Sunil blasts the Australians

[honestbharani]

Yeah cheers Honest, just found it.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21363696-23212,00.html
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21363696-5012554,00.html


Haha that's so cool. Gotta love Lara.

yeah, that was the test when he got 182, and for me, will be a defining Lara knock.


You just have to be something else if you can play a knock like that against what was easily the best bowling attack in the world in their backyard, and while you are in the middle of your worst form slump and have so many things wrong with your technique that experts were exasperating about him even going past 25 in that series.

 

[luffy]

you mean no need to troll in here anymore.. thats all you've been doing.

Cheers mate, really appreciate that comment.

 

[nightprowler10]

You just have to be something else if you can play a knock like that against what was easily the best bowling attack in the world in their backyard, and while you are in the middle of your worst form slump and have so many things wrong with your technique that experts were exasperating about him even going past 25 in that series.

Is it "What makes Lara better than Tendulkar?" Alex.

 

[honestbharani]

Is it "What makes Lara better than Tendulkar?" Alex.

In terms of sheer natural batting talent, I would say yes. And I think even someone like CC, who is a BIG Tendulkar fan and supporter, would agree with that. What they do with that talent is another thing, obviously.

 

[pup11]

I think to give credit to Ricky i don't think he gets himself involved in any sort of banter on the field at all since he has matured, its a different thing if he is provoked though.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Is it "What makes Lara better than Tendulkar?" Alex.

I think why a lot of people put Lara above Tendulkar was exemplified in the "Battle of the Test Innings" thread, where Lara had about 4 in the last 16 or something ridiculous, and Tendulkar didn't get one past the first round.

 

[vic_orthdox]

yeah, that was the test when he got 182, and for me, will be a defining Lara knock.


You just have to be something else if you can play a knock like that against what was easily the best bowling attack in the world in their backyard, and while you are in the middle of your worst form slump and have so many things wrong with your technique that experts were exasperating about him even going past 25 in that series.

Lara was out of form to a degree, but...

Didn't he just make a double hundred against Australia A in Hobart the week before, where he hit Bichel for six 4s in an over?

 

[Johnners]

yeah felt sorry for Bich tbh, was at the same time he was pushing for a Test spot iirc. Got one though due to injury i think, then took a 5-fer

 

[honestbharani]

Lara was out of form to a degree, but...

Didn't he just make a double hundred against Australia A in Hobart the week before, where he hit Bichel for six 4s in an over?

yep, include that knock too.

Those two were what defined Lara, for me. Just outrageously gifted as a batsman, isn't he?


But even that double hundred, he had a few lives, I believe. This knock was as tight a test match knock as one can see, esp. against Australia.