Luckiest Player in Indian cricket?

[Sachin=GOD]

M$D. And not just for India. He's the luckiest player ever to have played the game.

[cricraja]

Also' date=' Steve Waugh for Australia. Pathetic player![/quote'] There are exceptions always to the rule, but the below stat absolutely opened my eyes up. I always thought there are 2-3 players who would have done worse than Sehwag in 3rd and 4th innings average wise, that have played over 100 Tests. But this guy is at the bottom. Of the players that have scored 2000 or more runs in the team 2nd innings, a decent yardstick Shewag barely touches 30. Shows how mediocre he is overall. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=3;innings_number=4;orderby=batting_average;orderbyad=reverse;qualmax1=8000;qualmin1=2000;qualval1=runs;template=results;type=batting

[Gunner]

M. And not just for India. He's the luckiest player ever to have played the game.

+1 Luckiest captain ever, every other team would've sacked his ass a long time ago.

[Gollum]

Rohit Sharma, hack won't even make into a team like Zim/Ban/Afg and here we hype him up as the next Tendulkar.

[The Outsider]

There are exceptions always to the rule, but the below stat absolutely opened my eyes up. I always thought there are 2-3 players who would have done worse than Sehwag in 3rd and 4th innings average wise, that have played over 100 Tests. But this guy is at the bottom. Of the players that have scored 2000 or more runs in the team 2nd innings, a decent yardstick Shewag barely touches 30. Shows how mediocre he is overall. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=3;innings_number=4;orderby=batting_average;orderbyad=reverse;qualmax1=8000;qualmin1=2000;qualval1=runs;template=results;type=batting

Doesn't mean anything except Sehwag would have one of the best averages in the first innings (when most tests are decided), given his overall average of 50.

[zumi]

Has to be Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma, somehow keep finding themselves back into the Indian team.

[yoda]

They are all lucky, doing what they like the most, representing the country, and getting paid crores in return, not to mention the added IPL bonus.

[sandeep]

Harbhajan Singh & Virendar Sehwag. Do not belong in the 100 Test club, got there via charity.

Sorry, but it seems that the Morons club has a new president.

[cricraja]

Sorry' date=' but it seems that the Morons club has a new president.[/quote']Looks like you a thing for Chucking pies and FTBs.

[SLICKR392]

Looks like you a thing for Chucking pies and FTBs.

Says the guy who rates Ishant. Lel

[sandeep]

Sorry for getting personal. But anyone who thinks Sehwag got to play tests due to luck or charity, is either trolling or confused.

[cricraja]

Sorry for getting personal. But anyone who thinks Sehwag got to play tests due to luck or charity' date=' is either trolling or confused.[/quote']100 Tests definitely yes. Total of 1 test hundred in 100+ tests in 3rd or 4th innings of a Test. He is way overrated and is for most part a FTB.

[velu]

i checked cricraja's IP.. its not from india :giggle:

[Detonator]

i checked cricraja's IP.. its not from india :giggle:

how to check that?

[nanda14792]

Msd the luckiest nhi to how many do play even after 10-0 foreign test series losses....n almost same odi losing streak!!!

[vvvslaxman]

There are so many in Indian cricket lol

[sandeep]

100 Tests definitely yes. Total of 1 test hundred in 100+ tests in 3rd or 4th innings of a Test. He is way overrated and is for most part a FTB.

strongly disagree. FTBs don't score 190 in Melbourne after being put in to bat on a fast bouncy track at Melbourne on their first tour of Oz. Neither do they score double hundreds against Muralitharan in his pomp while the rest of the team folds. Sehwag had many flaws, but to call him an FTB shows an ignorant bias at best, and stupidity at worst.

[cricraja]

strongly disagree. FTBs don't score 190 in Melbourne after being put in to bat on a fast bouncy track at Melbourne on their first tour of Oz. Neither do they score double hundreds against Muralitharan in his pomp while the rest of the team folds. Sehwag had many flaws, but to call him an FTB shows an ignorant bias at best, and stupidity at worst.

Even Agarkar and Kumble have tons in England. Look one off performance, cannot be basis to judge a player with 100 + Test appearances. 20 avg in NZ, 25 avg in SA and 26 avg in Eng., coupled with his terrible unreliability in 3rd and 4th innings to me tells he is just an average player, who feasted big on flat tracks. To me he should be the skipper of all-time great FTB XI with Mahela as his deputy.

[Number]

Even Agarkar and Kumble have tons in England. Look one off performance, cannot be basis to judge a player with 100 + Test appearances. 20 avg in NZ, 25 avg in SA and 26 avg in Eng., coupled with his terrible unreliability in 3rd and 4th innings to me tells he is just an average player, who feasted big on flat tracks. To me he should be the skipper of all-time great FTB XI with Mahela as his deputy.

Getting a bit predictable here. :winky:

[gaurav92]

Zak for being in the Playing XI in Tests because of "experiyunsss"