All the innings you mentioned came on highway pitches (Both the teams scored 500 around) except the 2011 tour. Lol
How to spot poor cricket knowledge 101. If you'd watched the Headingley game, you'd know that was a complete greentop on day 1 with the ball swinging around corners. But nope, you just looked at the scorecard and went "road" because India made a massive score. They made a huge score because Dravid weathered out a ridiculously tough day 1. Can't take most posts in this forum seriously because you blokes clearly just don't watch cricket much, no disrespect.
its virgins looking at spreadsheets. ignore
Hey hey only half of that is true
Dood. There pitch was not green lol.
. It was just new ball swing. Once the shine went, it was a great wicket to bat on in the first day. Except his 148 vs Donald on an highway pitch & 180 vs McWarne duo on another highway, he was poorer vs great bowlers like Murali, McGrath, Warne etc. Only 2011 series I agree, it came on lively wickets against Anderson and Broad duo.
It was a greentop and extremely overcast on day 1 and Ganguly was called an idiot for choosing to bat first. If you don't want to agree with posters who watched the game and remember it, you can look up literally any match report and it'll back this up.Dood. There pitch was not green lol.
If you saw a score like that today you’d probably be right, but you’re not. iirc batsmen had some pretty great defense back then.Dood. There pitch was not green lol.
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Okay chill. I remember the match,
See I remember that match. Sanjay and Dravid were ultra defensive in the first session against the swinging new ball under overcast conditions. Once it became blunt and sun was out, the runs were coming fine. That was the traditional batting in English conditions. Dravid excelled in that. You can't say this as hight quality bowling when 600+ scored against them. There is a difference between 'negotiating new ball' and 'playing high quality bowling'. I do agree with your point about the past players had better defense.If you saw a score like that today you’d probably be right, but you’re not. iirc batsmen had some pretty great defense back then.
Dravid leads India to commanding position at close of first day
India batted with great discipline throughout the first day of the third npower Test at Headingley, accepting the challenge presented to them by their captain, Sourav Ganguly
Commenting with zero knowledge on AB
Yes amla is better test batsmen.
iconic because played for India. Lol. AB was the leading run scorer for SA when SA won first time in England in 2008. He chased 400+ in 2008 when SA won their first series in Australia. In 2018, he ripped apart the Australian attack when SA won their first home series vs Australia. First double ton in India by an SA batsman. In 2012, SA won the series in NZ, he was the savior in crunch situation in the only resulted match. His match saving knock of 33 in Adelaide 2012.
Check 2018 home series vs India and Australia. He scored a counter attack knock of 65 & 80 against seam/swing and uneven bounce respectively after early wickets fall. Against Aussies he scored a mighty knock of 126* when the ball reverse swinging. Amla fumbled against them.
India series was more Bowling friendly ,
Amla scored more in the dead rubber. AB scored in the live matches. AB had finger injury in the 3rd match. What Amla did against Australia?? What was Amla doing against Jadeja and Ashwin in Indian spinning tracks?? What he was doing when Johnson was ripping apart South Africa in 2009 and 2014 ?? And against Murali in Srilankan dusty wickets?? Amla was like Dravid, negotiating against swing and then scores well. Can't get on top of the bowlers
2011 was a GOATed series. No one can deny that.