A man has scored close to 19000 runs in both Test and Odi's. He has taken 100 wickets in ODIs. Is the most successful captain to lead India. Is the 2nd highest scorer for India in all ODIs. He is the 4th highest scorer for India in all Tests. Is the 2nd highest century maker for India in all ODIs. Has scored 16 Test centuries as well. Has played in over 100 Tests and over 300 ODIs. He has played international cricket for 16 years. Raina on the other hand has played in 90 ODIs and 0 test and scored around 2000 runs. But I guess Sourav was just plain lucky to have these numbers. He was just standing around and runs were gifted to him..............ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Where's the comparison? Raina is not even close. You know whom you can compare with Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir (as a prolific left hander)......not Raina. Raina is a kid....how can he be compared to a legend?!?
Re: Insane debate
by Sameer joseph on May 05, 2010 11:01 AM
he has scorred around 16000 runs not 19000, and out of that 16000 almost 14000 runs are against zimbabwe and bangla
Re: Insane debate
by Injun Abhi on May 05, 2010 01:12 AM
HAHA..
All your stats are good but you miss the point at the end. Saurav had no record against his name when he started his career, just like Raina.
Tell you what...Raina is looking lot better then Saurav, when Saurav was at that point in his career. If he gets political support that Saurav got in Dalmiya and goes on to play as long as Saurav did, his record will be lot better then Saurav.. Saurav is not Legend
Re: Anand loses Game 8
by Ravi chaure on May 05, 2010 02:08 PM
All these Saurav, Sachin, Dravid are selfish players. They have played themselves only But Dhoni, Raina, Yuvraj are true match winner players
Why would Akram wants to compare Raina with Ganguly...is it bcos both of them are lefties? I think they are world apart in their way of approach and even shots. Or is there a clue that both struggle against rising deliveries? Raina is a fantastic cricketer with a thinking brain.
Re: surprised about comparision comment
by Ajay Sharma on May 05, 2010 10:14 AM
Correct, Ganguli Scored only in dead pitches and in India only except Lords KKR did not qualify for the Run Rate and Ganguli Strike rate was 117
AKRAM IS PORKI FROM BEGGAR PAKISTAN SRK IS ALSO PAKI AND HIS FRIEND NOW HE IS PRAISING GANGULY TO KEEP HIS JOB KOLKATA FANS OF CRICKET DOES NOT BOTHER EVEN B DESH OR PAKISTAN TAKE AWAY WASTE BENGAL AS NOTHING IS LEFT IN IT
Re: Re: SMART
by Injun Abhi on May 05, 2010 05:07 AM
No he is not.. If he is, he wouldn't have called it Porkistan. He is absolutely right with his thoughts. SRK is the biggest con and traitor
Raina can hit only in the mid wicket region. How can be compared to the greats of the game. Also, why do we need a comparison between him and Ganguly...
This Akram has no work to do....I really feel sad that such pakistanis are still entertained in Indian cricket. There are thousands of indian cricketers who can do a better job than akram. So, please dont entertain non-indian (especially pakis) to do the coaching roles in indian cricket...
Re: Raina can hit only in the mid wicket region....
by satish chandar on May 05, 2010 12:52 PM
Go and watch the matches and say.. Inside out shots of f pace bowler is Raina spl shot.. He s good square on the off side.. Rains need to tighten his game for short pitch deliveries.. He already improved a lot in last 8 to 12 months.. No one is perfect against short pitch deliveries.. He seems to be in right direction for best young player (In limited overs)
It is too big a compliment.He was struggling against short pitch bowling in T20 World cup in England last year.He still has to prove himself against quality fast bowling.
