You are missing the point brother. First of all, Root goes past Sachin is an inaccurate statement. The correct statement is, Root will break one of Sachin's many records. He will break most number of test runs just like how Kohli surpassed one of his other record of most ODI hundreds in 2023.
Second, Root seems to be a humble lad and Indians will only appreciate if he goes past that record. However, zero test century in Australia will always be pointed out if he does not mend it this time.
The fact is, it is taking multiple modern day batters like Kohli and Root to break some of the record set by the great man. I am not even going into other discussions like the type of bowlers Sachin faced or the pressure under which he batted everytime especially in 90s.
There has been no greater and complete batsman than Sachin Tendulkar in the history of cricket.
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I will copy paste my post that successfully debunked the Tendulkar myth and exposed him as a batting version (but superior) of Anderson. Indians are not ready for this conversation.
Tendulkar was basically the batting version of Anderson. Two great players, but their greatness is directly linked to their longevity.
An average of 53 is excellent but nothing out of this world and it has been bettered by several batsmen. Similarly, Anderson’s career average of 26 is nothing special either, better by several bowlers.
Their best achievement (most runs/centuries) and most wickets for a pacer are a consequence of playing the most matches and not a reflection of how good they actually were.
Batsmen and bowlers have had bigger impacts than them but have less runs and wickets because they played less.
Both Tendulkar and Anderson have amongst the worst MOM/matches played ratios in history.
This shows that they drizzled but rarely thundered. When India/England won Test matches, they were usually outperformed by their teammates. When India/England were losing, they could rarely turn the tide.
There have been around 30 instances of an Indian batsman scoring more than 500 runs in a Test series. Batsmen like Gavaskar, Dravid and Kohli managed this feat multiple times. However, interestingly enough, Tendulkar did it 0 times.
Tendulkar played Test cricket for 24 years. However, when you look at the list of most runs scores in a calendar year, you will find his name only twice out of the top 20 and not once in the top 5.
This again shows the drizzle and lack of thunder in his batting, as well as the lack of dominance relative to his peers.
There are only 3 instances of Anderson taking 10 wickets in a Test in spite of 188 matches.
There are 0 instances of Tendulkar scoring 300 in a Test.
In spite of playing the most Test matches in history, 7 batsmen have scored more 200s than Tendulkar and 6 batsmen have scored the same number as he has. This includes two active players in Williamson and Root who should overtake his tally.
Tendulkar had 0 contribution to three of India’s most famous Test wins of the 2000s: Kolkata 2001, Adelaide 2003 and Rawalpindi 2004.
All in all, it is fair to say that Tendulkar was a slightly juiced up batting version of Anderson, or Anderson was a slightly inferior bowling version of Tendulkar.
They are the same level as great Test batsmen and bowlers and the only aspect that sets them apart is their longevity, which is impressive in its own right but it is not exactly an advertisement of how great a player truly is.
Tendulkar is extremely comparable to almost every 50+ averaging batsman in history just like Anderson is extremely comparable to every 22-28 averaging bowler in history.
Tendulkar longevity myth needs to be busted as well. He was washed up by 37-38 like most batsmen. He hung around until 40 because of the 100th century.
He made his debut at 16 because he was obviously good but also because there was a big gaping hole in the Indian batting lineup.
Gavaskar, Vishwanath, Vengsarkar, Amarnath were all retired or washed up by 88-89 and players like Tendulkar, Azharuddin and Manjrekar got their chances early.
If India had a strong batting lineup with several seasoned batsmen in their prime, Tendulkar would have made his debut at 21-22 like most batsmen, so he definitely found himself at the right place at the right time.
When you have a 2 billion fan base running your propaganda and driving narratives, your legacy and status will be exaggerated.
Tendulkar would have a different status in the game if he wasn’t Indian. Same goes for non-Indian players who don’t get the recognition that they deserve simply because they are not Indian.
This the same reason why ordinary cricketers like Dhoni, Laxman, Ashwin, Jadeja etc. are viewed as greats of the game.
. Are you even reading what you are saying ??? Bruh come on...
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