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Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar comparison

Yup - Tendulkar has the fan following of 1 Billion, cos he broke on radio and helped his nation count to 100.

Root will be etched in the annals of cricketing folklore, if not for his Test achievements, for his personality alone.

Agree.

I personally think Root can end up as the 2nd best batter of all time (only behind Bradman).

I personally think Root is even better than Bradman because modern day cricket is much tougher.
 
Ponting's technique was decent against slow spin but when a spinner spun it sharply and quickly, he would oftentimes over commit on front foot.

Against slow spin, most batters (even tail-enders) can do well.

A batter's real test is against testing spinners like Murali, Warne, Ajmal etc.

Ponting even struggled against Bangladeshi spinners, Kenyan Aasif Karim, Harbhajan etc.
 
root is a legend in his own phase... Atm Sachin is 1 step ahead of him
 
Tendulkar is a bit like Babar. Has the most crazed fanbase who goes overboard in hyping up their hero & in the process ends up inviting hate & derision

As a batsman Tendulkar was peerless. Nobody came close - not Steve Smith or Root.

Tendulkar scored 6 tons in Australia. Root has just scored his 1st at the age of 35. In a rational world it wud be no debate

But in this era od social media trolls - these are difficult to explain
 
I'd say Smith has gone past Tendulkar as a test player.
If u have to go past Bradman - u must have average better than 99.94

If u have to be go past Tendulkar u must have 50 test tons to start conversation

U cannot randomly say X is better than Sachin just like that

Bradman , Sobers , Viv , Sachin earned their reputation on the ground the hard way. Not via social media fanbases
 
There was a fear an opposition fan had when Tendulkar was at the crease that Joe Root cannot seem to manufacture.
 
There was a fear an opposition fan had when Tendulkar was at the crease that Joe Root cannot seem to manufacture.

Indians have been on the recieving end of Joe's greatness. Root crumbles against the Aussies for some reason. #weak
 
Indians have been on the recieving end of Joe's greatness. Root crumbles against the Aussies for some reason. #weak

I'd say he goes OK against Australia in England. Out here is where he really struggles, the century in the last match notwithstanding.
 
ATG cricketers who have failed or underperformed in Australia:-

Root
Anderson
Waqar
Donald
Pollock
Walsh

For 80s, there will be few names if we take West Indies as benchmark:-

Miandad
Botham
 
What a sad and pathetic bunch the Sachinista cult are. First they cried Root has no Test century in Australia, and now Root has score a century, the Sachinistas Cult change their tune.
 
You are right because Root is less than 2300 runs away now.

If he plays for 4 more years, he should go past Tendu.
Root has 8 Test centuries at the Home of Cricket, Lord's. Tendulkar has a big fat ZERO.

Sachinistas should just give up. Root is light-years ahead of Tendulkar.
 
Root has 8 Test centuries at the Home of Cricket, Lord's. Tendulkar has a big fat ZERO.

Sachinistas should just give up. Root is light-years ahead of Tendulkar.

Agree.

I also think Root is better than Tendulkar. Tendulkar scored a lot of soft runs.
 
There's no doubt.

Tendulkar was a stats padder.

Root offers more with the ball too! Tendulkar with 49 odd test wickets, and Root with 73!

Yup. Root got more wickets.

Root also never did anything slimey. A proper English gentleman.

Tendulkar tempered with ball once.
 
Yup. Root got more wickets.

Root also never did anything slimey. A proper English gentleman.

Tendulkar tempered with ball once.
Tendulkar's worse crime in Cricket was scoring centuries against Kenya and Namibia, and celebrating like there was no tomorrow. Another discussion for another day, but Tendulkar took minnow bashing to new lows.
 
Tendulkar's worse crime in Cricket was scoring centuries against Kenya and Namibia, and celebrating like there was no tomorrow. Another discussion for another day, but Tendulkar took minnow bashing to new lows.
So what should he have done when he found out that the next game is against Kenya and Namibia?
- in the match - Leave the first ball that is pitched on the stumps or try and hit the first delivery and give catching practice to the nearest fielder? get run out or hit wicket on zero?

