subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Let's check Sehwag's record in England after this series is over. He has little trouble with bounce, but he is inadequate against lateral movement, which is why his record in swinging conditions is not up to par.
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Who is the greatest Indian batsman of all time?
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Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
Can't believe ppl are voting others over Sachin.
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
Now Dravid, I'm really happy for you, and imma let you finish, but Tendulkar is the best Indian batsman of all time. The best Indian batsman of all time!
smash84
The Tiger King
Hey, long time Faisal
Just the other day you were saying that India would win the 2nd test against Engalnd. India would win the second test against England!
Debris
International 12th Man
Can't believe that ppl can't believe that ppl are voting for others over Sachin.
JBMAC
State Captain
Did you even read the post before this one of yours?
i did. and richards, chappell and co. a little of sobers, too, though too young to appreciate his genius.How many of you who voted for Tendulkar actually saw Gavaskar play?
Debris
International 12th Man
Sorry. For some reason I read this post as another piece of Tendulkar worship.Did you even read the post before this one of yours?
smash84
The Tiger King
I saw a bit of Gavaskar i,e. he was towards the end of his career but I didn't rate Tendulkar higher than him.How many of you who voted for Tendulkar actually saw Gavaskar play?
But JB rating Tendulkar ahead of Gavaskar has been done by some very respectable people too among them Richie Benaud I think.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Didn't see Merchant playing live either.How many of you who voted for Tendulkar actually saw Gavaskar play?
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
I did. A bit live, including part of his famous 221 at the Oval in 1979 and of course mostly on TV during the Indian tours of 71,74, 79 and 82. He was the perfect opening batsman in that he could graft or play his shots depending on the situation (except at Lords during the 1975 World Cup). He rarely produced his best in England. I don't see voting for Tendulkar as any insult to Gavaskar. Gavaskar was a great batsman but Tendulkar was a rare genius.How many of you who voted for Tendulkar actually saw Gavaskar play?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I think the more relevant question is how many people who voted for Dravid saw Easy A staring Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
............or..........have any of the people who voted for Sehwag recently undergone a lobotomy?
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Just saw these stats on batsmen against the West Indian pace battery (at the end of the article). Gavaskar sits on top of the table even in the period of West Indian peak of fast bowling prowess. Then saw a couple of top class innings from Gavaskar against WI: 236 in Madras and counterattacking 121 in Delhi. This made me wonder if there has been a bit of unfair revisionism in assessment of Gavaskar from many of modern followers (myself included)? Do we make too much of the fact that his opening series in Caribbean was against a poor attack, and ignore a more than respectable average of 45+ against the peak period of WI?
I always thought it was a joke to put Gavaskar in top 10 of ESPN's Legends of Cricket, and I still do. But perhaps there were valid reasons for the observers of the game to rate him as highly as they did. He also received as many as 12 votes in Wisden's 5 cricketer of century voting while someone like Greg Chappell received none. Thoughts?
PS. I am still not changing my vote in this poll, but just some food for thought.
I always thought it was a joke to put Gavaskar in top 10 of ESPN's Legends of Cricket, and I still do. But perhaps there were valid reasons for the observers of the game to rate him as highly as they did. He also received as many as 12 votes in Wisden's 5 cricketer of century voting while someone like Greg Chappell received none. Thoughts?
PS. I am still not changing my vote in this poll, but just some food for thought.
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smash84
The Tiger King
I actually voted for Gavaskar and definitely one of the reasons was the performance against the WI. It was not an easy task batting against that side. Not only that but I remember an article on cricinfo that mentioned Imran Khan dismissing him 11 times in test matches but still his average in the matches that featured Imran was around about 60 IIRC. Almost 10 runs more than his career average. Also it has to be mentioned that Imran bowled to him mostly at his peak (one of the best bowling peaks of all time I think) and found him the most difficult to dismiss. The first one to get to 10000 runs and also had good records almost everywhere that he played throughout the world.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/28794.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Sobers also rates Gavaskar very highly - Sobers rates Gavaskar as the greatest batsman
Most of the younger generation (with very good knowledge of history of cricket) don't seem to rate Gavaskar anywhere near as high as his contemporaries do. One of my friends, who basically lives and dies by Cricket, would not let Gavaskar get anywhere close to an all time world XI citing that Gavaskar stands no chance against quality fast bowling
Most of the younger generation (with very good knowledge of history of cricket) don't seem to rate Gavaskar anywhere near as high as his contemporaries do. One of my friends, who basically lives and dies by Cricket, would not let Gavaskar get anywhere close to an all time world XI citing that Gavaskar stands no chance against quality fast bowling
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