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Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara

Who was the better test batsman?

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The_CricketUmpire

The_CricketUmpire

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And for those that are interested, Steve Smith has played (still playing) 107 Test matches and scored 100+ runs in a match on 35 occasions. That means he scores 100+ runs every 3.05 Test matches. If we stretch it to 150+ scores only, Smith has done this 19 times, meaning he scores 150+ runs in a Test match every 5.6 matches.

What about 200+ runs scored in a Test match?

Tendulkar: 10 times, every 20 matches.

Lara: 15 times, every 8.7 Test matches.

Smith: 10 times, every 10.7 Test matches
 
The_CricketUmpire

The_CricketUmpire

U19 Captain
For a bit of fun:

Bradman played 52 Test matches and scored 100+ runs in a Test match 32 times. So he scored 100+ runs in a Test match every 1.6 matches (phenomenonal).

In terms of 150+ runs in a Test match, he achieved this 22 times, so he scored 150+ runs every 2.3 matches (awesome)

What about 200+ runs in a Test match, well he did this 14 times, so he scored 200+ runs every 3.7 Test matches (fantastic).
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
Subz always tries to frame it like Lara is irrefutably inferior to Tendulkar, like the red headed step child.

It's amusing. 😂
 
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_00_deathscar

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The_CricketUmpire said:
Perhaps one stat which isn't talked about a lot in cricket (especially Test cricket) is how many times a batsman scores a total of 100+ runs for the match. Its probably a stat that hasnt been regarded or even thought about a lot. Anyway, we know in Test matches that the maximum amount of times a batsman can bat is twice.

So let's look at Tendulkar and Lara.

Tendulkar played 200 Test matches and scored 100+ runs in a Test match 64 times. That means he scored 100+ runs in a match every 3.1 Test matches. If we were to stretch things a bit more and look at 150+ runs scored per Test match - Tendulkar did that 26 times, so he averaged scoring 150+ every 7.6 Test matches.

Lara played 131 Test matches and scored 100+ runs in a Test match on 48 occasions. That means he scored 100+ runs in a match every 2.7 Test matches. Again, if we were to stretch things and look at 150+ runs scored in a Test match, Lara achieved this 25 times, so he averaged scoring 150+ runs every 5.2 Test matches.

My opinion, this is another stat that reflects that there isn't very much between Tendulkar and Lara. Both all time greats.

Cheers.
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This is probably skewed by Sachin playing an insane number of tests though? Would love to see what it’s like at about 130 tests for Sachin.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

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_00_deathscar said:
This is probably skewed by Sachin playing an insane number of tests though? Would love to see what it’s like at about 130 tests for Sachin.
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I think that probably won't go to good as well as he debuted as a 16 year old..... I think somewhere from his 30th Test to his 160th would be an interesting comparison.
 
The_CricketUmpire

The_CricketUmpire

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_00_deathscar said:
This is probably skewed by Sachin playing an insane number of tests though? Would love to see what it’s like at about 130 tests for Sachin.
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If we go to 131 Tests (which is what Lara played in career), Sachin scored 100+ runs in a Test match 42 times. Meaning he scored 100+ runs in a Test match every 3.1 Test matches.

For 150+ runs in a Test match, from the 131 matches, Tendulkar achieved this 21 times, so he scored 150+ runs in a Test match every 6.2 matches.

200+ runs in a Test match - Tendulkar achieved this 8 times so he scored 200+ runs in a Test match every 16.3 matches.
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
The_CricketUmpire said:
As I've said before, there isn't a lot between Tendulkar and Lara. It comes down to personal opinion I think. For me, I have Lara slightly ahead (not by much). Others will have Tendulkar ahead and that's absolutely fine too. But I still think there isn't much between the two at all.
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Yeah, I believe Sachin is ahead but not by much.

But Lara was a genius and for me always the best batsman I've ever seen.
 
Coronis

Coronis

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The_CricketUmpire said:
As I've said before, there isn't a lot between Tendulkar and Lara. It comes down to personal opinion I think. For me, I have Lara slightly ahead (not by much). Others will have Tendulkar ahead and that's absolutely fine too. But I still think there isn't much between the two at all.
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Well one was a bit of a home track bully and one wasn’t tbf
 
The_CricketUmpire

The_CricketUmpire

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_00_deathscar said:
This is probably skewed by Sachin playing an insane number of tests though? Would love to see what it’s like at about 130 tests for Sachin.
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Below is Tendulkar and Lara at 131 Test matches. Why 131? Because that was Lara's final tally when he retired.

For Tendulkar, the stats in brackets is what he ended up with when he retired.

Tendulkar
Innings: 209 (329)
Runs: 10434 (15,921)
Average Runs Per Innings: 55.80 (53.78)
Average Runs Per Match: 79.64 (79.60)
Not Outs: 22 (33)
Ducks: 8 (14)
50s: 40 (68)
100s: 35 (51)
50+ Scores: 75 (119)
150+ Scores: 15 (20)
200+ Scores: 4 (6)
300+ Scores: 0 (0)
1000+ Runs in Year: 4 times (6)
Most Runs in Year: 1392, 2002 (1562, 2010)
Highest Score: 248* (248*)


Lara
Innings: 232
Runs: 11953
Average Runs Per Innings: 52.88
Average Runs Per Match: 91.24
Not Outs: 6
Ducks: 17
50s: 48
100s: 34
50+ Scores: 82
150+ Scores: 19
200+ Scores: 9
300+ Scores: 2
1000+ Runs in Calendar Year: 5 times
Most Runs in Calendar Year: 1344 (2003)
Highest Score: 400 Not Out
 
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kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
The_CricketUmpire said:
Below is Tendulkar and Lara at 131 Test matches. Why 131? Because that was Lara's final tally when he retired.

For Tendulkar, the stats in brackets is what he ended up with when he retired.

Tendulkar
Innings: 209 (329)
Runs: 10434 (15,921)
Average runs Per Innings: 55.80 (53.78)
Average Runs Per Match: 79.64 (79.60)
Not Outs: 22 (33)
Ducks: 8 (14)
50s: 40 (68)
100s: 35 (51)
50+ Scores: 75 (119)
150+ Scores: 15 (20)
200+ Scores: 4 (6)
300+ Scores: 0 (0)
1000+ Runs in Year: 4 times (6)
Most Runs in Year: 1392, 2002 (1562, 2010)
Highest Score: 248* (248*)


Lara
Innings: 232
Runs: 11953
Average Runs Per Innings: 52.88
Average Runs Per Match: 91.24
Not Outs: 6
Ducks: 17
50s: 48
100s: 34
50+ Scores: 82
150+ Scores: 19
200+ Scores: 9
300+ Scores: 2
1000+ Runs in Calendar Year: 5 times
Most Runs in Calendar Year: 1344 (2003)
Highest Score: 400 Not Out
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Really not that much in between them. Basically just the not outs.
 
SillyCowCorner1

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SillyCowCorner1 said:
This is gonna be a fun one…
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1 year and 1 month and a few days laters...we are still talking about these two immensely insane batsmen.

Lara played second fiddle to Walsh in that 1999 chase against the Aussies. Just imagine if Sachin had Walsh batting with him at the end against the crazy Aussies.

:naughty:
 
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