- what exactly is your defination of 'celebrating like there was no tomorrow ' and dont worry about ;Another discussion for another day' mate - we are having this discussion now - hai ghairaat to reply with facts...

Above is the output - When your ability to rationalize is clouded with your inbuild default settings which is defo not positive towards a particular nation and its records

' minnow basing to new lows' - can you define what was the previous 'low' before Sachin took it to new lows? -with empirical/quantifiable/calculatable facts please

And 'worst crime' - could you please state what when how why where - were the other 'crimes' committed by Sachin as you know indetails about his 'worst crime'?
:djb :uak
 
What a sad and pathetic bunch the Sachinista cult are. First they cried Root has no Test century in Australia, and now Root has score a century, the Sachinistas Cult change their tune.
At least he brings the much needed sunshine into your erstwhile existence
 
I am counting on Root breaking Tendulkar record to hang up my cricket forum posting career. He is on course but the Aussie leg has been quite bumpy.

England usually fall apart after (and during lol) an Ashes. Root could legit retire soon too.

These guys got bullied so badly I don't know if he will have it in him to continue.
 
Root will retire with 15,920 runs. This day of his retirement will earmark as the saddest day in the history for a Pakistani cricket fan.
 
What a sad and pathetic bunch the Sachinista cult are. First they cried Root has no Test century in Australia, and now Root has score a century, the Sachinistas Cult change their tune.
You are the one who constantly cried and cried that when Sachin scored 100s in Aus it without McGrath or whatever. And yet Root scores one single 100 without Cummins and you are celebrating?

Not only are you a low IQ troll but extremely hypocrite who doesnt even stick to your own arguments and standards and I am saddened that even Bouncer guy would encourage you because you are the lowest of the low troll here.
 
I am counting on Root breaking Tendulkar record to hang up my cricket forum posting career. He is on course but the Aussie leg has been quite bumpy.

England usually fall apart after (and during lol) an Ashes. Root could legit retire soon too.

These guys got bullied so badly I don't know if he will have it in him to continue.

Might retire after the next home Ashes series which England can scrape a narrow 3-2 victory.
 
I am counting on Root breaking Tendulkar record to hang up my cricket forum posting career. He is on course but the Aussie leg has been quite bumpy.

England usually fall apart after (and during lol) an Ashes. Root could legit retire soon too.

These guys got bullied so badly I don't know if he will have it in him to continue.
What is in it for Pakistanis? Apart from jealousy ofcourse.

You should focus how you country can produce a Tendulkar or Root rather.
 
What is in it for Pakistanis? Apart from jealousy ofcourse.

You should focus how you country can produce a Tendulkar or Root rather.
I am a fan of cricket first.

Record belongs to an appropriate record holder who we can show off to other sports fans.

Unfortunately when we show people Tendulkar it is through sense of shame and they usually snigger and wonder what kind of sport is this if this guy is a record holder.
 
I am counting on Root breaking Tendulkar record to hang up my cricket forum posting career. He is on course but the Aussie leg has been quite bumpy.

England usually fall apart after (and during lol) an Ashes. Root could legit retire soon too.

These guys got bullied so badly I don't know if he will have it in him to continue.

If Root plays for 4 more years, he should break it.

Maybe even earlier. :inti
 
I am a fan of cricket first.

Record belongs to an appropriate record holder who we can show off to other sports fans.

Unfortunately when we show people Tendulkar it is through sense of shame and they usually snigger and wonder what kind of sport is this if this guy is a record holder.
Root can break the test record and he still will never be the face of cricket.

Let alone Tendulkar, Kohli is galaxies above him as a superstar. People who don’t follow cricket will never know anything about Root or Cook.
 
PCB will gift Root 1000 test runs next year in England alone.

The plight of Sachinistas will be over before Amreeka elect their 48th President.

