Battle of the Test Innings

[FaaipDeOiad]

Weight of runs plus match result means it's Hanif for me. The circumstances were probably equally difficult in the two cases, and Tendulkar faced the better attack, but Gilchrist, Valentine and Sobers were no mugs, and to score a triple century against a pretty decent attack after following on is simply a remarkable achievement. Plus he drew the match for his side.

 

[andyc]

Yeah, Hanif Mohammad for mine. Incredible concetration.

 

[shankar]

Sachin - Probably his best knock ever. The first India-Pakistan test in 9 years and there was immense expectation. He batted through more than half the innings on painkillers battling severe back pain and winced everytime he had to play a forcing shot. Saqlain was at his sublime best (20 wkts in 2 tests against India in India) and Wasim was bowling brilliantly as well.

 

[bagapath]

hanif coz he saved the match. what a knock!!

 

[cameeel]

Mohammed

A triple century earns an automatic vote

 

[marc71178]

Batting for 16 hours is a huge effort, so Mohammed for me.

Rumour has it his distant relative Dave gave him a few pointers.

 

[honestbharani]

sachin.

 

[GIMH]

Tendulkar

 

[Burpey]

Hanif

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Sachin. It's a travesty if his knock at Chennai doesn't go through.

 

[Dasa]

Sachin. It's a travesty if his knock at Chennai doesn't go through.

Indeed. Tough draw for him, but I'll still go for Tendulkar.

 

[Benny2k1]

Hanif Mohammad

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Voting closed. Hanif scrapes through 7-5.

Next up:

Steve Waugh 200 v West Indies, Sabina Park, 1995
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/AUS_IN_WI/AUS_WI_T4_29APR-03MAY1995.html

vs.

Brian Lara 196 v South Africa, Port-of-Spain, 2005
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/RSA_IN_WI/SCORECARDS/RSA_WI_T2_08-12APR2005.html

 

[Benny2k1]

Lara 196 outta 347 is a fantastic effort

 

[Autobahn]

Waugh with the innings that seized the title of world champions from the WI.

 

[andyc]

Waugh with the innings that seized the title of world champions from the WI.

Waugh here, for the same reasons.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Steve Waugh.

 

[Dasa]

Waugh.

 

[Slifer]

Waugh. Oh how i hate Courtney Browne for droppin him early on in his innings!!

 

[Xuhaib]

Waugh- Against much better attack and won the match aswell.