It is nonsense to compare Bradman with Sachin. It is like comparing an apple to an onion because both are round and because both are red. There is no doubt that Bradman is head and shoulders above Sachin Tendulkar in any way you want to compare. In Bradman's times, they played on uncovered pitches whereas these days, the pitches are protected. Bradman did not wear a helmet but Sachin did.
Some of the comparisons are given below:
Runs per Match: Bradman 135 Sachin 81
Runs per Innings: Bradman 100 Sachin 56
% of runs scored in the series played: Bradman 12.7 Sachin 7.9
Performance against weak teams:
Matches played against Bangladesh: Bradman 0 Sachin 5
Matches played against Zimbabwe: Bradman 0 Sachin 9
Triple centuries: Bradman 2 (and one 299 not out) Sachin 0.
Automated Computerised Batting Rating:
Bradman 1000 Sachin 598.
Now you know the answer. While Bradman is the all-time greatest test match player of the world, Sachin is not even the India's best because three other players (Gavaskar, Hazare and Dravid) are better than Tendulkar in the way they dominated the opposition attack. The batsmen who are better than Sachin are (IMO): Bradman, George Headley, Jack Hobbs, M E K Hussey, Brian Lara, Sangakkara, Len Hutton, R G Pollock, Wally Hammond, Francis Jackson, Peter May, Everton Weekes, Herbert Sutcliffe, Ken Barrington, Arthur Nourse, Andrew Flower, Mohammad Yousuf, Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Neil Harvey, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Kevin Pietersen, Arthur Shrewsbury, Javed Miandad, Mahela Jayawardene, D J McGlew, Gary Sobers, Vijay Hazare, Denis Compton, Bruce Mitchell, Geoff Boycott, Herbert Taylor and Rahul Dravid.
Sorry for being so frank but I give credit where due. How many times did Sachin save India from the brink ? You got to think.
His 3 best performances till date are against Bangladesh (2004-05, 2 tests, 2 innings, 1 not out, 284 runs), Bangladesh (2006-2007, 2 tests, 3 innings, 1 not out, 254 runs) and New Zealand (1999-2000, 3 tests, 6 innings, 2 not out, 435 runs). Bradman's 3 best are against South Africa (1931-32, 5 matches, 5 innings, 1 not out, 806 runs), India (1947-48, 5 matches, 6 innings, 2 not out, 715 runs) and England (1930, 5 matches, 7 innings, 974 runs).
Yes, Sachin made more money than Bradman while playing Cricket. Sachin is more lucky than Bradman because every time he scores a fifty or a century especially on a dead pitch, the press sings all praises
on Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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