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Which 4 heads would you put on a cricketing Mount Rushmore?

smash84

smash84

The Tiger King
Zinzan said:
Nah..... unless you mean purely due to India's population of course.

It's sometimes easy to forget India's population of 1.25 billion is nearly 7 times that of Pakistan (182 million), the 2nd most populated cricketing nation.

So if by icon, you mean by number of fans, then sure, there could never be any contest. By if by icon you mean universally recognised as the greatest, then obviously that's Bradman, followed by Sobers.

Personally speaking, basing it on population/number of fans is meaningless when one country's population is 20-30 times more than most others imho.
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Population certainly plays a part in his being iconic, after all he does manage to command so much of a fan following. Much like WG Grace being the most recognizable face in the British Empire (read as England and Australia).

Oh he was pretty iconic in that he was the face of cricket in a resurgent India and was admired enough by people like Michael Schumacher and Roger Federer to make special time for him (Schumacher even gifted him a Ferrari). You would see him on everything, from tea stalls, to soap wrappers, to tamarind sheaths, and whatever. Heck I know of people I am certain who can't recall the name of any of India's Prime Ministers in the last quarter century but they would recall Tendulkar's name. For many people here (in the SC) the first thing that comes to mind when you think of India is probably Tendulkar. Heck, if that isn't iconic then what is?
 
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smalishah84 said:
Population certainly plays a part in his being iconic, after all he does manage to command so much of a fan following. Much like WG Grace being the most recognizable face in the British Empire (read as England and Australia).

Oh he was pretty iconic in that he was the face of cricket in a resurgent India and was admired enough by people like Michael Schumacher and Roger Federer to make special time for him (Schumacher even gifted him a Ferrari). You would see him on everything, from tea stalls, to soap wrappers, to tamarind sheaths, and whatever. Heck I know of people I am certain who can't recall the name of any of India's Prime Ministers in the last quarter century but they would recall Tendulkar's name. For many people here (in the SC) the first thing that comes to mind when you think of India is probably Tendulkar. Heck, if that isn't iconic then what is?
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I don't think Tendulkar could usurp as "Iconically Indian", as the Taj Mahal, Mahatma Ghandi, Indian cuisine or Bollywood is. I've not been to the sub continent. I am sure Tendulkar is much beloved in India, but in the non-cricketing world, which is most the world, he would not be "Iconically India" in my opinion.
 
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