Lara's 1999 series vs Aus or Smith's 2019 series vs Eng?

[mr_mister]

 

[stephen]

Ye kya bakchodi hai. The whole thing started with the arbitrary critetria of 500 runs. Sachin stamped his authority on every series he played in by being sachin.
Tendlya living rent-free in kangaroo heads, gotta make every thread about him

If he could score runs outside Sydney I might believe you.

 

[sunilz]

If he could score runs outside Sydney I might believe you.

You mean he was just like Steve Smith in recently concluded BG Trophy + ODI + T20 ( Averaged 10 outside SCG in 9 innings iirc )?

 

[stephen]

You mean he was just like Steve Smith in recently concluded BG Trophy + ODI + T20 ( Averaged 10 outside SCG in 9 innings iirc )?

Tendulkar had 6 or 7 tours to Australia. His results outside Sydney would make him struggle to get a gig in the current Australian side he was that bad here.

Smith scored 3 centuries in one series in India, which is more than Sachin managed anywhere.

 

[honestbharani]

but i cbf to figure out which one.

Its because its every single one.

 

[sunilz]

Tendulkar had 6 or 7 tours to Australia. His results outside Sydney would make him struggle to get a gig in the current Australian side he was that bad here.

Smith scored 3 centuries in one series in India, which is more than Sachin managed anywhere.

Tendulkar has 5 century in SA alone which is more than total number of centuries of Smith in Asia ?

 

[TheJediBrah]

If he could score runs outside Sydney I might believe you.

hehe these shitshows are somehow less painful when everyone else brings themselves down to sunilz's level

 

[srbhkshk]

Smith scored 3 centuries in one series in India, which is more than Sachin managed anywhere.

Well, that's kinda wrong given Tendulkar does have three centuries outside Sydney.

 

[stephen]

Well, that's kinda wrong given Tendulkar does have three centuries outside Sydney.

Not in a single series.

 

[sunilz]

Not in a single series.

So , benchmark is single series.
Then Kohli has same number of centuries in 1 series in Aus as Steve Smith in his entire career in Asia.

 

[srbhkshk]

Lmao, are you the same guy who was talking about arbitrary benchmarks.

 

[Burgey]

when everyone else brings themselves down to sunilz's level

They try, at least. It's not possible to really get there though.

 

[Burgey]

Ooooh. Surprised to see McGrath getting him cheaply. Again.

Lol still so very, very out. Got to be up there in a worst leaves compilation with that one of Clarke's on middle stump in one of the WCs

 

[stephen]

Everyone: did Sachin ever dominate a series? Nah.
Sunilz: Sachin averaged over 45 in Asia and therefore dominated.
Literally everyone else: Sachin has never dominated a series.
Sunilz: but Kohli has scored lots of hundreds outside Asia.

 

[Burgey]

Classic Cevnoing.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Everyone: did Sachin ever dominate a series? Nah.
Sunilz: Sachin averaged over 45 in Asia and therefore dominated.
Literally everyone else: Sachin has never dominated a series.
Sunilz: but Kohli has scored lots of hundreds outside Asia.

Yea lol pretty much. How did this thread get derailed so quickly? Ugh.

Even Sachin fanbois admit he never REALLY dominated - series, opposition, whatever - he simply wasn't that kind of player. As I said a few times now, and someone succintly put it, he was "Joe Root on steroids". Instead of 50s, it was more like 100s that he would consistently get.
Will come up with a great century in practically every series, will score runs in the other matches too.

Just don't rely on him to really hammer on once he's hit a 100+. His 150+ and certainly 200+ scores are relatively low - conversely it also means (as per above) he was a ridiculously consistent scorer pretty much the entire time (obvious slumps excluded) - whereas Lara had a lot of 200+ scores but also had very, very poor lows.

Ideally you want both Lara and Ponting in the same side - they'd have been great together.

 

[sunilz]

Everyone: did Sachin ever dominate a series? Nah.
Sunilz: Sachin averaged over 45 in Asia and therefore dominated.
Literally everyone else: Sachin has never dominated a series.
Sunilz: but Kohli has scored lots of hundreds outside Asia.

?

 

[stephen]

Actually I'd like to see the mean and standard deviation for the series totals of those blokes. I think it'd make interesting reading.

 

[Burgey]

Just don't rely on him to really hammer on once he's hit a 100+. His 150+ and certainly 200+ scores are relatively low - conversely it also means (as per above) he was a ridiculously consistent scorer pretty much the entire time (obvious slumps excluded) - whereas Lara had a lot of 200+ scores but also had very, very poor lows.

This difference between the two of them pretty much makes the comparisons so interesting and subjective. We were very lucky to have them both.

 

[CodeOfWisden]

I do rate Smith above them as of now.
But yeah Tendulkar above Lara despite all the flaws.
I prefer Shawshank Redemption over Fight Club. Imma plain simple guy.