Master blasters (Original and Modern Versions) ? Who are they? Let?s all explore and find out.

[robin2855]

We all know Sir Vic Richards is the original Master Blaster . But with so many ODI’S now being played and T20S we have seen numerous Master Blaster emerging.

So I guess it is time to reevaluate the modern versions of Master Blasters.

Rules:

To be fair to prospects from other countries readers can name anywhere from 1 to 4 for a particular country(s).

Readers may choose to list their Master Blasters for One, Multiple or All test playing nations.

This appraisal includes all formats of Cricket – Test, One day, T20.

The candidates have been arranged in alphabetical order of test nations

Their will also be Special Reader’s Choice Category where a reader’s genuine case(s) will be considered and added to acknowledge their input(s).

Here is my selection:

Australia(Adam Gilchrist, Matyhew Haydens, Andrew Symonds).

Bangladesh (Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed).

England(Sir Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pieterson).

India(Sachin Tendulkar Yuvraj Singh, Virendara Sehwag, Suresh Raina.)

New Zealand (Brendon Mcullum, Jesse Ryder, Chris Cairns).

Pakistan (Shahid Afridi, Abdur Razzaq).

South Africa (Herschelle Gibbs, Lance Klusenar).

Sri Lanka(Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sanath Jayasuria).

West Indies(Brian Lara(scion_sid ,max_dillon2007), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo).

Reader's Choice

Reserved

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[SciD]

Australia(Adam Gilchrist, Matyhew Haydens, Andrew Symonds and my fav Aussie ever Mark Waugh).

Bangladesh (Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed).

England(Sir Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pieterson and Vikram Solanki).

India( Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Pre Captaincy Dhoni)

New Zealand (Ross Taylor, Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns and Craig McMillan).

Pakistan (Shahid Afridi, Abdur Razzaq, Inzamam and Imran Nazir).

South Africa (Herschelle Gibbs, Lance Klusenar, Albie Morkel and Brian McMillan).

Sri Lanka(Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sanath Jayasuria, Tilakratne Dilshan and Arvinda "Mad Max" DeSilva).

West Indies(Brain "The Prince" Lara, Chris Gayle, Hinds and Ricardo Powell).

 

[max_dillon2007]

Sachin Tendulkar ....

Reached the no.1 rank at the age of 21.. Carried the burden of Indian Team on his shoulders as Indian team in 90's was shite... Destroyed more quality bowlers than any other player in the above list....

I was surprised that Lara is not in that list. How in the hell. He was such an entertainer. Always loved his batting. Sachin-Lara's rivalry for the no.1 batsman ranking was like Borg-McEnroe rivalry in tennis(none of them was better than other and nothing between them was common,contrasting styles, just remembered McEnroe was lefty and Borg was righty what a coincidence)

 

[robin2855]

Brian Lara added to my list

Sachin Tendulkar ....

Reached the no.1 rank at the age of 21.. Carried the burden of Indian Team on his shoulders as Indian team in 90's was shite... Destroyed more quality bowlers than any other player in the above list....

I was surprised that Lara is not in that list. How in the hell. He was such an entertainer. Always loved his batting. Sachin-Lara's rivalry for the no.1 batsman ranking was like Borg-McEnroe rivalry in tennis(none of them was better than other and nothing between them was common,contrasting styles, just remembered McEnroe was lefty and Borg was righty what a coincidence)

You are absolutely right. I have indeed inadvertently missed out on Lara.

It is being included in my list.

I appreciate you and scion_sid for pointing it out.

Cheers

 

[Biggy]

Ross Taylor, he can knock em all over the place.

 

[shravi]

Sachin Tendulkar ....

Reached the no.1 rank at the age of 21.. Carried the burden of Indian Team on his shoulders as Indian team in 90's was shite... Destroyed more quality bowlers than any other player in the above list....

I was surprised that Lara is not in that list. How in the hell. He was such an entertainer. Always loved his batting. Sachin-Lara's rivalry for the no.1 batsman ranking was like Borg-McEnroe rivalry in tennis(none of them was better than other and nothing between them was common,contrasting styles, just remembered McEnroe was lefty and Borg was righty what a coincidence)

Hey, Max, you have something of Sachin's in your mouth. I think he wants it back.

I'll just do un-retired players (not counting IPL/ICL).

Admittedly definition of 'master blaster' was formed by Tendulkars so my selections are of attacking batsmen who are elegant at the same time.

Australia: Ricky Ponting
India: Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh
England: Kevin Pietersen
New Zealand: Ross Taylor
West Indies: Chris Gayle (), Ramnaresh Sarwan
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya
South Africa: AB De Villiers, Hashim Amla (though he's not that aggressive)

 

[bill_123]

Brian Lara is Probably the ONLY batsman in the last 20 years or so who could play at Very different paces with EASE.....like he could stand there and bat all day with a strike rate of 33 in a test match or destroy teams with a big triple ton or a double....he has also got a 77 ball hundred in tests which is amongst the top 10 fastest test match hundreds....then he has also got a 45 ball hundred in ODI's which is like number 3 or 4 on top 10 list(though it was against bangladesh still making a hundred from 45 balls on a pretty big ground isnt easy no matter who the opposition is)....and he has also got a 28 run over in test matches which is the biggest in test matches till now isnt it...and if iam not wrong he did it in the last over of the day(even the biggest hitters in the game would think twice before doing it)...

