Sehwag aiming for 100 Tests

[gaurav92]

On a different topic, Sehwag's audacious batting style has forced some of the biggest cricketing minds to re-think the limits of what is possible when it comes to batting. Till now, batting has always been defined by mostly survival instincts, followed by attacking instincts. The priority till now has been wicket-preservation first, attack next. Sehwag's batting has changed all that and forced batsmen all over the world to mull if they're putting artificial restrictions on their batting abilities. I am wondering if we conduct a proper scientific study to figure out the different probabilities of a batsmen related to him getting dismissed playing attacking or defensive strokes, it will throw a lot more light on this. My prediction is that, going forward, as more and more batsmen explore into realms of what is possible with their batting, their batting will get more audacious, the scores higher and higher. It might even reach a point when we might have to fundamentally re-think the rules of the game to restore some sense of balance b/w bat and ball.

To have an even contest between the bat and the ball, re-thinking about new rules, with the scores higher and higher, it will be safe to say that we will get some crumbled wicket right from day one on Sub-Continental tracks and thus might see a result entirely bowler friendly, ending in half the length of an actual test match.

[zen]

He should aim at not only playing 100 tests but also scoring 10K runs

[yoda]

I doubt he will quit if he is still playing well at 100 tests.

[zen]

Actually having the number of tests as a goal is not a bad idea as then the focus shifts to getting the most out of those games .... Ofc he can reconsider it once he reaches that mark depending up on how much gas he has left in the tank 24 more tests equates in to 3-4 more years of cricket