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eradicator said:
Any Tom , Dick , Harry can get a good start to his career but what separates a Legend from a Great player is the consistency and considering SRT has done that for more than 20 years , he is simply the Greatest Legend .
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Oh.... that's why Mumbai (his home) crowd booed him off in Wankhade Stadium against England and most of the India wanted him to retire, then?
 
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the Great Khan said:
just shows in his first 90 odis what a rubbish average tendu had..probably coz he wasnt getting pwned by top clas bowling..soon as the flat tracks and good bowlers retired his stats get better..overated.
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36 is not rubbish in ODIs. Then he played lower down the order and kohli has always played up in the order.
 
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W63L35 said:
Oh.... that's why Mumbai (his home) crowd booed him off in Wankhade Stadium against England and most of the India wanted him to retire, then?
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He came back from the bad form to rise again and thats what matters . Consistency maintained .
 
W63L35 said:
Oh.... that's why Mumbai (his home) crowd booed him off in Wankhade Stadium against England and most of the India wanted him to retire, then?
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Jesus was crucified, wasn't he? Every God goes through a rough phase, name one God who has never suffered opposition from ordinary people? :sachin
 
the Great Khan said:
just shows in his first 90 odis what a rubbish average tendu had..probably coz he wasnt getting pwned by top clas bowling..soon as the flat tracks and good bowlers retired his stats get better..overated.
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That is when he was from 16-20 years of age. lol How many runs did Bradman make before the age of 18?
 
the Great Khan said:
just shows in his first 90 odis what a rubbish average tendu had..probably coz he wasnt getting pwned by top clas bowling..soon as the flat tracks and good bowlers retired his stats get better..overated.
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Totally agree...

I would say Pakistan ke haar mohaale main 1000 Tendulkars hain, but RAW kidnaps them and brings them over....
 
Scrolln said:
As far as ODI's is concerned yes, Kohli is far ahead. But Sachin used to bat really lower down the order in ODI's till 1994.

Sachin not a match winner? :facepalm:
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kungfu90 said:
36 is not rubbish in ODIs. Then he played lower down the order and kohli has always played up in the order.
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Do you guys even know your OWN players (if you are Indians)?
Sachin played his 90th ODI in Nov 1994.... here are the batting positions they batted in their first 90 ODIs.... Sachin did not bat REALLY LOWER DOWN the order... both batted at almost the same positions... not much difference in #4 and #5..... and see how many time Sachin opened... in his first 90 ODIs.
 

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nish_mate said:
Totally agree...

I would say Pakistan ke haar mohaale main 1000 Tendulkars hain, but RAW kidnaps them and brings them over....
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well I wouldnt put things past RAW considering theyve been involved with terrorism in pakistan for years..

our mohallahs produce some great cricketers , e,g, razzaq who has pwned tendu sahib many a time!!
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Jesus was crucified, wasn't he? Every God goes through a rough phase, name one God who has never suffered opposition from ordinary people? :sachin
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hahahah....

But if you look at the history, people have worshiped more false Gods than the true Gods! :P
 
the Great Khan said:
well I wouldnt put things past RAW considering theyve been involved with terrorism in pakistan for years..

our mohallahs produce some great cricketers , e,g, razzaq who has pwned tendu sahib many a time!!
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Bro, you're trolling Indians or Pakistanis? Kind of confusing now. lol
 
W63L35 said:
Do you guys even know your OWN players (if you are Indians)?
Sachin played his 90th ODI in Nov 1994.... here are the batting positions they batted in their first 90 ODIs.... Sachin did not bat REALLY LOWER DOWN the order... both batted at almost the same positions... not much difference in #4 and #5..... and see how many time Sachin opened... in his first 90 ODIs.
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I didn't say "really" :P
Kohli apart from a few series where SRT, Sehwag and Gambhir all 3 played, has played at no. 3. That's more than 50%.
Sachin's more than 70% was in the middle order.
And look at how Tendu's averaged climbed when he started opening, at the age of 20. :)
 
kungfu90 said:
I didn't say "really" :P
Kohli apart from a few series where SRT, Sehwag and Gambhir all 3 played, has played at no. 3. That's more than 50%.
Sachin's more than 70% was in the middle order.
And look at how Tendu's averaged climbed when he started opening, at the age of 20. :)
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So you are saying Tendu had no clue how to bat at #4 or #5?
#5
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting

#4
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting
 
the Great Khan said:
hardly played against em especially at his peak..but i do remember the annihilation of the great indian batting lineup in sharjah in a match where younis played..kapil bechara's stumps went flying a mile or two..

look at the average on paksitani flat tracks 40 something..pathetic..also against the windies what was his average from 1990-1996 as they had a top class attackj in those years..

he's feasted on some mediocre bowling and then gets accolades..just lucky if you ask me..
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Fooling people? Waqar was never the threat Aaquib Javed was.
Kids will believe your claims about Waqar against India, he has quite a few expensive spells in odis at his 'peak' against India.
India's ODI batting lineup was never 'great' before Ganguly and even Dravid's arrival.
When it did become strong in 96-97, Pakistan lost in Toronto and Dhaka.
 