👊💥

England is also scheduled to play Bangladesh. Maybe Bangladesh can gift him 500 runs also. :yk

I don't mind if BD lose badly. I just want Root to break Tendu Pendu's record. It is for greater good.
 
England is also scheduled to play Bangladesh. Maybe Bangladesh can gift him 500 runs also. :yk

I don't mind if BD lose badly. I just want Root to break Tendu Pendu's record. It is for greater good.
Every cricketing board must be thinking of gifting a few runs to Root - except for BCCI - cos no one outside of India respects Tendulkar, thus want Root to break the record.
 
England is also scheduled to play Bangladesh. Maybe Bangladesh can gift him 500 runs also. :yk

I don't mind if BD lose badly. I just want Root to break Tendu Pendu's record. It is for greater good.

If?

haha.
 
Root is one level below Steve Smith, but Pakistani fans are so desperate to hype him to the moon just because he has a chance to break some records. Lol.
 
Root is one level below Steve Smith, but Pakistani fans are so desperate to hype him to the moon just because he has a chance to break some records. Lol.

Says who?

Root has over 13,000 Test runs. Root has performed well everywhere. He is the who is close to breaking Tendu's record; not Smith.

Looks like Indians are trying very hard to discredit Root. Very silly. :inti
 
The next time England visit Australia, Root will have retired.

He has 2 tests to prove his worth - that century in the last test doesn't salvage 15-20 tests of failure.
 
England is also scheduled to play Bangladesh. Maybe Bangladesh can gift him 500 runs also. :yk

I don't mind if BD lose badly. I just want Root to break Tendu Pendu's record. It is for greater good.
Forget Bangladesh. Actually, he has bashed India like no other player in the history of the game. Every time he plays them he lays the smackdown.

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Its why despite them proclaiming that India as possessing the GOAT Fast Bowler ( Bumrah), GOAT Off spinner ( Ashwin), GOAT all rounder ( Jadeja) etc etc that they have to hide behind Australia and make Aussies their Papas to try and discredit Root.
 
Root is one level below Steve Smith, but Pakistani fans are so desperate to hype him to the moon just because he has a chance to break some records. Lol.
Smith has long surpassed Tendulkar and could finish as the greatest batsman after the Don.

Root will be the top run scorer if he breaks the record. Best batsman will be up for debate.
 
Forget Bangladesh. Actually, he has bashed India like no other player in the history of the game. Every time he plays them he lays the smackdown.

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Its why despite them proclaiming that India as possessing the GOAT Fast Bowler ( Bumrah), GOAT Off spinner ( Ashwin), GOAT all rounder ( Jadeja) etc etc that they have to hide behind Australia and make Aussies their Papas to try and discredit Root.

I meant upcoming series.

Objective is to make Root reach the milestone faster. :inti

And, yes. Root dominated India a lot. Root smashed the overrated Indian bowlers many times.
 
Says who?

Root has over 13,000 Test runs. Root has performed well everywhere. He is the who is close to breaking Tendu's record; not Smith.

Looks like Indians are trying very hard to discredit Root. Very silly. :inti
Really? :ROFLMAO:
England and Australia keep playing the Ashes regularly, yet he has never won a single Test with his batting against arch-rivals. He was very lucky to score that one soft century on a flat track. He is one of the best Test batters, no doubt.
 
Paddy Power should offer odds on whether Tendulkar will congratulate Root once he breaks the record.

10 to 1 for a Tweet
20 to 1 for a Hand shake
100 to 1 for a sign MRF bat
Evens for no response.
 
The next time England visit Australia, Root will have retired.

He has 2 tests to prove his worth - that century in the last test doesn't salvage 15-20 tests of failure.

I think he can break Tendulkar's record before England's next visit to Australia (which I believe is 4 years away).
 
I think he can break Tendulkar's record before England's next visit to Australia (which I believe is 4 years away).

But Tendulkar was an elite player in all conditions, Australia included.

