Mark Taylor's 334 against Pakistan

[ravishingravi]

Remember watching this match live as a kid. It was a patta track and Mark Taylor who had just recently got back to some form after long draught spell where his place in team was under the scanner. Apart from the aggression and the fluency of the innings, it reinforced at a very young age a clear difference in cricketing mindset and sporting culture between nations. Here you have a guy not out at 334 at the end of day 2 with the entire media fraternity excited over the prospect of Taylor breaking Lara's record. Come Day 3, what does he do ? Declares first thing in the morning with 580 odd on board and thereby foregoing the opportunity of getting the world record and giving his side the best chance for winning the game. A "Godly" act some might say. ( pun intended ) :winky: Taylor is someone I have long admired. Not only for his grit and skill as a test opener and his brilliant cricketing acumen ( arguably the best captain I have seen along with Fleming ) but also his selfless dedication for team's cause.

[ravishingravi]

Why is this shifted to cricket videos ? If putting a link makes the mods shift the topic here, I might as well remove the link and ask the mods to get it back on cricket talk

[Crookbond]

Without Mark Taylor and Alan Border, Steve Waugh would be nothing. I guess he went 21 innings without a 50 before the 334?

[maniac]

Here is how it works....When Mark Taylor declares at 334 sacrificing the record....it means their team makes around 500-600 which gives their Amazing bowling attack a chance to bowl out the opposition twice.Fans are happy that they got a result, Mark Taylor becomes a legend If an Indian player declares on 334 sacrificing the record.......it means their team makes around 500-600 which gives the opposition to get a lead if not draw the game........fans had to endure through a boring draw and no one cares why the player declared,rather see a record broken Hope this helps

[cameron_black]

just have to add that a plumb lbw was turned down by bucknor when taylor was on zero.

[Clarke]

If an Indian player declares on 334 sacrificing the record.......it means their team makes around 500-600 which gives the opposition to get a lead if not draw the game........fans had to endure through a boring draw and no one cares why the player declared,rather see a record broken

That's some cricketing acumen

[maniac]

That's some cricketing acumen

How else would you respond to random threads popping up hyping up Micheal Clarke or Mark Taylor's innings to undermine batting records from our players. Topic has been done to death but....People bring up 100th 100 and how selfish it was or some of the other innings but 90% those games were f**** up because of poor bowling and not batting.Also to add Mark Taylor's 334 was pretty boring tbh. and also to add the game ended in a lame draw,so there is nothing extraordinary about the innings in relation to some of the other300's that have been scored. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63811.html

[maniac]

^Also one more thing...I am not accusing the OP for bringing this up as a means to bash a certain player....just expressing my opinion before people start hailing the selfless act of Mark Taylor in what was probably and rightfully a forgotten triple

[ravishingravi]

That's some cricketing acumen

Can't add anything more to this.

[Marut]

Australian players have tremendous regards for Donald Bradman. 334 was Bradman's highest score and that record is expected to stand. Clarke also did not beat Bradman and declared when he was on 329 when 400 ( along with easy test win) was there for the taking.

[saneindian]

Australian players have tremendous regards for Donald Bradman. 334 was Bradman's highest score and that record is expected to stand. Clarke also did not beat Bradman and declared when he was on 329 when 400 ( along with easy test win) was there for the taking.

Wonder why one of them chose to hit 380 that too against a side like Zimbabwe.

[saneindian]

Because you also talk about difference in sporting culture, I would be very interested to know which other knocks from Indian batsmen you had in mind when you looked at Taylor's 'godly' act and 'it reinforced at a very young age a clear difference in cricketing mindset and sporting culture between nations.'

[Precambrian]

Australian players have tremendous regards for Donald Bradman. 334 was Bradman's highest score and that record is expected to stand. Clarke also did not beat Bradman and declared when he was on 329 when 400 ( along with easy test win) was there for the taking.

Yeah coz they know a certain BC Lara will come out of retirement and smash it again on a pancake Antiguan surface against a certain "No.1 side" :giggle: Not worth the effort

[Number]

Because you also talk about difference in sporting culture' date=' I would be very interested to know which other knocks from Indian batsmen you had in mind when you looked at Taylor's 'godly' act and [i']'it reinforced at a very young age a clear difference in cricketing mindset and sporting culture between nations.'

Sachin's 100th 100.

[saneindian]

Sachin's 100th 100.

Back in October 1998, don't think even Sachin would have known about the 100th 100 :--D

[ravishingravi]

Because you also talk about difference in sporting culture' date=' I would be very interested to know which other knocks from Indian batsmen you had in mind when you looked at Taylor's 'godly' act and [i']'it reinforced at a very young age a clear difference in cricketing mindset and sporting culture between nations.'

Not any particular one since we have had so many of them. But of course the Godly hints are for the Gods.

[saneindian]

Care to list some of the selfish knocks played by Indian batsmen prior to 1998 (which is when you had the realization), if you could please. Just a few will do especially those with the godly involvement. Thanks.

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[Crookbond]

Care to list some of the selfish knocks played by Indian batsmen prior to 1998 (which is when you had the realization)' date= if you could please. Just a few will do especially those with the godly involvement. Thanks.

It will be stupid to even mention a Tendulkar's knock prior to 1998 or 2000 for the matter and call it selfish. Conversely, it's even more stupid to compare knocks of people across decades.

[saneindian]

It will be stupid to even mention a Tendulkar's knock prior to 1998 or 2000 for the matter and call it selfish. Conversely' date=' it's even more stupid to compare knocks of people across decades.[/quote'] Which is what I am interested in knowing. Which of those knocks where selfish, not just of Sachin but of other Indian players as well. Yet to see any examples from the OP so far.