Sandeep99 said:
:))) great trolling sir :bow:
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tendu sahib got pwned by razzaq in this series:

Razzaq, who missed the second final at the SCG through injury, was awarded a $25,000 Honda Super Blackbird Motorcycle for his sterling deeds in a struggling side. The youngster scored 225 runs at 37.5 with a top score of 70 not out, and chimed in with 14 wickets at 20.78 with a best return of 5-48.
Razzaq held off challenges from leading runscorers Saurav Ganguly of India (356 runs at 50.85), and Australian duo Michael Bevan (388 at 48.5) and Ricky Ponting (404 at 40.4), who was incidentally named Man of the Match in the second final. Australia's Allan Border Medallist Glenn McGrath bagged five wickets at the SCG to top the wicket-takers with 19 at 15.31, followed on 16 by Brett Lee, brother Shane and Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar
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Lethalweapon said:
Fooling people? Waqar was never the threat Aaquib Javed was.
Kids will believe your claims about Waqar against India, he has quite a few expensive spells in odis at his 'peak' against India.
India's ODI batting lineup was never 'great' before Ganguly and even Dravid's arrival.
When it did become strong in 96-97, Pakistan lost in Toronto and Dhaka.
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he was at his most destructive between 1990-1992..and i was talking about tests where he hasnt played against india much..
 
Lethalweapon said:
Funnily SRT got more runs against Pak than Aus in that series including a 90. and it was overall poor series in a long time for him. crediting Razzaq for that?as you wish.
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Had at least 3-4 bad decisions on that tour bro, was on top of his game Tendu and completely pwned McGrath, Warne as far as i remember. Took them to cleaners.
 
the Great Khan said:
he was at his most destructive between 1990-1992..and i was talking about tests where he hasnt played against india much..
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What happened after 1992? Was he afraid of Batman or something? :danish This is such a lame excuse seriously, even Waqar himself would be ashamed to use it. Tendu is only what 4-5 years younger to Waqar and Wicky kept playing for another 11 years after 92 and to his credit (as he is a legend no doubt) he even took a 5fer at Sharjah in 2000.



Like i said before, you started off trolling India but you're now actually trolling your own legends by disgracing them with phattu excuses.
 
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Cmon yar.

Tendulkar is a living legend.

He performed against every opposition everywhere is a decade with Many World Class Bowlers.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Had at least 3-4 bad decisions on that tour bro, was on top of his game Tendu and completely pwned McGrath, Warne as far as i remember. Took them to cleaners.
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I'm talking about ODIs, I am a Ganguly fan from that series. no Indian has come close to that performance of 2 tons against the 'best' attacks of Pak and Aus on bouncy pitches.
Anyway, Warne getting that underserved wkt. of SRT in one test, I am not forgetting that easily. no issues with McGrath, but Warne was pathetic and umpire gave him a gift which even aussie media acknowledged.
 
Lethalweapon said:
Fooling people? Waqar was never the threat Aaquib Javed was.
Kids will believe your claims about Waqar against India, he has quite a few expensive spells in odis at his 'peak' against India.
India's ODI batting lineup was never 'great' before Ganguly and even Dravid's arrival.
When it did become strong in 96-97, Pakistan lost in Toronto and Dhaka.
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Waqar did not play against India during his peak. Waqar was at his peak during 1990-96... he did not play 1992 WC because of injury.

Look at the test matches.... here is Waqar's test record during that time... 206 wickets in 36 tests.... at ave of 19.86. Guess how many tests Waqar played vs India during that time? ZERO....

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...0;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling


Let's look at ODIs....... here are the ODIs Waqar played during that time;
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...0;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

He played a total of 113 ODIs... out of which only 8 were played vs India.... Is that big enough sample to judge how he bowled vs India...specially when 6 out of those 8 ODIs were played on the flat tracks of Sharjah.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...an;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings
 
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Imagine Kohli is thrashing Malinga and umpire gives him wrongly off the same bowler.
same happened with SRT - Warne in one test.
btw, shoulder before wkt - SRT's fault.
 
W63L35 said:
Waqar did not play against India during his peak. Waqar was at his peak during 1990-96... he did not play 1992 WC because of injury.

Look at the test matches.... here is Waqar's test record during that time... 206 wickets in 36 tests.... at ave of 19.86. Guess how many tests Waqar played vs India during that time? ZERO....

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...0;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling


Let's look at ODIs....... here are the ODIs Waqar played during that time;
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...0;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

He played a total of 113 ODIs... out of which only 8 were played vs India.... Is that big enough sample to judge how he bowled vs India...specially when 6 out of those 8 ODIs were played on the flat tracks of Sharjah.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...an;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings
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I agree, I even remember Imran Khan playing some of those.but on those 'flat' pitches Aaquib Javed's new ball bowling was always more threatning even to our inform openers. even Wasim didn't have that impact.
 
Some people have mistaken his ODI form for Test credentials, he has a long way to go in Tests.
 
What did I tell you?

Sub-continental fans like to get ahead of themselves sometimes.

Kohli is a good bat, but needs some time to mature, like everyone else not named Bradman or Tendulkar.
 
