Re: Sachin Tendulkar : Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:17 pm  

Not for me, would have to be Brian Lara.

Look at his record and what he's achieved in comparison to Tendulkar and consider the teams that Lara had playing with him. Lara was in a far inferior team, and had to basically bear the whole team on his shoulders as to whether they even competed or not.

Don't get me wrong Tendulkar is brilliant, but there isn't as much pressure on him, and he's in a far superior batting line up, so there isn't as much pressure on him to carry the team.

Either way both are probably the best of their generation, with probably Ricky Ponting close behind.

Re: Sachin Tendulkar : Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:35 pm  

critch67 wrote:

Don't get me wrong Tendulkar is brilliant, but there isn't as much pressure on him, and he's in a far superior batting line up, so there isn't as much pressure on him to carry the team.

I think there is a huge weight of expectation on tendulkars shoulders in India, that Lara didn't have in the WI

Re: Sachin Tendulkar : Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:01 pm  

flipper wrote:

I think there is a huge weight of expectation on tendulkars shoulders in India, that Lara didn't have in the WI

Exactly...the most popular person in the whole of cricket-mad India.
He and Dhoni are true mega-stars over there with people watching their every move.

Re: Sachin Tendulkar : Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:59 pm  

He's a Yorkshireman as well.

He's the best I've seen, Steve Waugh is the only one who comes anywhere close. I always thought Lara was a bit overrated to be honest.

Re: Sachin Tendulkar : Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:30 am  

I'd go so far as to say he's the best ever. Consistently brilliant in all forms of the game for 20 years