EliteCynical
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Shafiq. Although Bravo's one was a terrific effort.
Equal I would say.
Another example would be Astle scoring 222(168) while chasing 550 runs. NZ scored 451 in 4th inning. Around 50% runs were scored by Astle in that huge chase and he pretty much batted with tail for bulk of his runs.
How about Tendulkar's Chennai knock against Pakistan?
Which one will you pick?
Another example would be Astle scoring 222(168) while chasing 550 runs. NZ scored 451 in 4th inning. Around 50% runs were scored by Astle in that huge chase and he pretty much batted with tail for bulk of his runs.
Astle innings was great (jaw dropping really) but not comparable to these 2.
That guy was swinging blindly and was doing well but the MOMENT the target reached 100 runs and the first genuine chance to get a real favourable result, he was gone.
Bravo played sensibly and was looking to slowly get there. Even though he got out around 80 runs to the target, he actually played with a hell a lot of pressure to save/draw the game throughout.
What made Shafiq's knock truly a level above even Bravo's is that he scored crucial pressure runs even on the final day and got the target around 50. Every single run after his 100 were super clutch runs with extraordinary pressure. Finally only a JAFFA could take him out.
Astle innings was great (jaw dropping really) but not comparable to these 2.
That guy was swinging blindly and was doing well but the MOMENT the target reached 100 runs and the first genuine chance to get a real favourable result, he was gone.
Bravo played sensibly and was looking to slowly get there. Even though he got out around 80 runs to the target, he actually played with a hell a lot of pressure to save/draw the game throughout.
What made Shafiq's knock truly a level above even Bravo's is that he scored crucial pressure runs even on the final day and got the target around 50. Every single run after his 100 were super clutch runs with extraordinary pressure. Finally only a JAFFA could take him out.
Yah, Astle was not that gun a knock. He was swinging at everything.
Shafiq's knock or Tendulkar's?
What makes you say so? The key opposition bowlers in Bravo's innings were Amir (first match after ban i think), Wahab (30 plus average) and Yasir (absoulute sensation),
where as in Asad's case, it was Starc (average 22 and SR of 48), Hazelwood (sub 30 average) and Lyon (less than Yasir but still a threat).
Pitch is a different discussion, let us keep that aside for a second.
If you ask me from a purely cricketing sense, yes shafiq's might have been better.
But if you consider the wider: how poor windies have been test cricket, how their board is dysfunctional, how their national players have some very poor role models (samuels, gayle, bravo), they were batting against Pakistan (number 1/2 test team), in Pakistan's fortress, against yasir. If you take that all in to context for me Bravo's innings was monumental
Shafiq's knock or Tendulkar's?
How about Tendulkar's Chennai knock against Pakistan?
Which one will you pick?
No question that I rate Sachin's knock above every other knock. he scored against Wasim, Waqar, Saqlain and Mushy with a back which almost killed him. As i said, that is from another time. Shafiq or Bravo?
I rate Bravo's better because he played that knock in the top order.