People who had compared 'The God of Cricket' i.e the Master itself 'Sachin Tendulkar' to Ricky Ponting has commited the biggest sin his his life..

Hello friends ,this is seshu.

I have joined in this site recently.

i have seen this poll and very next moment  i get big laugh.

how we can compare THE MASTeR with others.this is very wrong thing.  

even though ponting getting closer  to sachin in test centuries,he cannot become SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR.I THINK SACHIN IS THE LIVING LEGEND.HE IS GREAT NOT ONLY IN CRICKET BUT ALSO IN REAL LIFE.

so please do not compare any one with sachin(MASTER BLASTER).

i think he is deserving candidate for BHARATA RATNA.I THINK HE WILL GET in short span of time.

Don't think Ponting can break the record of Sachin. Please don't get me wrong, but I don't see a chance at all.

Let me make it clear. More than often you have seen, great innings are always made as a part of some good partnerships. However, in earlier times Sachin scored a few hundreds without caring much about incompetencies of fellow players, but that is not the case happening ever in Australia.

Ponting scored the bulk of his runs when the big Matthew Hayden & resolute Justin Langer was reigning supreme at their Opening & most often produced not only big partnerships, but also demoralizing the hapless bowlers by simultaneous Attack & Defense, in their process. Then after they are out, Ponting used to come and make a mincemeat of the tiring bowling attack. Ponting could afford to play freely majorly due to having an assurance that, either Hayden, Langer, Steve Waugh, Martyn, even Hussey can give him company & he need not worry about Runs scored or wickets falling. Even in worst case, if none of the mentioned players click, in comes Adam Gilchrist, undoubtedly one of the most devastating player in the modern cricket & shoots the Run Rate up to 4 & above. Hell, even Warne & Gillespie could bat out the whole day and assure company at the creaze.

But, now the situation is not the same any more. Hayden, Langer, Steve Waugh, Martyn, Warne, Gillespie, Gilchrist has all retired. The team is not the same anymore. Hussey is consistent, but he is going to finish very soon. Clarke is a completely overhyped player. So, now Ponting is more or less out of company.

You just check how many centuries did Ponting score after their famous Openers retired. Ponting always thrived upon their Openers' conquests. He is a good player, but he is never an all-condition player. It was the good partnerships that nourished his scoring.

Since that golden generation is no more, I don't see Ponting scoring much these days. In fact that Carbon-fibre illegal bat is banned which he used to hit those big sixes effortlessly even with mistimed slog shots.

All in while, the story for Sachin was not the same. He scored even before Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly was there, he scored with them with equal ease. He scored with Sehwag, Gambhir, Yuvraj, Dhoni. He scored with Azhar, Jadeja, Vengsarkar, Sidhu, Shastri. He scored in the worst of the Spinning tracks, he scored in the fastest & the bounciest tracks and obviously scored in those batting paradises.  

He both assumed the role of One-Man-Army & also playing second fiddle to the brilliant Laxman in Australia.

That concludes our point. Ponting has never been this much versatile, hence I don't see him Catching up with the God of Cricket in Tests (forget ODIs). The only place I see Ponting surpassing Sachin is in International Twenty20s, since Sachin has decided to stay out of it.

So, I would suggest all my fellow believers in Sachinism, just don't be anxious (even if your heart cries in anguish), no one can touch Sachin records under any circumstances.

Sachin is Undoubtedly the best..... & hey guys saying the little master just Sachin would be an insult to the Maestro...........

We should start calling him "SIR" SAchin Tendulkar.......

Now no need to comment anymore after yesterday’s innings, Sachin is way better than Punter, infact no comparison, its just that Sachins Geniuses is covered with the Indian lower order

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the gr8 article about the gr8 player to give a hard hitting slap on the critics of SACHIN

Ponting wud never come close to Sachin..

Because he is not able to do. He is only do sledging

to say this we dont want to see the statistcs at all

there is no comparison between them

if we compare it will be like comparing cat with a big cat(tiger) 

heyy sup god is god & no coparision betn god & others

Its MASTER who is far better then Punter.....

great article dude n great analysis.... this is jus d proof for those (incase if some1 needs) who thiks tat punter is better..... 

EXCELLENT ARTICLE....HAPPY THAT I VE GOT SO MAY INFORMATIONS REGARDING THE LITTLE MASTREO....LOVE U SACHIN...PLAY FOR ANOTHER 18 YEARS...

Gr8 Facts dude.

I question, Is there any one who questions considering the above facts about his awesome and tremendous skills?

Also u r saying inzi did well as an opener n scored 3 hundreds...then y wasn't he retained fr tht spot? also 12 odis doesn't prove anything.....had he done it for 200 odis then it would hv made sense! tendulkar has done it for 300 odd matches n still averages almost 45! dun think anyone can do tht!

 i'm not saying inzi was a bad batsman....he was a great batsman but tendulkar is on a dif level!

n whr hv u taken this discussion....it was comparing sachin to ponting.....nt sachin to inzamam! theres ntn to compare there!

man as fr a 4th innings knock of his....i think u've forgotten the 137 in the chennai test of 1999 against pak. it wasn't a match winning knock but it was one of the best innings people ever saw n wasim akram who was the captain of the pakistan side acknowledged it!

 Also u r telling me that he averages 4 against wasim....think bfore u talk man....2003 wc he scored 98.....thts enough to get his average up beyond 4 isn't it?

he struggled against wasim, waqar and donald according to u but all three of them regard him as one of the best batsmen they have bowled to. I guess they r dumb......they shud hv come to u first rite n then given their opinion!

do we need comparing him to anyone???? we all know he is God. neways its a great work. i appreciate the hard work behind it.

@Hassan. stats dont tell u the perfect truth. with the above stats also its the same case. without these stats also anyone who has seen him playing wud have been able to tell that Sachin is better than Ponting. i have looked up the stats inn by inn & i know what i'm saying. how many times our bowlers have given our batsmen to chase 200-250? very rarely. neways, in the first test vs Pak this series, it was he who took us to victory. so shut ur mouth!!!!! SACHIN IS GOD

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thandak pae gayee...

maza aa gaya bhai...tooo good.. awesome work 

less words and more Statistics.. 

now i wont speak ..i'll just forward this link to the people comparin SACHIN to ponting...

after all SACHIN is GOD... and pontin a mortal.. 

lol...ur comparing sachin's odi stats with inzi's...it seems u dont have a great understanding ov the game...inzi for the greater part ov his odi career played in the middle order and as we all noe one day cricket is a limited overs game inzi dint get to bat the same no. ov overs as sachin...take a look at inzi's stats in odis as an opener...in 12 odis he has scored 3 centuries...and his average as an opener is as gud as sachin's...on the other hand if u compare sachin's performance in the middle order wid inzi's performance, u will see tht inzi has done exceptionally well whereas sachin has struggled...

As far as sachin's performance in pressure situations is concerned, if u really wanna see how well he has done in pressure situation then take a look at his stats in the 4th innings ov a test match...not once has he played a match-winning knock for india in the 4th innings...NOT EVEN ONCE

 and u have been wrong in stating tht he scored big runs against wasim, waqar and donald...he struggled against these bowlers BIG TIME....he averages 4 against wasim akram[source:cricinfo]...big runs...lol

good one...no need to show any stats though....

Ponting wud never come close to Sachin...bcos he wud have to play against team like AUS to prove that

Really Really Really  Great work and statistical work

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