The Greatest ODI Batsman - Tendulkar vs Richards

[Sir john]

sachin rocks,

[SachDan]

To people who care about avg. while batting without powerplays for just 150+ innings, its Dhoni > Richards > Sachin To everyone else who actually can understand how hard it is to maintain excellence for 400+ innings, its Sachin > Dhoni > Richards

:two_thumbs_up:

[SachDan]

To people who care about avg. while batting without powerplays for just 150+ innings, its Dhoni > Richards > Sachin To everyone else who actually can understand how hard it is to maintain excellence for 400+ innings, its Sachin > Dhoni > Richards

As for power play, in the 70's and 80's most captains preferred test match like field for good part of the innings. A gentle push to mid-on/ mid-off which in present day cricket is nothing more than a single was an easy boundary for the taking in those days.