2 INDIAN BATSMEN NO LONGER IN TOP 3

* Until last night there were 2 Indian batsmen among the Top 3 scorers in test cricket.

* But then Jacques Kallis nipped Rahul Dravid by one run and took over the #3 spot.

* The Top 6 scorers in test cricket are now:

15,921---Tendulkar(1)
13,378---Ponting(2)
13,289---Kallis(3)
13,288---Dravid(4)
11,953---Lara(5)
11,219---Chanderpaul(6)

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/...pe=batting

Rev

* 13,378 - 11,219 = 2159

* Forget about Lara and his pipsqueak 11,953.

* By the year 2016 Shiv will be overtaking Ponting(13,378) as the #2 scorer in test cricket.


[size=14pt]WHO VEX, VEX.[/size]

Rev

i am not vex 8)

Fellas do you think he will be allowed to do that

[quote author=The Captain link=topic=86428.msg541099#msg541099 date=1388342548]
[size=14pt]Fellas do you think he will be allowed to do that[/size][/quote]

* In the past 7 years---since Jan 2007---Shiv has averaged 68.96 in 52 tests.

* Shiv is currently ranked #3 on the ICC Rankings---and may soon move up to #2.

* Shiv shows zero signs of slowing down.

* Shiv is the only batsman in history to average 60+ after age 35----minimum of 2000 runs scored.

* NO WAY SHIV GETTING DROPPED.

* By 2016 Shiv will be the 2nd highest runs scorer in test history.

Rev

What is remarkable with the top six is that there are 2 Westindians there and while Dravid will always be the bridesmaid to Tendulkar so too it seems that Chanderpaul will always be to Lara .
There is nothing wrong with this perception however since Tendulkar and Lara are a class by themselves .
It is rather ironic that both Dravid and Chanderpaul were accumulators  of runs in their plodding ways to their more flashy counterparts

[quote author=Kwami link=topic=86428.msg541147#msg541147 date=1388364953]
What is remarkable with the top six is that there are 2 Westindians there and while Dravid will always be the bridesmaid to Tendulkar so too it seems that Chanderpaul will always be to Lara .
There is nothing wrong with this perception however since Tendulkar and Lara are a class by themselves .
It is rather ironic that both Dravid and Chanderpaul were accumulators  of runs in their plodding ways to their more flashy counterparts
[/quote]

* [size=14pt]Not all great batsmen are cut from the same cloth.[/size]

* Greats like Lara and Richards were attacking greats----check their strike rates---Richards had a strike rate of 69.28; Lara had a strike rate of 60.51

* On the other hand greats like Dravid, Chanderpaul, SWaugh, Border and Kallis were defensive greats---accumulators----check their strike rates----Border 41; Dravid 42; Chanderpaul 43; Kallis 45; Waugh 48


RE: BRIDESMAID

* Just like Dravid was a bridesmaid to Tendulkar, Chanderpaul was a bridesmaid to Lara.

* But check Shiv's stats since Lara retired 7 years ago----Shiv has averaged 68.96 in 52 tests since Lara retired.

* Bridesmaid Dravid will never surpass Tendulkar---but former bridesmaid Shiv will surpass Lara in runs scored in tests.


Rev

[quote author=Kwami link=topic=86428.msg541147#msg541147 date=1388364953]
It is rather ironic that both Dravid and Chanderpaul were accumulators  of runs in their plodding ways to their more flashy counterparts
[/quote]

Well someone had to do the hard yards !!! 

[size=18pt]How many of you are familiar with the Oak Tree Theory ?[/size]



* When Lara retired Shiv's average in 100 tests was only 44.50

* Check that Oak Tree(Lara)---nothing grows underneath.

* After Lara retired----Shiv blossomed----in 52 teats over the last 7 years Shiv has averaged 68.96----and his overall average has risen from 44.50 to 51.93

Rev

Oh my god, Kallis nearly broke Punter's record there. Could've ended at #2 easily with another series or two.