CHANDERPAUL(11,842) Psychologically Fearful Of Surpassing 11,953

* Prejudice against the Tiger is eating away at the hearts and souls of the Shiv haters.

* As Shiv approaches 11,953 the calls for him to be dropped have increased exponentially.

Rev

* Shiv Chanderpaul is a Steve Waugh, Alan Border Kind of batsman---not the flashy types.

* Border played in 156 tests and averaged 71.6 runs per test match.

* Waugh played in 168 tests and averaged 65 runs per test match.

* Shiv has played in 162 tests and averages 73 runs per test match.

* Border, Waugh and Shiv have each batted primarily at the #5/#6 batting positions.

BOTTOM LINE:

* No one with a functioning brain call would ever rank Chanderpaul/Waugh/Border in the same category as Lara/Tendulkar/Ponting

* But Chanderpaul/Waugh/Border each had longevity and they produced with the bat consistently.

Rev

Shiv is Great !  to say " not as great as " OR " not in the style of "

is downright Silly and causes the youths on this forum  to roll their eyes in disgust !

Finishing your career with a 50 plus average is the definition of Great.

period. punto, finale !

Its like a woman pregnant :

She cannot be pregnant like a JLo style OR like Anjelina Jolie :

just deliver  the child after 9 months ~~

Once a 50 average is achieved a Batsman is Great !

end of story !

great is hard to define so there will always be contrary views

Great is in the eyes of the beholder !!!! .......... Wahahaa  !! 

Everyone has an opinion but then there is fact which will be recorded in history...

Some opinions are blind-folded by 'haterade'/fan based/insularity/just the need to contradict/or attention seeking ????

Precisely ! and History only record 50 and above average : as GREAT.

what? 

The Babu is, was and will always be the great one!  The original!

how many batsmen do you know that when he walks in to bat the crowd and fans all over the world gets excited and literally hold their breath for something exciting to happen??

Thats the Babu!!!!!!

Googs , see how easy Mail can cast a Line and hook y'all Bebice Folk ?


Rohan Kanhai was a great stokemaker , inventor of shots and a handsome Batsman !

BUT the benchmark upon completion of your TRADE : is a 50 average.

no ifs , buts or maybes....

Folks , with all the COSMETIC attributes there is only 1 Litmus Test  that will go into the Record books :

Did the Batsman upon completion of his Trade : score an average of 50 runs  ???

A simple Yes or No : will suffice !


lit·mus test  noun
a decisively indicative test.