tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post3582011438813140979..comments2024-03-18T23:33:45.536-07:00Comments on A CRICKETING VIEW: McGrath v (Tendulkar, Lara)Kartikeya Datehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03512491310629949028noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-48671342535324351882015-09-30T11:09:48.021-07:002015-09-30T11:09:48.021-07:00Stupid article, disgustingStupid article, disgustingNavnathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507820815942049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-66016505714750649422015-09-30T11:09:16.609-07:002015-09-30T11:09:16.609-07:00Stupid article, disgustingStupid article, disgustingNavnathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507820815942049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-24735004230851431562014-04-08T04:57:36.048-07:002014-04-08T04:57:36.048-07:00Lara, against the best bowlers of the era, has sco...Lara, against the best bowlers of the era, has scored 10200 runs at an average of 51.56. (Add Warne and it goes up to 52)<br /><br />Tendulkar, against the best bowlers of the era, has scored 8800 runs with an average of 47.5 (Add Warne goes up to 49). He also seemed to keep dodging the best bowlers. Tendulkar didn't face Amby or Bishop or Walsh in their prime. He did not face Wasim or Waqar at their prime. He consistently ducked McGrath. He was average against Donald or Pollock with a 30-ish average; didn't face Gough; failure against Bond. Tendulkar accumulated 5000 runs at an average of 100 against mediocre bowlers in the likes of NM Hauritz (Aus); RC Irani (Eng); S Randiv (SL); JJ Krejza (Aus); Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban); AD Mullally (Eng) ; BA Murphy (Zim) ; MM Patel (Eng); KR Pushpakumara (SL) ; GR Robertson (Aus) ; IDK Salisbury (Eng) ; Shahadat Hossain (Ban) ;r BT Watambwa (Zim); GP Wickramasinghe (SL) ; PJ Wiseman (NZ)<br /> <br />In Tests, Sachin averages a modest 36 against Australia when McGrath plays. It is very noticeable that most of his Test runs/stellar performances against Australia have invariably come only when McGrath and Warne were absent, basically against second rate (good, but not great) fast bowlers (Kasper, Damien Fleming, Paul Riefel etc). Whenever McGrath is absent from the Australian attack, Sachin's average almost doubles (averages nearly 70 against Australia when McGrath is absent!!!).<br /> <br />Even McGrath's bunny - Lara - does better than Sachin against McGrath. Not to mention many double centuries.<br /><br />Sachin averages 32 against South Africa whenever Allan Donald has played. Also, India-Pak never played a series for nearly 10 years (between 1989 to 99 for political reasons) during which Akram was at his absolute peak. But Akram bowled very very well in 1999 when they played each other. In any case, Tendulkar averages only 32 against Pakistan whenever Wasim Akram has played.<br /> <br />Once again, he revelled against the respective teams (South Africa and Pakistan) when these bowlers were absent.<br /> <br />Against the 3 greatest fast bowlers of his era, whom he faced in more than one Test series, McGrath, Donald and Akram, Sachin has scored 1719 Test runs at a modest average of 34.3 (compared to his career average of 56). Against Akram, McGrath and Donald, Lara amassed 3116 runs at an average of 41 at a better strike rate than Tendulkar.<br /><br />Of all the Test series Sachin has played against these great fast bowlers (McGrath,Donald,Akram), more than 7 series including home and away, only once did he average more than 50 in a series, that too just barely, when he averaged 50.66 against McGrath in a 3 test series (2000-2001) at home in India. Only once was he India's best batsman in all the Test series against these bowlers.<br /> <br />The only truly great fast bowler Sachin has had some success against is Curtly Ambrose. But Sachin never faced Ambrose (or the West Indian attack) at their peak. He played only one Test series against Ambrose, that too in 1997 (4 of the 5 Tests ended in draws), when Ambrose was 35 years old.<br /><br />Tendulkar's poor stats against great fast bowlers continues in ODIs. In spite of all the batsmen-favoured rules and pitches, Sachin's stats against these bowlers in ODIs is weak: a measly average of 31 (2222 runs @ 31.64) in ODIs after playing 70+ ODIs against McGrath/Donald/Akram. Only 2 of Sachin's ODI hundreds came against these bowlers (both against McGrath in the sub-continent). In 26 ODI innings against Donald, Sachin managed to cross fifty just 3 times.<br /> <br />Not just his average, even his strike-rate suffers against these bowlers (especially against Donald).<br /> <br />Once again Lara beats him hands down (2969 runs at an average of 44.81 against McGrath/Donald/Akram).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577404730623293550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-59722888130836491442014-04-08T04:56:29.076-07:002014-04-08T04:56:29.076-07:00Lara and Tendulkar both average 45 when opening (o...Lara and Tendulkar both average 45 when opening (or batting 1,2,3) in ODI's versus all teams minus minnows (Bangladesh, Kenya and Zimbabwe).<br /><br /><br />Versus the same teams, batting in position 3, Lara averages 45, Tendulkar averages only 10.<br /><br />http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?batting_positionmax1=3;batting_positionmin1=3;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=2;filter=advanced;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;opposition=7;opposition=8;orderby=default;template=results;type=allround<br /><br />Batting in position 4, Tendulkar averages 35. <br /><br />Batting in position 5, Tendulkar averages 29. Same as Lara.<br /><br />Batting number 6 to 11, Lara averages 61.<br /><br />Batting number 6 to 11, Tendulkar averages 29.