Sachin Tendulkar - 286 Innings Scored 14,513 Runs @50.74 Runs Per Innings and in ODI in 441 Innings Scored 18,093 Runs Scored @41.02 Runs Per Innings.
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Who is the best since Bradman?
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DrWolverine
International Debutant
Warne and Murali would destroy the current Indian batsmen.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Shane Warne threatening batsmen with a broken toenail.
kyear2
International Coach
If only he didn't strike at 35 I would agree.
But I still have him in that tier. Bossing the 50's is incredible.
kyear2
International Coach
A counter to this.
Monster series is what wins said series.
While I think that Sachin might have the slightest of advantages, I do believe that Viv has a good an argument to be seen as the best since Bradman.
Consistency is brought up for Tendulkar, but he always had easier home pitches, and his 90's record is greatly aided by minnows.
The 2000's were also a dead era that a poster today was attempting to kill Lara for, taking advantage of.
Viv never played minnows, and never had a dead era to take advantage of. He's also very arguably the greatest player of fast bowling, ever, and at his peak I'm not taking anyone over him.
He did things that no one else could. Sachin did it longer.
That's not a run away in my book.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
What’s your argument against Viv? Just curious to know.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
While it’s true Sachin never scored 500+ runs in a series, he never had the opportunity to play a 5 Test series as many as times as Viv.
Number of times playing a 5 Test series
Viv : 12
Sachin : 3
Number of times playing a 6 Test series
Viv : 2
Sachin : 0
Sachin would have surely passed 500+ runs in a series multiple times but India rarely played a 5 Test series.
1995 : 402 runs in 3 Tests vs WI
1996 : 428 runs in 3 Tests(5 inn) vs Eng
1998 : 446 runs in 3 Tests vs Aus
1999 : 435 runs in 3 Tests vs NZ
2000 : 362 runs in 2 Tests vs Zim
2002 : 402 runs in 4 Tests(6 inn) vs Eng
2008 : 493 runs in 4 Tests vs Aus
2010 : 403 runs in 2 Tests vs Aus
Number of times playing a 5 Test series
Viv : 12
Sachin : 3
Number of times playing a 6 Test series
Viv : 2
Sachin : 0
Sachin would have surely passed 500+ runs in a series multiple times but India rarely played a 5 Test series.
1995 : 402 runs in 3 Tests vs WI
1996 : 428 runs in 3 Tests(5 inn) vs Eng
1998 : 446 runs in 3 Tests vs Aus
1999 : 435 runs in 3 Tests vs NZ
2000 : 362 runs in 2 Tests vs Zim
2002 : 402 runs in 4 Tests(6 inn) vs Eng
2008 : 493 runs in 4 Tests vs Aus
2010 : 403 runs in 2 Tests vs Aus
DrWolverine
International Debutant
Viv played a 5 or 6 Test series 14 times.
He scored 500+ runs twice. Both happened in 1976.
Yes he missed out due to playing the Kerry Packer tournament.
But throughout the 1980s he scored 400+ runs only in one other series(1988) despite playing numerous 5 Test series.
I agree Sachin may never replicate that 800+ runs Viv scored in a 6 Test series but if he got this many opportunities as Viv did he would have surely had a few 500 or even 1-2 600+ runs in a series.
He scored 500+ runs twice. Both happened in 1976.
Yes he missed out due to playing the Kerry Packer tournament.
But throughout the 1980s he scored 400+ runs only in one other series(1988) despite playing numerous 5 Test series.
I agree Sachin may never replicate that 800+ runs Viv scored in a 6 Test series but if he got this many opportunities as Viv did he would have surely had a few 500 or even 1-2 600+ runs in a series.
kyear2
International Coach
Yeah, Hutton faced some strong attacks and live pitches.
Definitely deserves a place in that top
tier of (for me) 8. Though I do have him 8th.
I just want to know how Sunny keeps getting pushed into these conversations.
kyear2
International Coach
1. No one star padded like Sunny, that's just facts.
His best years was '71 and the WSC years.
There's a reason why Sunny was called a fair weather batsman, he would struggle in quick conditions and cash in at home or flat conditions abroad.
kyear2
International Coach
Sachin did it for longer.
He didn't score as many hundreds as consistently.
Fell off at the end of his career.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
That’s true
Look at how many centuries he stat padded against useless bowlers
Sunil Gavaskar
1. 1976 - Andy Roberts & Michael Holding
2. 1976 - Michael Holding
3. 1976 - Richard Hadlee(young)
4. 1978 - Imran Khan
5. 1978 - Imran Khan
6. 1980 - Imran Khan
7. 1983 - Imran Khan
8. 1983 - Roberts, Holding, Marshall & Garner
9. 1983 - Marshall & Holding
10. 1983 - Marshall & Holding
Also:
1. 1974 - Bob Willis
2. 1977 - Bob Willis
3. 1977 - Jeff Thomson
4. 1977 - Jeff Thomson
5. 1977 - Jeff Thomson
6. 1979 - Bob Willis & Ian Botham
7. 1981 - Ian Botham
8. 1985 - Craig McDermott
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PlayerComparisons
International Captain
He also has this 188 against Marshall and Hadlee but it’s not in a test match
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Prince EWS
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Definitely very good attacks but looks like it was a bit of a road.He also has this 188 against Marshall and Hadlee but it’s not in a test match
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Saeed Anwar 
Sachin Tendulkar 
Anwar Scored 41.71 Runs Per Innings vs India and Sachin Scored 37.70 Runs Per Innings vs Pakistan . Saeed Anwar was the ODI GOAT vs India . Sachin from 1989-2003 scored 1433 Runs in 42 Innings @34.12 Runs Per Innings. Brian Lara 
from 1989-2003 scored 1418 Runs in 39 Innings @36.36 Runs Per Innings vs Pakistan
| v India | 1989-2003 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 2002 | 194 | 43.52 | 2210 | 90.58 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 216 | 34 |
| v Pakistan | 1989-2012 | 69 | 67 | 4 | 2526 | 141 | 40.09 | 2887 | 87.49 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 294 | 29 |
and Sachin Scored 37.70 Runs Per Innings vs Pakistan . Saeed Anwar was the ODI GOAT vs India . Sachin from 1989-2003 scored 1433 Runs in 42 Innings @34.12 Runs Per Innings. Brian Lara from 1989-2003 scored 1418 Runs in 39 Innings @36.36 Runs Per Innings vs Pakistan
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Prince EWS
Global Moderator
lol wtfSaeed Anwar
v India 1989-2003 50 48 2 2002 194 43.52 2210 90.58 4 8 2 216 34
kyear2
International Coach
I said what I said and also referenced the speed of pitches he was successful on.
It's also very instructional to look at some of his scores between those hundreds. Quite a bit of these series were quite lean apart from those scores.
No one's saying he wasn't an ATG, but this revisionist history that didn't exist when he played is a bit well, overplayed.
He was called a fair weather batsman for a reason.
kyear2
International Coach
There's quite the story behind that innings.He also has this 188 against Marshall and Hadlee but it’s not in a test match
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