_00_deathscar
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And I know this is again selective, but how many batsmen debuted at 16 who went on to have a career close to Sachin's? I'm really not sure (serious question by the way, not condescending etc) - there's always the odd 15/16 year old or so from Pakistan who hits a century and then never really has much of a career.
He was a literal child thrown into the test arena. I know he hit a few centuries early on (arguably some of his most impressive actually) but as an overall batsman, of course it took him a while to get going and gain the required cricket maturity. Obviously would have played into his score quite a bit.
This also works in a manner with players like Smith, of course, who were never in the team as batsmen to begin with.
He was a literal child thrown into the test arena. I know he hit a few centuries early on (arguably some of his most impressive actually) but as an overall batsman, of course it took him a while to get going and gain the required cricket maturity. Obviously would have played into his score quite a bit.
This also works in a manner with players like Smith, of course, who were never in the team as batsmen to begin with.