Sunday, March 27, 2005

Tendulkar disappoints me

Cricket is one of those sports where a person is either a die-hard fan or knows nothing about it. I am one of the former.

I have been in arguments with many of my friends about good players in cricket and my views have always been against many.
For instance I will not rate Tendulkar higher than Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid or VVS Laxman. This is because Tendulkar has not faced the bowling attack that Gavaskar faced and he is NOT A GOOD PLAYER UNDER PRESSURE. Time and again Tendulkar has thrown his wicket off when the team required him to be there at the crease. Unlike Dravid or Laxman, Tendulkar wobbles under pressure. Also the most annoying fact about Tendulkar is that he is in Cricket for records and not for the team. He always plays for himself. He puts himself under pressure and plays.
Another player that i would like to comment on is Sehwag. An absolute treat to watch, but under pressure he is not as good but certainly better than Tendulkar.

# posted by Gautham Kamath @ 07:59

Comments:

Isn't it strange that when Tendulkar played county cricket for Yorkshire, one of the key influencers in getting him to play for the county was one Geoffrey Boycott? Another player of whom it can be justifiably said that he was "in Cricket for records and not for the team. He always play(ed) for himself." Maybe Boycott coached Tendulkar in more than just his batting; sadly.

It's a great shame, in both cases; good (great, even) individual players; bad team players.
# posted by Blogger Koan : 14/4/05 07:30
 

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