SACHIN-rate him among all time cricket legends

**nilavupriyan** · 19th September 2006, 11:15 PM

Brian Lara's record-breaking 400 not out against England last week left many grasping for superlatives, but it appears Australian captain Ricky Ponting was left nonplussed by the West Indian captain's motives.

After former England captain Tony Greig branded the innings as selfish on the weekend, Ponting yesterday indicated he was of a similar mind over Lara's effort.

Ponting said Lara's near 13-hour knock may have cost the West Indies a long-awaited victory in the fourth Test in Antigua.

After the West Indies made 5-751 in the first innings before declaring midway through day three, England made 285 and was forced to follow on. But the visitors held on comfortably for the draw at 5-422, winning the series 3-0.

"Their whole first innings might have been geared around one individual performance, and they could have let a Test match slip because of it," Ponting said of the West Indies. "They ran out of time in the game. That's not the way the Australian team plays."

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Although he was part of the team that celebrated Matthew Hayden's 380 (10 hours 22 minutes) against Zimbabwe last October, Ponting said it was unlikely an Australian would break the new record due to his side's emphasis on winning.

"It's hard to imagine an Australian player doing it, just for the way we play our cricket."

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**Alien** · 20th September 2006, 08:56 AM

Fcuk that lame ponting !

..... He can shut his dumba$$ when it comes to other teams , he can bitch abt the aussies if he want, not abt The GOD - THE LARA !!!! Those lame ducks were terribly disappointed that their impotence (scoring 380 against zimbabwe

)is put under test by the lone warrior Brian Lara !!

Oh how much do I love Lara ?

.... The way he thwarts the aussies

.... NOBODY else can do that ....
Summa 1 century score panrathu ellam saathanaiya

... (any1 can d that on their day )

**imsai** · 20th September 2006, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Alien

Fcuk that lame ponting !

..... He can shut his dumba$$ when it comes to other teams , he can bitch abt the aussies if he want, not abt The GOD - THE LARA !!!! Those lame ducks were terribly disappointed that their impotence (scoring 380 against zimbabwe

)is put under test by the lone warrior Brian Lara !!

Oh how much do I love Lara ?

.... The way he thwarts the aussies

.... NOBODY else can do that ....
Summa 1 century score panrathu ellam saathanaiya

... (any1 can d that on their day )

Ponting. After Aus won the first ashes he said, "Now,I can't think of why we can't win 5-0."

ivan solrathellam periya visayamaa?

**Alien** · 20th September 2006, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by imsai

Ponting. After Aus won the first ashes he said, "Now,I can't think of why we can't win 5-0."

ivan solrathellam periya visayamaa?

.....

**ranjit_g** · 24th September 2006, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by nilavupriyan

can dravid play a sharjah innings..

atleast in the first innings of a one dayser can he play an aggressive innings??

he cant bring the game under his control..rather manage the situation under the game's control...

only sachin can turn around the game totally in his way!..

dravid can b aggressive when the situation demands.
dravid once scored an ODI 50 off 22 balls.he has scores of 153 and 145 in odis which shows he can b aggressive when required.but he cant b compared with sachin in odis.sachin and viv r the greatest odi batsmen ever produced.but in tests,i beleieve lara and dravid r better batsmen than sachin

**ranjit_g** · 24th September 2006, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by nilavupriyan

Brian Lara's record-breaking 400 not out against England last week left many grasping for superlatives, but it appears Australian captain Ricky Ponting was left nonplussed by the West Indian captain's motives.

After former England captain Tony Greig branded the innings as selfish on the weekend, Ponting yesterday indicated he was of a similar mind over Lara's effort.

Ponting said Lara's near 13-hour knock may have cost the West Indies a long-awaited victory in the fourth Test in Antigua.

After the West Indies made 5-751 in the first innings before declaring midway through day three, England made 285 and was forced to follow on. But the visitors held on comfortably for the draw at 5-422, winning the series 3-0.

"Their whole first innings might have been geared around one individual performance, and they could have let a Test match slip because of it," Ponting said of the West Indies. "They ran out of time in the game. That's not the way the Australian team plays."

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Although he was part of the team that celebrated Matthew Hayden's 380 (10 hours 22 minutes) against Zimbabwe last October, Ponting said it was unlikely an Australian would break the new record due to his side's emphasis on winning.

"It's hard to imagine an Australian player doing it, just for the way we play our cricket."

aussie idiots.
if they done care abt records,y didnt steve waugh declare in the test match against zim b4 hayden got out?

**ranjit_g** · 24th September 2006, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by s.balaji

Viv also had one advantage which SUnny did not have ...that he need not face Holding, Marshal, Roberts, Croft, Garner......

it was not viv,s fault that he didnt face the gr8 WI fast bowlers.he has scored against the likes of lillee,thomson,imran,akram and hadlee.may rate him as the best player of fast bowling ever.so i dont think he wud have had any pblms facing them.

Originally Posted by nilavupriyan

sunny is technically sound than viv or sachin or lara or steve waugh.....

he may b technically superior to sachin or viv,but he was an ultimate bore.i'd love 2 watch viv,sachin or lara bat over sunny any day

**Music4Ever** · 24th September 2006, 02:13 AM

Sachin is the best Indian one day batsman but quite unreliable in Tests (ater 2001 for Tests). Check Sachin's batting stats in ODI finals. For the hype that he seems to get India should have won a WC when he is playing! If victory is a team effort, as indeed it is, then we should stop elevating Sachin to cult status. The recent series is yet another example of how Sachin dazzles initially and then sucks mostly. He is a talented batsman who can get into his groove much quickly than others -- only when the attack is not top class, though. When the attack is top rated, however, Sachin can still do well but with less frequency and with more difficulty. In Sachin's support it must also be said that Lara is also like that.

**ranjit_g** · 24th September 2006, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by Music4Ever

Sachin is the best Indian one day batsman but quite unreliable in Tests (ater 2001 for Tests). Check Sachin's batting stats in ODI finals. For the hype that he seems to get India should have won a WC when he is playing! If victory is a team effort, as indeed it is, then we should stop elevating Sachin to cult status. The recent series is yet another example of how Sachin dazzles initially and then sucks mostly. He is a talented batsman who can get into his groove much quickly than others -- only when the attack is not top class, though. When the attack is top rated, however, Sachin can still do well but with less frequency and with more difficulty. In Sachin's support it must also be said that Lara is also like that.

sachin has scored against top class bowlers like akram,mcgrath,murali and warne.so has lara.