Sachin is almost 34..Ponting is 32.. Sachin started his international career when he was 16..Ponting started it when he was 24..Sachin has played many many more matches ( both tests and one dayers).Ponting has managed the amazing and in the last 3 years, he has totally dominated the batting charts while sachin has struggled..At this rate, Ponting will overtake Sachin by next three series and he will reach 50 centuries in no time in test cricket..The only way Sachin can reach 50 centuries by the end of his career( if he has any) is maybe, probably by BCCI making India to play atleast 2 Test series each with Zimbabwe, Kenya, Bangladesh and maybe ireland .But for that , the corrupt BCCI must first fight and bribe and convince ICC to give test status to a few of the above mentioned countries..If Bermuda is by chance given a test playing status, maybe, just maybe Sachin can do it.. Take it from me guys, there IS NO WAY ON EARTH WE CAN EXPECT SACHIN, THIS SACHIN OF PRESENT DAY TO SCORE CENTURIES AGAINST THE LIKES OF AUSSIES, SOUTH AFRICANS,SRI LANKANS, KIWIS AND EVEN ENGLAND..I MEAN HE WILL STRUGGLE AGAINST THEM EVEN AT HOME CONDITIONS AS WE HAVE ALL SEEN RECENTLY
RE:Sachin vs Ponting..
by raman garg on Apr 08, 2007 12:05 AM Permalink
gaurav u cannot compare the two. although ur right that ponting is a big match player and sachin has not done it in recent times but you should not forget the fact that ponting belongs to a much more stronger team and he gets more support from the batsman on the other hand like hayden, gilchrist,clarke and symonds.but sachin has not recieved that kind of support from other end of the crease.but still sachin is the greatest batsman of all times. your memory is weak perhaps dont u remember that semi final and final in sharjah where sachin won india single handedly and independence cup final in sri lanka plus all the matches in wc 2003.apart from it also sachin has won india so many matches but your memory is weak. every match of a wc is a big match and dont u remember that sachin scored 673 runs in wc 2003 and more than 500 runs in 1996 wc.41 centuries in odis and 35 centuries in tests and more than than 14000 runs in odi and 10000 runs in tests is not a joke. well on the basis of three matches of wc u can say that sachin is ordinary and ponting is better but the fact is sachin tendulkar is far more superior than ricky ponting in technique. ponting's technique is not better than sachins. i am sure that sachin will rise to the occasion now and he will shut the mouth of all his critics as he has always done. beware world, sachin is coming back!!!!!!!!
RE:Sachin vs Ponting..
by Sanjay on Apr 07, 2007 11:42 PM Permalink
I take exception to your comments. Bangladesh and Ireland are too much of a challenge for today's Sachin. Maybe you meant to say Bangladesh A and Ireland A... :-)
RE:RE:Sachin vs Ponting..
by kanth hl on Apr 07, 2007 11:57 PM Permalink
Lets ask ponting to play against australia and see weather he can do the same? remember sachin scored centuries against best bowlers in the past and every bowler accepts that he is the best batsmen. tell me which bowler said ponting is the best batsmen?
