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Battle for the Best – Kallis, Sachin or Ponting….

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Year 2010 ended with the two thrilling series, one “Ashes” and another “Castle Test Series” between India and South Africa. World top 4 teams participated in that battle and we saw many great innings by many great players. Ponting failed in this and Australia lost Ashes at their home ground after 24 years. Critics raised fingers on his batting and captaincy and yes he is struggling for his batting from last one year but still you can’t deny that he is great player and he has done a lot for Australia. On the other hand India and South Africa fought for number 1 spot and in the end India retained his number 1 spot. This was not the fight between world’s top two teams but also it was the fight between world’s top 2 players,  Kallis and Sachin. Both proved that they are undoubtedly extra-ordinary players. In this Series Kallis surpassed the Ponting’s records and reached to number 2 spot in Test centuries and Sachin crossed the land mark of 50 Test centuries and reached to 51.

Now days many people are discussing that who is the best Test player in the world. There are many people who can be the part of this battle including Don Bradman, Sunil gavasakar, Rahul dravid, VVS  Laxman, Brain Lara, Gary Sobers, Allan Border and many others but  I picked three who are the best as per my analysis/rating and now I will compare these three great players on different parameters.

  • General Records – Total Run, Total centuries, Total wickets and total catches

1. Bating Records –

Match

Inns

Runs

HS

Ave

100

50

Sachin

177

290

14692

248*

56.94

51

59

Kallis

145

246

11947

201

57.43

40

54

Ponting

152

259

12363

257

53.51

39

56

2. Bowling/Catches Records –

Match

Wicket

Bowling Avg

Catches

Sachin

177

45

53.07

106

Kallis

145

270

32.01

161

Ponting

152

5

48.40

177

If you look at the bating record then we can say that Sachin is the best in this parameter with maximum number of centuries and runs. From the average perspective Kallis is leading. On the bowling parameter also Kallis is the best and nobody is near to his records. Ponting is leading in maximum number of catches. These were the common factors on which generally we rate players, but to judge these three great players on these parameters will not be the right judgment. I think these parameters can be the part of judgment but will not show the real picture. Any player becomes great when he performs in difficult conditions, difficult situation and against difficult teams. I read these parameters in the blog of one very good Sports Analyst. So now I am also going to compare these three players on these parameters and then we will decide that who is the best…

  • Performance in tough situations –If you look from the team perspective, then to score runs in any inning is important for the team but still actually talent comes when you score in third or fourth inning when you have lots of pressure and wicket is also difficult to play.

Tendulker

Kallis

Ponting

Centuries in 4th Inning

5

1

4

Centuries in 3rd Inning

8

9

2

Total

13

10

6

Sachin has scored 13 centuries in 3rd/4th Inning and leading in this parameter while Kallis is second with 10. Ponting is nowhere in the frame of this parameter.

  • Against tough teams –If it is difficult to score in tough situation then it is also difficult to score run against the tough teams. I pick Australia, South Affrica and India as a tough teams because these are the top three teams.

Tendulker

Kallis

Ponting

Against South Africa

7

NA

8

Against India

NA

6

6

Against Australia

11

4

NA

Sachin has scored 11 against Australia and 7 against South Africa and again leading in this parameter also.

  • Centuries at away /neutral venue –We always say that it is easy to score runs at home ground but if you are real tiger then you will have to score away or neutral venue.

Tendulker

Kallis

Ponting

Away/Neutral

29

19

18

Again Sachin is leading with 29 centuries and leading with great margin. So on the basis of above these parameters, it is very clear that Sachin is the best among these best players. There are few more things which make Sachin better than Ponting and Kallis…

  • Sachin faced world top bowlers like Glenn Mcgrath, Brett Lee and Shane Warne, Ponting never faced these  players. On the same way, Kallis never faced Allan Donald, Shaun  Pollock, Dale Steyn and Morkel.
  • Generally we ignore this point when we judge any player and this is mental strength. I think Sachin is best in this parameter also because he is living with more than 10 billian people expectations from last 20 years and still giving his best to them. Australians and South Affricans “LOVE Cricket” but we Indians “LIVE with cricket” and this is because of the Great Sachin Tendulkar.

So On the basis of all the parameters, I can say that SACHIN is the best among these great players…

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