I mean seriously, lets not pretend that AB isn't the meanest blocker of a cricket ball around when playing for a draw. Longest test innings without a boundary in history.
You ****. Let this blow in play 153 consecutive tests, captain a weak as piss side to the road to domination and tell his premiere quick he can **** off in the next plane home. Then we will talk.I've only ever known Alan Border as a selector and media pundit and he comes across as a weak, talentless, boring old man, about as inspiring as an Indian fast bowler. These are not the traits I expect in an AB. He can **** right off and get a new acronym
Border was great, for sure, however, he always slides a notch below the best Australian batsmen. People talk about Bradman, Greg Chappell, Ponting and S Waugh more in that regard. The way AB is continuing, he can easily be the best batsman of the post Tendulkar generation. He is such a shot maker, will be in the category of the Pontings and the Tendulkars and not the Dravids and the Kallis' for this reason. A notch higher than the blockers. Still early days to take career calls, mind. We all think lesser of Cook now than 2 years ago, for instance.AB has been developing into the superstar of our generation. If he was an Indian, he would have been hailed as the new Tendulkar already. AB is such a star.
It's his hard hitting performances in the media that makes us love Border. He takes no prisoners and is constantly ranting. It's amazing.I don't think Allan border was mostly revered for his batting. It's a part of it, but there's a whole bunch of other stuff which is what makes him so respected in Australia.
Was not being sarcastic at all.You'll probably find that batting fast is a sought-after skill in ODI cricket.
Oops.Was not being sarcastic at all.
Seeing how we keep wheeling chapelli out we just love our cranky old men in the media.It's his hard hitting performances in the media that makes us love Border. He takes no prisoners and is constantly ranting. It's amazing.
if anything, de Villiers is on a pedestal above Steve Waugh. Don't recall Steve Waugh singing like AB.I don't think that Steve Waugh is on a pedestal above AB.
Remember when Faf ran AB out in the World Cup quarter final vs NZ and the NZ players surrounded Faf like a pack of hyenas (including 12th man Mills), and AB returned back from walking to the pavilion to save Faf.When the forum was down I spent some quality time looking at pictures of Faf and AB's wives. Faf is winning that battle.