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Readers' Choice
Sachin holds sway
Cricinfo staff
January 16, 2009
So what if he didn't win any jury awards, Tendulkar took both batting prizes in the Readers' Choice segment © AFP
Cricinfo's readers begged to differ with the jury when it came to the two batting awards, voting Sachin Tendulkar to wins in both categories in the Readers' Choice segment of the Cricinfo Awards. Tendulkar's match-winning 103 not out in Chennai against England - his first fourth-innings hundred in a Test win for India - won by a small margin from Virender Sehwag's 201 not out, the jury's pick for the prize.
Tendulkar also took the ODI batting title for his 117 not out against Australia in the first final of the CB Series. The innings won by a sizeable margin (40% of readers' votes) from Yuvraj Singh's blazing 138 against England in Rajkot.
The two bowling awards confirmed the jury's picks by impressive margins. Dale Steyn was picked by 36% of the readers in the Test Bowling category for his second-innings five-for in Melbourne, and Ajantha Mendis' 6 for 13 in the Asia Cup final won the ODI Bowling prize by a landslide 55% from second-placed Ishant Sharma's 14% (for his 4 for 38 against Australia in the CB Series).
Graeme Smith's much-acclaimed 154 not out, which lost the top spot in the Jury Awards by just one vote, was surprisingly low on the readers' list, coming in at No. 5. In the Test Bowling category, the performance that came in second in the jury's ranking, Ryan Sidebottom's 7 for 47 against New Zealand, managed only a lowly 5% of the readers' votes, coming in at No. 6. Similarly, Stuart Broad's 5 for 23 against South Africa only managed sixth place on the readers' list for ODI Bowling, as against second on the jury's.
Readers were invited to vote on the shortlists online on Cricinfo and just under 10,000 took the opportunity to do so.
The readers' top fives
Test Batting
Sachin Tendulkar 103 v England, Chennai | Virender Sehwag 201 v Sri Lanka, Galle | JP Duminy 166 v Australia, Melbourne | Virender Sehwag 83 v England, Chennai | Graeme Smith 154 not out v England, Edgbaston
Test Bowling
Dale Steyn 5 for 57 v Australia, Melbourne | Ajantha Mendis 4 for 72 v India, Colombo | Shakib Al Hasan 7 for 36 v New Zealand, Chittagong | Harbhajan Singh 6 for 102 v Sri Lanka, Galle | Dale Steyn 6 for 72 v West Indies, Durban
ODI Batting
Sachin Tendulkar 117 not out v Australia, CB Series final, Sydney | Yuvraj Singh 138 not out v England, Rajkot | Sanath Jayasuriya 125 v India, Asia Cup final, Karachi | Shakib Al Hasan 108 v Pakistan, Multan | Salman Butt 129 retd hurt v India, Kitply Cup final, Mirpur
ODI Bowling
Ajantha Mendis 6 for 13 v India, Asia Cup final, Karachi | Ishant Sharma 4 for 38 v Australia, Melbourne | Praveen Kumar 4 for 46 v Australia, CB Series final, Brisbane | Mashrafe Mortaza 4 for 44 v New Zealand, Mirpur | Zaheer Khan 4 for 21 v Sri Lanka, Dambulla
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Did anyone of our hubbers voted there??
I voted for Sehwag's 83 and Sachin's 117 8-)
LM, :D and :thumbsup:
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus...0901162024.htm
Sachin will always be great: Vaas
Kolkata (IANS): Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas Friday said that International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings were no indicator of a player's calibre and Sachin Tendulkar would always be regarded as an all time great batsman.
Vaas' comments came in the wake of the Tendulkar being placed 26th in ICC's all-time great ranking.
Vaas, who is here to play local cricket for Mohun Bagan, said he was still fit to make a comeback to the Lankan one day team any day.
"At the moment, the selectors are focussing on inducting new blood. Still I am fitter and can comeback in the team," Vaas said.
He felt that Ajantha Mendis had improved a lot following the experience he gained in top flight cricket. "He has shown consistency in Tests and One-dayers. This shows he has evolved as a bowler".
On Zaheer Khan, Vaas said: "The left arm-pacer has matured very much since the England series and was now bowling in the right areas."
http://cricket.expressindia.com/news...dulkar/411584/
It's feels special to be part of history: Tendulkar
Agencies
Posted: Jan 16, 2009 at 1817 hrs IST
Hyderabad: Sachin Tendulkar described it as special feeling to be a part of the team which created history by claiming a record 38 Ranji Trophy titles, in Hyderabad on Friday.
