Congratulation Sachin..

Very few would question the achievements of Tendulkar, but the same can't be said for the writer's understanding of cricket.

1. It will not be Tendulkar's 100th Test century, it will be his 100th century in an international match...
2. 633 internationals is remarkable, but 453 of these are one-day internationals, a version of cricket unheard of in Bradman's day.

Finally, I am not sure how you can claim 'but in most people’s eyes Tendulkar is on another level' when Bradman's average was 99.94 and Tendulkar's is 49.71 (actually, 56.95 for test matches, which would make for a more accurate comparison).

While many would love to debate which one of the these two greats is the 'greatest', I just want be able to read an article that exhibits a better understanding of the topic than this lame effort does....

so proud this gem of india

He missed it, was getting on well, but missed it. Whole of the cricketing world was looking for it. Not just Indians, but whole of England was there to witness the event. Truly the only person to go beyond boundaries. Literally...

Without in any way diminishing Tendulkar's amazing feats, you cannot compare batsment of this era with ealier periods. In Bradman's day, they were amateurs, not professionals. Travel to England for a Test match took 6-8 weeks by ship, not just 20 hours in Business Class. There were fewer countries playing Tests, and no minnows. Scoring a Test century against Zimbabwe is not the same as scoring against England. There were no video replays to coach batsmen and bowlers in the weaknesses of their opponents. There were few physio's to mend injuries, and few medicines to combat the ills suffered while travelling. I was a very different world, with very different challenges. People who know the game simply don't do the comparisons you are attempting.

Hello please understand cricket before publishing articles like this... U can't combine all forms of d game n find an average..Bradman only played test cricket...

Good luck Sachin

The greatest batsman I have seen is 'The Master Blaster' himself, Vivian Richards. He may not have the high average of Tendulkar, but their has not been any more destructive batsmen than him.

If he had played more like Geoffrey Boycott he would have broken every record in the book. But he played for the team and he went out and destoyed the opposing side's strike bowler.

And he did this against bowlers like Lillee, Thomson, Khan, Hadlee, Kapil Dev and more. The strength of cricket in the 80s was far higher than the 90s or 2000s.

Great player, probably the greatest batsman of the last 20 years (though Ponting runs him close. But, not even close to Bradman. No one gets close to Bradman. His 99.94 average is out of sight, the next best is about 60. It's like a baseball average of .500 for a career, when .300 is pretty darn good. Bradman didn't play nearly the number of Tests as Sachin because far fewer nations played in the '30's and '40's – and no one played from 1939 to 1945. Bradman stands head and shoulders above all others. And this from a Brit!

What Sir Donald achieved will probably never be repeated, he was is and will always be the greatest to grace the pitch. He also missed a number of years as many of his era did due to WW2. His approach to the game was sublime and statistic often do not tell the full story. That said Sachin is also a great player and one worth of the praise he gets, there are none in the modern era that can compare, but as the little master has often said himself, Bradman is the best....

I am one of the millions of fans Tendulkar has but to see an article like this is an absolute disgrace..Jonathon whoever you may be and what ever you may be good at but writing about cricket is not your thing..please try something else..

Wishing Sachin and Team India all the very best in the campaign in England.

i just love to watch him play..he is the most composed batsman i know

Not a good form of comparison between two persons.. I think author wanted to make the article more crispy.

A great batsman, a great symbol and a remarkable athlete. I really hope he gets the 100th international century but the pressure to get it has clearly got to him and some of the Indian players in the tour of England.

Sachin is an all time great batsman BUT not a cricketer because, to me, being a cricketer means, being a fighter. He doesn't score when his team needs his runs. He makes centuries when the conditions are suitable and favorable for batting.

For more details, please read my article.

As great a batsman as Tendulkar is, most people do not consider him to be better than Bradman, atleast not outside of the Subcontinent.

"His only immediate problem though is his notoriously poor form at Lord's. His top score at the home of cricket is a meager 37, with an average of 21."

It was his only immediate problem, if we set aside Englands test match form, the fact that England have the best bowling line up in test cricket, including James Anderson who has a knack of getting Tendulkar out, then it would have been plain sailing.

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Test Cricket Team of India for the future

1.R Ashwin ( Captain, South Africa Test Series Tour)

2.M Vijay (Vice Captain, South Africa Test Series Tour )
3.S Dhawan ( replacement for Sehwag )
4.V Kohli ( replacement for Sachin )
5.CA Pujara (replacement for Dravid )
6.Manoj Tiwary ( rplacement for Ganguly )
7.Tirumalasetti Suman ( replacement for VVS Laxman )
8.SK Raina
9.WP Saha (Main Wicket Keeper) ;
10.Reserve Wicket Keeper – new guy – like Dhoni in 2005
11.RA Jadeja
12.PP Ojha
13.Reserve Spinner – new guy – like Prasanna
14.I Sharma
15.UT Yadav
16.B Kumar
17.Pradeep Sangwan
18.AB Dinda
19.A Mithun
20.Shami Ahmed
21.P Awana