If Tendulkar failed in Australia like Root has, he wouldn't be held in such high regard.
 
But Tendulkar was an elite player in all conditions, Australia included.

If Tendulkar failed in Australia like Root has, he wouldn't be held in such high regard.

Indian players are all about quantity over quality.

If Sangakara played as many games as Tendulkar did, Sangakara could've surpassed Tendulkar by 5000 runs.

The thing with India is they get to play a lot more games than most other countries (they literally control ICC). It helps with records I guess. :inti
 
Smith has long surpassed Tendulkar and could finish as the greatest batsman after the Don.

Root will be the top run scorer if he breaks the record. Best batsman will be up for debate.
Tendulkar has record in both Red and white ball cricket. It is taking multiple players in modern generation to break his record in installments - Kohli in ODIs centuries, Root in total test runs (if he gets there). SO unless a single player manage to surpass Tendulkar all his records, he will forever be the second best batsman after Sir Don.

Mitchell Starc surpassed Wasim Akram in this ongoing Ashes. So is he better than Wasim as a bowler in your honest opinion?

I know you are bias (and jealous) but try to be honest atleast once.

Oh Btw, Sir Don Himself rated SRT as the greatest batter since him

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Its a silly comparison to be honest. Tendulkar faced some of the GOATS in both fast bowling and Spin and he dominated. No doubt about it, he was a class act.
 
Indian players are all about quantity over quality.

If Sangakara played as many games as Tendulkar did, Sangakara could've surpassed Tendulkar by 5000 runs.

The thing with India is they get to play a lot more games than most other countries (they literally control ICC). It helps with records I guess. :inti
13 years at the top and no ICC trophy to show for it. Nothing more to add. Best batsmen, best bowler, richest board - but got nothing to show for it. The story of India's life.

Travis Head has surpassed Tendulkar alone in centuries in winning causes! 🤣🤣
 
13 years at the top and no ICC trophy to show for it. Nothing more to add. Best batsmen, best bowler, richest board - but got nothing to show for it. The story of India's life.

Travis Head has surpassed Tendulkar alone in centuries in winning causes! 🤣🤣

I don't count CT 2025. It was a farce from the beginning till the end.

Even 2024 World T20 final was farcical. Umpire gave Miller out when it should've been a six.

India can't win a trophy without rigging things I guess. :inti
 
Its a silly comparison to be honest. Tendulkar faced some of the GOATS in both fast bowling and Spin and he dominated. No doubt about it, he was a class act.
He also faced some absolute dross, but was also too scared to face the 2Ws in the 90s.

Tendulkar's career was an entire stitch up. Even his 100th 100 was against Bangladesh, and India still LOST that match.
 
I don't count CT 2025. It was a farce from the beginning till the end.

Even 2024 World T20 final was farcical. Umpire gave Miller out when it should've been a six.

India can't win a trophy without rigging things I guess. :inti
India couldn't win a WC at home at the epicentre of the cult in 2023.

I have some Indians now boasting about India's women team! 🤣🤣🤣
 
He also faced some absolute dross, but was also too scared to face the 2Ws in the 90s.

Tendulkar's career was an entire stitch up. Even his 100th 100 was against Bangladesh, and India still LOST that match.

Wasim and waqar Both rated him very highly.

Anyway back to the thread. No way Root is better in my opnion lol.
 
Wasim and waqar Both rated him very highly.

Anyway back to the thread. No way Root is better in my opnion lol.
They rated him highly based on low sample, plus 2 Ws have bigger hearts!

If you want match winning runs and a selfless player, then Root is light-years ahead Tendulkar.
 
Wasim and waqar Both rated him very highly.

Anyway back to the thread. No way Root is better in my opnion lol.

Tendulkar was a statpadder. He was the king of soft runs.

Rohit and Kohli were bigger match-winners than Tendulkar.

Anyway, Root is better than all Indian batters in Test format (both past and present). :inti
 
Tendulkar was a statpadder. He was the king of soft runs.

