Re: 1000 test runs in a calender year

by Zat Thu 01 Jan 2009, 23:47

Basil wrote:Tony Greig and Alan Knott played it against Lille and Thomson in 74/75

French cricket anyone?

by SG Fri 02 Jan 2009, 05:58

Paul Keating wrote:
SG wrote:Innovation by batsmen too has its share in ensuring high no. of 1000 test runs in an year.

The one mastered by Tendulkar (as shown in your avatar) as well as KP's switch hit immediately come to mind.

Not really, Mark Waugh was playing the dabble over slips in 1992 against the Windies pacemen. He was well known for it.

I was not implying that Tendulkar invented this stroke. But hardly anyone was playing this stroke until Tendulkar probably played it for the first time in many years during that innings of 155 at Bloem against SA in '01. And again this year.

Like KP's switch hit this stroke too is frought with too much risk.