Sachin has no substantial contribution in the biggest victories on the cricket field in the last 2 decades. Big Match, Big Stage and you can guarantee that Sachin would disappoint. There are other contemporary players who have shone on bigger occassions. For Sachin's fans, a triangular tournament in Sharjah was a huge tournament... lolz... If ever there is any question raised on Sachin playing under pressure, they give the example of the Sharjah matches, that too were played 15 years back. Players like Sachin should have single handedly won more matches for his country. Players like Inzamam ul Haq, Aravinda De Silva, who were not a part of an unbeatable team have won big matches played under exceptional pressure. If Sachin's fans can show us the list of big match innings, I can bring you a bigger list of such innings played by much ordinary players.
Re: Sachin's Contribution
by Asifuddin mohammed on May 28, 2013 10:34 AM
Being an un-biased cricketer, I totally agree to your perfect comment and befitting challenge to all biased cricketers and blind fans of selfish cricketer .... !!! Great comment
Re: Re: Sachin's Contribution
by SachinIsGodThenIAmAnAtheist on May 28, 2013 11:28 AM
Remember I am an Indian and that is why even more disappointed not seeing Sachin win bigger matches for India.
Re: Sachin's Contribution
by GOPI NATH on May 28, 2013 11:49 AM
the 2011 World Cup. Amassing 482 runs at an average of 53.55 including two centuries Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches in world cup 2003 Tendulkar made 523 runs in world cup 1996
Re: Sachin's Contribution
by Neeraj Agarwal on May 28, 2013 11:52 AM
Well I agree that winning in bigger moments is important, however one has to reach those bigger moments in order to win it. And ithas been only Sachin who has pushed India to those bigger moments, take for example world cup 2003, 2011 , had Sachin not performed during the league and the playoff matches India would'nt have been there to the finals. Think of the Benson and Hedges series in Australia few years ago, Sachin's contribution in final got him the man of the series award. Sachin always performed when everyone else failed and on the other hand when Sachin failed, everyone performed. Cricket is a team game and he has always been a part of the Indian team above himself. Cricketing moments are not just the finals but one has to look at the road to the finals.
Re: Sachin's Contribution
by amol chavan on May 28, 2013 12:02 PM
Very much wrong comment. Sachin opens innings and his job has to be inning builder not finisher. The names which you have taken are players from middle order not openers. Steve Waugh, Dhoni ,Miyadad, De Silva are all time greats but from middel order, hence they are remembered for their match finishing abilities. But Openers like Sachin will be known for building the innings.
Re: Re: Sachin's Contribution
by Uday Banerjee on May 28, 2013 12:55 PM
One thing I like about this discussion is that everybody is using pleasant words without hurting anyone...
there is no point in comparing the two let us accept that both have given a lot to country and world of cricket But one thing for sure both are above caliber of either lara or ponting or even gayle.let us not get confused ourselves as if they are foes
Re: Why no coverage for Dravid ?????
by M S Dhoni on May 28, 2013 09:48 AM
Dear Mahesh, no doubt that Dravid is a great batsman but he is miles behind SRT in terms of scoring runs, average and CHASING BIG TARGETS. Even dravid is not equivalent to lara or ponting and you are calling him better than Sachin. hahahaha :)
Re: Re: Re: Why no coverage for Dravid ?????
by M S Dhoni on May 28, 2013 01:52 PM
tukaramuncle Target351 vs Aus. Sachin175 Target387 vs Eng. Sachin103 Target284 vs Aus. Sachin143 Target276 vs Aus. Sachin134 Target274 vs Pak. Sachin98 Target323 vs Pak. Sachin93
I can give you atleast 50 more such examples when sachin alone played and remaining failed UNDER PRESSURE :)
Re: Re: Why no coverage for Dravid ?????
by mysore lakshminarayan on May 28, 2013 11:51 AM
Ask Sachin to retire in test cricket. Let him give way for youngers
Re: Why no coverage for Dravid ?????
by Dinesh S on May 28, 2013 10:06 AM
it is because sachin announced to media while Dravid dint and he has mentioned some where which dint get to notice of people .it is not a big issue that we start fighting who is better patriot or cricketer
Re: Re: Why no coverage for Dravid ?????
by ajay kumar on May 28, 2013 11:05 AM
I agree with MS Dhoni on this... Dravid might not have scored as many runs sachin has scored but pls do not forget of all the recordbreaking parterneships he has had with Sachin, Ganguly, VVS Lakshman, Sehwag... Dravid has always been left out of the limelight.. That is a sorry state of affair..
