Maximus0723
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As Test cricket openers. Discuss.
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Saeed Anwar vs. Virender Sehwag
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aussie
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His best test innings IMO. But that was a flat pitch.
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Second dig in Adelaide a couple of years back? Pitch was playing some serious tricks by day 4 and 5.
aussie
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Sehwag wouldn't have average 50 in the 90s, although he probably would have been fixture for IND still. But Anwar would maintain & probably would have averaged 50 in this 2000s era.
aussie
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A very good innings, given that he showed great mental strenght after being recalled after being drop for the whole series. But another batting friendly pitch, IND where never under seriouspressure to lose that test, although they had a mild second innings hiccup.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
The Galle double century comes to mind..
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
What a ****ing knock that was.
His 2nd best behind the double ton in Galle. That was ridiculously good.
Avada Kedavra
Banned
Sehwag is a better batsman. Anwar didn't manage an average of 50 in the 1990s, well short from memory. Sehwag has done well against pretty much everyone he has faced. Simply put he has played more and done more than Anwar in tests. An average of 50 with a SR of 80 is not something you can scoff at, not to mention he is the only batsman other than Brian Lara and Sir Bradman to score two triples.
), but I'd still go Sehwag.
Shri
Mr. Glass
Anwar was just phenomenal in tests against the Aussies but awful against RSA and the Windies. Was also just good and not great against England. Can't really decide if he was good against pace bowling or not with that sort of a record tbh.
Imo, he is more comparable to VVS Laxman rather than Sehwag. Two completely different types of players. Sehwag is all about reflexes and hand eye co-ordination but Anwar liked to time the ball and find gaps with orthodox strokes. Anwar was way better than Sehwag in ODIs though.
Imo, he is more comparable to VVS Laxman rather than Sehwag. Two completely different types of players. Sehwag is all about reflexes and hand eye co-ordination but Anwar liked to time the ball and find gaps with orthodox strokes. Anwar was way better than Sehwag in ODIs though.
Sanz
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That was a flat pitch ?
aussie
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Yea. IND first innings was the only innings of the series where the AUS pace trio had to toil for wickets in a series where they owned INDs top order.
The way how Dizzy/Martyn partnership stood up proves how the pitch had flattened out, since the quick turn that was present on day 1 when Kumble spun through AUS was gone.
But my argument againts Sehwag is that he has never scored a hundred againts a quality pace attack in testing/bowling friendly conditions in tests. I'm holding him to the same criteria to which Hayden was judged, so until he scores a hundred in such conditions he still very much has the FTB over his head.
aussie
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I never saw him bat in tests vs ENG, SA & WI. But i tend to think not so high average vs those sides is more a statistical oddity than anything concrete. Since i saw him in those 6 test vs AUS in the late 90s (home & away) & he was excellent. No real technical flaw againts the quicks, other than MAYBE his favourite cut shot was tried to be used as a weakness, since AUS would use two gully's to try & get him out caught.
