SehwagVsGilchrist

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Hell, even Ricky Ponting has benefitted from playing along side Hayden. Ponting averaged in the low 40's before Hayden got a permanant spot in the Australian team.

Bit of a long bow to draw there.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Ikki

Ah ok, it can get a bit confusing if someone posts between you reading and replying.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Alright, enough is enough.

If you wish to keep on posting around here, Ben, you'll rid yourself of the following ideas:

a) our forum members here are illiterate

Fair point you've made though Jack...I just found that line funny for some reason.

 

[Son Of Coco]

This thread started off so well, but, like most comparison threads, it has followed the same route to become crap. I must say, its not just Warne Vs. Murali threads but almost all comparison threads end up same way.

Can we put a ban on comparison threads for a while in order to encourage members to be more creative with thread topics ?

And on 'Battle' threads before we get to 'The Battle of the Sandshoes'.

 

[SJS]

Since South Africa were taken back in the fold by the cricketing world, Australia have toured that country 5 times to play 15 Test matches (including the ongoing one). 18 batsmen (not counting bowlers, keepers not particularly known for their batting and players who have played only in South Africa during this period and not elsewhere) have represented Australia during this period. Here is how they have fared on tour to South Africa and in all other Test cricket since March 1994 when Australia first toured after the long boycott.

[B]Batsman    	ROW	IN SAF[/B]

Ponting, R T	56.4	57.0
Waugh, S R	56.2	50.3
Hussey, M E K	58.9	38.9
Hayden, M L	52.6	34.7
Martyn, D R	49.6	41.2
Clarke, M J	49.4	23.5
Gilchrist, A C	46.3	65.4
Langer, J L	47.4	30.4
Katich, S M	43.4	41.2
Waugh, M E	42.4	43.6
Slater, M J	41.6	50.2
Symonds, A	42.5	25.3
Taylor, M A	41.2	19.7
Haddin, B J	38.7	36.8
Boon, D C	30.6	55.4
Blewett, G S	32.6	54.2
Elliott, M T G	33.0	36.4
Bevan, M G	31.0	18.0

[B]ALL Batsmen	47.1	41.6[/B]

ROW : Rest of the World
All Batsmen is the combined average for these players only.

Its interesting to see that on what are clearly the most bowler friendly conditions (maybe not so much for spinners) the Aussies have pretty much held their own and the drop in averages is not dramatic. No wonder Australia with such batting performance havent lost a single series. After drawing the very first they have won four in a row (including the current one. Of the 13 Tests that had a result they have won ten.

Others havent done so well. India has one of the worst performances amongst the major Test playing countries in South Africa.

India first toured SAF in November 1992. They have made 4 tours for 13 Tests. By coincidence the same number, 18, batsmen have played for India in South Africa. These 18 have a combined batting average during the same period of 46.5 while batting in the rest of the world. Just a fraction lower than the Aussies. Yet India have lost all the four series. The reason is to be found, first and foremost in the failure of their batsmen in alien conditions. Have a look.

[B]Player	ROW	In SAF[/B]

Shastri	108.5	11.8
Sachin	58.7	39.8
Dravid	54.3	33.6
Sehwag	53.2	26.4
Amre	51.2	33.8
Azhar	45.5	23.3
Laxman	44.6	41.1
Ganguly	42.7	36.1
Dhoni	37.2	26.0
Das	36.9	18.0
Jaffer	34.5	30.8
Raman	34.0	7.2
M'rekar	32.3	23.2
Kapil 	30.1	40.4
Prbhkar	29.0	18.7
Karthik	27.1	101.0
Jadeja	26.5	24.8
Rathore	10.8	16.5

[B]TOTAL	46.5	30.1 [/B]

The problem is like an epidemic. Its like yellow fever in Africa which the Indian batsmen are not immune to