injury to Gautam Gambhir that saw him make it on the flight. Anil Kumble made it clear he wanted Sehwag and there began a spell of misery for bowlers. In this calendar year – and there's plenty of Test cricket left for India – Sehwag has already amassed 947 runs, off only seven Tests, including three big knocks: 151 against Australia, 319 against South Africa and this unbeaten 201. His tendency to race through the nervous 90s is well documented and you don’t expect him to outlast every other batsman in the team, but that's what he did here, becoming only the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to carry his bat in a Test innings. As the shadows lengthen on the careers of Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly, who are in varying stages of the twilights of their career, and increasingly struggling to hit the high notes consistently, it's time to lift the glares of snobbery and look at Sehwag in the clearest possible light. Enough about high left elbows and back-and-across foot movements. Enough about technique and correctness. Enough of looking to the future to youngsters who are just making a name for themselves in the quest of the next great Indian batsman, it’s time to give credit where it has been due for some while now, to Virender Sehwag.

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[Ram]

This is a stunning transformation, to say the least. Less than 10 months ago, he wasnt even in contention for test spot. Things were as rosy as rosy could be. We won test match series' against BD, Eng and Pakistan. Karthik performed well in Eng, Jaffer scored a stunning double against Pak. Then, there was hardly any mention of Sehwag. Its not just the runs Sehwag has scored, its also the opposition. He isnt like some of the other minnow-bashing heavy weights like Mohammed Yousuf or Sangakkara who go into test match series' against lesser opposition and come out with their average boosted by 2 or 3 runs/innings. All of Sehwag's runs have come against top-of-the-line world class opposition, in tough and demanding conditions. He is quite simply, a phenom. A master-class.

[Sachinism]

Wow I didnt realize this .... 947 runs in just 7 tests .. and he missed the Sydney Test ... this year. He has a good chance to go past MoYo's record of 1700 or so runs in a year as there are 7 more Tests to go this year.

Moyo played only 11 Test matches that year and came close to 1800 damnnn

[satishg]

I have lost count of the number of players that have been compared with Sachin. Whenever someone batted well' date= he was compared to Sachin. The very fact makes Sachin the greatest ever. Players came and went, but Sachin stood their firm at the top for comparison after comparison. Even within our team Rahul, dada, laxman, sehwag....every one has been compared to Sachin and their respective fans have at some time or other claimed that they are greater than Sachin. Outside the tem from Lara to Waughto Ponting and even Inzamam...so many players have been compared to Sachin. But yes, sandtest- this comparision business is plain stupidity. It belittles both players.

you got that rite buddy..time after time some new player is being compared to the Master..it was Anwar one time it was Mark waugh for some time it was Inzi but ultimately the only player who cud be compared to Sachin was Lara and even he acknowledged that Sachin is a genius and he is just an ordinary player compared to Sachin..now it is Ponting and as time goes by and as Sachin keeps playing there will be more players..and regarding our own players, its just stupid to compare Viru with Sachin..as others have mentioned there was a time wen everyone were singing praises abt RD saying that he is the greatest Indian batsman ever and is much better than Sachin and look wat has happened now... there can be many greats but then there is only one boss ever..that is SRT :icflove:

[fineleg]

India all time openers. #1 Gavaskar #2 Sehwag #3 Srikkanth? or Engineer? Tests only.

[satishg]

and yes Viru's form this year has been phenomenal to say the least and he is the worlds best batsman rite now..there is no doubt abt it..he is ahead of Ponting and KP

[Dhondy]

This is a stunning transformation, to say the least. Less than 10 months ago, he wasnt even in contention for test spot. Things were as rosy as rosy could be. We won test match series' against BD, Eng and Pakistan. Karthik performed well in Eng, Jaffer scored a stunning double against Pak. Then, there was hardly any mention of Sehwag. Its not just the runs Sehwag has scored, its also the opposition. He isnt like some of the other minnow-bashing heavy weights like Mohammed Yousuf or Sangakkara who go into test match series' against lesser opposition and come out with their average boosted by 2 or 3 runs/innings. All of Sehwag's runs have come against top-of-the-line world class opposition, in tough and demanding conditions. He is quite simply, a phenom. A master-class.

Sangakkara is not a minnow basher. Neither is Yousuf Mark 2.

[fineleg]

Sangakkara is not a minnow basher. Neither is Yousuf Mark 2.

Absolutely. Calling Sanga a minnow basher is taking pappulog bashing to an extreme. Sanga belongs to the very best.

[Ram]

Sangakkara is not a minnow basher. Neither is Yousuf Mark 2.

O.K, let me modify my claim. Unlike Sangakkara or Yousuf, who have had plenty of chances to boost their averages, playing against mediocre opposition, Sehwag has had to deal with the world's best in the most demanding of conditions. P.S: I knew I would be pulled up for calling Sangakkara a 'minnow basher'. I used that term for want of any other better term, at that point of time.