Don Bradman versus Sachin Tendulkar - a comparison
Be it the Master Blaster or the Little Master, Sachin Tendulkar in the last two decades has ruled the world of cricket. His commitment with the bat and continuous flow of runs from his bat makes him stand very highly in the game of cricket. He remained a saviour for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and displayed highest technical skills when India needed them the most. As a result, Sachin will remain a cricketing legend for India in the days to come. Due to a plethora of records, Tendulkar is equated with cricketing legend Sir Donald Bradman who earned heights of glory and fame with his adept batting skills. But since both played in different eras, why is Sachin Tendulkar equated to Sir Donald Bradman?
Let’s have a detailed comparison of both icons in the world of cricket. Sir Donald Bradman was born on 27th August 1908. The remarkable feature of Sir Bradman’s batting performance was his impeccable and unbreakable average of 99.94 runs in test cricket that appears to be a miracle. Donald Bradman played a total of 234 One Day International matches. His account of test matches includes a total of 52 matches that spanned over 20 years of international cricket. Sir Donald Bradman’s debut match came against England on November 30th 1928 at the tender age of 20 years. Donald Bradman also featured as a bowler but could never take a 5 wicket haul in a single innings and bowled right arm off breaks. Sir Donald Bradman’s stunt as a captain did not augur well for his fitness as he had to retire after some months of leading the Australian team. Sir Bradman has on his credit a total of 6,996 runs in test cricket with 29 centuries due to which the ICC Hall of Fame honoured Sir Donald Bradman before his death.
On the contrary, modern cricket produced Sachin Tendulkar who maintains an average of 57.57 runs in test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar was born in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 at Karachi in the 1989 tour by India.
Sachin Tendulkar did not hesitate from proving himself to be a multi-dimensional player and tried his luck with bowling as well. Sachin bowls right arm off spin and right arm leg spin varieties with a small run-up. Unlike Sir Donald Bradman, Sachin also earned great success in bowling with five wickets in both One Day international as well as in test cricket. Sachin has the achievement of scoring the highest aggregate of runs in test cricket. Previously, this record was maintained by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 player Brian Lara with 11,000 runs but Sachin broke the record on 17th October, 2008.
His focus on the ball and coordination for an immaculate stroke play makes him the most dangerous batsman in the world. Though age factor has affected the little man’s performance, yet his batting still allows Sachin to act as a match winner for India. However the only forum where his abilities proved a little bit shaky was his performance as the captain of the Indian team. It not only affected his own performance but failed to make a deep imprint as a leader. The versatility and individual performance of Sachin Tendulkar truly makes him eligible to be compared with cricket legend Sir Don Bradman.
Tags: