sirrodneymarsh
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Now THAT is a statistic worthy of respect. No one is ever going to match this. Twenty years at the highest level and one of the greatest sportsmen of all time.
Actually, Mike Atherton was one who said that had Tendulkar been playing in the 70s, he'd have struggled - he wouldn't have scored a run against Holding, Lillee, Thommo and co in the pre-helmet era.Overated imho
He does not like the short ball.
Actually, Mike Atherton was one who said that had Tendulkar been playing in the 70s, he'd have struggled - he wouldn't have scored a run against Holding, Lillee, Thommo and co in the pre-helmet era.[/QUOT
But harsh given that Tendulkar would only have been 5 in 1978. I'd still back him to have scored more than Athers.
Anyway, we'll never know.
In the meantime, his record tells us he would figure in most people's top 3 batsman of all time.
Great sportsman.