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Hayden vs Sehwag (+ other tasty treats)
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Burgey
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Yeah it is, though Hayden's is no doubt a problem more batsmen would like to have.
James90
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
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George.Hinton
Banned
Reckon this one's closer than everyone thinks.
My main issue with Hayden is that he dominated on the hard, true surfaces at home but away was merely decent.
Haydos's record is only okayish in England, NZL and South Africa
and his record in India is somewhat overplayed - he was brilliant against an understrength Indian attack in 2001 but didn't have anywhere near that kind of success against stronger Indian attacks in 2004 and 2008.
My main issue with Hayden is that he dominated on the hard, true surfaces at home but away was merely decent.
Haydos's record is only okayish in England, NZL and South Africa
and his record in India is somewhat overplayed - he was brilliant against an understrength Indian attack in 2001 but didn't have anywhere near that kind of success against stronger Indian attacks in 2004 and 2008.
Sir Alex
Banned
That is the ey thing here. Hayden was phenomenal in 2001 but could not repeat that and he was a pale shadow of that in 2008. Hayden's away average is a good indicator overall of his ability to perform on varied surfaces.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
He is still very very good though.. And perhaps, for me, a tad more likely to fight out swinging conditions than Sehwag (neither are very good there though, tbh)... So that needs to be considered as well... While I do not think Sehwag is as fallible as subshakerz and aussie would have us believe, he does have his deficiencies on seaming and swinging tracks... Either way, will be rather glad if those two were opening for me, against anyone anywhere..
Sir Alex
Banned
I agree. Sehwag has to prove himself in tests in New Zealand, and England and to some extent in SA as well. But in sheer terms of demoralising opposition, he is ahead of Hayden.
George.Hinton
Banned
Sehwag to me is like Gilchrist rather than Hayden.
When he's on song, it doesn't matter what the pitch is like. He'll get runs and he'll get them in a hurry.
When he's on song, it doesn't matter what the pitch is like. He'll get runs and he'll get them in a hurry.
Ikki
Hall of Fame Member
Debatable. Sehwag scores at an unbelievable rate, but Hayden comes down half-way down the pitch to belt you everywhere around the pitch. Both are very demoralising for a bowler.
Sir Alex
Banned
I don't think he ever intimidated bowlers when conditions were tough... he walked only to the likes of Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar etc. Sehwag doesn't give even Muralitharan a damn.
Ikki
Hall of Fame Member
Was walking down the pitch in 05/06 vs S.Africa. It epitomised him when in form. And Hayden also gave Murali a right belting.
G.I.Joe
International Coach
I can't split them tbh. Hayden had the intimidating body language and the walk down the pitch, and scored his runs quickly. Sehwag intimidates with his shots, and scores 20 runs more than Hayden every 100 balls, he's a freak. Atm, Hayden gets the nod for me. Would be a fairer comparison when Sehwag completes 100 tests.
Neither of them beat Anwar + Hussain though.
Neither of them beat Anwar + Hussain though.