If you are talking about IPL pls check the statistics of Sachin and Dravid in their last IPL.. Dravid has performed far better than Sachin..
Re: Re: Re: Why no coverage for Dravid ?????
by Ajubabu on May 28, 2013 02:01 PM
Did all u know, when Team management asked Sach to come down under (1st/2nd down), he came in some matches but didn't score much as he can't take pressure like Ganguly / Dravid / Laxman & cried openy as he can't make World record in this position, a pure record hunger NOT a Team well wisher...Why he left T20 & played for IPL ? Why he didn't announce retire from IPL b4 MI wins Trophy ? Why he is not retiring from Test to save the career of NextGen like Dhawan, Pujara etc..What other records he want in his name ? Shall we called him a 24 Carat Selfish...
Re: Sachin Bashers
by Muhammed on May 28, 2013 09:25 AM
ordinary record.. People score 175 in an innings, this man can never match that kind of innings even if he plays for entire life
Re: Re: Sachin Bashers
by M S Dhoni on May 28, 2013 09:37 AM
Muhammed, so u admit that gAyle is a club level player who plays only in iplciRCus and never plays well in worldcUps and other b!g tournAments. Plz check gayle's average and stats in odi n tests , especially odi WC:)
Re: Sachin Bashers
by candidreview on May 28, 2013 09:37 AM
I agree Sachin is great batsman. He has tons of records in his kitty but never delivered when it mattered the most. He scored run when India is in comfortable position but under pressure he crumbles like cookie.
Re: Re: Sachin Bashers
by M S Dhoni on May 28, 2013 09:39 AM
Dear Candid, 1.Sachin tourmanment final average is 55plus. 2. sachin is the only man to have max. score of 50plus (more than 60times)while chasing big targets of 250plus :)
Re: Re: Sachin Bashers
by Saumitra Sharma on May 28, 2013 09:40 AM
No its not like that, in reverse when he failed, it becomes most critical situation for India always !!
Re: Re: Re: Sachin Bashers
by M S Dhoni on May 28, 2013 09:45 AM
Dear Saumitra, you are right, when sachin didnt do well in aus n eng, team got whitewashed. similarly in 99 and 07 WC, team cudnt reach SF :)
Re: Re: Sachin Bashers
by on May 28, 2013 09:43 AM
Its not sachin plays when india is in comfortable positin it's because when sachin plays india is in comfortable position when he dosent india struggles.
Re: Re: Sachin Bashers
by M S Dhoni on May 28, 2013 09:43 AM
Dear Candid, Target351 vs Aus. Sachin175 Target387 vs Eng. Sachin103 Target284 vs Aus. Sachin143 Target276 vs Aus. Sachin134 Target274 vs Pak. Sachin98 Target323 vs Pak. Sachin93
I can give you atleast 50 more such examples when sachin alone played and remaining failed UNDER PRESSURE :)
Re: Re: Re: Sachin Bashers
by pradeep kumar on May 28, 2013 12:47 PM
All these figures are of One Day cricket. No doubt he is No.1 in One days but Dravid is par ahead in Test cricket ( Real cricket) where he has either won OR drawn no. of games for India in critical situation ( especially with Laxman).
Re: Sachin Bashers
by on May 28, 2013 09:40 AM
Outstanding figure for a veteran, As The Wall is also one of the greatest indian cricketer along with Master blaster.
Re: Re: Sachin Bashers
by arjun sood on May 28, 2013 10:16 AM
In the End We can Say,tendulkar is complete batsman and Dravid is most technically sound bastman,but dravid came in that era that his brightness was overshadowed by tendulkar's greatness,its not dravid's fault.