IMO there have been many batsmen in the past who can bat out a day and save a test match for their team or construct a hundred in odi's with genuinely good shots all around the ground....and then there have been batsmen who can go berserk and finish the match in no time....BUT there hasnt been a batsman who could do both with as much ease as Lara...i mean we have seen people like sachin,kallis attack too but they cant really go berserk like Lara...and we have seen batsmen like gibbs,sehwag who can destroy opposition teams but they cant really play a controlled innings or even a slow match saving innings like lara...

TBH i was pretty shocked that you dint have lara in that list before others mentioned it to u robin because lara has defenitely been one of the most destructive batsmen in cricket without a doubt...

 

[Cricketman]

Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Viv are the only ones who have earned the title IMO. They're the only players who consistently, belligerently, bullied bowling all over the world throughout their careers. Many get out playing their shots regularly, these guys rarely did. They're the only ones who actually earned the title of 'master blaster'.

Just my opinion. Sure, there are other attacking batsman in the world obviously, but none could do it as well and still amass big runs such as Viv and Sachin.

 

[bill_123]

i disagree with you cricketman...viv richards yes he is one of the most destructive batsmen of all time...but lara was far more destructive than sachin tendulkar...

 

[robin2855]

i disagree with you cricketman...viv richards yes he is one of the most destructive batsmen of all time...but lara was far more destructive than sachin tendulkar...

Are you kidding(lol!)?

Has there been a more destructive batsman (One day) ever than Sir Vivian Richards, Jayasurya and Tendulkar on a consistent basis?

In fact in terms of destruction I would put Sir Viv and Jayasurya at 1 and Sachin at 2 .That does not mean Jayasurya is better batsman than Sachin.

Sachin is a better batsman than Jayasurya by defintion of a great batsman.

But we are assessing by the definition of Master Blaster and we need to strictly stick to its meaning.

Statisticallyon Oneday basis Sanath is ahead of Sachin by SR, # of Sixes but not by # 4s

I am afraid with regards to One day Records Lara is way behind either Sachin or Sanath. Again in tems of greatness as a batsman Lara and Sachin are about the same and ahead of Sanath . Butwe are talking of Master Blasters not the greatest batsman.

Hope this helps.

robin2855 added 30 Minutes and 28 Seconds later...

Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Viv are the only ones who have earned the title IMO. They're the only players who consistently, belligerently, bullied bowling all over the world throughout their careers. Many get out playing their shots regularly, these guys rarely did. They're the only ones who actually earned the title of 'master blaster'.

Just my opinion. Sure, there are other attacking batsman in the world obviously, but none could do it as well and still amass big runs such as Viv and Sachin.

Officially Sachin Tendulkar and Sir Viv are considered as the Master Blasters.

Realistically Jayasurya deserves to be considered as Master Blaster as well.

Let?s take a look at Jayasurya?s One day career record.

Jayasurya: Matches : 432 ( Avg : 32.71, SR : 91.13,100S : 28, 50S : 67, 4S; 1459, 6S: 270).

Two Official Master Blaster?s One day Career record.

Sir Vivian Richards : Matches : 187 ( Avg : 47.00, SR : 90.20,100 S : 11, 50S : 45, 4S; NA, 6S: NA).

Sachin Tendulkar : Matches : 425 ( Avg : 44.37, SR : 85.66,100S : 43, 50S : 91, 4S: 1818, 6S: 176).

SR

Jayasurya beats Sir Vivian Richards marginally on SR and Sachin by a good margin.

Sixes

Sanath is way ahead of Sachin in the number of sixes.

Fours

Sachin is way way ahead of Jayasurya.

I do not know what else Jayasurya needs to officially get the title of the third Master Blaster.

 

[bill_123]

robin are you dumb(lol)??....

dude dint i say VIV IS ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE BATSMEN OF ALL TIME.....I DID....CHECK AGAIN

i just said lara is more destructive than tendulkar not viv...IMO viv richards,brian lara,jayasuriya,gilchrist etc are all TOP DESTRUCTIVE BATSMEN OF ALL TIME in ONE DAY CRICKET...

Techincally Lara is ARGUABLY THE GREATEST...he had it all...his first test match hundred in australia against australia in just his 6th test was a DESTRUCTIVE 277 with 38 fours at a strike rate of 74...not to forget it also saved west indies in that match...now 277 isnt even the overall H.S. of their career for many batsmen like sachin etc....and if you want me to stretch this lara vs tendulkar debate i can do so by showing you some facts...lara is the only batsman in cricket who has got all scores of 100,200,300,400,500 in first class cricket...sachin hasnt got that...lara has 9 double hundreds against sachin's 5 if iam not wrong...lara has 2 triple tons as well in test cricket out of which one is quadruple...and lets not forget sachin hasnt got any hundred in the top 10 fastest hundreds in tests or odi's....lara is there in both the lists...

all i was trying to say is sachin is a GREAT batsman but he is not a demolisher like lara...

there are genuinely GREAT batsmen....there are GREAT hitters

LARA was both....which is a very very rare thing in cricket.

