gaurav92 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 coventry take a bow u [layed magnificently young man u deserve a double ton but neways that doesnt take away the blinder u played kudos to u but zimbabwe still lost :(( sad but i m glad to see a new record set for an indian to break......... Link to comment
ShermanAve Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 He maybe Pakistans best opener by a mile' date=' but not internationally Sachin, Gilchrist, Ganguly, Hayden,Mark waugh, Chris Gayle, Greenidge etc are better than Anwar, moreover you said greats like Richards and Anwar, as if Richards and Anwar are in the same league which they definitely are not.[/quote'] Out of these openers, only Sachin is better than Anwar. Ganguly,Mark Waugh & Hayden were excellent openers but they are not in class of Anwar & Sachin. Gayle is a nobody infront of Anwar.Richards was not an opener but I will select him before Sachin & Anwar in an ODI. Link to comment
Jai Ho Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 whar about Jayasuriya he not one of the best? :cantstop:, Tendulkar and Ganguly 1-2 of course Link to comment
punjabi_khota Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Out of these openers' date=' only Sachin is better than Anwar. [b']Ganguly,Mark Waugh & Hayden were excellent openers but they are not in class of Anwar & Sachin. Gayle is a nobody infront of Anwar.Richards was not an opener but I will select him before Sachin & Anwar in an ODI. Explain. Only thing Anwar has going over Ganguly and Hayden is that his beard is more than 1000238 times the total hair on their bodies combined. Link to comment
Zap_Brannigan Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Out of these openers' date=' only Sachin is better than Anwar. Ganguly,Mark Waugh & Hayden were excellent openers but they are not in class of Anwar & Sachin. Gayle is a nobody infront of Anwar.Richards was not an opener but I will select him before Sachin & Anwar in an ODI.[/quote'] Ha Ha...Not only does he average less than Ganguly but he was aweful against the 2 best bowling sides, Aus and SA. Noone in their infinite wisdom would choose Anwar over ganguly, unless ofcourse they can twist the facts. Link to comment
DomainK Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Anwar's away record sucked. He averaged 29.73 away from Pakistan. Not that his over all record is outstanding- his career average is 39.21, which is good but nothing extraordinary. Hayden's career average is 43.80 and his away average is 43.12. That's a class player. No comparison whatsoever. And don't even take Tendulkar's name in the same sentence. Link to comment
Jai Ho Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Anwar doesn't even belong in top 10 of openers. only stupid pakis will put him at top of the list. gayle is a no body infront of anwar? he would be hitting sixes right over his head. Link to comment
Punisher Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Well done Coventry for breaking the record! All this stuff about minnows and two crap teams is nonsense. Fact is Coventry holds the record! Link to comment
Master Blaster Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Charles Coventry > Anwar Truth. Link to comment
Gambit Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Don't forget Azharuddin was captaining. I watched it live. Only thing Azzu didn't do was ask for an air condition for Saeed Anwar. SRT was the captain. Poor Azhar didn't even play in that game. :cantstop: Link to comment
spectre Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Out of these openers' date=' only Sachin is better than Anwar. Ganguly,Mark Waugh & Hayden were excellent openers but they are not in class of Anwar & Sachin. Gayle is a nobody infront of Anwar.Richards was not an opener but I will select him before Sachin & Anwar in an ODI.[/quote'] One of the most funniest comments Anwar better than the rest mentioned :hysterical: what next, Warts Akhtar better than Mcgrath, Walsh, Ambrose, Donald ?? Link to comment
Guest gaurav_indian Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 SRT was the captain. Poor Azhar didn't even play in that game. :cantstop: pwned :hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment
DomainK Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 SRT was the captain. Poor Azhar didn't even play in that game. :cantstop: pwned :hysterical::hysterical: lol....:haha: Link to comment
ViruRulez Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Congrats to the young guy though I still dont think his innings can be compared to any of the top innings including anwar's, sachin's, ganguly's, richard's or dhoni's. But still the guy has done excellent to have broken or equalled that record. Hope somebody crossed the double centuring in ODI very soon Link to comment
MUMBAISKIPPER Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Saeed Anwar was an ordinary player outside sub-continent...he was lucky to get that 194 score....good to see someone breaking his record....anwar never deserved it. Link to comment
Guest gaurav_indian Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Congrats to the young guy though I still dont think his innings can be compared to any of the top innings including anwar's' date=' sachin's, ganguly's, richard's or dhoni's. But still the guy has done excellent to have broken or equalled that record. Hope somebody crossed the double centuring in ODI very soon[/quote'] Viru will cross it. Link to comment
nballa Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 anwar's record was better, reasons 1) pressure. independence cup, do or die match in front of 50,000 people. 2) heat and exhaustion. 3) prasad, kumble, kuruvilla, joshi are better than the current bangladeshi bowling unit any day. 4) boundaries were longer and bat technology was not what it is right now. 5) he got his runs faster. Link to comment
ShermanAve Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 anwar's record was better, reasons 1) pressure. independence cup, do or die match in front of 50,000 people. 2) heat and exhaustion. 3) prasad, kumble, kuruvilla, joshi are better than the current bangladeshi bowling unit any day. 4) boundaries were longer and bat technology was not what it is right now. 5) he got his runs faster. 6. No power plays 7. No free hits 8. Away from home 9. Against top test playing nation 10. No glasses/magnifying glass to sight the ball better Link to comment
zubinpepsi Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 11) he used a brainless guy as his runner Link to comment
Sachinism Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 12) Pad technology was different, nowadays they allow you to run faster. 13) His spikes melted in the Chennai heat, making it even more difficult 14) The tournament was sponsored by Coke, who is anti-Islam, therefore he went without a drink Link to comment
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