srbhkshk
International Captain
So basically your personal preference because the numbers are too hard to argue against?Because cricket isn't played on a spreadsheet.
There's more to it than that.
Tendulkar is close, Sehwag isn't.
So basically your personal preference because the numbers are too hard to argue against?Because cricket isn't played on a spreadsheet.
There's more to it than that.
Tendulkar is close, Sehwag isn't.
This is a good table because except for Gayle to an extent, all of them played in the same era.Tendulkar -> Avg : 48.29 || S/R : 88.05
Jayasuriya -> Avg : 34.61 || S/R : 92.48
Gilly -> Avg : 36.50 || S/R : 98.02
Anwar -> Avg : 39.98 || S/R : 79.93
Ganguly -> Avg : 41.57 || S/R : 73.59
Sehwag -> Avg : 36.49 || S/R : 104.72
Gayle -> Avg : 39.12 || S/R : 85.94
Check this table and give me one good reason why Gilly/Jaya/Anwar would be over Tendulkar/Sehwag as openers.
Not taking sides but one possible "good reason" may be the conditions they largely played in?Tendulkar -> Avg : 48.29 || S/R : 88.05
Jayasuriya -> Avg : 34.61 || S/R : 92.48
Gilly -> Avg : 36.50 || S/R : 98.02
Anwar -> Avg : 39.98 || S/R : 79.93
Ganguly -> Avg : 41.57 || S/R : 73.59
Sehwag -> Avg : 36.49 || S/R : 104.72
Gayle -> Avg : 39.12 || S/R : 85.94
Check this table and give me one good reason why Gilly/Jaya/Anwar would be over Tendulkar/Sehwag as openers.
If Gilly wasn't a keeper, Sehwag would pip him in the explosive openers stakes every damn time.Because cricket isn't played on a spreadsheet.
There's more to it than that.
Tendulkar is close, Sehwag isn't.
No.Sehwag wasn't that great in ODIsIf Gilly wasn't a keeper, Sehwag would pip him in the explosive openers stakes every damn time.
Gilly's and Jaya's average actually goes down when they play in India, Anwar's average goes up a lot but he played very little in India (10 matches to ~30 each for Gilly/Jaya), Tendulkar's average goes up a little but his average outside India is still 45, Sehwag's average stays the same, Ganguly's goes up by about 5 points.Not taking sides but one possible "good reason" may be the conditions they largely played in?
Not sure of the exact stats but from memory ODIs played in India were more batting friendly during the 90s/early 2000s, especially playing as an opener
Dwta. Sehwag's stats are incredibly misleading imo. I agree with Zinzan here... Sehwag is far below Gilchrist as an odi opener,even though I think gilly is overrated in the format.If Gilly wasn't a keeper, Sehwag would pip him in the explosive openers stakes every damn time.
Why? He averages the same as Gilly and has a better Strike rate? Sehwag has slightly less total runs but the numbers are not very different.No.Sehwag wasn't that great in ODIs
We'll have to keep disagreeing. The WC final is the highest pinnacle in ODI cricket by some margin for those lucky enough to get a shot. I say highest 'possible pressure situation', not to suggest it's a always going to be a thriller with 12 needed from the last over or something. I mean that everyone is naturally more on edge in a WC final than any other ODI, it comes with the territory.
This is a good table because except for Gayle to an extent, all of them played in the same era.
Not taking sides but one possible "good reason" may be the conditions they largely played in?
Not sure of the exact stats but from memory ODIs played in India were more batting friendly during the 90s/early 2000s, especially playing as an opener
No.Sehwag wasn't that great in ODIs
Here's what I think, a lot of people don't rate Sehwag in ODIs just because he never quite reached his potential in that format, I mean the guy scored 50@84 in tests, If he just cut down on the crap and played just as he did in tests he would be the best opener ever along with Sachin, other players can't do that because their S/R in tests is too low, but the guy was a crowd pleaser and took stupid risks at time, regardless his stats are inferior only to Tendulkar and people who don't rate him in ODIs do that just because he disappointed them in the way he played ODIs.Ganguly > sehwag tbh
Did things no one else did multiple times. Double hundred, 5 fours in an over at least 2 times that I can remember, Sehwah/Sachin dominating Pak in the 2003 WC, scoring 80 odd in the WC 2003 final against a great attack to name a few. Only thing that keeps him from the top tier is the fact that most of his good knocks came in bilateral games, rather than ICC tournaments.No.Sehwag wasn't that great in ODIs
HB, these are only opening numbers. Why will I include middle order stuff in that?Not really.. Jayasuriya played more than 5 years as a middle order bat/spinner and those numbers are skewed because of that. Gilly played only post 1998 (regularly) and always opened, I mean, he literally never had to perform in any other role than what he was used to.
Ganguly was the perfect foil for late 90s Tendulkar.Ganguly > sehwag tbh