Cricket Special Report: Bettor.com’s Top 10 Classy-Batsmen from 1990 onwards (Part 5)
(Continuation of Part 4 and the discussion regarding the top ten classy batsmen from 1990 onwards, keeping in mind, that case in point is Indian veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar)
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar has a vast collection of cricketing shots, allowing him to play all-round the park. He has consistently performed against all of the 10 full members of the ICC. The Little Master has scored a tremendous amount of runs, in most of the international
venues. He also has the ability to play his natural game in any given cricketing condition and situation.
His purity of technique and image make him an icon with more than a touch of the divine. He is considered to be one of the biggest sports icons of the world.
The veteran was born on 24th April, 1973 in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 cricket team respectively.
Besides his enormous batting power-play talent, the veteran can also bowls part-time leg-break. His orthodox leg-spin has gotten him 44 test wickets in 171 matches and a modest of 154 ODI wickets in 442 matches.
The veteran star Indian batsman has over 30,000 international runs. He has scored 14240 runs in 171 test matches, at an impressive batting average of 56.96. The veteran has a massive of 50 centuries and 58 half-centuries, with a best of 248 not out runs
to his name.
Not to forget, that he has scored 17,598 runs from the 442 ODI matches played by him. The veteran has maintained an outstanding batting average of 45.12, and a strike rate of 86.26. The veteran has 50 centuries and 93 half-centuries, with a career best of
an unbeaten of 200 runs. He has been able to keep up with strike rate of over 85.00, because of his intense batting power play. He has struck 1927 boundaries and 185 smashing sixes out of the park.
His unbeaten 200 makes him the highest run scorer in the 50-over format of the game, he achieved the record of this double century against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750
in Chennai.
Batting legend, Sir Don Bradman’s once told his wife that Sachin Tendulkar reminded him of his career’s peak days. One of the finest innings played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, is the century the Little Master made when he was only 19 years old.
His increase class makes it inevitable that he might become the first cricketer in the history of the game to score 100 international centuries.
His exceptional love, talent, class, passion, ability to do more and un-controllable urge to score makes him a perfect candidate among the top ten classy batsmen list. Sachin Tendulkar is surely worthy of being Bettor.com’s Number 3 classy batsman, among
the top ten class-acts from 1990 and onwards.
Ricky Ponting
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricky-Thomas-Ponting-c85411 is the highest run-scorer of his generation and only sits after Sir Don Bradman in Australia’s overall ratings. He is one of the most explosive, stylish and brutal batsman of his era. The Aussie skipper is claimed to be the best teenage
batsman ever seen by Academy coach Rod Marsh.
Ponting is also known as “Punter”, he is a specialist right-hand batsman. He is one of the most aggressive and at the same time, the most confident individual one would ever come across. The Aussie veteran skipper is considered to be the finest exponent
of playing the pull or hook shot.
He has a good grip and well balanced conversion from front foot to back-foot. His quick foot-work allows him score at a rapid pace, and helps him to get into the best possible position to play any required cricketing shot.
West Indian former captain Viv Richards was honoured with the third best test cricketer in a 2002 poll by the Wisden, and said that Ricky Ponting was his favourite present –day batsman to watch. According to his books, the veteran Aussie batsman is slightly
ahead of Indian Little Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in term of batting capabilities and credentials.
(To Be Continued...Part 6)
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