Ramzz Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 No offense, I like an admire good old Sachin very much, but Bradman is just in his own league. Playing on uncovered pitches which were much much more bowler friendly than most of the flatbeds today, without helmets, scoring that many runs and that many 100s, so many winning knocks, he's just untouchable. Lets see a different point of view. What the current cricketer(CC) has to deal with. 1. The don faced only England...that too...either in AUS or ENG. CC has to travel...different places...different conditions, pitches. 2. Spin Factor: Don't believe the Don ever faced a barrage of quality spin bowling. 3. Fielding: No one can dispute that fielding during the don years was lax, compared to today's fielding standards...there is no doubt that his average would be far less just due to this fact. 4. Video Analysis: Every batsmen today is scrutinized for weaknesses in their technique. Plans are made and executed well. The don was never studied in such great detail. For once when the English came up with the plan of bowling short to intimidate him...his average fell by almost half to 56. Again, just imagine the possibilities of him scoring less with video analysis around. 5. Travel and expectations: How much do cricketers travel and play these days? Moreover, the sheer amount of pressure on Sachin is just out of this world. He carries the hopes of a billion people. On billboards, tv, radio...any form of media...it is all about Sachin. No one has carried this level of expectations on their shoulders except Sachin . I shudder to think what would happen to the Don if he has to deal with all of the above.
Raghav_12 Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 well we have truly started on this thread as well..:-)
King Tendulkar Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Well he is the best ever. Everyone knows that apart from fans of black and white films!
kabira Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 So' date=' by this logic Ponting is the second best batsman to ever play cricket? :hysterical:[/quote'] Did you sleep with Bradman in your previous life or what? :--D:--D:--D
ganeshran Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Did you sleep with Bradman in your previous life or what? :--D:--D:--D :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
King Tendulkar Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Did you sleep with Bradman in your previous life or what? :--D:--D:--D :cantstop:
akshayxyz Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Did you sleep with Bradman in your previous life or what? :--D:--D:--D :hatsoff: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Dhruv200 Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Greatest batsman of all time - Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin=GOD Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Today only a handful of people consider Goddy to be the greatest of all time, but that number is ever increasing, and will keep on increasing. In a few years, the Holy Grail of cricket will be the 100+ international centuries made by Goddy and NOT the 99.94 average of Don Bradman - that will be the day when the whole world will acknowledge Goddy as the greatest cricketer to have ever graced the game - and that day is not very far.
Roshanrocks Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Today only a handful of people consider Goddy to be the greatest of all time' date= but that number is ever increasing, and will keep on increasing. In a few years, the Holy Grail of cricket will be the 100+ international centuries made by Goddy and NOT the 99.94 average of Don Bradman - that will be the day when the whole world will acknowledge Goddy as the greatest cricketer to have ever graced the game - and that day is not very far. only a handful? :omg: Dude, there are lots more than you think
Sachin=GOD Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 only a handful? :omg: Dude, there are lots more than you think most people outside India (and many in India also :(() still believe that Bradman's average of 99.94 is the be all and end all of batting. But slowly people are starting to recognize that there are achievements in batting grater than that- being the best batsman over a period of 20+ years in 2 different formats, nearly 100 international 100s, over 32000 runs and to top it all, meeting the expectations of over 1 billion people - now people are starting to recognize that these things are better than 99.94.
CSK Fan Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 So' date=' by this logic Ponting is the second best batsman to ever play cricket? :hysterical:[/quote'] And by the logic of Bradman being greatest because of his 99 average the second best batsman ever is Trott or Pollock or Headley or Sutcliffe? You dont laugh at that, do you? Ponting being second best makes more sense than all of the ones listed above
Sachin=GOD Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 bump why??? Has'nt this issue already been settled in favor of Goddy :--D
vvvslaxman Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Aussie population 20 million. India internet users 80 million :giggle: . This poll is going to drive Aussies nuts
SachDan Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 The show, when it got underway at last, was Sachin's. For a man in whom millions have unfettered faith, he invited disbelief. He played as a man with feet of clay. It was as if the event had overwhelmed him. But the gods obviously look after their own and he was dropped four times. It really was unbelievable. The only surprise – the gods teasing us perhaps – was that Tendulkar was out 15 short of what would have been his 100th international hundred. There was a note of deep irony about Tendulkar's innings. It is generally considered that the reason India refuse to countenance the umpire decision review system in their matches is because Tendulkar resists, having not had the rub of the green in the early experimental days. When he was on 23, the umpire Ian Gould gave him out lbw and it looked stone dead. He reviewed and the hawkeye gizmo astonishingly showed the ball missing leg stump. This could not have been mere technology but another example of divine intervention on behalf of club members. :haha::haha: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/passion-patriotism-lots-of-people-and-picky-police-2257706.html
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