Ponting nowhere near Tendulkar or Lara: Geoff Boycott...d**n RIGHT!!Isn't it??

Question

That just about sums it up

Lara and Sachin have faced some of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game and have come out trumps. While Ponting's stats matches up all the way with the two, the bowling that Ponting's faced over the past 5-6 years (since he come into his own) is definitely nowhere near the standard of the 90s, where Sachin and Brian made their mark

His career still has ways to go, if he keeps up with this, maybe he could be rated alongside them, but atm he's probably just behind the two

I suppose the other thing which Punter can't help is that he has never had to face the Aussie bowlers who have generally been best in the world during his era

Ponting will have to conquer India in India to be rated next to the two champs.

Tendulkar owned Warne out of the rough, which was his greatest challenge.

Lara has set the world record twice for most runs in an innings, as well as winning matches against Australia with his own bat.

Pontings Old Trafford 153 is his greatest

Answer 1

Nalakafairly100% has put it very beautifully.

Tendulkar and Lara are not only great by their stats but great by their nature also.On the other hand Ricky Ponting has emerged as the bad boy of cricket in last 2 years.

Answer 2

Look up ICC rankings & that will be your answer. Ponting is ahead of Tendulkar in both ODI & Test rankings. Your opinion doesn't count fortunately, Pontings record shows how wrong you are.

Answer 3

No it's not right. Check your facts.

Answer 4

So true!

Answer 5

This appears to be a fantasy of an Indian. Be patriatic but with ur country not with ur dreams.

Answer 6

With no offence to Ponting,......

Sachin Tendulkar & Brian Lara, let the bat do most of talking, and were modest. Whenever their performance went a tad low and criticism mounted, they came back strongly and proved their point. On the other hand, Ponting has used his tongue as well as  his graphite bat. As time goes on, all will be considered great cricketers and legends, that is far from being considered an icon and a real Heroes like lara & sachin~

Answer 7

Lara is retired

Tendulkar is almost retired

Ponting is still playing and winning.

So you are right he is nowhere near the other two

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I guess 10 similar questions have been posted by Indians . If tendulkar is the best then you dont have to prove it to everyone by posting such questions, people must know it

Answer 10

Oh you crack me up man! hahahaha, Ponting will have left them both in the dust before he retires.OMG! What a thing.To answer your Q, he is better, Geoff Boycott(the wife basher) is senile & shouldn't be heeded.

Answer 11

Why are sub continent cricket fans so obsessed by Ponting.

There have been 100's of posts about hie since last summer.

Answer 12

I quite agree with your observations.  While Ponting can be considered as one ofd the best batsman in world cricket, he cannot be considered still in the same class and scale of Lara and Sachin

Answer 13

agree

Answer 14

Ponting has a techniqual problem facing quality spin, inpartcular off spiners, who can bowl good doosras, like Murali and Bhaji. Ponting has a real problem when the ball is swinging, and when the ball is full and just out side offstump. he has a tendency to poke at those delieveries, thats what separates the immaculate techniques of kallis, dravid and sachin.

Ponting has a pathetic average of 12 in india, and has an mediocre average of 38 in england. where as sachin has done well all over.

The only batsmen that can be compared to sachins technique is dravid and kallis, but they aint even half as agressive as sachin.

Lara was a very agressive batsmen, but he always gave the opposition a chance. the only batsmen who can be compared to SACHIN is DON BRADMEN

Answer 15

ABS  RIGHT