Truly blessed are we for we are in the same generation as this great man is!!True, people write pages about Sir Don's record of 99.96 and how every other match he would score a double hundred. One thing we have to remember is cricket is not the same as it was in the pre world era!! In the 1930s only Australia, England and a couple of other teams could probably boast of a cricket team.Today we have about 11 countries playing test cricket!!We have had bowlers like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Murali, Kumble etc.Though I am not taking anything away from Larwood and co... We all know that cricket is far more competitive today than it was probably 60 years ago. Lara has had all the ups and downs in his career, with a second rung team which has declined over the past 10 years considerably from the days Marshall, Holding, Llyod, Richards thanks to the cash rich Basket Ball in the US of A.Scoring 375,501 and now 400 is a herculean task!!His 277 at Sydney is still considered to be one of the best ever!! Lara has played against the best and outclassed them in every other opportunity he has got. So lets celebrate for this true genius,maybe the best ever!!
