Lara's one-man show

[velu]

Some highly provocative posts right at the start of the thread :mad:

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[undisputed chap]

I think phil hughes is more talented than lara.

[Sir john]

I think phil hughes is more talented than lara.

what a logic?:haha:

[Sir john]

so here is lara inning video uz--5hHmNEY

[undisputed chap]

Also hayden is more talented than lara

[Sir john]

^ omg :dontknow:

[velu]

I think phil hughes is more talented than lara.

u r more talented than skindia :giggle:

[undisputed chap]

lara fans are angry.:giggle:

[Precambrian]

True' date=' but that's how games are decided too. If I am not wrong, Kapil also gave a difficult chance in the 90s on his way to that 175* (Greatest ODIs innings by an Indian). Talking about ODIs, Sachin was dropped in one of the two (or may be both) great innings he played in Sharjah against Aus. In one game, even though Ind lost, it qualified for the final because of that Sachin inning and that inning (143?) is still rated amongst the best. Ranking inning can be tricky but at the end of the day what matters is how your team and fans feel about the performances[/quote'] Was he dropped in that 143/134? I cannot quite remember.

[vamos_rafa]

I see your point. But cricket is not as simple as it appears, imo. Lara may have created enough tension for the Australians to develop nerves or mentally given up. While a cramping Tendulkar may have made Pak feel that it had a chance and thus be more alert. The catch offered by Tendulkar was as simple as it gets. In fact there was no reason to play such a shot at that point, which may have gone against that inning. Another point to note is that Lara was majestic in that series. If I m not wrong, he had even hit a double 100 to win WI the 2nd test. While Tendulkar, iirc, faded in the rest of the series.

That was coz Sachin played the Delhi test marred with the back trouble. And then at Kolkata, he got a freak delivery by Shoaib and got run out freakishly in the 2nd innings. And, what are you trying to say by Lara's tension creation? Sachin had creamed 2 boundaries and looked set to finish the match. By you predicament, Sachin made Paksitanis so nervous in the WC semi-final that they went on to drop 3 of his catches? A fielder's role is to be alert all the time and does not and should not have anything to do with the batsman. Infact, I could even argue that Mark Waugh or Healy had more reasons to be alert as it was just the last wicket and Lara shouldn't have played that shot as it induced the edge. Just that the Oz fielder choked there while Wasim didn't and in terms of batsman, that's what luck is.

[vamos_rafa]

Was he dropped in that 143/134? I cannot quite remember.

Yeah, I think at 135 or something by Damien Martyn at the boundary. We had already qualified for the final by that time though.(LAst week hi ten sports par dekha tha :--D)

[The Outsider]

This was one of the finest innings I've ever seen ( i still rate the 281 better) and definitely in my top 5. But this innings cannot help but make me think of Sachin's incredible 136 against Pakistan, in the same year. One one side, you have Lara, chasing 310 odd runs at Barbados, a pitch on the bouncier side of things, against an ATG Aussie lineup boasting McGrath, Gillespie, Fleming and Warne. On the other, you have Tendulkar, chasing 271 at Chennai, a turner of a pitch, against an ATG Paki lineup of Wasim, Waqar, Saqlain, with Afridi and Nadeem Khan providing able secondary spinner options. Both batsmen lead a one-man show against the odds. India were at one point 5-82, 190 runs behind and virtually dead. Tendulkar, ably supported by Mongia, dragged India towards a position of hope, going from 5-82 to 5-218 before Mongia was dismissed, just 53 runs shy of victory. At one point, WI were at 5-105, more than 200 runs behind and also virtually dead, before Jimmy Adams got together with Lara and dragged West Indies to 5-238. Both batsmen ( Lara and Tendulkar) were attacked aggressively by the two bowling sides the whole innings, knowing fully well that if they got out, they'd win the game ( as demonstrated by Pakistan's win after Tendulkar's dismissal). Both batsmen played assuredly, Tendulkar more so than Lara ( as Tendulkar gave only one chance- at 136, while Lara played and missed quite a few before he got to 10). But both of them finally wilted under the unending pressure. Tendulkar finally gave an edge to Saqlain, which was pouched up by a gleeful Wasim Akram at slips. Game over India. Lara also wilted, gave a chance at 141 (IIRC) off of Fleming's bowling. Mark Waugh of all people ( one of the foremost slippers ever) spilled a dolly. Lara went on to hit the winning runs and an epic victory was scripted. yet, this one slight difference in detail - a catch caught/catch spilled by the opposition, was the only difference between the two knocks- resulted in 153* being ranked the greatest innings ever and the 136 not even featuring in the top 100. And that was the time i lost all faith in the idea of ranking innings by some statistical parameters.

Is that when you wrote this as CC? http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s119/st61161.htm :giggle:

[Muloghonto]

Is that when you wrote this as CC? http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s119/st61161.htm :giggle:

:hmmmm2::hmmmm::dontknow: I have had only one userID before this, it was SachinLara.