Rohit and Kohli were bigger match-winners than Tendulkar.

Anyway, Root is better than all Indian batters in Test format (both past and present). :inti
The King of soft runs? Tendulkar was the Emperor of soft runs!
 
In defence of Root, Tendulkar probably found it easy to score runs after Sehwag blazed a run-a-ball ton and he had Dravid and Laxman and Dhoni to bat with. Root on the other hand has to put up the flaming pile of garbage that is the English batting line-up.
 
Hard to believe that, despite nearly 14,000 Test runs, Joe Root has zero red-ball centuries in Australia. :kp
 
Tendulkar has record in both Red and white ball cricket. It is taking multiple players in modern generation to break his record in installments - Kohli in ODIs centuries, Root in total test runs (if he gets there). SO unless a single player manage to surpass Tendulkar all his records, he will forever be the second best batsman after Sir Don.

Mitchell Starc surpassed Wasim Akram in this ongoing Ashes. So is he better than Wasim as a bowler in your honest opinion?

I know you are bias (and jealous) but try to be honest atleast once.

Oh Btw, Sir Don Himself rated SRT as the greatest batter since him

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I don't think Starc is better than Wasim.

But he has a wonderful record.

We will see if Root finishes better than Tendulkar. If he breaks the record but ends up with a sub 50 average he won't be.

But Smith is comfortably better than Tendulkar I hope we can agree on that.
 
I don't think Starc is better than Wasim.

But he has a wonderful record.

We will see if Root finishes better than Tendulkar. If he breaks the record but ends up with a sub 50 average he won't be.

But Smith is comfortably better than Tendulkar I hope we can agree on that.
So, Starc breaks Wasim Akram’s record for most Test wickets, yet he is still not considered a better bowler than Wasim—even though both have bowling averages in the 20s.

However, if Joe Root were to break Sachin Tendulkar’s Test runs record, many would immediately label him a better batsman, provided he maintains an average of around 50.

If this isn’t hypocrisy, then what is?

And no—Steve Smith is not a better batsman than Sachin.

Smith has around 10,000 Test runs with 36 centuries, and about 5,000 ODI runs with 12 centuries.

In comparison, Tendulkar has close to 16,000 Test runs with 51 centuries, and over 18,000 ODI runs with 49 centuries.

Comparing any modern-era batter to Sachin Tendulkar is borderline blasphemy unless a single batter can independently surpass all of his records across formats.
 
So, Starc breaks Wasim Akram’s record for most Test wickets, yet he is still not considered a better bowler than Wasim—even though both have bowling averages in the 20s.

However, if Joe Root were to break Sachin Tendulkar’s Test runs record, many would immediately label him a better batsman, provided he maintains an average of around 50.

If this isn’t hypocrisy, then what is?

And no—Steve Smith is not a better batsman than Sachin.

Smith has around 10,000 Test runs with 36 centuries, and about 5,000 ODI runs with 12 centuries.

In comparison, Tendulkar has close to 16,000 Test runs with 51 centuries, and over 18,000 ODI runs with 49 centuries.

Comparing any modern-era batter to Sachin Tendulkar is borderline blasphemy unless a single batter can independently surpass all of his records across formats.

You can add Tendulkar's schoolboy record to his other stats you are randomly combining, but it doesn't mean anything. He is not the best test batsman ever, not the best ODI batsman ever, not the best t20 category ever. If you want to make a new category combining all the formats ( you forgot to add the pressure of 1 billion Indians on his shoulder too), then you can feel free to crown him best in that category, but it doesn't mean much.

It doesnt make Sahcin a bad batsman, but indians have an obsession to place him on a category on his own, which is something he doesn;t deserve.
 
You can add Tendulkar's schoolboy record to his other stats you are randomly combining, but it doesn't mean anything. He is not the best test batsman ever, not the best ODI batsman ever, not the best t20 category ever. If you want to make a new category combining all the formats ( you forgot to add the pressure of 1 billion Indians on his shoulder too), then you can feel free to crown him best in that category, but it doesn't mean much.

