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[Dasa]

I reckon it's in poor taste to bring up stuff like that in the midst of his innings though. Let people have their enjoyment, and bring it up afterwards in a different thread if you have to imo.

 

[Jono]

He is an all-time Indian great at test level, how can you even deny that Prince?

Its not like India has a rich history of opening batsman, put it into perspective. He's won India many a test match.

Mind you, Manjrekar is just jumping on board now when he can, but what he says is still true.

 

[Cevno]

Due to all the runs he has scored on the flat pitches in Australia...

There is no doubting his ability to absolutely murder even the best of bowlers on really good batting wickets or even wickets which are helping the spinners, but there are severe doubts over his ability to succeed when conditions are favourable to seam bowling.

This doesn't mean he isn't a good player as scoring such huge runs against good bowling - flat tracks or not - is very, very impressive, but it does preclude him from the being the all time great his average suggests he is.

So according to you sydeney,adelaide and melbourne are all flat tracks?
He scored 40 odd in a match in perth where the highest score was 70 odd in the match at perth in his first test of this tour.or was that track flat too?

 

[Cevno]

Manjrekar is certainly going over the top but he is a nincumpoop who recently said that sachin was a liability for the ODI team only to be preved wrong in the finals spectacularly.
At the same time sehwag is not only a ftb like some are proclaming.
PRINCE EWS
a)How do you define a flat track?
By your standards sehwag has not played on many non flat tracks.For me if the pitch is capable of getting a result then it cannot be construed flat.

b)You said that your point against him was that he struggles in pacer friendly conditions.I agree but that if measure by the same yardstick RICKY PONTING in spin friendly conditions then is he a flat track bully?
Btw,on that chennai pitch he was up against a certain shane warne.

 

[Sanz]

Who the hell called him an all-time great? Damn, it's been a fantastic knock which single-handedly made a result possible in this Test but I don't remember seeing any unreasonable hyperbole of Viru. In fact a lot of the criticism he's gotten in this thread is probably the more unreasonable.

Love him or hate him, apart from Hayden there isn't a better opening batsman going around in Test cricket.

Actually Sanjay Manjrekar did called him an alltime Indian great and I think he is right on spot.

I was going to open a thread on it but didn't fearing the kind of crap the guy will get for his technique etc.

 

[Cevno]

Actually Sanjay Manjrekar did called him an alltime Indian great and I think he is right on spot.

I was going to open a thread on it but didn't fearing the kind of crap the guy will get for his technique etc.

I think he will be a all-time Indian great but is not one at the moment.

 

[biased indian]

Cricinfo :The forecast is unfortunately for rain after lunch

 

[Sanz]

Manjrekar is certainly going over the top but he is a nincumpoop who recently said that sachin was a liability for the ODI team only to be preved wrong in the finals spectacularly.

Would you care to post the link where Manjrekar said that Sachin was a liability in the ODI team.

Secondly just because Manjrekar said something not very positive about Tendulkar's ODI batting doesn't mean everything he utters is bullcrap. I would like people to name an Indian opener other than Gavaskar who has performed better than Sehwag for so long.

 

[Sanz]

I think he will be a all-time Indian great but is not one at the moment.

That is your opinion, In my opinion he already is for the position he bats.

 

[duffer]

Could someone please tell Rahul to stop hogging the strike. Only 12 more to go I guess though

 

[Checkmate]

Dravid needs to get a move on. We need as many runs as possible in the next two sessions.

 

[Sanz]

Gone. Well Done Nitni. Great Batting Sehwag. One of the best Inning by an Indian ever.

 

[Craig]

Out for 319 and SRT has average of 97 or something or rather at this ground

 

[duffer]

Oh man, well done Viru standing ovation well deserved.

Sachin time now

 

[duffer]

This has happened to Viru so many times. Every time he goes on a period without facing many deliveries he does something silly and gets himself out. Dravid's constipated batting really hasn't helped the team this morning.

 

[Sanz]

Oh man this is Dravid of Pre 1999.

 

[haroon510]

wow what an innings by viro.. that is what i am talking about when i say i like aggrassive bating..Thanks to Viro.. he made watching Dravid's bating less painful..

 

[Sanz]

Saffies have fileded very well in this inning, They must have saved 50 runs. And *Tendulkar Gone.*

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Must say I'm happy Sehwag didn't get the record.

Great knock, though.

 

[duffer]

No use plodding around now. This pitch is starting to get a bit up and down now. Big chance of putting South Africa under pressure by some quick batting now. Unfortunately I don't think Laxman will help too much in that regard.