adi B Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 sachin`s innings vs aus in sharjah finals bevan`s 183 vs asia XI ganguly`s 123 vs pak independence cup final jayasurya 150 odd vs england 2006 brendon mccullum`s innings vs aus 2007 just b4 wc are some other good innings
chainsmoker1985 Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 It seems that people only remember the innings played by Big Names . Yusuf Pathans 123 of 90 odd balls against Nz at Bangalore was another brilliant knock . So, what is your point? Are you trying to say that Yusuf Pathan should be brought into the team? But, honestly I think he is not international standard. He has too many flaws in his game. Actually his game is very limited, he has very few shots. In international level, you need 360 degree all around the park, kind of game.
CSK Fan Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 but here target was more and it has to be chased down in less than 40 overs. Sachin did not chase more than 8 RPO and opened the batting while Kohli came after initial PP overs had gone. Both Innings were as good as any. Good points, both innings have pluses. 300+ scores were very rare around those times and it was against Australia
Marut Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Kapil's 175* has got to be the best ODI knock by an Indian, and perhaps across all nations. He walked in when India was 9/4 and further slumped to 17/5, 78/6 and 78/7 and then took India to 266, supported by Kirmani. No other knock comes anywhere close to this. This was in WC 83 and was a must win game. The bowling side was not so formidable except for Curran, but that makes no impact once India had collapsed to 5/17. Kohli would be second.
nballa Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 i'd put it at no 43 because we are not going to make it to the finals and its pretty much a useless stat.
Cricketics Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Hard to compare Tendulkar's knock with Kohli's. One shouldn't forget the stoppage in play during Tendulkar's knock. Going in and out because of the storm can be really annoying for a batsman. Tendulkar though kept his cool and took us to the final. We lost the game, but qualified. Here though, Virat had to make sure we had to WIN the match. Also imagine this, we were 200 odd in 27th over and we cruised to victory in 36th over in no time chasing 321. Virat was very special today. TOP INNINGS.
NareshK Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Also the dominance and fluency of Kohli's innings makes it very special. Very similar to how Sachin seemed like he was in the "zone" against Aussies in that Sharjah ODI.
Vijay.Sharma Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Some of the greatest tons I remember are - 175 by Hanuman 189 by Viv Richards 100+ by Javed Miandad (last ball 6) 143 by The Buddha 140+ by Pawning (2003 WC Final) 175 by Gibbs 100+ by Kevin O Brian 133 by Virat
vvvslaxman Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Some of the greatest tons I remember are - 175 by Hanuman 189 by Viv Richards 100+ by Javed Miandad (last ball 6) 143 by The Buddha 140+ by Pawning (2003 WC Final) 175 by Gibbs 100+ by Kevin O Brian 133 by Virat Hanuman
ZodiaC Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 Good choices. And I agree that direct comparison with Tendiya's desert storm knock is implausible - though in terms of fluency it's right up there, regardless of the quality of the attack.
Lurker Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Kapil's 175 is probably the best LOI innings played by an Indian. Kohli's knock would be amongst top 3 for sure. I would say ahead of others and rank at 2nd. Mostly because it was against a quality attack, chasing a large total at a brisk pace and at large grounds. There are many great innings played by Indian batsmen but this one pips everyone else to the post.
ZodiaC Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 Yusuf Pathans 123 of 90 odd balls against Nz at Bangalore was another brilliant knock . Not even close to brilliant, but pretty good under the circumstances. Franklin actually played a better knock, though he came in too late and didn't get a ton.
ZodiaC Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 Top 3 is debatable, obviously among Top 5, without a doubt.
vvvslaxman Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Good choices. And I agree that direct comparison with Tendiya's desert storm knock is implausible - though in terms of fluency it's right up there' date=' regardless of the quality of the attack.[/quote'] Kohli's knock is different in the sense he absolutely bludgeoned one of the premiere yorker specialist of all time. Tendulkar's runs were steady and bit of madness at the end. But this is some serious shift in gears. One moment he was knocking around.. next moment.. boom murder. Almost like how Yuvraj murdered England in one of the one dayer 137 in 78 balls.
Laaloo Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Note to Dhoni - This is how you set up the chase. Not taking the match until the last over
ZodiaC Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 Kohli's knock is different in the sense he absolutely bludgeoned one of the premiere yorker specialist of all time. Tendulkar's runs were steady and bit of madness at the end. But this is some serious shift in gears. One moment he was knocking around.. next moment.. boom murder. Almost like how Yuvraj murdered England in one of the one dayer 137 in 78 balls. To be honest Malinga got most of them wrong, but again doesn't matter as Kohli flicked the yorkers to boundary too. Classy stuff indeed. And to be fair Raina and Gambo deserve some credit to giving him good company.
vvvslaxman Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 To be honest Malinga got most of them wrong, but again doesn't matter as Kohli flicked the yorkers to boundary too. Classy stuff indeed. And to be fair Raina and Gambo deserve some credit to giving him good company. This is some serious asking rate. Atleast more than 2 guys had to step up.
Vijay.Sharma Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 To be honest Malinga got most of them wrong, but again doesn't matter as Kohli flicked the yorkers to boundary too. Classy stuff indeed. And to be fair Raina and Gambo deserve some credit to giving him good company.Actually I think everyone who got a chance to bat stepped up including the walking wicket otherwise known as Virendra Sehwag. Check this out: Name Runs Strike Rate Viru 30 187 Sachin 39 130 Gambhir 63 98 Virat 133 155 Raina 40 167 Of course Virat's was the most influential innings but every other batsman played a part and that is why it wouldn't rank above the previous ones I mentioned. In chronological order 175 by Kapsy (the first one man show in ODI history (Qualification - ton) 189 by Viv with a last wicket partnership 100+ by Miandad when the match was all but lost 143 by Sachin (along with Kapsy and Viv's knocks this was a pure one man show) 140+ by Pawning (this was like Virat's knock) 175 by Gibbs (like Pawning's knock) 100+ by Kevin O Brien (almost a one man show and Miandadesque (not in the hitting but in the chasing))
Prakat Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 1. Virat scored more than twice the next highest scorer. 2. You seem to be side-stepping the fact that Virat guided the team to the required goal. He wasn't playing for glory. He went after the bowling because the team had to get to 321 under 40 overs and he stayed till the end. The 30, 39, 63, 40 were crucial runs but don't forget the match situation. Point 2 in itself qualifies the innings as one of the best ahead of at least half the innings listed by you. After that it's each to his own.
Nova Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 Hanuman Kapil Dev is Hanuman's avatar... :cantstop:
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