Unfortunately, Pakistan is not the benchmark for success especially after their humiliating whitewash vs Bangladesh at home so it doesn't matter what you or other Pakistani fans think over here. Sachin averages 40+ in Pakistan and that is good enough to shut any finger pointed over him.
Pakistan today has nothing to do with Pakistan of the 90s and 2000s. Once again, you are clearly exposing your age with such ignorant takes. You have no idea about the dynamics of Pakistan vs India series in the 90s and 2000s.
You started watching cricket post 2015 so you are viewing everything from a contemporary lens.
Tendulkar’s average of 40 in Pakistan is a failure because of two major factors: (a) the magnitude of Pakistan vs India matches in the 90s and 2000s and (b) the fact that Pakistan and Indian pitches/conditions are very similar, at least in comparison to English and Australian pitches/conditions.
Pakistan vs India Test series in the 90s and 2000s were even bigger than the Ashes, so if Root’s poor showing in Australia counts against him, so should Tendulkar’s poor showing in Pakistan.
Root's performance in Australia remains a blemish in his career
Yes, just like Tendulkar’s performance in Pakistan remains a blemish in his career.
as he has zero hundreds in Australia, the 2017 Ashes saw Steve Smith hit tons and double tons one after another but all Root managed was fifties so that remains a blemish for him. In addition to that, as
@Buffet pointed out in other thread, his performance vs top quality teams away from home is way behind even Amla and Smith lol so any comparison with Sachin remains invalid right now.
Prime Smith (2014-2020) is the greatest Test batsman of the last 50 years and therefore, better than Tendulkar, Lara and Ponting and of course Root. However, he didn’t have the longevity mainly because he didn’t flourish into a top tier batsman until he was 25-26, that has cost him 2-3 years of prolific run scoring.
In comparison, Root clearly passes the longevity test and this is why he has a wonderful chances of becoming the most prolific run scorer in Test history.
As far as Amla is concerned, I have already explained why Amla doesn’t even deserve to be compared to Root in Test cricket in that thread. Read my posts there and educate yourself.
De Villiers is another example of a player with a great peak but lack of longevity, hence less than 10k runs.
I am not gonna waste my time trying to explain you that Tendulkar or any player doesn't have to average 50+ against all oppositions and in all countries to make sure that he gets rated by everyone, he has already provided enough humiliations via player of match performances in World Cups in 2003, 1992 and 2011.
No matter how hard Indians try and how much they clutch at straws, they cannot deflect from and justify Tendulkar’s poor showing in Pakistan. The fact that you are now pivoting to ODI cricket clearly shows that you have lost the argument.