It doesnt make Sahcin a bad batsman, but indians have an obsession to place him on a category on his own, which is something he doesn;t deserve.

Best Test batter of all time: Bradman/Joe Root
Best ODI batter of all Time: Virat Kohli/Viv Richards/Sanath Jayasuriya
Best T20 batter of all time: Who cares? Not a serious format. :inti

Tendulkar is not the best. :inti
 
You can add Tendulkar's schoolboy record to his other stats you are randomly combining, but it doesn't mean anything. He is not the best test batsman ever, not the best ODI batsman ever, not the best t20 category ever. If you want to make a new category combining all the formats ( you forgot to add the pressure of 1 billion Indians on his shoulder too), then you can feel free to crown him best in that category, but it doesn't mean much.

It doesnt make Sahcin a bad batsman, but indians have an obsession to place him on a category on his own, which is something he doesn;t deserve.
If you want to call someone the best batsman, they must perform across all formats. By that measure, Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of all time. He performed at the highest level in both formats, consistently, for over 20 years, and accumulated the records to prove it.

What’s ironic is dismissing his achievements as “schoolboy records,” while simultaneously obsessing over Joe Root potentially surpassing Sachin’s Test runs—which, by that same logic, would also be one of those so-called schoolboy records. :ROFLMAO:

And why avoid the Starc vs Wasim question? Why isn’t Starc considered a better bowler despite having already surpassed Wasim Akram’s Test wicket tally? Is there one barometer to judge Sachin and another to judge Wasim? Of course you are not biased.

Joe Root is a great Test batsman, but an Ambati Rayudu–level ODI batter.

Steve Smith is an all-time great Test batsman, but only a Shikhar Dhawan–level ODI batter.

Virat Kohli is an ODI legend, but a Joe Root–level Test batsman.

None of these modern batters can be compared to Sachin Tendulkar, because he achieved everything on his own, across both formats, without glaring gaps in his résumé.

#TrueStory
 
Agree.

I also think Root is better than Tendulkar.

Root has 8 Test centuries at the Home of Cricket, Lord's. Tendulkar has a big fat ZERO.

Sachinistas should just give up. Root is light-years ahead of Tendulkar.

How many centuries Lara, Ponting, Kallis, Gavaskar, Kohli, Hayden got at Lord's? a big fat ZERO.

Who is on the Lord's Honour board? Ajit Agarkar 109* (not out) at Lord's in 2002.

Top 18 players in the list of number of 100s at Lords are English.

Give it a rest.
 
How many centuries Lara, Ponting, Kallis, Gavaskar, Kohli, Hayden got at Lord's? a big fat ZERO.

Who is on the Lord's Honour board? Ajit Agarkar 109* (not out) at Lord's in 2002.

Top 18 players in the list of number of 100s at Lords are English.

Give it a rest.
Learn to read.

This thread is about Root Vs Tendulkar.

Move on.
 
Not scoring a 100 at Lord is a minor footnote for 3 greatest batters (Tendulkar, Ponting and Lara) I have seen live in last 35 years.
Hey your Sachinista brethren were undermining Root's Test career cos he never scored a century in Australia. Now Root has, your brethren claim Root needs to score 6 Test centuries in Australia before being compared with Tendulkar.

When you pull your brethren up for nonsense, then speak to me.
 
English fans are not really happy about Root one bit. IRonically Nasser referred to Tendulkar putting away cover drive in Australia as an example that English players like Pope should have followed. Similarly Root was doing the exact same mistake over and over. Bit like Kohli. Kept on trying to tap the rising ball to third man.
 
Hey your Sachinista brethren were undermining Root's Test career cos he never scored a century in Australia. Now Root has, your brethren claim Root needs to score 6 Test centuries in Australia before being compared with Tendulkar.

When you pull your brethren up for nonsense, then speak to me.
Lords is a stadium, Australia is a whole friggin continent. Use your brain for once.
 
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