Steve Smith vs Sachin Tendulkar (after 205 innings)

[Narayana]

Smith should consider it an honor that he gets compared to Sachin. Anything more is asking too much.

Even sachin vs Kohli shouldn't be fair comparison because the amount of highways he got and 27 AVG across 5 years , how did bcci let him play till 2013 , it is still a mystery and the same highway sachin fan's wants Kohli to retire.
Insane level of hypocrisy.

 

[subshakerz]

Even sachin vs Kohli shouldn't be fair comparison because the amount of highways he got and 27 AVG across 5 years , how did bcci let his play till 2013 , it is still a mystery and the same highway sachin fan's wants Kohli to retire.
Insane level of hypocrisy.

Sachin had a second peak from 2008 to early 2011. Did Kohli? No because his technique isn't adaptable.

And Sachin at least has the excuse of dealing with injuries for his dip in for 2003 to 2006. Kohli has no excuse, not even age.

 

[Johan]

people wanted Sachin to retire in 2006, Greg Chappel told him he's finished and Lara is better, the difference between Kohli and Sachin is...adaptation.

 

[Narayana]

Sachin had a second peak from 2008 to early 2011. Did Kohli? No because his technique isn't adaptable.

And Sachin at least has the excuse of dealing with injuries for his dip in for 2003 to 2006. Kohli has no excuse, not even age.

Peak?
Old Kallis averaged 57 in that period,
Check the number of batsman average 50+ in that period.

 

[DrWolverine]

1900-1925 : Hobbs
1925-1950 : Don
1950-1975 : Sobers
1975-1990 : Viv
1990-2010 : Sachin
2010-Present : Smith

Yes we have had other legends like Sutcliffe, Hammond, Hutton, Barrington, Chappell, Gavaskar, Lara, Ponting, Sanga, Kallis etc but these 6 were best batsmen of their eras

 

[subshakerz]

Peak?
Old Kallis averaged 57 in that period,
Check the number of batsman average 50+ in that period.

Ok but Tendulkar also did well and I thought we are comparing him to Kohli? Point being all bats have dips in form but Tendulkar managed to rise again to no.1 again in the world by early 2011.

Kohli has just declined and declined. Clear difference yes?

 

[Johan]

1908-1924 : Jack Hobbs
1925-1929: Herbert Sutcliffe
1930-1948: Sir Don Bradman
1949-1955: Sir Len Hutton
1956-1957: Peter May
1958-1974: Gary Sobers
1975-1989: Viv Richards
1990-1993: Graham Gooch
1994-1995: Brian Lara
1996-2001: Sachin Tendulkar
2002-2006: Brian Lara
2007-2011: Sachin Tendulkar
2012-2013: Hashim Amla
2014-2019: Steve Smith
2020-2025: Joe Root

 

[Athlai]

1908-1924 : Jack Hobbs
1925-1929: Herbert Sutcliffe
1930-1948: Sir Don Bradman
1949-1955: Sir Len Hutton
1956-1957: Peter May
1958-1974: Gary Sobers
1975-1989: Viv Richards
1990-1993: Graham Gooch
1994-1995: Brian Lara
1996-2001: Sachin Tendulkar
2002-2006: Brian Lara
2007-2011: Sachin Tendulkar
2012-2013: Hashim Amla
2014-2019: Steve Smith
2020-2025: Joe Root

Wtf is this

 

[subshakerz]

1908-1924 : Jack Hobbs
1925-1929: Herbert Sutcliffe
1930-1948: Sir Don Bradman
1949-1955: Sir Len Hutton
1956-1957: Peter May
1958-1974: Gary Sobers
1975-1989: Viv Richards
1990-1993: Graham Gooch
1994-1995: Brian Lara
1996-2001: Sachin Tendulkar
2002-2006: Brian Lara
2007-2011: Sachin Tendulkar
2012-2013: Hashim Amla
2014-2019: Steve Smith
2020-2025: Joe Root

Pretty sure Clarke was there before Smith.

 

[Johan]

Wtf is this

best batters in the world at any given moment I reckon

 

[DrWolverine]

Wtf is this

Best batsmen according to him.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kohli has arguably been the single worst batsman in the world in the 2020-2025 timeframe. Only thing he's been good for is cheerleading and hogging the camera's attention when Bumrah takes a wicket.

 

[subshakerz]

best batters in the world at any given moment I reckon

Fairly accurate but I'm thinking Clarke was rated ahead of Amla.

 

[Thala_0710]

1908-1924 : Jack Hobbs
1925-1929: Herbert Sutcliffe
1930-1948: Sir Don Bradman
1949-1955: Sir Len Hutton
1956-1957: Peter May
1958-1974: Gary Sobers
1975-1989: Viv Richards
1990-1993: Graham Gooch
1994-1995: Brian Lara
1996-2001: Sachin Tendulkar
2002-2006: Brian Lara
2007-2011: Sachin Tendulkar
2012-2013: Hashim Amla
2014-2019: Steve Smith
2020-2025: Joe Root

If you are going to be that particular about Gooch Lara Tendulkar Amla etc then do the same for previous era players as well

 

[Johan]

If you are going to be that particular about Gooch Lara Tendulkar Amla etc then do the same for previous era players as well

I don't think that's possible honestly, Sobers was the best in the world for an absurd amount of time.

 

[Athlai]

It's all over the place. By narrowing down the years it just makes it so incredibly messy (and wrong)

Lara 2002-2006? Ponting was averaging in the 70s then.

At least when someone arbitrarily says a decade or two, there is a clear argument to be made. But if you're looking at who is the best batsman on any given year then it changes all the time. Since the year 2000 there are probably at least a dozen different players that would be listed.

 

[Johan]

It's all over the place. By narrowing down the years it just makes it so incredibly messy (and wrong)

Lara 2002-2006? Ponting was averaging in the 70s then.

At least when someone arbitrarily says a decade or two, there is a clear argument to be made. But if you're looking at who is the best batsman on any given year then it changes all the time. Since the year 2000 there are probably at least a dozen different players that would be listed.

I hate Ponting, how is that not known?

 

[sayon basak]

And I am 21......

And I am 19.

See the pattern?

 

[Athlai]

I hate Ponting, how is that not known?

Literally who are you

 

[subshakerz]

Lara 2002-2006? Ponting was averaging in the 70s then.

Yes Pointing clearly was the best bat in the world at that time.