 

[robin2855]

robin are you dumb(lol)??....

dude dint i say VIV IS ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE BATSMEN OF ALL TIME.....I DID....CHECK AGAIN

i just said lara is more destructive than tendulkar not viv...IMO viv richards,brian lara,jayasuriya,gilchrist etc are all TOP DESTRUCTIVE BATSMEN OF ALL TIME in ONE DAY CRICKET...

Techincally Lara is ARGUABLY THE GREATEST...he had it all...his first test match hundred in australia against australia in just his 6th test was a DESTRUCTIVE 277 with 38 fours at a strike rate of 74...not to forget it also saved west indies in that match...now 277 isnt even the overall H.S. of their career for many batsmen like sachin etc....and if you want me to stretch this lara vs tendulkar debate i can do so by showing you some facts...lara is the only batsman in cricket who has got all scores of 100,200,300,400,500 in first class cricket...sachin hasnt got that...lara has 9 double hundreds against sachin's 5 if iam not wrong...lara has 2 triple tons as well in test cricket out of which one is quadruple...and lets not forget sachin hasnt got any hundred in the top 10 fastest hundreds in tests or odi's....lara is there in both the lists...

all i was trying to say is sachin is a GREAT batsman but he is not a demolisher like lara...

there are genuinely GREAT batsmen....there are GREAT hitters

LARA was both....which is a very very rare thing in cricket.

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My message was simple and clear in the last paragraph which I am reproducing

I am afraid with regards to One day Records Lara is way behind either Sachin or Sanath. Again in tems of greatness as a batsman Lara and Sachin are about the same and ahead of Sanath . Butwe are talking of Master Blasters not the greatest batsman.

That you could not comprehend such a simple stuff is your problem not mine.

Everyone globally knows Sachin and Sir Viv are officially called the Master Blasters and not Brian Lara.

I am sure Cricket experts have done enough homework and researches to arrive at that this conclusion.

The following One day Career records of both also supports that although this may not have been the only criteria of their assessments.

Sachin Tendulkar : Matches : 425 ( Avg : 44.37, SR : 85.66,100S : 43, 50S : 91, 4S: 1818, 6S: 176).

Brian Lara: Matches : 299( Avg : 40.48, SR : 79.51,100S : 19, 50S : 63, 4S: 1035, 6S: 133).

The above clearly shows as far as One day is concerned Sachin is way ahead of Lara in Average, SR, 100S, 50S, 4S and 6S.This is as clear as Crystal.

In regards to tests match both are about the same.

Overall they are tied.

But we are talking about who is the most destructive .

Clearly Sachin is the winner by all means.

 

[max_dillon2007]

I dont wanna spark a fight but difference between viv-sachin and Lara was that Sachin and viv destroyed bowlers consistently and they had very few or small off seasons. Lara was a wonder, one day he played like champion and other he got out playing silly shots. He was capable of occasional masterpiece but there were way too many droughts between these masterpieces. IMO , when he scored 400 during the same series his team was dismissed for 45. So finally, lara is great but not as destructive as sachin or viv. his Strike rate is also not great in odi.

 

[King Cricket]

and lets not forget sachin hasnt got any hundred in the top 10 fastest hundreds in tests or odi's

And let's not forget as well that Sachin has 16 thousand runs in ODI cricket, 12 thousand in test cricket, and 85 intl hundreds.

 

[bill_123]

robin first you stop laughing at others opinions buddy then come and talk about respect

if you want to compare a batsman who played 299 matches and another who played 400+ and compare their boundaries etc then i can only laugh man...and lets not forget lara was for most part of his career a batsman who carried a pretty poor west indian batting side on his shoulders while sachin had enough support compared to lara...

and also look at the top hundreds of lara and sachin in tests buddy and see the strike rates there too...when LARA got going THERE WAS NO ONE WHO COULD EQUAL HIM...

and yes sachin still hasnt got a 45 ball hundred and lara has got it...sachin's last big destructive innings in ODI's was that 160+ against new zealand on those tiny nz grounds while lara's 156 against pak was in australia which included a couple ONE HANDED SIXES and was an innings which carried west indies to a very god target...minus sachin from that new zealand match india would have still made good runs looking at just how raina was hitting sixes in the end....remove lara from that match against pakistan and west indies have lost it easily...




King Cricket - if iam not wrong sachin has played like nearly 150 more matches in one day cricket with a very good batting line up and has scored around 9 to 10 of his ODI hundreds against the likes of bangladesh zimbabwe etc

and buddy lara's first hundred in test cricket was a 277 against aussies in australia while ur sachin's overall career H.S. is 241 against bangladesh

and yes lara has 9 double tons compared to sachin's 5

and in that lara has 2 triple tons as well and in those 2 he has one quadruple

lara is the man who has most number of boundaries in test cricket if iam not wrong

and i can go on