"Mumbai cricket has had a terrific history and some terrific players who represented the state. It feels truly special to be part of history," Tendulkar said.
"I would like to congratulate all my team members who really worked hard and they deserved every bit of it," he told reporters after the 243-run win against Uttar Pradesh at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium.
"Mumbai has done it for the 38th time. Wasim mentioned that we made it to the finals on 42 occasions. That's a great record to have," he added.
Tendulkar scored 122 in the semi-finals against Saurashtra despite suffering from fever, which continued till the final match.
ICC officials have no regard for greats: Kapil
January 16, 2009 15:04 IST
Appalled at the International Cricket Council's [Images] all-time greats' list, the legendary Kapil Dev [Images] on Friday said the ratings make a mockery of legendary players like Sunil Gavaskar [Images] and Sachin Tendulkar [Images] who "served the game with unmatched devotion".
"I am appalled at the International Cricket Council's methods of devising the best batsman and the best bowler. It is all the more disappointing when I see that the names of Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar do not figure on the top," Kapil said.
"The ICC [Images] has mocked at the greatness of those who served the game with unmatched devotion. When batsmen like Gavaskar, Tendulkar and [Rahul] Dravid and bowlers like [Dennis] Lillee and [Wasim] Akram languish at the bottom there must be something seriously wrong with the judgment.
"It is similar to the Duckworth-Lewis, who came up with a devise that only they understand," he added.
The ICC came out with its list of all time greats of the game with Matthew Hayden [Images] at 10th and 18th places in the Tests and ODIs list while Tendulkar and Gavaskar languished at lower rungs.
"I don't want to go into the nitty-gritty of this needless ranking but the ICC should have known what it was indulging in when it made the list public.
"I think some ill-informed officials in the ICC have little regard for history and the efforts that go into an individual attaining greatness by playing the game over a long period of time and that too with distinction," he fumed.
"What is the criteria that goes into deciding who is the best. I am not casting any aspersions on the abilities of those whom ICC thinks are good enough to be ranked above Gavaskar and Tendulkar but I am sure even those players must be embarrassed," said the only World Cup winning captain from India.
Making a case for Gavaskar, Kapil said it was because of him that India could avoid many defeats as the team managed draws because of his knocks.
"What are the parameters that the ICC uses to come to such ridiculous decisions? Does a batsman become big or important only if he helps the team win a match? What about the matches he helps to draw.
"Look at the statistics of Gavaskar and look at the quality of bowlers he faced. How can you take away the credit of a Gavaskar taking on the likes of [Malcolm] Marshall, Lillee, [Jeff] Thomson, [Richard] Hadlee, [Joel] Garner, [Andy] Roberts, [Michael] Holding, [Bob] Willis, [Ian] Botham, [Derek] Underwood, Imran [Khan], Sarfaraz [Nawaz], [Abdul] Qadir," he said.
Kapil, who recently turned 50, feels Tendulkar deserves to be ranked along side or next to Don [Images] Bradman and putting him anywhere below that mark is an injustice to the batting maestro.
"Take Tendulkar's case. All modern bowlers agree that he has been the most outstanding opponent in all conditions. Brian Lara [Images] comes closest to him. To be told that Tendulkar is not among the best 20 of all time is indeed laughable. We all accept Don Bradman as the all time best but there can be no other candidate for the number two slot than Tendulkar", he said.
"How about Rahul Dravid [Images], who averages 60 overseas, the best by any batsman in the history of the game after Bradman," Kapil said.
Kapil, who is ranked 34th on the bowling list, said he was embarrassed to be placed ahead of tearaway Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram.
"The same goes for the bowlers too. Most modern batsmen would confess to having nightmares facing Wasim Akram, who is listed at 59th spot. I am listed 34th but I rate Akram better than me. Akram will always be the first choice in my all time XI.
"But the ICC has a different opinion. Who would you agree with in such a case. The batsmen who have suffered at the hands of Akram or the ICC which has some ludicrous method to draw up its list of best all time 20," he said.
Kapil also wondered how ICC would rate some great players from weaker teams, who struggle to win matches.
"What will happen to a batsman from, say, Zimbabwe. He makes runs against the best teams in international cricket but fails to win matches because his team is weak. How do you rate him?
"Do you consider the runs he had made or the wins his team has notched? I know India was not good enough to win matches but Gavaskar, hitting century after century, ensured that we did not lose," he asked.
http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2009/j...eats-kapil.htm
Kapil veluthu vaangitaapla :shock: :lol:
Kabil Devu pecha ellam poi serious-a eduthukittu :lol2:
Yen appidi solreenga? :lol:
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