<br /><br />Lara adapts to ODI conditions and batting orders/roles much better than Tendulkar.<br /><br />Batting outside Asia in positions 1,2,3...<br /><br />http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/52337.html?batting_positionmax1=3;batting_positionmin1=1;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=2;continent=1;continent=3;continent=4;continent=5;filter=advanced;host=1;host=2;host=3;host=5;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=5;opposition=6;opposition=7;opposition=8;orderby=start;template=results;type=allround;view=match<br /><br />Lara averages 44. (remove games played at home and his average doesn't change)<br /><br />Batting outside Asia, in positions 1,2 and 3...<br /><br />http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?batting_positionmax2=3;batting_positionmin2=1;batting_positionval2=batting_position;class=2;continent=1;continent=3;continent=4;continent=5;filter=advanced;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;opposition=7;opposition=8;orderby=default;template=results;type=allround<br /><br />Tendulkar averages 39.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577404730623293550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-27310916644992783282013-07-19T07:00:56.124-07:002013-07-19T07:00:56.124-07:00Off course there is a no question about sachin. Sa...Off course there is a no question about sachin. Sachin is best everybody knows there is no comparison between sachin and lara. he person with most centuries most runs is better than lara. Here are some more facts which prove sachin better than lara http://hotwinds.net/sachin-bigger-match-winner-than-brian-lara/.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964695739872425379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-60725095199419709792012-08-09T05:39:50.791-07:002012-08-09T05:39:50.791-07:00http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/sep/04inter3.ht...http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/sep/04inter3.htm<br />Please check dis link...<br />Mcgrath speaks himself about sachin in 2002...and he clearly mentions sachin as the best...lara is after steve actually...<br />Mcgrath was at his best before that...And no doubt who impressed him mostMohitKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993183444958573462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-42248338464843654052012-08-09T05:10:10.323-07:002012-08-09T05:10:10.323-07:00Disagree wid the article....Sachin handled mcgrath...Disagree wid the article....Sachin handled mcgrath better..<br />Morever lara did well vs him only in the last stages of their career wen he was less effective.///<br />sachin got some rough decisions against mcgrath. Sachin did very well against him wen he played him in australia, unlike lara...And those were the tough conditions. India was humiliated 3-0 in dat series. Morever , in 2004,sachin was hurried back to play vs aus ,while he still had injury problems..<br />thats why his record vs mcgrath is little skewed...Otherwise he played 2 full series vs mcgrath n fared very well....<br />Even in ODIs, it was sachin who used to take mcgrath apart not lara.<br />Sachin had to face the mcgrath rite up at the front unlike lara.MohitKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993183444958573462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-79156320721847560832010-12-19T23:48:20.489-08:002010-12-19T23:48:20.489-08:00Tendulkar only scored 662 runs in 18 innings with ...Tendulkar only scored 662 runs in 18 innings with batting average 36.77 in which MrGrath was opponent bowler means he was unable to play at master level. Tendulkar never scored any double hundred in front of McGrath. Also unable to score double hundred when bowlers were Shane Warne or Murli.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-23553424851744628502010-07-30T18:55:36.239-07:002010-07-30T18:55:36.239-07:00http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-115437642.html...http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-115437642.html.... read this article....this was the first innings of the second test of 20005 in case you think i do not have facts of the dubious descicions againt lara...... and even the great wasim akram said lara was better because he could single handedly win a game for his team....213 vs austalia 1998 153 vs australia 1998 277 vs australia even though it was a draw changed the series and we won it in 1992Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-75767294686753932492010-07-30T18:46:58.207-07:002010-07-30T18:46:58.207-07:00once where ian healy stumped him without the ball ...once where ian healy stumped him without the ball in his hand, besides brian lara dominated mcgrath after 2001....plus lara's last innings againt australia was 226 and his last innings 216 dont talk foolishnessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-53044417475408670252010-07-30T18:42:45.639-07:002010-07-30T18:42:45.639-07:00foolishness....why does every cricket critic bypas...foolishness....why does every cricket critic bypass the fact that brian lara has been dubiously given out 26 times in his carrer...a record....just the fact that the aussies never found it neccesary to cheat tendulkar is proof who is the better batsmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-30565498337663339942010-06-26T21:21:05.522-07:002010-06-26T21:21:05.522-07:00FANTASTIC ARTICLE.....
This is excatly what i had...FANTASTIC ARTICLE.....<br /><br />This is excatly what i had in my mind.<br /><br />Lara played with only heart and to entertain people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474904058322156930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21636894.post-53649180701307494492007-05-11T01:39:00.000-07:002007-05-11T01:39:00.000-07:00Stupid article!Stupid article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com