Sangakkara: Lara was better than Tendulkar

[zubinpepsi]

Who installed CricInfo panelists as the judge' date=' jury and executioners ?[/quote'] GOD!!

[king2be98]

You're right - that's why Pakistan's adopted son could not find a spot even in an all time Australian XI selected by cricinfo panelists.

We all know that such squads and all time XI etc are nonsense. Wasn't Tendulkar like 28th in the all time ICC rankings which Indian almost decalred world war 3 over? Ponting is a great, he is comfortably the best batsman in worlc cricket right now and has been for at least 5 years. He should be recognised for his feats. Bad captain he may be, terrible role model and sportsman for sure, but as a batsman he is without any doubt the best of the current crop.

[Karan114]

Wasn't Tendulkar like 28th in the all time ICC rankings which Indian almost decalred world war 3 over?

Ponting is a great' date=' he is comfortably the best batsman in worlc cricket right now [/quote'] Since you mentioned the ICC rankings, care to tell us why Ponting is ranked twelfth in the world by the ICC rankings if he is comfortably the best batsman in "worlc" cricket right now? A staggering 123 ratings points behind Gautam Gambhir, the man actually ranked the top batsman in the world right now.

[The Outsider]

We all know that such squads and all time XI etc are nonsense. Wasn't Tendulkar like 28th in the all time ICC rankings which Indian almost decalred world war 3 over?

Depends on who is selecting them. If it's someone like Benaud, I am all ears. The cricinfo panel was pretty good. Those ICC rankings say the highest point a batsman has reached in his career. The Indian media are fools that they don't understand what it means and start rambling.

Ponting is a great, he is comfortably the best batsman in worlc cricket right now and has been for at least 5 years.

Over the last 3 years, Ponting averages 40. Mediocre at best. Besides his 78 at Headingly and hundred at MCG, I can't think of a single innings of intent and significance he has played recently.

[Sooda]

Moaarrr Masshwinniger. As outsider might say. He has so many of those 'big speccial innings' which make him the best batter of the last 20 years.

[Mr. Wicket]

lara is like mozart sachin is like beethoven (snip) no probs if anyone says lara is better than sachin.

Bullsh-t. Mozart doesn't compare to Beethoven. The gulf is even bigger than between Lara and Tendulkar.

[punjabi_khota]

Who installed CricInfo panelists as the judge' date=' jury and executioners ?[/quote'] No one, but if you want to refute em, go open a thread. :rose:

[vvvslaxman]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vthfSPF_LCw]YouTube- Tendulkar is the best batsman since Bradman - Richie Benaud[/ame]

[satishg]

Everybody is entitled to have their own opinion, so if Sanga thinks Lara is better then we cannot argue on that because it is his opinion, well it doesnt have to be right!

[King]

Lara was great no doubt about that and what's wrong in Sanga feeling Lara was better in his opinion. It's his opinion. I don't see any need to get worked up. Why should everyone acknowledge Sachin is the best? Most do anyways.

[DomainK]

Precisely. His opinion.

[rahulrulezz]

If this effing Sangkarra is selected as captain for Kings 11, I will forget my region and always root against Punjab

[flamy]

lara is like mozart sachin is like beethoven ponting is like anu malik. no probs if anyone says lara is better than sachin.

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