sage Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 I've come back after a long time to remind people to calm down. Ironhide and goose 2
kosingh Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Lara was better.(trolling is fun) sage and Ironhide 2
Captain Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Lara was better.(trolling is fun)Lara played for WI.
sage Posted March 28, 2016 Author Posted March 28, 2016 Lara was better.(trolling is fun)than you at reading? Perhaps. Captain 1
kosingh Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Lara played for WI.Alright then Ponting was better Ironhide 1
sourab10forever Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Kohli is the best chaser hands down.Tendulkar is the best batsmen we have had ever. Kohli needs to do the same thing for another 5 years or so to come up to sachins standards. Singh bling 1
vvvslaxman Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Ofcourse in terms of pure batsmanship, range, longevity he is still the best. When we talk about singlehanded wins Kohli is not quiet far off. Even when Tendulkar was in his peak we did find Sehwag to be better than Tendu in some areas. We found Laxman/Dravid to be better than Sachin in some areas. Similarly Kohli is found to be better than Tendu in some areas. All said and done nothing is more satisfying than winning a match. Kohli has been pulling off magic after magic while chasing. Even at the peak of powers i would not have expected Sachin to pull of such chases. jusarrived and MCcricket 2
adi B Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Viru owns both!! Case closed. By the way ,what's up with the layout
sage Posted March 28, 2016 Author Posted March 28, 2016 34 minutes ago, UnknownGenius said: Yes as of today But Kohli is already a bigger and better match winner in LOI's (50 over + T20) And to me Dravid was a better match winner in Test cricket No, Tendulkar much better in 50 over's and never really played T20's so you can't compare.
nitinbwj Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Tendulkar smacked 175 against Aus in a losing cause after playing for 20 odd years.Lets wait till 20 and then compare.Longevity has to be a factor when defining a player.
putrevus Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Sachin never had the finishing skill which Kohli has and it is not a knock on Sachin but we are talking about the best chaser in history of the cricket. Kohli walks into all time playing eleven in odis as the only undisputed batsman purely on his chasing skills, There is no one in history who is better in chasing than him, we can argue about every other batsmen including Sachin and Richards but not him. adi B 1
chewy Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Kohli has long long way to go just to be mentioned amongst Tendulkar. I can understand fans getting excited, but plenty of idiot pundits & ex-cricketers making lame comparisons. Let's put aside Tendulkar's Test performance aside (monumental), Tendulkar is greatest ODI batsmen. Not to take digs at Kohli, but Tendulkar's ODI World Cup record is incredible, Kohli went missing in 2015 World Cup. And Tendu's record as an opener (his prime position) is phenomenal, batting first or chasing. sage, Ironhide and Bigg Brother 3
Captain Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Run chases in LOI's is one area where Kohli has surpassed Sachin. His record while setting a target isn't that great even in LOI's. When it comes to tests, it's safe to say that Kohli's current record is average at best. So yes, Sachin is still by far the best Indian batsman. But, Kohli is still very young and he has a great shot at ending up as the best Indian batsman of all time.
zen Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) For Ind: Greatest test opening batsman = Gavaskar Greatest test impact batsman = Sehwag Greatest test middle order batsman = Tendulkar Greatest LOI opener = Tendulkar Greatest LOI chaser = Kohli Greatest LOI finisher = Dhoni PS For World: Tests - Bradman (overall), post 60s - Sobers LOIs - Richards Edited March 28, 2016 by rett Bigg Brother 1
Ultimate_Game Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 @OP, Why so much insecurity about Tendulkar? What's the compulsion to announce to all and sundry that Tendulkar is the greatest? Tendulkar being the greatest may be your opinion but others may have a different view. As far as I'm concerned Tendulkar comes after Gavskar as a batsman and after Gavaskar and Kapil as the greatest Indian cricketer. In terms of LOIs, I put Dhoni and Kohli ahead of Tendulkar. zen and bowl_out 2
sage Posted March 28, 2016 Author Posted March 28, 2016 34 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said: I put Dhoni and Kohli ahead of Tendulkar. Then you'd be completely and utterly incorrect.
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