Until today, the one thing missing from Sachin Tendulkar’s extensive cricketing portfolio was a proper world record, one that counted for most people.
Ok, so he’s scored more Test tons than anyone else. On the other hand, not one of those 47 hundreds has seen him pass 250. Granted, neither did Border or Waugh, but neither of them aspired to be regarded as the greatest Test batsman of all time.
And when you think of the greatest ODI batsmen of all time, you probably think of the power hitters, the Richardses, Jayasurias and Gilchrists of this world. But not the man who now holds that elusive record for a highest score – and in doing so made the first double hundred in ODI history, too. That latter point is no mean feat – there have been over a thousand more ODIs than Test matches, so it has taken almost as long for someone to make a 200 in ODI cricket as it took someone to make a 400 in the longest form of the game.
It was a very different kind of innings to Lara’s 400, too. That was a knock of pure tedium, one man selfishly grinding his way to a record total in a dead rubber against an attack which included Gareth Batty.
Tendulkar, on the other hand, faced the world’s number one bowler, opened the batting and brutalised an entire attack. It was the cricketing equivalent of shagging someone so long and so hard that you both know you are going to wake up sore in the morning, but keeping doing it because you’re having fun and you know that, in some sort of masochistic way, they are, too.
Whatever you might think of the man, this was one hell of an innings.
LOL alex….how true! (hope are you catching my drift)..
I do not exist. :D
I guess alex shagged his way to non-existance.
But never mind, the point here is like crabs do, a lot of (wasted) humans have a tendancy to pull the other one down in order to rise without themselves pulling up! and a whole lot belong to that over here.
No one doubts about greats of the game and it’s subjective to say the best. I like some you like others so no need to explode our heads on that. I guess Sachin is better than okay but not as great to me as is say Viv Richards or Gilly. But that’s my personal choice, greatness is not and never universal.
And if someone jets his arse on fire just because for some cricketers (Sachin, Ponting, Gilli, da da da) get more than the equitable number of fans then he needs to bend his shaft and shower some piss on his arse.
With the certain risk of letting loose our mad elephant, I want to share this well written piece of article on Sachin’s transformation over the years.. http://greatbong.net/2010/02/25/two-big-os/
cb
Billion idiots following sachin stat whore does not make it sachin is greatest. He needs to win when india needs him most.
Stats are just a way indians go manic because they have NOTHING ELSE to show for.
They can’t win anything. Always infighting everywhere
Only 1983 Kapil Dev team was united and everyone contributed with their max abilities.
A good team as good as its weakest member.
People interpret my words according to their own belief and context. I say only one thing. Sachin is a stat whore , rest all garbage just like everyone babbles.
sachin stat whore fans watch this dude. It may help remove your disease.
:D
World has seen sehwag unbeleiavble abilities and start to see he is greatest Test batsman.
But indians do not see as they are obsessed with useless stats. The comment section prove that.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cricket/graham-thorpe/article/2115/
Hahaha Alex, Graham Thorpe praised Sachin in that article too! And I see you’ve also demonstrated your articulateness there, “pokerking”!
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Alex, you should totally be selling this stuff dude! http://bit.ly/9cJMB4
Billion… hmm
cb
Sorry UncleJ, I just saw your tweet. That (one above) will be the last such post you will see from me.
cb
Good place to sell that T – shirt is in australia when india visits Ausitralia next time. Even SA and England will work.
For some , they can’t see their own behaviour , someone has to show them. Indians too slow to copy also, Empty pride. I attrbute to all the nonsense to hinduism crap.Every indian Kids have been canvassed from childhood india is oldest country and the indians are more civilized than west … blah blah. Infact everything you have been taught there is a lie. Empty pride.
you must and should have self belief about your culture , kind of identity but when it is not evolving with time , it must and should be scrapped. :D