peak era or longevity?

[The Outsider]

I don't know why people attach Sachin with longevity. He was in Don Bradman's all time XI when he was 25 years old.

That was still much later. Most people had him earmarked for greatness way back in the '92 tour to Australia. Same thing with Lara. There was this feeling and acknowledgment that these guys are special. They were great long before they had the stats and numbers.

[goose]

this thread is relevant to the joe root / tendulkar discussion. some greats points well made

Edited October 14, 2024 by goose

[Chakdephatte]

How you perform outside peak matters. 

 

Gambhir was best batsman in the world at his peak. But ended his career without an average of 42. Same for Murali Vijay, Ganguly and many others. 

[goose]

if your peak is high enough, likely really high, then you have the inevitable off peak that is still better than or equal to the rest of the pack i.e. that's not the impressive part, or what some like to call longevity

[BacktoCricaddict]

On 10/14/2024 at 11:53 AM, goose said:

this thread is relevant to the joe root / tendulkar discussion. some greats points well made

 

I am astonished by how someone can remember such a thread existed after more that a decade since the last post in it.

[goose]

On 10/16/2024 at 8:45 PM, BacktoCricaddict said:

 

I am astonished by how someone can remember such a thread existed after more that a decade since the last post in it.

 

i wanted to check if i had said anything on 'longevity' before. so i typed three words in google - indiancricketfans, goose, longevity and up this thread came. i find it a better way to search the forum than the search tool on here