The most prolific batting pair in test cricket

[Sidhoni]

:hail:

[bunny]

another piece of statistic for tendulkar which illustrates nothing but longevity. take the partnership averages of ML Hayden-JL Langer (new ball), ML Hayden-RT Ponting, DPMD Jayawardene-KC Sangakkara, G Gambhir-V Sehwag (new ball), JL Langer-RT Ponting(!), Mohammad Yousuf-Younis Khan etc etc etc... all are way better than this.

Partnership averages are a complex statistic. Assume 2 openers average 50. If both have a perfect correlation, their partnership average will be 100 (i.e., they both succeed together, or fail together). If both have a perfect anti-correlation, their partnership averages can be as low as 0. In fact, a really high parternship average can be a slight indicator of one of them being a FTB, a home track bully or an easy situation bully.

[cameron_black]

Partnership averages are a complex statistic. Assume 2 openers average 50. If both have a perfect correlation, their partnership average will be 100 (i.e., they both succeed together, or fail together). If both have a perfect anti-correlation, their partnership averages can be as low as 0. In fact, a really high parternship average can be a slight indicator of one of them being a FTB, a home track bully or an easy situation bully.

yeah true, that's why i didn't mention samaraweera-jayawardene partnership, although the average is in the 70s. fact is, both of them are FTBs.

[Jayaram_IND]

least important fact when compared with other measurements.

Longevity is very important.Only players who can survive over a number of years can be considered champions.Its difficult to survive a large number of years as bowlers keep working on ideas and plans to get you out.Also fitness also comes in.So playing for a large number of years must be respected.

[cameron_black]

Longevity is very important.Only players who can survive over a number of years can be considered champions.Its difficult to survive a large number of years as bowlers keep working on ideas and plans to get you out.Also fitness also comes in.So playing for a large number of years must be respected.

longevity might create false impressions, and with it false heroes though. this might not apply to sachin as his other numbers are fairly great as well, but if you take someone like jayasuriya, you'll see what i mean. for a period of time, he had the second highest aggregate of runs in ODIs, but we all knew it meant nothing as he wasn't a great batsman who showed consistency. also, there was this fight of him with afridi for the highest number of ODI sixes recently, but everyone seemed to ignore the fact that jayasuriya had played hundreds of matches more than afridi. not undermining jayasuriya's efforts at all, he's been a great servant to his country's cricket, but what i want to say is longevity related stats can be misleading at times.

[SachDan]

Yet another 100 run partnership for The Masters :hatsoff: Dravid and Tendulkar have put together more partnership runs, and more century stands, than any other pair in Tests

[Guest BossBhai]

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[The Dark Horse]

The next best is 400 runs less, with 8 more matches:bow:

[Manny_Pacquiao]

watch every second of this if you can. cherish it. you wont see these two batting giants together for very long.

[CSK Fan]

least important fact when compared with other measurements.

Yep, Hussey was the best bat since he averaged 70 once, he should have retired then. Since Longetivity is not important, Samarweera is better than Richards and Jayawardane is better than Dravid and Sehwag. Hence proved

[ganeshran]

Watching SRT and RD bat together is like listening to poetry and prose at the same time. :aha: :yay:

[Prakat]

SRT and Dravid.. awesome pairs..

:cantstop:

[phaedrus]

:hail:

[akshayxyz]

watch every second of this if you can. cherish it. you wont see these two batting giants together for very long.

how long?

[carnish]

Those who think that longevity doesnot matter can go kiss the ass of FYB(few years bully) players who score highly during one or two years and then retire or are thrown out. These guys watch cricket just for timepass and have no knowledge claiming they like or dislike greats... i guess everyone knows whom i am talking about... yes the other colour brother of Cameron White and Cameron Cuffy(read Coffee)

[CoverDrive]

For guys whining about longevity meaning nothing - look at Mohammed Yousuf - guy had few good years but no one would remember him as one of the greats. Due to his own stupidity (whining about not being picked up for T20 world cup, clamoring for captaincy when he was clearly not worth it, fake retiring) and PCB's mismanagement.

[carnish]

For guys whining about longevity meaning nothing - look at Mohammed Yousuf - guy had few good years but no one would remember him as one of the greats. Due to his own stupidity (whining about not being picked up for T20 world cup' date=' clamoring for captaincy when he was clearly not worth it, fake retiring) and PCB's mismanagement.[/quote'] Actually he was afraid of ruining his stats by continuing for long...so found all the excuses he could :giggle:

[Needforspeed]

sorry mr.sachin fan' date=' but i didn't like tendulkar right from the outset. especially since 2008 after he started to back away from DRS.[/quote'] You work for the company which produces DRS equipment or what? :--D

[Needforspeed]

If longevity didnt mean much then Vinod Kambli must be one of the greats.

[carnish]

If longevity didnt mean much then Vinod Kambli must be one of the greats.

how dare you question kambli's greatness... he is a great crybaby