Jeez people, give the bloke a chance.

The man is a legend in the making, no pressure there then.

But seriously give him time. Quality player.
 
Love the way ppl shifted their stands the moment he failed in 2 innings... Be ready for another shift when he scores.. :))
 
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Dude is playing very slow for whatever reason. 19 OFF 60. took 30 balls to score a run that day. Maybe he is taking undue pressure on himself and needs to relax. Test cricket is serious business but he is probably taking it too seriously to do well in it.
 
Oh come on guys, 2 bad innings doesn't suddenly mean he is a bad player. He is an extremely good ODI player and has done fairly well in tests. He has a test century in Australia and as he plays more test cricket he will develop into a good test player. He averages 50 + in ODI and has the highest ODI average for someone who has played as many games as himself and second highest ODI average in ODI for the current batch of players (after Hashim Amla) so it is extremely unfair to label him a ftb or overrated :facepalm:
 
give the boy some time he has temperament and potential to become a test player.
 
leatherface58 said:
Dude is playing very slow for whatever reason. 19 OFF 60. took 30 balls to score a run that day. Maybe he is taking undue pressure on himself and needs to relax. Test cricket is serious business but he is probably taking it too seriously to do well in it.
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i think he paid too much attention to Gavaskar.
 
Before he started clicking people said the same thing about him in ODIs.Expect the same in tests as well. He is over thinking the game and once he gets his mind clear there is no stopping him.
 
Kohli has failed in 4 out of last 5 Test innings

Cause for concern Indian fans? He has scored 19, 14*, 19, 7, 6. Meanwhile Pujara has shined, so can't blame it on Kohli being young and inexperienced.

Kohli is a brilliant limited overs player no doubt. But perhaps the glitz and glamour of the IPL is ruining his Test skills, the ultimate challenge in cricket.

By the way, Umar Akmal was dropped from Pakistan's Test side even though he was playing away from home and had better numbers than this. Perhaps our selectors need to show a little more faith in Junior Akmal.

There is one innings left for Kohli in the current series, maybe he can show his immense talent in that innings.
 
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Kohli was India best batsman in last 2 test series the boys problem is more temperament he''s class and will eventually find a way to be successful in tests he has the technique and attitude to do it. Can't say the same for rubbish Akmal who goes missing FC games to do bhangra on brothers wedding also Kohli technically>>>>Akmal.
 
not cracked tests yet.Pujara is better,with Rahane 2nd.Rohit would also do better imo
 
He has done well in Indias last two test series one of them in Australia.No one can deny his temperament or his ability.Its only time before he again starts scoring runs.
 
Xoib said:
Kohli was India best batsman in last 2 test series the boys problem is more temperament he''s class and will eventually find a way to be successful in tests he has the technique and attitude to do it. Can't say the same for rubbish Akmal who goes missing FC games to do bhangra on brothers wedding also Kohli technically>>>>Akmal.
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Lol at the haters!
Akmal was our best batsman in NZ, Australia!
In England he was as bad as everyone else.
In West Indies, our most consistent and probably best batsman.
Failed in two innings and Misbah doesn't support players that plays positevely. If Misbah was Lara's captain, Lara could have been dropped for Asad Shafik!

Where as Kholi is concerned, he hasn't got the talent to be succesfull in the Test Arena! Even his first class records are mediocre.
 
GujjarSher said:
Cause for concern Indian fans? He has scored 19, 14*, 19, 7, 6. Meanwhile Pujara has shined, so can't blame it on Kohli being young and inexperienced.

Kohli is a brilliant limited overs player no doubt. But perhaps the glitz and glamour of the IPL is ruining his Test skills, the ultimate challenge in cricket.

By the way, Umar Akmal was dropped from Pakistan's Test side even though he was playing away from home and had better numbers than this. Perhaps our selectors need to show a little more faith in Junior Akmal.

There is one innings left for Kohli in the current series, maybe he can show his immense talent in that innings.
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If I am not mistaken he potentially has 3 innings left in the current series?
 
And people compare this joker with :umarakmal who made his mark on difficult pitches away from home :facepalm:
 
He's a decent batsman who has yet to prove himself in Test matches.

Umar Akmal is the same. Decent bat, yet to do anything that warrants all the hype.
 
Does he still stand there sulking after he gets out or has he got that out of his game?

By the way, most posters arent saying he is rubbish, just enjoying where the Kohli is an ATG, Kohli will break Sachin's records hype has gone.....:D
 
He still has immense potential and he should play his shots in test cricket to rack up runs quickly, which will give him the confidence to rack up even more. He is playing too defensively these days which is the main problem.
 
Eye_Done said:
And people compare this joker with :umarakmal who made his mark on difficult pitches away from home :facepalm:
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:facepalm:

Kohli is better than Akmal a million times over

what mark away from home? his only notable innings was in debut at Dunedin thats it!

Kohli's record esp in ODIs is for all to see
 
Eye_Done said:
And people compare this joker with :umarakmal who made his mark on difficult pitches away from home :facepalm:
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I would take Kohli over Umar Akmal in a heart beat. Kohli has the temparement to succeed Akmal does not and I hate to say he never will.
 
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