What would Sehwag average is he debuted ten years earlier?

[Coronis]

Personally, don't care. Not his job to develop a technique for conditions he'll never play in and bowlers he'll never face.

Something people should really think about in many of these recent comparisons..

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Well he would've debuted as a 13 year-old, so I'd say quite a lot less.

 

[shortpitched713]

109 I'd say, 110 if we round up.

 

[ankitj]

Sehwag currently averages 54, and is widely regarded as the most destructive batsman of his time. But after hearing how Ian Chappell placed him in his All-Time XI, I must question if he is really that great or a bit fortunate to be playing in the current era. My query then is what would you feel his average would be if he played in the era of Waqar/Wasim, Donald/Pollock, McGrath/Gillespie, and Walsh/Ambrose? Given that any all-time great is expected to succeed in any era, would he have enjoyed the same exceptional success and boasted an average of 50+? Or would his average have taken a significant hit?

You have been at it since ages!

 

[grecian]

Something people should really think about in many of these recent comparisons..

It's basically the only Pews viewpoint I whole-heartedly agree with.

Kinda shocked Richard wasn't involved in this thread, but I guess it would be 30 pages longer if so.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

109 I'd say, 110 if we round up.

That would be his strike rate

 

[TheJediBrah]

My query then is what would you feel his average would be if he played in the era of Waqar/Wasim, Donald/Pollock, McGrath/Gillespie, and Walsh/Ambrose?

He did play in the era of McGrath/Gillespie. Literally played against them in the 2004 series and top-scored for India

 

[subshakerz]

He did play in the era of McGrath/Gillespie. Literally played against them in the 2004 series and top-scored for India

True. He averaged 42, did well but below his usual home returns.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Averaging 42 against the GOAT team is pretty good

Would translate into a 55+ average overall at least

 

[subshakerz]

Averaging 42 against the GOAT team is pretty good

Would translate into a 55+ average overall at least

Fair enough at home. Though oddly he averaged 43 and 28 in the series after against Aus at home after McGrath/Gillespie/Warne retired.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Fair enough at home. Though oddly he averaged 43 and 28 in the series after against Aus at home after McGrath/Gillespie/Warne retired.

Ok but that's outside the scope of this thread you made a good 14 years ago

 

[subshakerz]

Ok but that's outside the scope of this thread you made a good 14 years ago

Dang time flies.

 

[ma1978]

Sehwag’s eye fell away and he played on for 15 tests too long. It’s true many others have done the same but his game made his decline more difficult relative to others.

We can argue about his greatness because he was clearly not a player for all conditions but he was India’s MVP in 70% of the matches they played, and I continue to argue he’s the GOAT in subcontinental conditions. That makes for a highly valuable player for India.

 

[subshakerz]

Sehwag’s eye fell away and he played on for 15 tests too long. It’s true many others have done the same but his game made his decline more difficult relative to others.

We can argue about his greatness because he was clearly not a player for all conditions but he was India’s MVP in 70% of the matches they played, and I continue to argue he’s the GOAT in subcontinental conditions. That makes for a highly valuable player for India.

I argue the same but I also would argue he was the worst ever great bat in swinging conditions.

 

[ma1978]

I argue the same but I also would argue he was the worst ever great bat in swinging conditions.

can’t argue with that