Sachin

Likely to smash Mohammad Yousuf's record of most runs in a calendar year, you would have thought. He's about 400 runs behind Yousuf at the moment with five tests left for India this year.

It depends which South Africa shows up in December. If the venomous, sharp and unforgiving SA comes a-calling, then I can assure you that SRT will be hard pushed to beat Yousuf's calendar record.

However, if the schizophrenic, choking, whingers show up, then he'll no doubt blow Yousuf's record out of the water.

400 runs in 5 tests isn't a gimmee. Though on current form he could do it.

One double century against New Zealand could seal the deal.

he'll probably only get 3 innings against the snoozers. should get 4 against the saffies

he needs 500 runs in around 7 innings. tough, but not impossible

As per latest ICC rankings, he is now the world no.1 batsman.

Its been 8 years since he was last ranked no.1.

As for Yousuf's record, it'd be only fitting if Tendulkar holds both test and ODI (he already does) records for most runs in a calender year though its quite tough to be honest.

SG wrote:As per latest ICC rankings, he is now the world no.1 batsman.

Its been 8 years since he was last ranked no.1.

Back where he belongs.

What is the record?

1788 by MoYo in 2006.

His average of 38 against SA is his lowest for all countries.

Actually its 39.76.

SG wrote:Actually its 39.76.

According to Howstat it's 38 which is where I quoted from.

http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerProgressBat.asp?PlayerId=1735&CountryCode=06

Cricinfo has 38.24

its 38.24 vs south africa. 39.76 in south africa

Whether it is 38 or 39, the difference is so minute that I cannot understand why Goel felt the need to point out what he thought it really is.

I can only assume because the average posted by Red was lower than what Goel had in mind.

Because rest assured if Red had said SRT's average was 40 against RSA/SAF, there would have been no correction of this by Goel simply because it puts SRT in a greater light. Selective correction. No surprise.

lol, this coming from self confessed Lara worshipper!

The one who once wrote a 10000000000+ word essay just to prove Lara was better than Tendulkar, based on some obscure stats.

Perhaps Tendulkar being rated ahead of Lara by everyone (including Lara himself) is hurting him no end. No surprises there either.

PS: An average of 40 is far closer to 39.76 than 38. If one can write THAT essay then surely he can probably read this as well.

Red wrote:

SG wrote:Actually its 39.76.

According to Howstat it's 38 which is where I quoted from.

http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerProgressBat.asp?PlayerId=1735&CountryCode=06

Either way it's a crap average.

Its not terrible. Its his worst average against any nation and its still better than very competent 50+ test batmen like Atherton or Cronje managed in their career.

I guess all great batsmen are likely to have one team they struggle against - its the nature of Test cricket. The mixture of conditions and bowlers.

Sunny Gavaskar averaged 38.20 against England (over 38 matches!)
Jacques Kallis averages 33.63 vs Sri Lanka
Brian Lara averaged 34.55 vs India
etc...

Gary 111 wrote:Its not terrible. Its his worst average against any nation and its still better than very competent 50+ test batmen like Atherton or Cronje managed in their career.

Can't speak for the Poms, but personally never rated Cronje as op bat.

Nice story

Sachin Tendulkar storms into Bowral but he's only kidding around in the Don's den

October 30, 2014 - 3:48PM
Patrick Begley
Journalist

As they waited for the great man to descend from the sky, the schoolchildren of Bowral played their own brand of cricket.

Riot police stood nearby, dotted about Bradman Oval like poorly placed fielders, while a mob wielding bats gathered.

Then the black helicopter came down, its force blowing away sets of plastic yellow stumps.

Sachin Tendulkar had arrived.

The night before, the former Indian captain and world's highest Test run scorer became a Bradman Foundation honouree at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

But after decades of trips to Australia, Tendulkar was still yet to make one pilgrimage: to the Don's home town.

"I'm extremely excited to be here," he said on Thursday morning.

"I've heard so many stories of the great man."

Asked what he thought of the oval where Bradman first honed his skills, Tendulkar perused the short boundary before replying: "Here I would like to bat first."

Perhaps one of the most ardent Indian fans present, Sudhir Katti, had driven straight from Sydney at 7am after his night shift.

Katti, whose sister once taught Tendulkar in Mumbai, said he had named his son Sachin.

"He's our main hero," Katti said.

Tendulkar paid the most attention to his younger fans, dispensing what he called the "magic tonic" of encouragement to some "unpolished diamonds".

He spoke of using music as a motivator, the power of preparation, the importance of not becoming angry after defeat.

As batsmen, he counselled them, "let your subconscious mind respond".

Alex Biggs, 12, saw one problem with that.

"My subconscious mind says 'just tonk it', but that does not work all the time," he said.

As Alex lined up to bowl against Tendulkar, his mind was crowded with thoughts.

"What shot is he going to do? What am I going to do? Is it going to be too short? Too long? Is it going to go over him?"

But there were no nerves as he faced one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

"I knew I would do good or bad and he would understand."

Inside the Bradman museum, Tendulkar spoke of the inevitable hype around his 15-year-old son Arjun's prospects as a left-arm quick.

"He should be given that space to be madly in love with his game," Tendulkar said.

"All I could expect from everyone around us is that he should not be judged at every step. He should be given freedom to express himself on the field and play as freely as any other kid."

Tendulkar said that while he had not missed the game after his retirement nearly a year ago, he had "worshipped cricket". He told the next generation to give to the game without demanding success.

"It should be like your temple," he said. "Just go and pray. Be in that space because it is a beautiful space."

Hal Canute, 9, a Bowral Public School student, said not all his classmates had heard of the town's guest.

But being from "a mad cricketing family", Hal remembered Tendulkar's positivity and graciousness after matches.

"He's one of the nicest cricketers in the world," he said, before correcting himself.

"One of the nicest people in the world."




http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-storms-into-bowral-but-hes-only-kidding-around-in-the-dons-den-20141030-11eanm.html

Wish I could have made it down. My parents are in Bowral.

JGK wrote:..........

Sachin Tendulkar storms into Bowral but he's only kidding around in the Don's den

................Then the black helicopter came down, its force blowing away sets of plastic yellow stumps..................

These black helicopters are everywhere.

furriner wrote:

JGK wrote:..........

Sachin Tendulkar storms into Bowral but he's only kidding around in the Don's den

................Then the black helicopter came down, its force blowing away sets of plastic yellow stumps..................

These black helicopters are everywhere.

Apart from those in Mogadishu ......................


........... Black Hawk Down.

Coat. Hat. Gawn....