20 Glorious years of Sachinism |Salute to the Master |

[jkartik]

did you say sachin was > Bradman????

:rtfl

You sure are blinded by national bias :laugh

atleast i have a nationality. :sarcasm

 

[braguvaran]

atleast i have a nationality. :sarcasm

there you go!! thanks for accepting national bias made you make that comment!! :laugh

 

[Highlander999]

Don't react braguvaran. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. When someone is so blinded, you can present all the facts you want and they are just going to ignore you.

 

[Chetan0304]

Also guys check out the youtube link of the exclusive interview (Times now)

 

[braguvaran]

Don't react braguvaran. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. When someone is so blinded, you can present all the facts you want and they are just going to ignore you.

Phew... least someone agrees !!

 

[Pranav]

Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman among all batsmen I have seen. He's only next to Sir Donald Bradman. He's possibly the second best cricketer as well. Definitely, the best of the modern era. No one, I repeat no one would play for such a long time, leave behind matching his output. He's truely a legend.

 

[Gurjot95]

When you guys can't praise Sachin, you are not allowed to criticize also atleast in this thread.

 

[Dare]

He's possibly the second best cricketer as well.

That would be Sir Garfield Sobers.

 

[Pranav]

That would be Sir Garfield Sobers.

That's the reason, the sentence has the word 'possibly' my friend. Many cricket fans consider Sir Garry Sobers as the second best cricketer, while at the same time many consider it to be Sachin Tendulkar. We can both have debates to prove each other wrong, though, I am not in a mood to do so. Therefore, I wrote "He's possibly the second best cricketer as well." and not "He's is the second best cricketer as well." Though, both sentences differ only in a single word, they mean completely different.

 

[King Cricket]

Just for all of you!! Sachin is sure is an indian hero. he has amassed piles and piles of runs.
Just because you guys consider him as god and hero worship him it doesnt mean that he is not without flaws! Just read through this very rare article in indian media about sachin,Calling a SPADE A SPADE of course written by an indian and you will realise he is no GOD not even a saint!!!

Cricket Blogs India: Jhakas, Sanjay Jha - Check this out especially nakul

So, he's being lambasted simply because he didn't "walk"? :sarcasm Excuse me, sir, but that sounds downright stupid. Even Sir Don didn't "walk" back to the pavillion once, when Bill Voce had him caught at the wicket by Jack Ikin early in his innings in one of the matches he played. Does that take anything away from him? :sarcasm Sometimes, you can't really be sure on whether the ball has really been caught by the fielder or not, amidst all the noises and shouts and everything. It must have been one of such cases. There can be many other explanations as well. Remember, it all happens so very quickly! In less than a fraction of a second. So, it's natural that the batsman makes these type of "mistakes" in two/three rare instances.

Anyway, on the main issue, let's just say that Sachin is an alltime legend of the game. This is not a thread about comparisons, and neither do I believe in comparing legends.

 

[Cricketman]

Don't know why it hurts some people so much to give credit when credit is due. To not only play but dominate international sport for 20 years is a fantastic achievement. Hats off to Sachin, you have entertained me my entire life, have been an awesome role model both on and off the field, and have carried the dreams and aspirations of a billion people for twenty long years.

Keep doing us proud.

 

[pcfan123]

Eoin Morgan > Sachin

 

[TumTum]

Well done to Sachin Tendulkar, he has been the best ever Indian batsmen.

 

[nikhil_99]

Congratulations to Sachin, 20 years playing (I think without dropping him out, he didnt play few matches because of his injuries,but i dont remember that he was dropped from team because of his performance) International cricket is really a big big achievement...

 

[varunvgiri]

Don't react braguvaran. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. When someone is so blinded, you can present all the facts you want and they are just going to ignore you.

I am not sure about the automatic assumption that Sir Don Bradman is much better than all present day batsmen. In fact I don't think they can even be compared. The cricket that Don Bradman played was drastically different from the cricket that is played today. The bowling strategies, the field placements were all very different. Test cricket was just not the same. And he always played against familiar opposition on familiar conditions. He did not have to contend with playing non-stop cricket in so many different condtions. Not to forget the differents formats of the game.

What I am trying to say is that you just can't make such a comparison. At max you can compare players from 70's forward.

As far as I am concerned I would never say that Tendulkar or for that matter any of the modern players are better or equal to Bradman. I am just not sure about his unquestionable superiority over others because of that batting average. For me, Bradman was the undisputable king of that era. Best by a distance among his contempories. But, he played a different game.